DragoonClawNZ

I could throw in another $10, but it'd have to wait till Wednesday.

I could do at least $15 for the time being. So add that too.

Damn. I'd love to contribute towards it but I'm low on money right now. Hopefully you guys manage to hit the $1000 mark.

Yeah, downloaded the 720p version and I don't think you did.

Anyway, here it is: https://mega.co.nz/#!KExggLAK!fHcQhkGbYPs7oJhyw2bFfXti68RMaQg9PoZkoKXbt6Y

Harmy said:

Does anyone still have my old video about despecializing Luke's lightsabre on the Falcon? My file seems to be corrupted.

Was it the video you uploaded to Youtube last year? I downloaded it back then and can upload it if you want.

I would definitely love to see that.

Blu-ray also has a UDF mode. It probably would have been set to 1.00 by default but for AVCHD/BD discs, it can only work if its set to 2.50, so that might have been why it didn't work.

Is there a Mode settings in Toast?

EDIT: Browser was playing up and posted it twice for some reason

Stamper said:

Bizarre, I burned the disc, but it won't start on the ps3. It plays otherwise fine in the computer.

Anyone knows a solution?

I haven't got it but did you burn the disc at UDF 2.50?

Since I'm unable to download it as I can't use torrents, would someone who has downloaded it already, be willing to reupload it to a file sharing site or dropbox?

DVD Architect has something like that. It has a feature where you can make playlists for titles previously imported, but it plays it as one constant title (like if there were three 20 minute titles, it would show up as a single 1 hour title) instead of several played one after the other (though DVD mode on there can't).

So if you wanted to, you could just cut the crawls (as long as it has the same amount of audio/subtitle tracks) and make them seperate from the main film and make two seperate playlists for a '77 and '81 version.

Though as I mentioned before, the program can't simply just take pre-encoded material and use it, which I had to use another program for finalising, and it has a limit of 8 audio and 32 subtitle tracks, so it's not ideal if you want everything.

DVD-Lab Pro has a feature for branching too, though sadly they haven't made a Blu-ray equilivant yet.

Awesome! Can't wait to see this.

Luckily my TV has no overscanning whatsoever, which made setting up my computers second monitor via HDMI a whole lot more easy. Mine is a Sony Bravia 40CX520 40" Full HD LCD.

deho said:

I finally found a nice authoring tool, that is capable of handling all the audio tracks with proper menus. It's called Blu-Disc Studio MX. You can request the key to a full working 30 days trial version on their website.

Here are the menus I made:

 

 

 

 

They aren't animated but all have seamless background audio/video and with the popup menu (last picture) you are able to switch between the audio & subtitle tracks while the movie is playing.

I can really recommend the program, the full version costs 500 USD though...

Does the 30 day trial have any limitations, like watermark logos or the amount of clips you have?

Because when I used the 30 day trial for DoStudio Authoring, it always put a short clip saying:

"This Blu-ray Disc was created using the trial version of DoStudio Authoring Edition by Sony Creation Software"

before the main menu and it didn't seem to handle more than 3-4 clips, though I wasn't sure if it was a limitation as I couldn't find any info on it.

Though considering the price difference (I think DoStudio was $5000), it shouldn't have them.

Also, I like your menus, they're looking great. Though my only nitpick is that for Audio Options, the tracks listed go beyond the safe area (so it'd be cropped out on certain TVs). Could they be squeezed in a bit more?

Harmy said:

Oh, but DragoonClawNZ, I just wanted to say that I love what you did with the menu there, I just might steal it :-)

I've still yet to complete the rest of the menus but if you want the PSD templates, just feel free to PM me.

Damn, I was wrong about the amount of audio/sub tracks it allowed. DVD Architect can only support 8 audio and 32 subtitle tracks. I could probably add in the rest with BDFix as I've done it with subbing anime releases, but without a menu link, they would only be accessible via remote function.

Guess I'll have to remove what I don't need for mine then.

I've decided to go with the route of using DVD Architect and inserting everything via BDFix.

I'm still building the menus which are basic but are straight to the point.

For the main menu, it'll play the animation that Harmy did a while ago, then to a still frame at the end with the options added on.

Here's what I've done so far:

I mentioned before that I intended to add in the bonus features from the earlier releases also.

MultiAVCHD does have support for a pop-up menus, though you have no control or preview (from what I've seen) on how it looks.

For mine, I intended on creating the shell within DVD Architect using placeholders and replacing them with the real sources using BDFix.

Also because I wanted to add in the trailers/tv spots from the 2004 Bonus DVD and the Deleted/Extended scenes & Featurettes from the Complete Saga BD set.

CatBus said:

DragoonClawNZ said:

I also tried remuxing the MKV using MKVExtractGUI2 and mkvmerge and they both didn't go right too.

So has anyone else managed to remux it?

Yep, I actually used MVVExtractGUI2 too, and it worked fine, on the second MKV release.  The first (buggy) MKV blew up just as you stated.  Are you sure you have the right 2.5 release?

Also, I was remuxing using tsmuxer instead of mkvmerge so there's a possible difference there.

It was the first MKV, though I wasn't aware it was reuploaded. Thanks.

Not sure if anyone else got problems with this, but I tried authoring an AVCHD-USB version of v2.5 to play on my PS3 and because of the error where that glitch occurs, TSMuxer.exe crashes and it was unable to do it.

I also tried remuxing the MKV using MKVExtractGUI2 and mkvmerge and they both didn't go right too.

So has anyone else managed to remux it?

I've used DVD Architect many times though I haven't added in more than 8 audio tracks yet, but I remember doing more than 8 for subtitle tracks, so I'm pretty sure it can do it.

Though my only nitpick with DVD Architect is that with authoring Blu-ray, you have to recompress everything and you can't load premade subtitles, so you wouldn't be able to take whatever has already been prepared and just mux it in. It's weird because you're able to do import pre-encoded videos if you're authoring to DVD.

So whenever I used DVD Architect, I added in placeholders (short 10-30 sec videos) instead with the amount of audio/sub tracks required, and just replaced them after using other programs.

So I wouldn't really recommend it.

That's great! Looking forward to seeing the results when something is scanned.

Top: GOUT

Middle: Despecialized V2

Bottom: Blu-ray

Thanks for the comparison pics. I wasn't able to download the workprint as my bandwidth is low for the next few days.

Before Harmy planned to make a Blu-ray release also, I was going to make my own using the 2.0 MKV when it came out and port over the Deleted/Extended scenes, 'Making of' featurettes from the 'Complete Saga' set and Trailers/TV spots from the 2004 Bonus DVD, and modified the covers by replacing 'AVCHD' with 'Blu-ray' and adding the extra features on the back (same font).

Here's what I did:

Need the disc art for the DE's?  DragoonClawNZ says to get'em here!

lol That was quick.