sensible-cinema 0.28.1 → 0.34.0

data/lib/extract/dumpstream.bat

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+mplayer -dumpstream dvd://1 -dvd-device d: -dumpfile dvdout.mpg	

data/lib/extract/get_init.bat

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+@rem with track 1, DVD drive d:\
+mplayer -benchmark -endpos 10 dvdnav://1/d: -vo null -nosound 2>&1 > output2.txt
+@rem then examine output2.txt

data/lib/extract/pause_early.rb

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+start = 33.26
+#play_this = "g:\\Video\\Sintel_NTSC\\Sintel_NTSC-2.m4v"
+play_this = "dvdnav://1/d:"
+#play_this = "dvd://1/d:"
+#play_this = "title00.ts"
+#play_this = "dvdout.mpg"
+in_out = IO.popen("mplayer -vo direct3d -osdlevel 2 #{play_this} -ss #{start} -slave -font c:\\windows\\fonts\\arial.ttf", 'w')
+in_out.puts "pause"
+loop { 
+  p 'accepting from console'
+  incoming = STDIN.gets 
+  in_out.puts incoming.strip
+}

data/lib/gui/base.rb

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+#!/usr/bin/ruby # so my editor will like the file...
+=begin
+Copyright 2010, Roger Pack 
+This file is part of Sensible Cinema.
+
+    Sensible Cinema 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.
+
+    Sensible Cinema 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.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with Sensible Cinema.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+=end
+
+alias system_original system
+require 'fileutils'
+
+class String
+  def snake_case
+    self.gsub(/::/, '/').
+    gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2').
+    gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').
+    tr("-", "_").
+    downcase
+  end
+  def quotify
+    '"' + self + '"'
+  end
+end
+
+# a few I'll always need no matter what...
+require_relative '../jruby-swing-helpers/swing_helpers'
+require_relative '../jruby-swing-helpers/storage'
+require_relative '../edl_parser'
+require 'tmpdir'
+require 'whichr'
+require 'os'
+
+if OS.doze?
+  autoload :WMI, 'ruby-wmi'
+  autoload :EightThree, './lib/eight_three'
+end
+
+# attempt to load on demand...i.e. faster...
+for kls in [:MencoderWrapper, :MplayerEdl, :PlayAudio, :SubtitleProfanityFinder, :ConvertThirtyFps]
+  autoload kls, "./lib/#{kls.to_s.snake_case}"
+end
+
+for kls in [:PlayAudio, :RubyClip, :DriveInfo]
+  autoload kls, "./lib/jruby-swing-helpers/#{kls.to_s.snake_case}"
+end
+
+if OS.windows?
+  vendor_cache = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/../../vendor/cache'
+  for name in ['.', 'mencoder', 'ffmpeg', 'mplayer_edl']
+    # put them all before the old path
+    ENV['PATH'] = (vendor_cache + '/' + name).to_filename + ';' + ENV['PATH']
+  end
+  
+  installed_smplayer_folders = Dir['{c,d,e,f,g}:/program files*/smplayer']
+
+  for folder in installed_smplayer_folders
+    ENV['PATH'] = ENV['PATH'] + ";#{folder.gsub('/', "\\")}"
+  end
+
+else
+  # handled in check_mac_installed.rb file
+
+end
+
+import 'javax.swing.ImageIcon'
+
+module SensibleSwing
+  include SwingHelpers # various swing classes
+  JFrame
+  VERSION = File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../VERSION").strip
+  puts "v. " + VERSION
+  
+  UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()) # <sigh>
+  
+  class MainWindow < JFrame
+    include SwingHelpers # work-around?
+    
+    def initialize start_visible = true, args = ARGV # lodo not optionals
+      super "Sensible-Cinema #{VERSION} (GPL)"
+	  @args = args
+      force_accept_license_first # in other file :P
+      setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame::EXIT_ON_CLOSE # closes the whole app when they hit X ...
