Video goes WIDESCREEN After A Few Seconds In VLC

[hech54]

Someone sent me 3 videos. All 3 go squished vertically after about 5 seconds of play in VLC - but can be viewed
normally all the way through in AviDemux. I tried to SAVE AS MPEG-PS (.mpg) via COPY but the resulting mpg file
was the same....goes squished after a few seconds. Can anyone tell what is wrong with these vids....besides someone
using Nero to work with video?

Complete name : D:\Downloads\xxxxxx - xxxxxxxx.VOB
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 275 MiB
Duration : 5mn 16s
Overall bit rate : 7 295 Kbps
Writing library : Created with Nero

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Duration : 5mn 16s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 6 958 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 9 641 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.671
Stream size : 262 MiB (95%)
Writing library : Ahead Nero

Audio
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 5mn 16s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Video delay : -160ms
Stream size : 7.23 MiB (3%)

[smrpix]

Did you try DVD Patcher? (available in tools.) Adjust aspect ratio, patch "entire file." You may want to duplicate the originals for safety.

[hech54]

Looks like a nice tool but I have no idea what is wrong with these vids in the first place.

[jman98]

Display aspect ratio is set in both IFO and VOB. I am wondering if it's set to 16:9 in the IFO. You can use IFOEdit to examine the IFO and see what the DAR is set at there. I have no explanation for your file saving issue, but a different setting in the IFO would explain why VLC does what it does.

[hech54]

This came from one of those people that thinks VOB Files are "better" than the original MPEG2 file so all I have are the VOB files. I guess I'll back one up and run it through DVDPatcher for shits and giggles.

[hech54]

DVDPatcher didn't fix it. Re-encoding it with MainConcept fixed it. I may as well do a bit of filtering in VDub, replace the audio on them(they are music videos) and re-encode them. They are only VHS sourced anyway......never released to DVD.
Thanks Anyway!!!!