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Note that v9.4 is again totally free, although the donations are still much appreciated. Thanks to all users who have donated so far.
PgcEdit is a DVD IFO and Menu editor designed to allow the modification of the navigation
commands and parameters of an already authored DVD structure.
PgcEdit is also an excellent tool to learn how a DVD works, with its powerful Trace function.
PgcEdit v9 has a new function to automatically simplify the DVD, remove useless PGCs and commands, convert useless menus to dummies, etc... The resulting DVD is usually simpler to analyse and understand.
PgcEdit v9.4 has also a new powerful verifier feature that highlights in real time the most usual errors in the authoring of the DVD. (The full verifier feature is only available in the registered version of PgcEdit.)
The possibilities of PgcEdit are so numerous that it is simply impossible to list them all. Just try it, and see!
PgcEdit is free. However, to boost the donations, a nag screen is displayed during some seconds at its startup, and some features of the verifier are not available. The donors will receive a code to disable the nag screen and unlock the full verifier.
As a consequence, the source code of PgcEdit is no longer available. It will be released later, but only a previous version will be available. If you want to run the latest update, you must donate. Sorry.
PgcEdit runs under all versions of Windows (including Vista), and with some limitations under Linux.
The current PgcEdit version is 9.4 (December 22, 2024)
What's new in PgcEdit v9.4? See the changelog here.
PgcEdit is written in Tcl/Tk. Tcl/Tk is an interpreted scripting language.
It is therefore necessary in theory to have a Tcl/Tk interpreter
to use PgcEdit. Windows doesn't have such an interpreter natively.
PgcEdit.exe is an executable containing the Tcl/Tk interpreter and its
libraries, as well as the scripts constituting the PgcEdit application. It is not an
installer.
To install PgcEdit, simply copy PgcEdit.exe in a folder of your choice,
such as "D:\Tools\PgcEdit\". Note that you need write access to the directory.
Therefore, do NOT install PgcEdit in protected folders such as Program Files.
(If you really want to install PgcEdit in "Program Files (x86)", remember to run
PgcEdit with administrative privilege the first time, and each time it has been updated.)
Then, launch PgcEdit.exe and see the 'Options/Install' menu:
it allows you to automatically create the shortcut icons and the files associations.
Note that the first time PgcEdit is run, it will create a "bin" directory in the same folder as PgcEdit.exe. Therefore, you need write permissions on the install folder, at least when PgcEdit is run for the first time, and when a new version is run for the first time.
To install a new version, just overwrite PgcEdit.exe with the new file. The bin directory will be updated automatically the first time the new version is run.
To uninstall PgcEdit, simply use the 'Options/Install/Uninstall PgcEdit' menu. This will remove the shortcuts, the files associations and the configuration files. Then, delete PgcEdit.exe and its installation folder.
Note: On some foreign systems (for example Korean systems), the executable may not
start when you double-click on the icon. To fix this problem, you have to put PgcEdit.exe
in a path containing only standard ASCII characters.
You can now also use the command line arguments or an environment variable
to specify the character encoding scheme needed by your system.
See the Command line arguments section below.
Microsoft has released its very bad Vista operating system. Unfortunately, some guys want to use it!
Although PgcEdit works relatively well under Vista, there is one thing you should know.
There is now a standalone executable for Linux.
With this standalone, you don't need to have Tcl/Tk installed any more.
You may copy the executable in a directory (preferably somewhere in your path), then do
"chmod a+x PgcEdit
" to make it executable.
To use the preview, you have to install also Wine(hq).
The Linux executable works well, but unfortunately, due to a bug in the recent Linux kernels, the preview doesn't work well under wine any more. It is therefore recommended to install wine and run the Windows executable of PgcEdit. In this case, the preview works as expected.
Note that the first time PgcEdit is run, it will create a "bin" directory in the same folder as the executable. Therefore, you need write permissions on the install folder, at least when PgcEdit is run for the first time, and when a new version is run for the first time.
To install a new version, just overwrite the executable with the new file. The bin directory will be updated automatically the first time the new version is run.
Due to the fact that PgcEdit is now nagware and not open source any more, and that I have never received any donation from Mac users, PgcEdit is not supported under Mac OSX any more.
However, if you have an old version (pre-v9.0) and wish to run it, you can still download the MAC-OSX starter app here.
Under Windows, if a file called PgcEdit_Manual.chm is found in the doc folder, it is used.
Under all platforms (including under Windows if the CHM file is not found), the file doc/PgcEdit_Manual.htm is used.
If that file cannot be found, the file PgcEdit_Manual.txt is used instead. (This allows French users to place the old French doc file in the doc folder, and use it instead of the new English doc.)
If PgcEdit cannot find one of these files, it will display the online HTML documentation.
If you want to create your own set of icons, look at the INSTALL.txt file included in the archive. And please send them to my email address. I may distribute them here as well. Thanks in advance.
As I'm not the author of the following plugins, please post your comments, suggestions and bug reports in their related discussion threads. Thanks!
Also, the third party plugins hosted here might not be up to date. Please check the discussion threads from time to time to download the latest version.
PgcEdit [/E:encoding] ["dvd_folder_or_file_name"]
PgcEdit [-e:encoding] ["dvd_folder_or_file_name"]
Users that have donated before the release of PgcEdit v9 will receive a code by email to disable the nag screen, even if they have donated only $1! Please write to me if your email address has changed, or if you think you have helped me enough to receive a free licence.
As a consequence, the source code of PgcEdit is no longer available. It will be released later, but only a previous version will be available. If you want to run the latest update, you must donate. Sorry.
Please post your feedback, suggestions and bug reports on the Doom9 forum,
in this thread. Thanks.
Old discussion threads:
PgcEdit v 0.1,
PgcEdit v 0.2,
PgcEdit v 0.3,
PgcEdit v 0.4,
PgcEdit v 0.5,
PgcEdit v 0.6.0 (and 0.6.1 beta),
PgcEdit v 0.6.1 to 0.6.4,
PgcEdit v 7,
PgcEdit v 8.
PgcEdit v 9.0 to 9.2.
You may also write (in French or English) to:
(Sorry, I had to hide the email address to avoid SPAM!)
NOTE: The old email addresses at tiscali.be and scarlet.be are no longer valid! Please use the address above.
Please use email only for messages not relevant to the forum, for bug reports and job opportunities.
Use the forum to post DVD technical questions!
I can't reply to all messages personally, and other users may benefit from your experience.
Thanks.
If you need to submit a bug, please provide the following information:
All the tools listed here are free, and most of them are better than the commercial equivalents! Thanks to the freeware community!
Have fun!
r0lZ
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