+      @panel = JPanel.new
+      @buttons = []
+      @panel.set_layout nil
+      add @panel # why can't I just slap these down? panel? huh?
+      @starting_button_y = 40
+      @button_width = 400      
+      
+      add_text_line "Welcome to Sensible Cinema!"
+      @starting_button_y += 10 # kinder ugly...
+      add_text_line "      Rest mouse over buttons for \"help\" type descriptions (tooltips)."
+      @current_dvds_line1 = add_text_line "Checking present DVD's..."
+      @current_dvds_line2 = add_text_line ""
+      @callbacks_for_dvd_edl_present = []
+      DriveInfo.create_looping_drive_cacher
+      DriveInfo.add_notify_on_changed_disks { update_currently_inserted_dvd_list }
+      
+      setIconImage(ImageIcon.new(__DIR__ + "/../vendor/profs.png").getImage())
+      check_for_various_dependencies
+      set_visible start_visible
+    end
+    
+    def add_callback_for_dvd_edl_present &block
+      raise unless block
+      @callbacks_for_dvd_edl_present << block
+      update_currently_inserted_dvd_list # updates them :P
+    end
+    
+    def update_currently_inserted_dvd_list
+	    present_discs = []
+      DriveInfo.get_dvd_drives_as_openstruct.each{|disk|
+        if disk.VolumeName
+           dvd_id = DriveInfo.md5sum_disk(disk.MountPoint)			     
+           edit_list_path_if_present = EdlParser.single_edit_list_matches_dvd(dvd_id, true)
+			     if edit_list_path_if_present
+             human_name = parse_edl(edit_list_path_if_present)['name']
+			       human_name ||= ''
+           end
+           present_discs << [human_name, disk.VolumeName, edit_list_path_if_present]
+        end
+      }
+      found_one = false
+      present_discs.map!{|human_name, volume_name, has_edl| 
+        if human_name
+          found_one = true
+          "DVD: #{human_name} has an Edit List available! (#{volume_name})"
+        else
+          "DVD: (#{volume_name}) has NO Edit List available!"
+        end
+      }
+      if present_discs.length > 0
+        @current_dvds_line1.text= '      ' + present_discs[0]
+        @current_dvds_line2.text= '      ' + present_discs[1..2].join(" ")
+      else
+        @current_dvds_line1.text= '      No DVD discs currently inserted.'
+        @current_dvds_line2.text = ''
+      end
+      @callbacks_for_dvd_edl_present.each{|c| c.call(present_discs.length > 0, found_one)}
+    end
+	
+    def get_title_track_string descriptors, use_default_of_one = true
+      given = descriptors["dvd_title_track"] 
+      given ||= "1" if use_default_of_one
+      given
+    end
+	
+	def get_srt_filename descriptors, edl_filename
+	  path = descriptors['subtitles_to_display_relative_path'] if descriptors
+	  if path
+	    path = File.expand_path(File.dirname(edl_filename) + '/' + path)
+	    raise 'nonexisting srt file must be relative to the edl file...' + path unless File.exist? path
+	  end
+	  path
+	end
+
+    def we_are_in_create_mode
+     @args.index("--create-mode")
+    end
+    
+    def we_are_in_developer_mode?
