Burn DVD video for eCS and OS/2 V 0.9.7.0
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This program is freeware and it is published under the GNU General Public License.
Details see in copying.txt.

Disclaimer
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You are using this program at your own risk. The the author gives no
warranty for the function or any others things affected by this program.
Under no circumstances the author is liable for any loss or damage supposed
to derive from the use of the program.

What is it ?
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It is a GUI to do the following things:
- encode video material
- make DVD structure
- create image for burning
- burn the image on DVD

It's a GUI, that means the work do commandline (VIO) programs.
You need the follwing programs:
- ffmpeg
- dvdauthor
- mkisofs2
- dvddao

The most recent versions of ffmpeg and dvdauthor you find on:
http://smedley.info/os2ports

This version off DVDBurn only works correct with the newest versions of ffmpeg
together, for video bitrate and audio bitrate DVDBurn connects automatically
a "k" after the bitrate, because ffmpeg assumes that the values comes in bit/s
if there is no "k".

mkisofs2 is part of extended cdrtools2 package. This and dvddao you find
on the hobbes server. In the moment the following links are actual:

for mkisofs2:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/cd/cd-r/cdrtools2-2.01.01a04.zip

for dvddao:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/cd/cd-r/dvddao-2.0.4.zip

Some of the programs need special dlls, please look in the readme
files.

How to use it
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To get the program DVDBurn.exe running the file VROBJ.DLL must be present, normally
eCS and OS/2 users have already this file. If not you can download it here:
http://bohn-stralsund.de/tbsoft/downloae.htm.

First you must click on "settings" and set the paths of the commandline applications.
For each commandline program the settings are on a separate tab register.
Important for burning is the device id of your recording device (eg. 0,1,0) on the "dvddao" tab.
A folder for the target files must be set on tab "Common".

For transcoding the ffmpeg bitrates for video (for example 5500 kBps) and audio
(for example 384 kBps) have to be set.

In the main window the desired actions must be checked. With the "+" button
are files selected to encode.

With click on "Start" button the checked actions are executed.

For further information look at my website "http://bohn-stralsund.de", choose english
or german language and then click on "DVDBurn" in the navigation on the left.


History
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V 0.9.7.0
- Translation implemented, lang_en.txt and lang_de.txt delivered, others can be created from existing
- Maked red labels for mandatory settings
- Target size calculation putted on a button, because it takes some time
- Listbox for target mpg files
- Window for video fileinfos
- Video player can be setted, start it with double click on selected file in list
- In ffmpeg settings a checkbox implemented for ignoring "MV errors"
- Better preinstalled settings
- Some improvements for controlling VIO applications

V 0.9.6.1
- Adaption to actual ffmpeg version
- Function to call a program after all operations have ended
- Calculation of the bitrate and evaluating target size during adding video files
- "Connect" checkbox removed, now all clips are ever connected, the actual DVDAuthor
  does not support commandline variant without XML file

V 0.9.5.6
- Adaption to ffmpeg versions from 2006/11/21 or newer

V 0.9.5.5
- Correct display of free harddisk space also on JFS partitions
- Check of "MV errors" for ffmpeg

V 0.9.5.3
- if during image creation with mkisofs the harddisk gets full a cancel message is given
  and the program is not starting the burning process
- Display free space on target drive

V 0.9.5.2
- Error in filesize calculation fixed

V 0.9.5.1
- fonts for filelist, short log and logfile window can be set with system font palette

V 0.9.5.0
- write speed now can be set for dvddao
- the program now recognises the path of the source files
- DVDBurn now is compatible to DVDBackup
- the logwindow now can be cleared and the contents of the logfile can be shown

V 0.9.4.0
- Support of spaces in folder and filenames
- separate folder for encoded files can be used
- TV system and aspect ration now selectable for DVDAuthor 
- DVDBurn tries to use the source files if "Transcode" is not marked
  and the source files are MPEG files
- better process management

V 0.9.3.2
- Blank-/Format function for RW media improved
- Timeout detection routine improved

V 0.9.3.1
- GetFileSize function extended for file sizes with comma delimiter

V 0.9.3.0
- new function for fast blanking of DVD-RW and formatting of DVD+RW media
- Error fixed in GetFileSize function
- new settings for deleting encoded files, the DVD folder,
  the logfile and the imagefile after successful process
- impoved calculation function for size of encoded file(s)

V 0.9.2.0
- again improved parser output of VIO programs
- correct handling of files bigger than 2 GB
- error ignore list for dvddao, preset of "Buffer underrun"
- during encoding program tries to evaluate the target filesize

V 0.9.1.2
- better error handling (check if files exist and other)
- improved parser for output of VIO programs
- dvddao path was not saved in settings
- Error "Line 72 kbCum = kbCum + kBready" during transcoding fixed
- new option to select TV system (Pal,NTSC) in settings available, useable if
  automatic detection by ffmpeg doesn't work

V 0.9.0.2
- add FileRexx.dll to ZIP file, no program change

V 0.9.0.1
- first version
