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Default Settings:
1. Project
Output Directory:
Path for the final DVD
files
(these are
put in a subdirectory DVD\VIDEO_TS) and for own pictures (screen
shots).
Since version 0.82 the GFD internal files
(multiplexed streams, menu files, batch files, XML files…)
are
created in
an own Temp directory (see below). Click on to
open a selection window where you may also create a new
directory.
Edit
author.xml file before
DVD creation process: If you activate this option, the
integrated
(Text-)Editor will be started before the final DVD creation process.
See: Edit
author.xml file before DVD creation process
Add comments to xml: If active, the author.xml file
may be
formatted with comments. This simplifies editing a little bit as the
GfD internal menu names are used.
Options for temporary files:
Path for the files created during
the processing with "CreateDVD" or "Create Batch" (multiplexed streams,
menu files, batch files, XML control files...). By default a
temp
directory within the output directory is used. You may select another
temp directory (e.g. on a physically different hard disk, this can
accelerate the data processing i.e. for elementary streams).
NOTE: If you change the output directory, the temp
directory in NOT automatically changed too! But if you enable the
'Always use Output directory\temp' then the temp directory is
automatically created in any given output directory. If desired, all
files
in the temp directory can be deleted after the processing: Delete
temp files.
IMPORTANT: The following parameters in the
General Settings cannot be changed (Animated menus and
Advanced mode to 'on', but not off again), as soon as the first
film is added!
PAL/NTSC:
I (hopefully!) don't have to explain…
Animated menus: Enables the creation of
motion menus (AVISynth
and HCbatch or QuEnc necessary!). Enter the duration of your intended
motion menu
in the 'Seconds' text box. Caution: If you use an animated background
video, or also a still background video with
sound, you have to make sure that the duration of these background
elements fits to the duration given here. Otherwise 'loop' will not
work correct... You may also do the 'opposite' and activate 'Loop and Trim' for the background animation file within the menu background dialog,
then the background animation is either looped or cut to the given
duration. For animated buttons it is not necessary to have the
same duration, as
they are looped anyway (if necessary) within the given duration for the
background. The duration is just a default and may be changed for each
menu individually. Since version 0.99.2 you may turn on Animated menus
at any time, but not off again. Furthermore no animated buttons are
created for already existing film buttons.
Use Titlesets : If this option is activated,
for each
added film an own titleset (and thus a chapter menu) is created
(->
multi
VTS DVD). In this mode you may mix several video resolutions/aspect
ratios on one DVD.
Advanced mode: Enables the creation of
submenus (i.e. for
subtitle and language selection, but also for multi page chapter
selections or other special purposes). As you are more or less
responsible for the DVD logic by yourself using this mode, it is for
advanced users mainly. Since version 0.99.2 you may turn on Advanced
mode at any time, but not off again.
No Menus: If
enabled, a DVD
without menus is created. You can add the movies like usual (also use
several audio streams, chapter marks...), so there is no big difference
in the work flow. This setting is even hard to notice at all during the
setup of the DVD. But if you try to open a titlesetmenu you will get an
error. The settings for advanced mode and animations are disabled and
the start/end actions are automatically set to 'Play movie' and 'Next
title' During the final creation process the following rules apply:
- For single VTS no menus are created at all;
- For multi VTS empty (black) dummy mpegs are used (at least Nero rises
an error otherwise), but these are never shown (jumped over with a
<pre> tag before the menu). Using MuxMan, no menus are
created at all.
Loop with jump menu:
Fixes the shortening of looping menus for PowerDVD and some SA players.
The syntax for the looping is much more complicated (and not well
tested ATM), so changing the XML files by hand is more difficult with
this setting.
Start action for Titlesets:
Here you may select if you want to see the chapter menu (titlesetmenu)
first ("Show
menu") or start the movie directly ("Play movie"), when you activate
the button in the main menu. If you use a 'Play all' button, the
start/end actions are partly 'overruled'. If you use
dvdauthor as
authoring engine, the Start action must be set to Play movie, otherwise
it will not work correctly.
End action for Titles and Titlesets: This
determines the
jump back
action after a movie. May be 'main menu' or chapter menu ("Titleset
menu") or next title. Remark: If you choose 'next title' and 'Start
action for Titlesets'=Show menu' then the next movie starts with its
menu (if any)! In order to have an undisturbed movie flow, you should
use 'Play movie'.
Intro movie: Here you can select a MPG file,
which is
played before the main menu (VMGM). May be used with or
without
multi VTS ('Use Titlesets' on or off). Attention: The MPG
file is
not checked automatically (neither whether it is conform at all for a
DVD, nor whether it fits to the other movies of the DVD in single VTS
mode). You may however get the necessary information with the 'Info'
button right next to the intro movie path. See also: Using an Intro movie
Burn options:
If you want to burn
DVDs with GFD (either
automatically as last step of "CreateDVD" (Auto burn DVD)
or
manually with the "Burn DVD" Button), a few conditions have to be
fulfilled: Nero (at least version 5.5.10.7) or ImgBurn
(version 2.1.0.0) must be
installed,
the path (Nero path) to NeroCmd.exe (or ImgBurn path
for ImgBurn) must be correct,
your DVD
burner is selected under drive (these settings are
in the tab:
Permanent).
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). See also:
Burning with NeroCmd/ImgBurn
If you want to create an ISO image file, you may set a tag at Create ISO.
This image can be used within GFD (either with NeroCMD or ImgBurn), or
externally with your preferred burning software. If 'Create ISO' is
selected in combination with 'Auto burn DVD', the ISO image is created
first and afterwards the burn process for this image is started.
Additional options for ISO files (like deletion of the /DVD folder
after ISO creation) can be found in the settings tab: Permanent.
Burning also works with the
trial version of Nero, but after expiration of the trial time, only 2x
as max. speed will be used to burn. You can optionally require a full
delete for DVD RWs (Full erase RW switched
on - takes some
time...), default is Quick Erase (~2 minutes). After burning optionally
the DVD can be verified (Verify: Files on
DVD=Files on
hard disk). However apparently this only works, if the DVD burner does
not insist on ejecting the DVD after burning... If you want, you may
select the burning speed (default=Max.) Remark: Speed 2.4x is not
supported with NeroCMD version '6/7'.