[divo-devel] Re: divo

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

The screen shot is awesome!

Cedric Dupont wrote:
> 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.
Good!

> These are the main goals :
> 
> Reading the informations from DVD Structure (have you ever use divo on a 
> dvd video iso file ?)
Yes, my code about IFO revising/creating are at "ifo.c".
The starting point is at main.c, vmg_ifo_revise() ...


> 
> 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)
This can be done with vobcopy or dvdbackup; this feature will be added
to divo after finishing DVD-9 to 5 converting.

> a preview panel for video (using mplayer or xine, I don't know at this 
> time, perhaps one or other using preferences settings)
AFAIK, mplayer doesn't deal with MENU(NAV/IFO) correctly. I'll recommend
xine or ogle.

> 
> 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.
This button is definitely a MUST!

> 
> 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
> 
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