mk_vmgm1
Automated creation of main menu of the dvd (vmgm)
Usage
mk_vmgm [options]
Overview
DVDwizard is a wrapper-script which incorporates a fully automated creation of a DVD-structure with chapters and menus from one or more mpeg-streams. This is done by several "sub-scripts" and various freely available tools.
One of these sub-scripts is mk_vmgm, which create main menu of the DVD (VMGM) for authoring a DVD with dvdauthor.
Options
General processing
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-C | --config-file filename -
filename of dvdwizard-configuration file [~/.config/dvdwizard/dvdwizard.conf]
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-o | --output directory -
Path where the created menu mpegs will be stored [BASEDIR/vmgm]
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-x | --xml filename -
Print dvdauthor XML-specs into this file [BASEDIR/dvdwizard.xml]
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-h | --help -
print this lot out
DVD-specific options
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-T | --vmgm string -
Titlestring for the whole DVD; if not specified no title will be printed on the main (VMGM) menu.
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-N | --tvnorm <norm> -
TV-Norm to use. Norm may be PAL or NTSC. [PAL]
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-V | --tvsize WidexHeight -
Visible Area on TV-Screen. [660x530]
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-M | --menu language -
Define language to use in menu items [en]. Strings are defined in config file.
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-I | --intro filename -
MPEG-File to be played when inserting the DVD in the player.
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-L | --loop value -
Playback mode of the DVD. Possible values are:
0-
return to vmgm menu after each title,
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-1 -
display vmgm menu before the first and after the last title,
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-2 -
display vmgm menu only before first title and loop all titles endlessly,
num-
num is a value between 1 and 9. Suppress vmgm menu and loop all titles endlessly, starting from specified title.
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-MS | --vmgmsound filename -
Soundfile to be used as background sound for all menus (may be overwritten for specific titlesets with ms|--vtsmsound). If empty, a silent audio track will be produced. Can be any format, ffmpeg recognizes and will be converted to ac3, if necessary.
Title-specific options
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-t | --vts string -
Titlestring for this titleset. Will be ignored for single-titleset. DVDs, if
-Tis given.
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-b | --vtsmbg filename -
Filename of background picture for this titleset.
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-r | --bgratio <aspectratio> -
Define aspect ratio of menu background. Aspectratio may be 4:3 or 16:9. [4:3]
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-ms | --vtsmsound filename -
see -MS, but only applies to this titleset.
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--hasaudio -
Title has multiple audio tracks. A button to jump to the audio selection menu will be created.
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--hassubtitle -
Title has at least one Subtitle-Stream which may be activated in a subsequent subtitle-menu.
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--hasinfo -
Title has EPG information available. A button to jump to the info panel will be created.
Notes
BASEDIR defaults to the current directory if not stated otherwise in the config file (either default ~/.config/dvdwizard/dvdwizard.conf or specified with the -C option).
Every new -t marks a new titleset on the DVD. Subsequent options -b, -r, -ms, --hasaudio, --hassubtitle and --hasinfo apply only to that titleset.
For more information, sources and executables of DVDwizard see at the homepage http://sf.net/projects/dvdwizard.