[divo-devel] [Fwd: Re: divo]

[Yi-Shin Li <ys...@ee...>]

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Subject: Re: divo
Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 20:52:00 +0200
From: Cedric Dupont <an...@lu...>
To: Yi-Shin Li <ys...@ee...>


So I have done a first drawing of GUI. Look at it and tell what you
think. And as this is a gtk project, I have put a 'g' at divo, giving
gdivo name for the gui.
These are the main goals :

Reading the informations from DVD Structure (have you ever use divo on a
dvd video iso file ?)

At left :
an overview of the original DVD Structure (Titles, size and length).
Possibility to done a direct backup of whole dvd to dvd-r size (as soon
this will be able with divo)
a preview panel for video (using mplayer or xine, I don't know at this
time, perhaps one or other using preferences settings)

At right :
One panel for title selection, so you have all the Titles of DVD
avaliable and using check boxes choose which one to use. With
preferences settings I was thinking to automatically check only the main
movie or whole dvd.
Second panel for title settings, letting you select for the actually
selected title which language and subtitles to choose (same with
preferences settings, languages and subtitles could be defined by default)
Third panel is for dvd settings : Volume Name, encryption, zone, final
wanted size (as the DVD9 burners perhaps will be soon on market)

After all is set for the backup, function to save the backup on hdd
(using divo with the xml file created) perhaps with choice between iso
or video folder (iso is sometimes good as I could have seen with dvdshrink)

And finally just a button for burning purpose, not a veritable GUI to
growisofs, just burning an iso or folder choosen in a dialog boxe.

I have think about an 'all-in-one' button. This is the button I call
'Quick Backup' using preferences, this is what I want it done :
Read informations from dvd (the dvd reader is set in the quick backup
preferences)
Use divo with the preferences of quick backup (main movie, english
language, nosubtitles for example and directory of backup predefined)
Burn the dvd-video (speed, burner defined in preferences)

I'm not very very powerfull in C language, but I will done all I can to
have all be ok as fast as I can. I will have help for C coding if
necessary.
So will attempto to have the minimal of dependancies : divo (this is
sure :) ), attempt to let the choice for mplayer/xine or none for
preview panel, dvdrecord or dvdrwtools for burning (leting the choice if
the two are ok for this use) and libdvdread (this is a divo dependance
so no problem). If possible will not use anything else. Configuration
file : .gdivo/config (will keep general preferences and quick backup
ones), .gdivo/divo.xml (the xml file for argument divo)

Cedric