
Hi there.

I have recently, with a lot of headscratching and some frustration
managed to create a DVD with a multipage root menu. I have attached
the 'wrong' and the 'right' xml file.

Currently it seems impossible to have several pages in the same menu
in QDVDAuthor and manual tweaking is thus necessary. Could this be
added, please?

Note: The files added are what DVDAuthor is given and that is where
the problems occur.

It seems is shouldn't be too hard to add the needed functionality.

dvdauthor.xml : My edited version that works.

dvdauthor.xml.org : The version qdvdauthor generates initially.

I can try to elaborate further if needed, but I think this about covers it.

/Martin.



<dvdauthor dest="/vol/Movies/Output" jumppad="yes" >
 <vmgm>
  <menus>
   <video format="pal" aspect="4:3" resolution="720x576" />
   <pgc entry="title" >
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Main Menu VMGM_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump title 1 chapter 1; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 menu 1; </button>
   </pgc>
  </menus>
 </vmgm>
 <titleset>
  <menus>
   <video format="pal" aspect="4:3" resolution="720x576" />
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Sang1-6_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 2; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 3; </button>
    <button name="3" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 4; </button>
    <button name="4" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 5; </button>
    <button name="5" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 6; </button>
    <button name="6" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 7; </button>
    <button name="7" >jump titleset 1 menu 2; </button>
   </pgc>
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Sang7-13_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 8; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 9; </button>
    <button name="3" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 10; </button>
    <button name="4" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 11; </button>
    <button name="5" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 12; </button>
    <button name="6" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 13; </button>
    <button name="7" >jump titleset 1 menu 3; </button>
   </pgc>
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Sang14-19_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 14; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 15; </button>
    <button name="3" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 16; </button>
    <button name="4" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 17; </button>
    <button name="5" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 18; </button>
    <button name="6" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 19; </button>
    <button name="7" >jump titleset 1 menu 4; </button>
   </pgc>
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Sang20-25_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 20; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 21; </button>
    <button name="3" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 22; </button>
    <button name="4" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 23; </button>
    <button name="5" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 24; </button>
    <button name="6" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 25; </button>
    <button name="7" >jump titleset 1 menu 5; </button>
   </pgc>
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/tmp/Andre Rieu - Die Grosse Silvester-Gala/Sang26-30_menu.mpg" pause="inf" />
    <button name="1" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 27; </button>
    <button name="2" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 28; </button>
    <button name="3" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 29; </button>
    <button name="4" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 30; </button>
    <button name="5" >jump titleset 1 menu 1; </button>
    <button name="6" >jump titleset 1 title 1 chapter 26; </button>
   </pgc>
  </menus>
  <titles>
   <video format="pal" aspect="4:3" resolution="720x576" /> 
   <audio format="ac3" channels="2" lang="DE" samplerate="48khz" />
   <pgc>
    <vob file="/vol/Movies/Silvester.mpg" chapters="00:00:00.000,00:03:15.000,00:08:03.000,00:09:53.000,00:15:02.000,00:21:03.000,00:26:44.000,00:30:23.000,00:35:00.000,00:39:12.000,00:47:34.000,00:48:53.000,00:55:27.000,01:01:55.000,01:06:44.000,01:09:01.000,01:11:32.000,01:13:44.000,01:22:35.000,01:27:26.000,01:29:03.000,01:32:12.000,01:35:51.000,01:39:30.000,01:42:46.000,01:45:18.000,01:47:48.000,01:50:04.000,01:54:01.000,01:56:54.000" />
    <post> call vmgm menu 1; </post>
   </pgc>
  </titles>
 </titleset>
</dvdauthor>

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