Use Bluray Menu for DVD Menu -- Same Production

Eagle Six wrote on 9/20/2015, 3:36 PM

Most of my production are issued on Bluray Disc and DVD disc. Some of the menus are rather complex including a Scene Selection menu using Set In/Set Out Points.

The best way I have found is to save all the productions files in seperate folders, the Bluray rendered files in the Bluray folder and the DVD rendered files in the DVD folder. All the files are the same name except of course the file extension.

Once I have completed the Bluray menu, I copy the Bluray.dar to the DVD folder. Rename the Bluray folder to 'Temp-Bluray'. Then load up the Bluray.dar in the DVD folder. DVDAS5 can't find the files and I use the option to assign a different file, using the DVD rendered files in the DVD floder.

Then I make the necessary changes to the properties, and save this to DVD.dar in the DVD floder (later going back to rename the 'Temp-Bluray' folder 'Bluray'.

This works very well and DVDAS5 keeps all the markers, scenes, intros, audio, backgrounds, etc. in tact.

My problem.....When DVDAS5 prompts to replace the file it can't find, the display includes the path with the file name at the end, but the display width is so short, often times it will not display the file name it is looking for and there appears to be no way to scroll right to the end.

Anyone else experience this and have a method to see a long path and file name?

Thanks

Best Regards....George

Comments

musicvid10 wrote on 9/20/2015, 8:41 PM

Link a screenshot maybe?

Eagle Six wrote on 9/21/2015, 10:32 AM

The full path is: G:/Video/Matrix/Final Production/DVD Architect/DVD/

PeterDuke wrote on 9/21/2015, 6:52 PM

You could ask SCS to fix, but don't hold your breath while you wait.

Other than that you may have to keep your resources in folders with short path names.

Eagle Six wrote on 9/22/2015, 10:13 AM

PeterDuke, "You could ask SCS to fix, but don't hold your breath while you wait."

I agree, I'm old and already short of breath......

How about this follow-up question (work around other than shorter paths).....does DVDAS5 keep a log file, which I can read, listing the video/audio files added to the project in the sequence they have been added?

Best Regards......George

Arthur.S wrote on 10/12/2015, 2:07 PM

Unless I'm missing something George, you're making this over complicated. See here:
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/showmessage.asp?forumid=22&messageid=925966

Eagle Six wrote on 10/12/2015, 2:57 PM

Arthur, Thank You for the link. The replace function is easy and I used to do it that way (...and, still for simpler projects), but for this and similar projects, the difference is in keystrokes and mouse moves.

If I use the method described in my post I only have to replace 8 files. If I use your method using the REPLACE function, I need to replace 38 files (because the SetIn/SetOut function duplicates the original video and audio file). These are actually four files, but 38 references to those files.

Either way works (if I keep the file path and file names short).

Thanks Again, for taking the time to post your alternative method.

Best Regards......George