+      @args.detect{|a| a == '--developer-mode'}
+    end
+    
+    def new_jbutton title, tooltip = nil
+      button = JButton.new title
+      button.tool_tip = tooltip
+      button.set_bounds(44, @starting_button_y, @button_width, 23)
+      @panel.add button
+      @buttons << button
+      if block_given? # allow for new_jbutton("xx") do ... end [this is possible through some miraculous means LOL]
+        button.on_clicked { yield }
+      end
+      increment_button_location
+      button
+    end
+    
+    def add_text_line line
+      jlabel = JLabel.new line
+      happy = Font.new("Tahoma", Font::PLAIN, 11)
+      jlabel.setFont(happy)
+      jlabel.set_bounds(44,@starting_button_y ,460,14)
+      @panel.add jlabel
+      increment_button_location 18
+      jlabel
+    end
+    
+    def increment_button_location how_much = 30
+      @starting_button_y += how_much
+      setSize @button_width+80, @starting_button_y + 50
+    end
+	
+    LocalStorage = Storage.new("sensible_cinema_storage_#{VERSION}")
+    
+    def when_thread_done(thread)
+      Thread.new {thread.join; yield }
+    end
+    
+
+    # a window that when closed doesn't bring the whole app down
+    def new_child_window
+      child = MainWindow.new true, []
+      child.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame::DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE) # don't exit on close
+      child.parent=self # this should have failed in the PPL
+      # make both windows visible by moving the child down and to the right of its parent
+      x, y = self.get_location.x, self.get_location.y
+      child.set_location(x + 100, y + 100)
+      child
+    end
+    
+    def run_smplayer_non_blocking *args
+      @background_thread = Thread.new {
+        run_smplayer_blocking *args
+      }
+    end
+
+    # basically run mplayer/smplayer on a file or DVD
+    def run_smplayer_blocking play_this, title_track_maybe_nil, passed_in_extra_options, force_use_mplayer, show_subs, start_full_screen, srt_filename
+      raise unless passed_in_extra_options # cannot be nil
+      extra_options = []
+      # -framedrop is for slow CPU's
+      # same with -autosync to try and help it stay in sync... -mc 0.03 is to A/V correct 1s audio per 2s video
+      # -hardframedrop might help but hurts the eyes just too much
+      extra_options << "-framedrop" # even in create mode, if the audio ever gets off, we're hosed with making accurate timestamps...so drop, until I hear otherwise...
+      extra_options << "-mc 2"
+      extra_options << "-autosync 30" 
+
+      if we_are_in_create_mode
+        extra_options << "-osdlevel 2"
+        extra_options << "-osd-verbose" if we_are_in_developer_mode?		
+      end
+      extra_options << "-osd-fractions 1"
+      
+      if !show_subs && !srt_filename
+        # disable all subtitles :P
+        extra_options << "-nosub -noautosub -forcedsubsonly -sid 1000"
+      end
+	    if srt_filename
+	      extra_options << "-sub #{srt_filename}"
+  	  else
+        extra_options << "-alang en"
+        extra_options << "-slang en"
+	    end
+
+      force_use_mplayer ||= OS.mac?
+      parent_parent = File.basename(File.dirname(play_this))
+      if parent_parent == 'VIDEO_TS'
+        # case d:\yo\VIDEO_TS\title0.vob
+        dvd_device_dir = normalize_path(File.dirname(play_this))
+        play_this = "\"dvdnav://#{title_track_maybe_nil}/#{dvd_device_dir}/..\""
+      elsif File.exist?(play_this + '/VIDEO_TS') || (play_this =~ /\/dev\/rdisk\d/)
+        # case d:\ where d:\VIDEO_TS exists [DVD mounted in drive, or DVD dir] or mac's /dev/rdisk1
+        play_this = "\"dvdnav://#{title_track_maybe_nil}/#{play_this}\""
+      else
+        # case g:\video\filename.mpg
+        # leave it the same...
+      end
+      if play_this =~ /dvdnav/ && title_track_maybe_nil
+        extra_options << "-msglevel identify=4" # prevent smplayer from using *forever* to look up info on DVD's with -identify ...
+      end
+      
+      extra_options << "-mouse-movements #{get_upconvert_secondary_settings}" # just in case smplayer also needs -mouse-movements... :) LODO
+      extra_options << "-lavdopts threads=#{OS.cpu_count}" # just in case this helps [supposed to with h.264] # NB fast *crashes* doze...
