Does anyone know how to retain the original menu from a DVD without retaining the extras? I am interested in completely removing the extras, but retaining a menu to jump forward to chapters. I am currently using DVD Shrink and CopytoDVD as my software. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi kmm16, The easiest way I have found to do this is with the combination of Anydvd and Clonedvd. Anydvd works in the background as the decrypter and region remover while the rest of the process is done by Clonedvd. Clone allows you to edit and remove the trailers, extras and foreign audio tracks but keeps menus working. If you try to access an item off the menu that you removed, it just blanks out for a second and goes back to the menu.You can use the trial version for 30 days I think. Only drawback is cost at about $40. each. I think its worth it. Jerry
Hi kmm16 I have to agree with Jerry746, I tried clone DVD for the first time last night and my first thought where how impressive the quality is and that it retains original menus. I have tried most and believe us when we say Clond with AnyDVD is the way to go
Guys, Thanks for all the information. I tried what you suggested, and it does retain the menu, but the problem is that the menu either puts me into a loop back to the root menu, or to the start of the movie...chapter1. Any fixes for this or am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the information.
I think this is what is happening, If you delete an item that the menu would take you to, it will just blank out for a second and take you back to the menu. The items you retained that the menu points to should work. If you want all the menu items to work, then don't remove any but this increases the compression and cuts video quality somewhat. If you go straight to backup from 1st Shrink window without re-authoring, all menu items will work and compression will be somewhat higher. Jerry
Jerry746, Thanks for the suggestions. Basically, all I did was remove the extras and preserved the menu using DVDclone. When I go to the scene selection, it does not go to the correct scene, but comes back to chapter 1...this is for an Ice Age back-up. Have you actually gotten your scene selection to work properly? I think I am doing the steps correctly: 1) Start-up DVDclone 2) Choose the Ice Age disk 3) Indicate preservation of menus 4) Choose Audio streams 5) Output to DVD Files ( I do have add Video_TS to directory path enabled ) 6) hit Go When I burn the video, it comes out as I described above. What is your secret? Thanks.
Hi kmm16, your use of the program seems ok. There have been posts about some problems with animated movies (Disney seems to be a problem). I can't remember what program combination I used on Ice Age, But I think I ended up doing movie only backup using Shrink. Another thing I can't remember is if it had both movie formats on the same side(WIDE and FULL). If it does, this sometimes causes menu problems if you don't remove one version. I just can't remember how I did that movie. I'll try and check when I get home from work if I have time. Jerry
Jerry746, I tried again today with MIB II and basically, the menu was there, but I was not able to access it. It just played as though it was just a chapter, then moved on to the next one. I wound up just backing up the movie and not the menus. I'll try to find one of my movies with only one verision ( no wide ) and see if the menus are preserved. Thanks again for the information.
hey jerry, would you be kind enough as to give me step by step instruction as to leaving the menu and getting rid of some of the extras i dont need. I have dvd decrypter, cloneDVD, dvd shrink. Thx kyles_on_fire@hotmail.com
wejamn, I think CloneDVD is the only one you can do it with easily. Just open the dvd in Clone, then play each of the file lines and watch the preview. There should be a box with a check mark in front of each line. Uncheck the items you don't want. After you burn the backup, if you try to access an unchecked item from the menu, it will just blank out for a second and take you back to the menu. Items you kept will access through the menu. Make sure you are using the ELBY Clonedvd. There are 2 out there. Jerry
Jerry, im a newbie, sorry. I have clonedvd, when i open do i select clone dvd or copy dvd titles? Secondly do i have to decrypt the movie first. If so do i decrypt the whole movie, then open the files in CloneDVD and uncheck wut i dont want? Tell me wut programs i need and step by step instructions to completing a dvd with sucess please. Your help is very good Jerry. Thanks.
Decrypt using file mode, select "copy DVD titles " find the files that decrypter made. (Decrypter should have made a folder with the name of the movie and inside that folder is a VIDEO_TS folder, thats the one you want.) Click on the folder then click the "open" button and all your titles should appear. The ones you want to keep need to have a check mark in the box. You can preview them by clicking on it, when the title turns blue you can watch it in the preview window and see if you want to keep it. Note the bar at the bottom: quality improves as you remove things, less overall compression is required. Once you figure out what to keep and what to remove, select next and you can see the resulting DVD stream in the left box the sub picture selection in the right box. select next again and now there is a "map" of the DVD structure in the left box. It will say Menus: preserved at the top if they are! To the right you can set your burn speed, The name of the movie and select your DVD burner. Make sure your blank disc is in the burner and select "go". Your DVD is being burned. Frank _X_X_X_X_X_[small]motorcycle racer computer newbie Sony VAIO Suzuki GSXR1000[/small]
