DVDspy / getting info on DVD/CD

[pala]

Hello

I'm using DVDspy to detect DVD insertion and launch various Actions
wether the DVD is PAL/NTSC.

Yet I would like to do something more:
-Get all dvd informations when there's no DVD.insert event: For example
I'd like the pc to check the dvd on startup. The way through I found
is to eject/load the CD. Maybe I could try to send a dvd.insert message
to girder to make dvdspy check the DVD?

-Get the Audio Configuration: Is there a way to detect my old DVD which have no DD audio tracks but only MPEG-2 audio?

-CD-audio (well getting out of subject for DVDspy)
-Detect all Audio-CD even those that appear to be CDROM too. I see two solutions for now: Assume everything neither PAL nor NTSC to be an audio-CD (never insert a CD-ROM) or try to check for existance of a E:\track01.cda (is there a fileexists fonction?)
-Detect DTS Audio-CD: Well there I have really no idea, I'm quite convinced it can't be done.


Well I'll accept any suggestion :)

Daniel

[MMcM]

Simulating the WM_DEVICECHANGE event that DVDSpy looks for might be a bit complicated. A new message that caused it to look at all discs could be added. Or it could just do this when devices are enabled in Girder, perhaps with a slightly different event name.

It's theoretically possible for a disc to be a CD and a CD-ROM (and even a VCD) both. So perhaps looking for a .cda file is a good choice.

You might experiment with ifoedit and see whether there are some bits that say whether a DTS track is present. I think the problem may be that each chapter might or might not have a DD audio segment.

[pala]

Simulating the WM_DEVICECHANGE event that DVDSpy looks for might be a bit complicated. A new message that caused it to look at all discs could be added. Or it could just do this when devices are enabled in Girder, perhaps with a slightly different event name.

Are you suggesting me to do something or are you just thinking "aloud"
about improvement you might add in DVDspy?



It's theoretically possible for a disc to be a CD and a CD-ROM (and even a VCD) both. So perhaps looking for a .cda file is a good choice.

I'll try that ... just need to find the right function.



You might experiment with ifoedit and see whether there are some bits that say whether a DTS track is present. I think the problem may be that each chapter might or might not have a DD audio segment.

Hum I was talking about DTS CD, I don't think there is much to do, these
CD are made just like normal CD to make sure any CD player will accept it. Anyway its not really important, that format seems to be already dead.

Daniel

[MMcM]

Are you suggesting me to do something or are you just thinking "aloud"
about improvement you might add in DVDspy?

The latter. If you or anyone else has any opinions about such improvements, they are welcome, of course.

[MMcM]

DVDSpy 1.56 adds Disc.Contents.X events, sent soon after it starts up if there is already a disc in the CD/DVD drive. The payloads are the same.

[drobertson]

MMcM,

Did DVDSpy 1.56 get released, as only 1.55 is available for download?

Thanks,

David