+      if force_use_mplayer
+        extra_options << "-font #{File.expand_path('vendor/subfont.ttf')}"
+	    key_strokes = <<-EOL
+RIGHT seek +10
+LEFT seek -10
+DOWN seek -60
+UP seek +60
+ENTER {dvdnav} dvdnav select	  
+MOUSE_BTN0 {dvdnav} dvdnav select
+MOUSE_BTN0_DBL vo_fullscreen
+MOUSE_BTN2 vo_fullscreen
+KP_ENTER dvdnav select
+# some for os x, some for doze. huh?
+       EOL
+       conf_file = File.expand_path './mplayer_input_conf'
+       File.write conf_file, key_strokes
+       extra_options << "-volume 100" # why start low? mplayer why oh why LODO
+       if OS.windows?
+        # direct3d for windows 7 old nvidia cards' sake [yipes] and also dvdnav sake
+        extra_options << "-vo direct3d"
+        conf_file = conf_file[2..-1] # strip off drive letter, which it doesn't seem to like no sir
+       end
+       if start_full_screen
+         extra_options << "-fs"
+         upconv = get_upconvert_vf_settings
+         upconv = "-vf #{upconv}" if upconv.present?
+       else
+        upconv = ""
+       end
+       if OS.doze?
+         # we want this even if we don't have -osd-add, since it adds confidence :)
+         mplayer_loc = LocalModifiedMplayer
+         assert File.exist?(mplayer_loc)
+       else
+         mplayer_loc = "mplayer"
+       end
+       c = "#{mplayer_loc} #{extra_options.join(' ')} #{upconv} -input conf=\"#{conf_file}\" #{passed_in_extra_options} \"#{play_this}\" "
+      else
+        if OS.windows?
+          extra_options << "-vo direct3d" # more light nvidia...should be ok...this wastes cpu...but we have to have it I guess...
+        end
+        set_smplayer_opts extra_options.join(' ') + " " + passed_in_extra_options, get_upconvert_vf_settings, show_subs
+        c = "smplayer \"#{play_this}\" -config-path \"#{File.dirname  EightThree.convert_path_to_8_3(SMPlayerIniFile)}\" " 
+        c += " -fullscreen " if start_full_screen
+        if !we_are_in_create_mode
+          #c += " -close-at-end " # still too unstable...
+        end
+      end
+      puts c
+      system_blocking c
+    end
+    
+    SMPlayerIniFile = File.expand_path("~/.smplayer_sensible_cinema/smplayer.ini")
+    LocalModifiedMplayer = File.expand_path "vendor/cache/mplayer_edl/mplayer.exe"
+    
+    def set_smplayer_opts to_this, video_settings, show_subs = false
+      p 'setting smplayer extra opts to this:' + to_this
+      old_prefs = File.read(SMPlayerIniFile) rescue ''
+      unless old_prefs.length > 0
+        # LODO double check the rest here...
+        old_prefs = "[%General]\nmplayer_bin=\n[advanced]\nmplayer_additional_options=\nmplayer_additional_video_filters=\n[subtitles]\nautoload_sub=false\n[performance]\npriority=3" 
+      end
+      raise to_this if to_this =~ /"/ # unexpected, unfortunately... <smplayer bug>
+      assert new_prefs = old_prefs.gsub(/mplayer_additional_options=.*/, "mplayer_additional_options=#{to_this}")
+      assert new_prefs.gsub!(/autoload_sub=.*$/, "autoload_sub=#{show_subs.to_s}")
+      raise 'unexpected' if get_upconvert_vf_settings =~ /"/
+      assert new_prefs.gsub!(/mplayer_additional_video_filters=.*$/, "mplayer_additional_video_filters=\"#{video_settings}\"")
+      raise 'smplayer on non doze not expected...' unless OS.doze?
+      mplayer_to_use = LocalModifiedMplayer  
+      assert File.exist?(mplayer_to_use)
+      new_value = "\"" + mplayer_to_use.to_filename.gsub("\\", '/') + '"' # forward slashes. Weird.
+      assert new_prefs.gsub!(/mplayer_bin=.*$/, "mplayer_bin=" + new_value)
+      # now some less important ones...
