Hello,

I use Media Player Classic for saving screenshots, but how can I start MPC without opening my dvd-player (it's set default to MPC)?

I just want to 'say' to my PC, start up DVD xxx.

well if I understand what you want - MPC is simple .exe program, so just click on the exe file and MPC will start - then open etc etc..

You can associate MPC to DVDs in its "options" window.
Or use Ctrl+D shortcut to "open" the DVD once MPC is loaded.

But I don't know how I start MPC...
It runs automaticly when I put a DVD in my computer.

just run the .exe file of MPC
you can put a shortcut to it in your startmenu or in desktop (right click on the desktop, new shortcut, etc.)

I understand, but where is it!
I can't find it on my pc, what's the exact name of the file? mpc.exe?

Aha, I think I have found it.
Thanks

ha sorry I did not understand
mine is mplayerc.exe but I am not sure that it is the original name.

yes it is original name

I have a technical question...

I go to MPC and click "Open DVD". DVD opens and the main menu appears. Only one problem; how can I select an episode when I can't click anything in the video screen (MPC is ofcourse just a player). There must be a simple solution to this but I haven't found it yet.

On my PC it works, but sometimes the clickable areas are not really at the same place than what is visible. If you move the mouse near the links/buttons of the menu you should see the clickable links.
Else you can move in the menu using the keyboard, but I do not know what are the keys defined by default. This is on the "keys" page of the options window, under "DVD menu left/right/up/down/activate".

Thanks, I got it ! Clickable areas were in slightly different place just like you figured.

how do you change "Save Image" ratio?

i'm using the default settings and when i save images they're screwed up so that i have to change them in photoshop and i still get comments that the ratio isn't right. Is there a setting or trick to this?

I fix the ratio in Paint Shop Pro, which is easy as the program allows to enter a ratio (1.33, 1.66, 1.85, 2.35) instead of having to compute the new height.

and in mpc is no setting for that

It is even more frustrating because you can dynamically change the displayed picture ratio & size using numeric keypad, but it is not applied to the saved picture.

indeed

I use the batch conversion of irfanview to resize/crop images.

Garco, how do you fix ratio in Irfanview ? What is a normal ratio for picture ? Is there a certain width and height percentage ? I have wide pictures like this for example:

Depends on the ratio of the DVD. Mostly it's on the cover: 16:9, 4:3 etc.

The picture you have is 750x600, that's 1.25 (750/600). If you do 750/1.25 you get 600...

If the ratio on the cover is 4:3, you have to do: 750/1.3333 = 562.

4:3 = 1.33
5:4 = 1.25
16:9 = 1.77

there's also 1.66 and 2.35 but I have never seen them.

You can access this in irfanview by control-r. Note the checkbox 'preserve aspect ratio'. This checkbox has to be off.