Making a DVD Menu

7 Apr 2005 5:59 PM

Rob

Looking for some help here folks ...

I am using a Panasonic DMR-HS2 DVD recorder to record various teevee
episodes and finalize them to DVD-R disks. I usually put 2 one hour shows on
a disk and use the Panny menu feature to create a simple text menu for each
before I finalize them. I then use DVDShrink to copy the files to my PC hard
drive (makes VIDEO_TS folders) and burnatonce to make copies for trading. If
I make a full copy from the files on my PC, the copy includes the text
menus, making it easier for my trading partners to see what is on the disk
and select the episode they want to watch.

However, when I make a copy that includes an episode from 2 different series
(using DVDShrink reauthor), I lose the menus on the copy. I would like to be
able to add menus to these types of copies.

I have looked at programs like TPMG and DVDmenu, but these seem to be
designed for people who understand how a DVD is made (no help screens etc.).
I am looking for an easy-to-learn program that I can use to add menus to the
DVD-Rs I am making.

Can anyone point to something a novice could use to do this?

Thanks much

Rob
Canada

7 Apr 2005 9:13 PM

Miles Ahead

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 12:59:18 -0500, "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote:
[snip]
>Can anyone point to something a novice could use to do this?

See if DVDAuthorGUI freeware is for you:
http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl?p=guide1

7 Apr 2005 9:25 PM

Darrel Christenson

Miles Ahead wrote:

> See if DVDAuthorGUI freeware is for you:
> http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl?p=guide1

I think Rob and I were hoping for something that
runs off of DvdShrink output, i.e. vob files and
not mpeg streams of any kind.

We have 2 folders each has a single "program" of
vob files from a DvdShrink ReAuthor pass. We want
to specify a disk title, point to the two sets of
files, enter a title for each program, click a
single button and a dvd-r pops out the other end.

Rob - right, something like that?

drc :)

7 Apr 2005 10:16 PM

Rob

Spot on Darrel :-)

Rob

Show quoteHide quote

"Darrel Christenson" <darrel.christen***@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:kemdnRTpkP-MOMjfRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> Miles Ahead wrote:
>
> > See if DVDAuthorGUI freeware is for you:
> > http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl?p=guide1
>
> I think Rob and I were hoping for something that
> runs off of DvdShrink output, i.e. vob files and
> not mpeg streams of any kind.
>
> We have 2 folders each has a single "program" of
> vob files from a DvdShrink ReAuthor pass. We want
> to specify a disk title, point to the two sets of
> files, enter a title for each program, click a
> single button and a dvd-r pops out the other end.
>
> Rob - right, something like that?
>
>
> drc :)
>