+      new_prefs.gsub!(/priority=.*$/, "priority=3") # normal priority...scary otherwise! lodo tell smplayer...
+      # enable dvdnav navigation, just for kicks I guess.
+      new_prefs.gsub!(/use_dvdnav=.*$/, "use_dvdnav=true")
+      
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p File.dirname(SMPlayerIniFile)
+      File.write(SMPlayerIniFile, new_prefs)
+      new_prefs.each_line{|l| print l if l =~ /additional_video/} # debug
+    end
+    
+    def system_blocking command, low_prio = false
+      return true if command =~ /^@rem/ # JRUBY-5890 bug
+      if low_prio
+        out = IO.popen(command) # + " 2>&1"
+        low_prio = 64 # from msdn
+        
+        if command =~ /(ffmpeg|mencoder)/
+          # XXXX not sure if there's a better way...because some *are* complex and have ampersands...
+          # unfortunately have to check for nil because it could exit too early [?]
+          exe_name = $1 + '.exe'
+          begin
+            p = proc{ ole = ::WMI::Win32_Process.find(:first,  :conditions => {'Name' => exe_name}); sleep 1 unless ole; ole }
+            piddy = p.call || p.call || p.call # we actually do need this to loop...guess we're too quick
+            # but the first time through this still inexplicably fails all 3...odd
+            piddys = ::WMI::Win32_Process.find(:all,  :conditions => {'Name' => exe_name})
+            for piddy in piddys
+              # piddy.SetPriority low_prio # this call can seg fault at times...JRUBY-5422
+              pid = piddy.ProcessId # this doesn't seg fault, tho
+              system_original("vendor\\setpriority -lowest #{pid}") # uses PID for the command line
+            end
+          rescue Exception => e
+            p 'warning, got exception trying to set priority [jruby prob? ...]', e
+          end
+        end
+        print out.read # let it finish
+        out.close
+        $?.exitstatus == 0 # 0 means success
+      else
+        raise command + " failed env #{ENV['PATH']}" unless system_original command
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def system_non_blocking command
+      @background_thread = Thread.new { system_original command }
+    end
+    
+    # force them choose which system call to use explicitly
+    if respond_to? :system
+      undef system
+    else # it's a reload
+    end
+   
+    def play_dvd_smplayer_unedited use_mplayer_instead
+      drive_or_file, dvd_volume_name, dvd_id, edl_path_maybe_nil, descriptors = choose_dvd_or_file_and_edl_for_it(force_choose_edl_file_if_no_easy_match = true)
+      title_track_maybe_nil = get_title_track_string(descriptors, false)
+      if is_dvd?(drive_or_file)
+        dvd_options = get_dvd_playback_options(descriptors)
+      else
+        dvd_options = ''
+      end
+      run_smplayer_non_blocking drive_or_file, title_track_maybe_nil, dvd_options, use_mplayer_instead, true, false, get_srt_filename(descriptors, edl_path_maybe_nil)
+    end
+    
+    def get_dvd_playback_options descriptors
+      out = []
+      
+      nav, mpeg_time = descriptors['dvd_nav_packet_offset'] # like [0.5, 0.734067]
+      if nav
+        offset_time = mpeg_time*1/1.001 - nav # our reading like 0.5 is actually a bit offset, since in reality that "means 4.997" or what not
+      else
+  		  # readings: 0.213  0.173 0.233 0.21 0.18 0.197 they're almost all right around 0.20...
+        show_blocking_message_dialog "error--your DVD EDL doesn\'t list a start offset time [dvd_nav_packet_offset] which is needed for precise accurate timing. Please run\nadvanced mode -> Display information about current DVD\nand add it to the EDL. Using a default for now..."
+        offset_time = 0.20
+        p caller
+      end
+	  raise if offset_time <= 0 # unexpected...
