Create DVDs that will play in PC and home DVD players from within ViewScape Recordings screen
I put together a program that uses several command line processes in one program and allows to configure
and store settings and burn recordings to DVD media that will play from most DVD players. This started
inspired by
_Shorty's findings. I started it based on replacing the batch file and helping with path issues with
his process and added some fluff.
Highlights:
*Disks will play in regular home or PC DVD players.
*Dynamic DVD menus for single or mutli-titles.
*Burn WMV and AVI files to disk as DVD playable - Very CPU intensive!
*Settings screen to allow for easy and saved configuration changes.
*Chapter cutting processing - using SmartSkip xml file and automated or editor with IGCutter. - Thank you
IGx89 for including my mod request!
*Option to enable menu creation - single title autoplay disk if not enabled
*Option to show the processing windows or hide them.
*Option to erase media prior to burning.
*Option whether to eject the disk and/or notify on completion.
*Option to show the settings window when submitting jobs to verify or change settings.
*Option to show the next command prior to processing for debugging settings.
Todo list:
Research on adding to existing disk.
Verify CD media handling.
Add option to burn data or video disk.
Current efforts: - items marked done are currently only in beta release
Adding a shrink process to handle oversize recordings - working but researching Bug
Additional Software Needed: *
Nero is now optional with added iso burning support*
Required - DVDAuthor from sourceforge.net -
http://dvdauthor.sourceforge.net - find win32 binaries
Optional - IGCutter version v0.6x for chapter cutting -
IGCutter v0.6 beta released
Optional if Nero installed - DVDDecrypter to burn ISOs - You will need to
search for it now that it was axed
Optional - Nero software version 5? and up I am using 5.5 -
http://www.nero.com
Optional - these for wmv and avi support -
http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=434
Optional - RatDVD -
http://www.ratdvd.dk/download.htm
Instructions:
If previously installed, delete your current settings.ini file
Download all files. Install IGCutter and DVDDecrypter or Nero. Add dvdauthor and base files to a directory
like C:\BTV2DVD. Add either the stable or beta BTV2DVD.exe Then add C:\BTV2DVD\BTV2DVD.exe to the
'Archive to CD or DVD' line within the web admin page
http://localhost:8129/SetupMisc.aspx. You can get
to the settings page of this program by running BTV2DVD.exe or it will open on the first archive process.
There is a file param_file.txt that holds the nerocmd parameters, this will allow you to make changes to the
command line inputs. I found I had to comment out the --dvdvideo_cmpt line for version 5.5.
Beta:
Makes .ratDVD files
Queuing process for multi-titles
Details sub menu with SS metadata
Added systray icon with notification from there (hopefully less intrusive)
Added more logging and error handling
Fixed bug in menu creation - make sure that outlinewidth is at 12 in settings
FYI - If using previous version you may get a error, delete settings.ini file first and reset settings.
Screenshot: