--- name: "dvdwizard" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "dvdwizard" version: "0.7.1-2" release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/dvdwizard" --- # dvdwizard(1) automated creation of DVD structure ## NAME DVDwizard — automated creation of DVD structure ## SYNOPSIS **dvdwizard** \[**options**\] **mpeg-file** \[**mpeg-file2 ...**\] ## DESCRIPTION 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. ## OPTIONS ### General processing - **-C \| --config-file** *filename* filename of dvdwizard-configuration file \[~/.config/dvdwizard/dvdwizard.conf\] - **-o \| --output** *directory* Path where the final DVD will be stored \[*BASEDIR*/dvd\] - **-x \| --xml** *filename* Print dvdauthor XML-specs into this file \[*BASEDIR*/dvdwizard.xml\] - **-l \| --logfile** *filename* Write Log-Messages to this file \[*BASEDIR*/dvdwizard.log\] - **-y \| --yes** Allow all target directories to be overwritten - **-D \| --debug** Logging with console debug infos - **-h \| --help** print this lot out - **-v \| --version** print version and exit - **--restart** *step* Do not start from beginning but from step. Step may be dvdcpics, mk\_vmgm, mk\_vtsm, author. - **--xmlonly** Do not author final DVD, only create menus and xml and remove temp. DVD structure. - **--xmlkeep** Like --xmlonly, but keep temporary DVD structure. ### DVD-specific options - **-T \| --vmgm** *string* Titlestring for the whole DVD; if not specified no title will be printed on the main menu. - **-N \| --tvnorm** *\* TV-Norm to use. Norm may be *PAL* or *NTSC*. \[PAL\] - **-V \| --tvsize** *WidexHeight* Visible Area on TV-Screen. \[660x530\] - **-M \| --menu** *language* Define language to use in menu items \[en\]. Strings are defined in config file. - **-WS** *\* Widescreen-Option for whole DVD may be *nopanscan* or *noletterbox*. Can be overwritten by **-ws** for a specific titleset. - **-P \| --palette** *filename* Name of palette file, needed i.e. for subpictures. - **-A \| --Audio** *lang\[,lang2,...\]* Language for audiotracks \[en\]. Languages are applied to audiotracks in order they appear in the mpeg stream. Applies to all titlesets on the DVD, can be overwritten by -a for a specific titleset. - **-I \| --intro** *filename* MPEG-File to be played when inserting the DVD in the player. - **-L \| --loop** *value* Playback mode of the DVD. Possible *values* are: - **0** return to vmgm menu after each title, - **-1** display vmgm menu before the first and after the last title, - **-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. - **-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. - **-W \| --pause** *number* Wait a number of seconds as pause at the end of each titleset. ### Title-specific options - **-t \| --vts** *string* Create a new titleset on the DVD with the subsequent options and mpeg-files. **-t** must be followed by a filename or a string or the word "auto". "auto" determines title-string from filename of first mpeg-file, if -t is followed by an existing filename, that file is considered to be the first mpeg in this titleset, else the string is used as movie title for this titleset. - **-c \| --chapters** *\* Chapter-Specification may be 0\|file\|timecodes\|interval. \[300\] *0* means no chaptering except for different mpeg-files. - **-b \| --vtsmbg** *filename* Filename of background picture for all menus concerning this titleset. - **-ar \| --aspect** *\* Aspect-Ratio-Option aspectratio for correcting detected value of video stream. May be 4:3 or 16:9. - **-ws** *\* Widescreen-Option may be nopanscan or noletterbox for this titleset. - **-a \| --audio** *lang\[,lang2,...\]* Language for audiotrack of this titleset. \[en\] - **-s \| --subpic** *lang1\[,lang2,...\]* Pass subpicture information to dvdauthor.This is a string like "en" for english, "de" for german etc. More Languages by Comma Separation, i.e. "-s de,en". Each language may be followed by an optional "+hi" to indicate a subpicture track for hearing impaired, i.e. "-s de,de+hi". - **-i \| --info** *filename* Points to a text file containing description and the like for the movie. - **-ms \| --vtsmsound** *filename* see -MS, but only applies to this titleset. ## EXAMPLES Every new **-t** creates a new titleset on the DVD. Subsequent options **-c**, **-b**, **-a**, **-ar** and mpeg-file(s) apply only to that titleset. To create a DVD with two titlesets and a special background, use for example: - dvdwizard -t auto -c 30 title1.mpg \\\ \ \-t auto -b bckgrnd.ppm title2.mpg ## 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). For more information, sources and executables of DVDwizard see at the homepage http://sf.net/projects/dvdwizard. ## AUTHOR DVDwizard was written by Wolfgang Wershofen \. Since 2009 DVDwizard will be developed by Joo Martin \. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. ## SEE ALSO [**mk\_vmgm**(1)](/mk_vmgm/1.md), [**mk\_vtsm**(1)](/mk_vtsm/1.md), [**dvdwizard.conf**(5)](/dvdwizard.conf/5.md)