+	    out << "-osd-add #{ "%0.3f" % offset_time}"
+      out.join(' ')
+    end
+
+    if OS.doze? # avoids spaces in filenames :)
+      EdlTempFile = EightThree.convert_path_to_8_3(Dir.tmpdir) + '\\mplayer.temp.edl'
+    else
+      raise if Dir.tmpdir =~ / / # that would be unexpected, and possibly cause problems...
+      EdlTempFile = Dir.tmpdir + '/mplayer.temp.edl'
+    end
+    
+  	EdlFilesChosen = {} # allow for switching tapes but still cache EDL loc. :P
+	
+    def choose_dvd_or_file_and_edl_for_it force_choose_edl_file_if_no_easy_match = true
+      drive_or_file, dvd_volume_name, dvd_id = choose_dvd_drive_or_file false
+      edl_path = EdlFilesChosen[dvd_id]
+      if !edl_path
+        edl_path = EdlParser.single_edit_list_matches_dvd(dvd_id)
+        if !edl_path && force_choose_edl_file_if_no_easy_match
+  		    message = "Please pick a DVD Edit List File (none or more than one were found that seem to match #{dvd_volume_name})--may need to create one, if one doesn't exist yet"
+		      show_blocking_message_dialog message
+          edl_path = new_existing_file_selector_and_select_file(message, EdlParser::EDL_DIR)
+        end
+      end
+      p 're/loading ' + edl_path # in case it has changed on disk
+      if edl_path # sometimes they don't have to choose one [?]
+        descriptors = nil
+        begin
+          descriptors = parse_edl edl_path
+        rescue SyntaxError => e
+          show_non_blocking_message_dialog("this file has an error--please fix then hit ok: \n" + edl_path + "\n " + e)
+          raise e
+        end
+      end
+      EdlFilesChosen[dvd_id] ||= edl_path
+      [drive_or_file, dvd_volume_name, dvd_id, edl_path, descriptors]
+    end
+    
+    LocalStorage.set_default('mplayer_beginning_buffer', 0.5)
+
+    def is_dvd? drive_or_file
+      # it's like a/b/VIDEO_TS or d:/
+      if File.basename(File.dirname(drive_or_file)) == 'VIDEO_TS' 
+        # /a/b/c/VIDEO_TS/yo.vob
+        true
+      elsif File.exist?(drive_or_file + '/VIDEO_TS')
+        # d:\
+        true
+      elsif OS.mac? && (drive_or_file =~ /\/dev\/rdisk\d+/)
+        true
+      else
+       false
+      end
+    end
+
+#    MplayerBeginingBuffer = 1.0
+#    MplayerEndBuffer = 0.0
+    
+    def play_smplayer_edl_non_blocking optional_file_with_edl_path = nil, extra_mplayer_commands_array = [], force_mplayer = false, start_full_screen = true, add_secs_end = 0, add_secs_begin = LocalStorage['mplayer_beginning_buffer'], show_subs = false
+      if we_are_in_create_mode
+        assert(add_secs_begin == 0 && add_secs_end == 0)
+      end
+      if optional_file_with_edl_path
+        drive_or_file, edl_path = optional_file_with_edl_path
+        dvd_id = NonDvd # fake it out...LODO a bit smelly/ugly
+      else
+        drive_or_file, dvd_volume_name, dvd_id, edl_path, descriptors = choose_dvd_or_file_and_edl_for_it
+      end
+      start_add_this_to_all_ts = 0
+      if edl_path # some don't care...
+        descriptors = EdlParser.parse_file edl_path
+        title_track = get_title_track_string(descriptors)
+      end
+      
+      if is_dvd?(drive_or_file)
+        # it's a DVD of some sort
+        extra_mplayer_commands_array << get_dvd_playback_options(descriptors)
+      else
+	      # it's a file
+        # check if it has a start offset...
+        all =  `ffmpeg -i "#{drive_or_file}" 2>&1` # => Duration: 01:35:49.59, start: 600.000000
+        all =~ /Duration.*start: ([\d\.]+)/
+        start = $1.to_f
+        if start > 1 # LODO dvd's themselves start at 0.3 [sintel], but I don't think much higher than that never seen it...
