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Default Settings:
9. Permanent
Dvdauthor path:
Path to dvdauthor.exe file. GFD assumes
that
all other dvdauthor programs: png2yuv, spumux, mplex
(and HC_batch015/QuEnc if you want to
use animations) are also in this directory. If you select MuxMan as
authoring engine, the muxman.exe file must also exist in this directory.
If the dvdauthor.exe file (or muxman.exe if selected) cannot be found
in the path,
the buttons 'CreateDVD' and 'CreateBatch' are disabled. To set the
path, click on the 
button right next to shown path and search
for the dvdauthor.exe (or muxman.exe) file.
Nero path: Set the path to the
nerocmd.exe program here if you want to use GFD to start burning your
DVDs with Nero.
ImgBurn path: Set the path to the imgburn.exe
program here if you want to use GFD to start burning your DVDs with
Imgburn.
ISO image path: If you want to have an iso image for
the
DVD, set the path for it here. The ISO file is created by
mkisofs
and can be used with a lot of burning programs.
Drive: Select the drive letter of your DVD Burner
here.
Volume name: ISO volume name for the dvd if you use
the internal
Nero/ImgBurn burning feature. Up to 28 capitals without spaces or
special
characters.
Verify: Requests the burning program (Nero/ImgBurn)
to verify the burned DVD
Full erase RW: Requests a full erase for a DVD RW
media. Works with Nero only..
Nero Version: For Nero also the correct version
needs to be set (5/6 for versions 5.5.10.X to 6.6.0.X; and 6/7 for
versions higher as 6.6.1.X).
Delete /DVD after ISO creation: If you use the ISO
creation
function, the folder /DVD in the output directory can be deleted
automatically after the ISO file is finished.
Delete ISO after burn: If you use the
internal
Nero/ImgBurn burning feature together with ISO image creation, the ISO
file
can be deleted automatically after burning.
Create IBG: Requests imgburn to save a IBG file
during burning.
Viewer for video Preview/AVS Preview: So
far the most
program crashes were caused by the viewer (DirectShow problems).
Therefore I decided to put that part of the program in an own
application (GFDDSView.exe). I hope that thereby fewer
crashes
occur, and if nevertheless, then at least only the viewer and not GFD
itself. In addition you can use another viewer, like
VirtualDubMod, Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic...
Click on and search for the desired program. For
GFDDSView.exe GFD
will usually pass the output directory for Screen shots with a
command line parameter (Inc. Outdir).
If
your viewer program
has a problem with this parameter you may switch it off
(VirtualDubMod for example just ignores this parameter, media player
classic rises an error).
SoftPlayer for DVD Preview:
In order to use the 'Show DVD' button, you need to select an
appropriate DVD Soft
Player like WinDVD, Media Player Classic or PowerDVD (works only with
Version 6 or higher!) here. The soft player is started with either the
VIDEO_TS.IFO file (appropriate for WinDVD version 3.2 and 4.0) or with
just the DVD\VIDEO_TS path (works for Media Player Classic). In case of
doubt, simply try both options.
Encoder for animated menus: Since version 0.97 the
HC encoder is
used as default to render animated menus. QuEnc may still be used if it
is
installed.
Authoring
engine: Since version 0.99.2 MuxMan can be used
as 'alternative' authoring engine. As the programs support
partly
different video and
audio streams and require a completely different control logic, this
setting has to be made before any video is inserted!.
See also: MuxMan vs. dvdauthor
Short Log: Requests a short log file for dvdauthor.
This option
also disables most warnings (including 'SCR moves backwards' if
ForceSCR is set!), therefore you should turn it off to check
for errors, and on to suppress warnings if you have lots of warnings in
the log, but the final DVD is nevertheless working for you. For 'clean'
source material you may set this option according to your own liking.
ForceSCR: Forces dvdauthor to continue even when a 'SCR moves
backwards' error is encountered. Should be used with care! Most times
if you have an 'SCR moves backwards' error, it really means
that there is something wrong. But sometimes it isn't. The most common
source for this problem (correct source material but still an error) is
using subtitles (spumux) with 'special colors' for NTSC material. According to the author of The FilmMachine,
you may safely ignore this error (use the 'ForceSCR' option) in this
case and the resulting DVD plays without problems. It is not
recommended to use this option as default for all kind of source
material.