New Tool: ShowBurner DVD Burning [with menus]

[ricklous]

yea, it uses mencode.exe to runt he batch files as i couldn't for the life of me get a batch to run from the '.exe' place in config...

could this be exploited?

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/batch...186210.php

and this link details my earlier mentioned problem/solution that i had with the Nero version i was using.

[pBS]

yep, the batch files aren't the best solution but that's partly why it's a batch file...to allow user mods...
tho all that should be solved soon as i'm integrating imgburn into it instead of making the user have nero...[it's free and high quality and command line also, plus it's only 700k!] so the nero problems should go away...[don't think it needs any temp designation even]

and yea, files too big are a problem to deal with as you can't ever tell how big or which files are in your compilation using this method of adding, but don't forsee any way around that, other than the integration into Recordings2 plugin where it will show files in dvd-que with sizes... so only thing i could build in was the rejection of files too large...but no feedback that it is happening...

running batch files from config.xml is working now, but would require customization for each machine's @comspec...so not as neat as i'd like...
but since i finally have the profile adding automated on this end, that may be a fix... tho it would break being able to stop the process in progress...
also i think running batch from config hides the cmd window as well...

next update will have installer, automated config profile insertion, and batch file will be altered by installer for newbies... and imgburn to solve all nero probs...

[pBS]

hmmm,maybe i could give Audio feedback on compilation?
say, play a wave file when size too large for dvd?
"File too large for dvd" sound coming from speakers....hehe
not a problem in batch file..tho wouldn't help MVP users...would solve that problem...
any thoughts?

[wtg]

yea, files too big are a problem to deal with as you can't ever tell how big or which files are in your compilation using this method of adding, but don't forsee any way around that, other than the integration into Recordings2 plugin where it will show files in dvd-que with sizes... so only thing i could build in was the rejection of files too large...

It rejects them now - just not very elegantly. I'm just suggesting adding a branch so that it skips trying to burn if remlast is undefined, and perhaps echoes a meaningful error message. Or alternatively, one could branch to a command that'll shrink the files, having Nero (or whatever) re-encode them to fit.

I'm not too batch file savvy myself, and I know there'll be others that are even less so that run into this problem. Just one less question to be asked...

running batch files from config.xml is working now, but would require customization for each machine's @comspec...so not as neat as i'd like...

Can you just use %COMSPEC%?

next update will have installer, automated config profile insertion, and batch file will be altered by installer for newbies... and imgburn to solve all nero probs...

Looking forward to it.

Oh, one other thing. The batch file uses sleep, which isn't delivered in XP standardly. (Is it delivered at all?!?) It might be worth including this in your distribution.

[wtg]

hmmm,maybe i could give Audio feedback on compilation?
say, play a wave file when size too large for dvd?
"File too large for dvd" sound coming from speakers....hehe

Actually, I think that's an awesome idea.

[pBS]

sleep? really? ooo, yea shouldn't have that in there...my bad..

the sound idea just came to me... was gonna just make the pc 'beep' sound but why not a real informational wav or mp3? and tho MVP users wouldn't hear it, the rest will still work for them so not that big a problem...

another thing i thought might work is adding the burnlist to the background image of skin file...[not hard, and they reload dynamically] but finding users' skin file background image would be a problem...

so sound prompts it is...

probably be mp3's as wavs are too large..
hmm,i wonder who i'lll get to be the voice?
i would, but chicks always sound pleasant...lol
[imagine James Earl Jones saying: That File Was TOo Big.....hehe]
maybe i'll cut words from a celebrity....lol
who do you want? and can you get me a clip?

[pBS]

ahhh,all i have to do is put the batch in the 'third party' dir as it's hardcoded to run from there instead of gbpvr...
just copy the burndvd.bat file to gbpvr\third party, add a cd .. before the cd showburner in burndvd.bat,
then you can have:

Code:

<Conversion name="Add for DVD Burning" exe="burndvd.bat" cmd=" add {SOURCE_FILE} " targetExtension=".burn" />

and it works fine..
will adjust and post changes soon..or edit your own..
Cheers

[pBS]

replace the previous commands in config.xml with these:

Code:

<Conversion name="Add for DVD Burning" exe="burndvd.bat" cmd=" add {SOURCE_FILE} " targetExtension=".burn" />
    <Conversion name="Burn DVD" exe="burndvd.bat" cmd=" " targetExtension=".avi" />
    <Conversion name="Delete from dvd burn list" exe="burndvd.bat" cmd=" remove {SOURCE_FILE} " targetExtension=".avi" />

and add "cd .." to line before "cd showburner" in burndvd.bat,
then copy thatfile to gbpvr\third party\
and you're good to go...
will incorporate this into next version release, but you can use this mod now if needed..

[mpking]

I could help with the installer, but reading later posts, it appears you have one almost ready.

How are you creating it?

I'd probably use AutoIT

[pBS]

yep..using auto-it for the installer...got profiles working,was a pain too!
finally got imgburn the way i like it with the ini file, so that will be included next..
love the size...only 700k..
also rips but only if you use a decrypter like AnyDVD..
should be soon..
stay tuned...