+          show_non_blocking_message_dialog "Warning: file seems to start at an extra offset, adding it to the timestamps... #{start}
+            maybe not compatible with XBMC, if that's what you use, and you probably don't" # LODO test it XBMC...
+          start_add_this_to_all_ts = start
+        end
+      end
+      
+      if edl_path
+  	    splits = [] # TODO not pass as parameter either
+        edl_contents = MplayerEdl.convert_to_edl descriptors, add_secs_end, add_secs_begin, splits, start_add_this_to_all_ts # add a sec to mutes to accomodate for mplayer's oddness..
+        File.write(EdlTempFile, edl_contents)
+        extra_mplayer_commands_array << "-edl #{File.expand_path EdlTempFile}" 
+      end
+      
+      run_smplayer_non_blocking drive_or_file, title_track, extra_mplayer_commands_array.join(' '), force_mplayer, show_subs, start_full_screen, get_srt_filename(descriptors, edl_path)
+    end
+    
+    def print *args
+      Kernel.print *args # avoid bin\sensible-cinema.rb:83:in `system_blocking': cannot convert instance of class org.jruby.RubyString to class java.awt.Graphics (TypeError)
+    end
+    
+    def open_file_to_edit_it filename, options = {} # :start_minimized is the only option
+      if OS.windows?
+        if options[:start_minimized]
+          system_non_blocking "start /min notepad \"#{filename}\""
+        else
+          system_non_blocking "notepad \"#{filename}\""
+        end
+      else
+        # ignore minimized :P
+        system_non_blocking "open -a TextEdit \"#{filename}\""
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def new_nonexisting_filechooser_and_go title = nil, default_dir = nil, default_file = nil
+      bring_to_front unless OS.mac? # causes triples on mac!
+      JFileChooser.new_nonexisting_filechooser_and_go title, default_dir, default_file
+    end
+
+    # also caches directory previously selected ...
+    def new_existing_file_selector_and_select_file title, dir = nil
+      bring_to_front unless OS.mac?
+      unique_trace = caller.inspect
+      if LocalStorage[unique_trace]
+        dir = LocalStorage[unique_trace]
+      end
+      p 'using system default dir' unless dir # happens more frequently after code changes alter the path :P
+      p 'using lookup dir ' + dir, LocalStorage[unique_trace] if $VERBOSE
+      got = SwingHelpers.new_previously_existing_file_selector_and_go title, dir
+      LocalStorage[unique_trace] = File.dirname(got)
+      got
+    end
+    
+    def show_blocking_message_dialog(message, title = message.split("\n")[0], style= JOptionPane::INFORMATION_MESSAGE)
+      bring_to_front
+      SwingHelpers.show_blocking_message_dialog message, title, style
+    end
+    
+    # call dispose on this to close it if it hasn't been canceled yet...
+    def show_non_blocking_message_dialog message, close_button_text = 'Close'
+      bring_to_front
+      # lodo NonBlockingDialog it can get to the top instead of being so buried...
+      SwingHelpers.show_non_blocking_message_dialog message, close_button_text
+    end
+    
+    include_class javax.swing.UIManager
+    
+    def get_user_input(message, default = '', cancel_ok = false)
+      bring_to_front
+      SwingHelpers.get_user_input message, default, cancel_ok
+    end
+    
+    def show_copy_pastable_string(message, value)
+      bring_to_front
+      RubyClip.set_clipboard value            
+      get_user_input message + " (has been copied to clipboard)", value, true
+    end
+    
+    def show_in_explorer filename
+      SwingHelpers.show_in_explorer filename
+    end
+    
+    def show_select_buttons_prompt message, names ={}
+      JOptionPane.show_select_buttons_prompt(message, names)
+    end
+
+
+    def parse_edl path
+      EdlParser.parse_file path
+    end
+    
+    def get_freespace path
+      JFile.new(File.dirname(path)).get_usable_space
+    end    
+
+    def get_drive_with_most_space_with_slash
+      DriveInfo.get_drive_with_most_space_with_slash
+    end
+    
+    attr_accessor :background_thread, :buttons
+    
+    NonDvd = 'non dvd has no dvdid' # we need it for convenience, say you want to go through your indexed vids and convert them all?
