Transcode/compress DVDs whilst keeping menu structure?

if you create a folder hierarchy mimicking menus, each with appropriate names plus readme text files , and drop the video files into that structure ?
you can then zip the whole thing and distribute that.

can also do screen captures of the menu options and leave jpeg's in the folders, even annotating the jpegs with text (MS paint)
 
I'm wondering if a batch file will do what you want. You'd just need the videos and player on the computer. I'd advise against using x265 if the computers are not very powerful - x264 might even be too much, but I can always play one on my netbook later and let you know the results.

I'm pretty sure Handbrake will be able to encode different parts of the DVD, just not the menu. That would be up to you to sort out which chapter is for which menu item. It might be tedious, but it shouldn't take very long. Keep the filenames simple (01, 02, etc) and you should quickly be able to drum up menu a batch file. If you need more information on making menus with batch files, look here: https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/78083-batch-files-create-menu-execute-commands.html
 
darael said:
I'm wondering if a batch file will do what you want. You'd just need the videos and player on the computer. I'd advise against using x265 if the computers are not very powerful - x264 might even be too much, but I can always play one on my netbook later and let you know the results.

I'm pretty sure Handbrake will be able to encode different parts of the DVD, just not the menu. That would be up to you to sort out which chapter is for which menu item. It might be tedious, but it shouldn't take very long. Keep the filenames simple (01, 02, etc) and you should quickly be able to drum up menu a batch file. If you need more information on making menus with batch files, look here: https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/78083-batch-files-create-menu-execute-commands.html
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That looks an interesting solution, thanks. I've never written a batch file before so I'm a bit intimidated, but I'll have a look at that link and have a go. Time and tedium isn't really an issue - this is part of my job after all, so that's par for the course... Hey, even if I can't make it work at least I'll have learned something :)
 
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