Recordings Xtract Tool for standalone DVD Recorder

[ikk]

Hello everybody.

I have been messing around with my standalone DVD recorder and I have created a commandline application tool that reads and extracts videos recorded.

Main feature of this app is that it extracts recordings in length exactly as they were recorded by clicking record and stop buttons on the remote.
This is done by reading information from VIDEO_RM.IFO file that comes with recorded DVD disc.
So, instead of having to work with VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, etc. files, my tool extracts each recording into its own file.

My recorder is a LITE-ON LVW-5001.

VIDEO_RM.IFO file is created on DVD+RWs (rewritables), not on standard just recordables, this tool will most likely not work with non RWs, but may work with DVD-RWs (minus) or maybe RAMs.

I hasn't been able to test this tool with recorders from other manufacturers, so I'm asking if someone could test it.
Or maybe send me files and structure of DVD other recorders are creating.

This app is free.
Also, im creating GUI version.
All usage information is available by running exec without any arguments.

Link to sourceforge download page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/recxtrtool/
(screenshot available)

Regards.

[VirtualDoobMon]

Just wanna say thanks for your efforts this would be a valuable tool for me. I wasn't able to import
from the DVD drive, but i created a test disc DVD-RW (VR mode) for you using my JVC DR-MV1 unit:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XXM7M3HG

screen shot when imported with Power Producer attached as well.

I also have a JVC DR-MH30 DVD recorder and will provide an image later for you to download
(DVD-RAM) I believe the structure is a little different than the DRMV1.

can rxt.exe import from local drive folder or only removable drives?

Best,

[VirtualDoobMon]

well i tried to extract from a DVDRAM recorded on my DR-MH30 and it wouldn't import. Here's the file/folder info from the disc:

E:\DVD_RTAV
E:\DVD_RTAV\VR_MANGR.IFO
E:\DVD_RTAV\VR_MANGR.BUP
E:\DVD_RTAV\VR_MOVIE.VRO

I tried renaming the files to VIDEO_RM* but that didn't work.

new screenshot with DVDRAM & PP4 info

cheers

[ikk]

Thanx for reply VirtualDoobMon.

Unfortunately ISO image from JVC DR-MV1 unit has different format and rxt won't recognize it.
VR_MANGR.IFO file has different structure too (different than "O:\VIDEO_RM\VIDEO_RM.IFO" mentioned
below).

Here is structure of my test DVD+RW. This is what rxt expects to be on disc.

O:\VIDEO_RM\VIDEO_RM.BUP
O:\VIDEO_RM\VIDEO_RM.DAT
O:\VIDEO_RM\VIDEO_RM.IFO
O:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.BUP
O:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO
O:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.VOB
O:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.BUP
O:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
O:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
O:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB

It arbitrarly searchs for VIDEO_RM.IFO in VIDEO_RM folder, gathers some info, then if user
specifies output file, it extracts recordings from VOB files.

Although i didn't planed it, it is possible to extract from local folder.
Specify path to directory (without trailing backslash), instead of
drive letter, for -dvd switch.


Here is example log of found recordings. Extracting two of them...

G:\u\dvd-vr\test_rxt>rxt.exe -dvd "G:\u\dvd-vr\dvd_03-root" -o "g:\recx.mpeg" -e "5,6"
Recordings Xtract Tool
----------------------
IFO file name: G:\u\dvd-vr\dvd_03-root\VIDEO_RM\VIDEO_RM.IFO
Number of recordings: 18
recording_00: Begin: 0, End: 34930688, Size: 34930688
recording_01: Begin: 34930688, End: 70221824, Size: 35291136
recording_02: Begin: 70221824, End: 103743488, Size: 33521664
recording_03: Begin: 103743488, End: 137789440, Size: 34045952
recording_04: Begin: 137789440, End: 170754048, Size: 32964608
recording_05: Begin: 170754048, End: 205389824, Size: 34635776
recording_06: Begin: 205389824, End: 239566848, Size: 34177024
recording_07: Begin: 239566848, End: 273711104, Size: 34144256
recording_08: Begin: 273711104, End: 308314112, Size: 34603008
recording_09: Begin: 308314112, End: 342523904, Size: 34209792
recording_10: Begin: 342523904, End: 377520128, Size: 34996224
recording_11: Begin: 377520128, End: 411762688, Size: 34242560
recording_12: Begin: 411762688, End: 445743104, Size: 33980416
recording_13: Begin: 445743104, End: 480542720, Size: 34799616
recording_14: Begin: 480542720, End: 483459072, Size: 2916352
recording_15: Begin: 483459072, End: 675807232, Size: 192348160
recording_16: Begin: 675807232, End: 1018953728, Size: 343146496
recording_17: Begin: 1018953728, End: 1204486144, Size: 185532416
extracting recordings: 5, 6
Extracting recording #5
File: 'g:\recx_05.mpeg'
working... 100.00 %
Extracting recording #6
File: 'g:\recx_06.mpeg'
working... 100.00 %

G:\u\dvd-vr\test_rxt>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Currently im working on GUI version.
Maybe i will add support for other disc formats, but it depends if i will be able to
identify internal structure IFO files.