+
+    # returns e:\, volume_name, dvd_id
+    # or full_path.mkv, filename, ''
+    def choose_dvd_drive_or_file force_choose_only_dvd_drive
+      opticals = DriveInfo.get_dvd_drives_as_openstruct
+      if @saved_opticals == opticals && @_choose_dvd_drive_or_file
+        # memoize...if disks haven't changed :)
+        return @_choose_dvd_drive_or_file
+      else
+        @saved_opticals = opticals # save currently mounted disk list, so we know if we should re-select later... 
+        # is this ok for os x?
+      end
+
+      has_at_least_one_dvd_inserted = opticals.find{|d| d.VolumeName }
+      if !has_at_least_one_dvd_inserted && force_choose_only_dvd_drive
+        show_blocking_message_dialog 'insert a dvd first' 
+        raise 'no dvd found'
+      end
+      names = opticals.map{|d| d.Name + "\\" + " (" +  (d.VolumeName || 'Insert DVD to use') + ")"}
+      if !force_choose_only_dvd_drive && !has_at_least_one_dvd_inserted
+        names += ['No DVD mounted so click to choose a Local File (or insert DVD, then re-try)']
+        used_local_file_option = true
+      end
+      
+      count = 0
+      opticals.each{|d| count += 1 if d.VolumeName}
+      if count == 1 && !used_local_file_option
+       # just choose it if there's only one disk available..
+       p 'selecting only disk currently present in the various DVD drives [if you have more than one, that is]'
+       selected_idx = opticals.index{|d| d.VolumeName}
+       unless selected_idx
+         show_blocking_message_dialog "Please insert a disk first"
+         raise 'inset disk'
+       end
+      else
+        dialog = get_disk_chooser_window names
+        selected_idx = dialog.go_selected_index
+      end
+        if used_local_file_option
+          raise unless selected_idx == 0 # it was our only option...they must have selected it!
+          filename = new_existing_file_selector_and_select_file("Select yer previously grabbed from DVD file")
+          assert_ownership_dialog
+          return [filename, File.basename(filename), NonDvd]
+        else
+          disk = opticals[selected_idx]
+          out = show_non_blocking_message_dialog "calculating current disk's unique id...if this pauses more than 10s then clean your DVD..."
+          begin
+		        dvd_id = DriveInfo.md5sum_disk(disk.MountPoint)
+          rescue Exception => e
+		        show_blocking_message_dialog e.to_s # todo a bit ugly...
+			      raise
+		      ensure
+		      out.dispose
+		      end
+          @_choose_dvd_drive_or_file = [disk.DevicePoint, opticals[selected_idx].VolumeName, dvd_id]
+          return @_choose_dvd_drive_or_file
+        end
+    end
+
+    
+    def display_and_raise error_message
+      show_blocking_message_dialog error_message
+      raise error_message
+    end
+    
+    def with_autoclose_message(message)
+      a = show_non_blocking_message_dialog message
+      yield
+      a.close
+    end
+	
+  end
+  
+end
+
+
+class ::File
+      def self.get_root_dir this_path
+        this_path = File.expand_path this_path
+        if OS.doze?
+          this_path[0..2]
+        else
+          this_path.split('/')[0]
+        end
+      end
+      
+      def self.strip_drive_windows this_complete_path
+        if OS.doze?
+          this_complete_path[2..-1]
+        else
+          this_complete_path
+        end
+      end
+end
+
+class ::String
+ def just_letters
+     gsub(/[^a-z0-9]/i, '').downcase
+ end
+end