BurnDVD plugin (a preview, supports PAL only)

[gEd]

No, the video library is one of the built in gbpvr plugins. you define the folders that it references in the config. it gives you access to videos that are on the disk and not necessarily in the database.

[pastro]

No, the video library is one of the built in gbpvr plugins. you define the folders that it references in the config. it gives you access to videos that are on the disk and not necessarily in the database.

Can't you just navigate to the directory and burn them from there?

[pastro]

You probably want it to navigate all the directories listed in config for you automatically, right?

[gEd]

Can't you just navigate to the directory and burn them from there?

doh! - sorry, that was really dumb

I was thinking: ffmpeg can convert to mpeg4 format such as xvid. Would such a conversion make use of the trim data? If so, it would really good to have an "Transcode" button to convert the mpeg files using a different ffmpeg command line.

[pBS]

is menu highlighting working for you?
the menu clickable areas do work, but the highlight doesn't ever move..
the problem is in the image creation for the menu page...it has to be a prob with transparency...very tricky to create..masks etc..
i can give you a imagemagic script that does it so you can see how they do it..
works a charm...


or just try dvdauthorgui as it is what i used to get the menus right..
[it has a nice wysiwyg menu editor to make templates visually]
[i also see a button size error in the logs]

[pastro]

is menu highlighting working for you?
the menu clickable areas do work, but the highlight doesn't ever move..
the problem is in the image creation for the menu page...it has to be a prob with transparency...very tricky to create..masks etc..
i can give you a imagemagic script that does it so you can see how they do it..
works a charm...


or just try dvdauthorgui as it is what i used to get the menus right..
[it has a nice wysiwyg menu editor to make templates visually]
[i also see a button size error in the logs]

I can't get that to work right either. Sometimes the highlighting moves, but most of the time it doesn't. I did change the button offset in the program to get rid of the error in the button menu but that didn't help - it doesn't want any odd coordinates. I'll take a look at dvdauthorgui and see if that helps. can you post the imagemagic script as well?

[stefan]

Can't you just navigate to the directory and burn them from there?

doh! - sorry, that was really dumb

Hmm... me too... never thought of that. I'm so used from gbpvr's way of working to not being able to navigate away from the "recordings" folder.

[pBS]

oops... it was something wrong with my player...:o
and this is with the beta you gave me..

i did see a couple of problems with quotes and paths and such..
had to edit my batches to fix cuz my temp is on another drive in long filename dir..
oh and found a filename problem, i have a filename with a '&' in it..
even the short name! so it still needs quotes if short name used..
["G:\mpg\1ST&TE~1\1ST&TE~1.MPG" works, not G:\mpg\1ST&TE~1\1ST&TE~1.MPG]
so best just to use all long filenames and always quotes, won't have any probs then..

and the ffmpeg add didn't seem to work because the current path wasn't the gb dir, but the dvd temp dir...so can't use ..\ffmpeg\ffmpeg..
i hardcoded them and works for me..
other than that, works great...good job!

wishlist ideas:
for menu structure, have your list style for first page, then when clicking on them go to that movie's menu page with full descriptions like mine, and click there to play...or back to main menu..
that way have index at a glance, but with room for more info on individual pages...and play buttons on list also..
i know it'd be tricky to work out, but would be nice...

or just put descriptions on main page, bigger boxes...

and maybe use ff libs to detect incoming movies size and adjust the -v for the right width...[4:3/16:9 and 352xXXX or 720xXXX] dvdauthor defaults to ntsc,4:3,720x so don't need any -v for those.and it autodetects what it can..
so i used no -v so it would autodetect 352x and 720x movies..but it stays same for all movies on dvd so detection is best...
so that it can take any size files and still look right..and maybe while at it, detect dvd compat. and warn if not in spec...
:eek:

[pBS]

I can't get that to work right either. Sometimes the highlighting moves, but most of the time it doesn't. I did change the button offset in the program to get rid of the error in the button menu but that didn't help - it doesn't want any odd coordinates. I'll take a look at dvdauthorgui and see if that helps. can you post the imagemagic script as well?

my problem was using dscaler codec..switched and it looks fine in same player..
i think it's a colorspace issue..
if it works for a second then freezes, try diff. codec...
[cuz i noticed even Showburner didn't work anymore! lol so i knew something was up..]
i suspect that's why it looks different in diff. players..

btw, thanks for figuring out the new config.xml + separate add method for dvdauthor..
now i can use a single newer version in mine...

[pastro]

my problem was using dscaler codec..switched and it looks fine in same player..
i think it's a colorspace issue..
if it works for a second then freezes, try diff. codec...
[cuz i noticed even Showburner didn't work anymore! lol so i knew something was up..]
i suspect that's why it looks different in diff. players..

btw, thanks for figuring out the new config.xml + separate add method for dvdauthor..
now i can use a single newer version in mine...

I'll try a different codec,but I did create an DVD structure with showburner and the menus worked ok. It didn't work with burndvdx2 except in vlc player.