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[USiT]

Hello

What file on the DVD contains the menus of the movie and can i rip them and modify them?

Thanks
USiT

[wizzy]

i realy want to know also...

[MrSnake]

They're in a vob file, other than the movie.

You cannot extract menu screens that are compiled within a vob.
You need to take screenshots of the menu screens, add all links back, commands, highlight info,... and re-author the entire thing.

I never bothered with menu screens, they're not worth the effort

Unless there are some nifty tools by now that do it all for you

MrSnake

[herbapou]

You dont need to modify the menus to have them back into a re-encode movie... its very easy and its one of the shortest step on the process. It takes me about 2 mins to do it.

Instructions from the Doom9 guide "DVD-9 to DVD-5 full copy instructions":


Now is the time for the real magic! The ability to incorporate your new files back into the original DVD structure so it will be just like the original with menus and all! The first thing we want to do, in this example, we need to rename our VOB viles to VTS_02, instead of the default output of VTS_01, because in our case we need to replace the original VTS_02 with our newly authored (and improperly named) VTS_01 VOB set. DO NOT copy over the authored IFO file! DO NOT copy over the VTS_01_0.VOB file! Remove all of the original VOB files (You MUST leave the IFO file and the VTS_02 0.VOB files!) and copy over the new ones in their place.

NOTE! If you do not understand the previous paragraph as it applies to this example, read it over and over and over again! If you do not do this right, it will not turn out properly! For those that get it, please move on. For those that don’t, I urge you to review more material here on the forum and re-read this tutorial!

After you have copied over the files, you will want to use the IFOUpdate utility. Next to IFOEdit, this tool is the best thing since sliced bread! Thanks Jdobbs! Using it is very straightforward. Enter the full path (including filename) to the original movie IFO, the newly authored IFO (that was created my Maestro), and a location and filename for the backup. Click the “Update IFO” button to update. This corrects all pointers in the IFO such that your chapters now line up correctly with your scene selection menu! Make sure you include copying the colors or your subtitles will not show up correctly!

We’re not QUITE done just yet though. As IFOUpdate will remind you, you need to “Correct VTS Sectors”. Make certain you do not forget this very important step! As you can see in the screenshot, there is now an option to enable IFOUpdate to do this for you automatically! Make sure you put your backup IFO in a safe place in case you need the original again!! I've made the mistake of getting "button happy" and clicked to fast. I ended up overwriting my backup with a corrupted IFO. Keep your original until you know you don't need it anymore!