Resident Evil2/Little Black Book and Now The Forgotton..

[DaywalkerZane]

Please Help! Been using EasyVCD 1.15a for several months no major problems making xvcd's all movies. But when Resident Evil two came out got errors and would'nt record...same with lillte black book and now the forgotton. Easy VCD is so easy I know very little about all this I just burn the movies using your software. I read under other topics about VOBBlanker working but when I tried it it output alot of files and I was lost...and Easyvcd don't pickup on video-ts files or vobs please help. I relize its the studion putting fake or bad sectors on movie to prevent recording. So how can I get arount it with Easy vcd and still make XVCS's...Please!

[bazooka]

Forum search, forum search, forum search, forum search, forum search, forum search, and oh yeah, forum search.

Please do a search instead of starting a new thread.

This has been covered many times.

[DaywalkerZane]

I did look first...did a search under this forum and not one link came up about RE2 or little black book...if you know of a post why can't you just say instead of wasting time and threads. I searched thru many topics but I was'nt gonna read every post and reply in entire forum...I mean thats what this is for right help...so help...as I said I did see threads in another forum on dvdr's but I'm asking about XVCD's and Easy VCD no dvd ripper ordecryptor or dvds or dvdr's.....anyone please help.

[jbenj01]

Here you go (read thru the entire thread to understand the problem and solution):

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=250352&highlight=re2

Also when doing a search, do it under "All Forums", not a specific one (unless, of course, you are positive that it'd be under a specific forum). The above thread would have come up under "Resident Evil 2" or "RE 2" or "Little Black Book" or "Forgotten". Good luck..

Edit: Sorry.. I overlooked the fact that you're not doing DVD-R.. have a read anyway and maybe solution is somewhere in there..

[bazooka]

I did look first...did a search under this forum and not one link came up about RE2 or little black book...

You did not search hard enough, because jbenj01 found it. It was strange that you could not. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Me thinks you did not look.

Here you go (read thru the entire thread to understand the problem and solution):

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=250352&highlight=re2

Also when doing a search, do it under "All Forums", not a specific one (unless, of course, you are positive that it'd be under a specific forum). The above thread would have come up under "Resident Evil 2" or "RE 2" or "Little Black Book" or "Forgotten". Good luck..

You have to back it up first then convert the backup to vcd or whatever.

[djtrixx]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=253624
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254144

[bazooka]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=253624
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254144

Oh look,

There are two more threads about the same thing.

That shows what can happen when you do a Forum Search

[MackemX]

it might be a little confusing regarding XVCD's depending on how it all works. I don't create XVCD's so really don't have a clue

All 3 DVD's can be backed up as I've seen enough people post about it. As a test try to run the ripped DVD through DVDShrink and see if it works with that

[Cobra]

Bazooka - cool it.

[DaywalkerZane]

Thanks jben, dj,max and cobra.....but still having trouble finding out about using Easy VCD...and I stiill get errors in VOB Blanker, DVD shrink freezes at 18% and dvdmagic or dvd ripper. Its like all of them have same prob with the bad or fake sectors...gonna try dvd decryptor instead of encryptor...please help....yeh chill out bazooka ya suppose to help and fyi I did find those links but they had nothing about Easy VCD and when I make ISO or IFO or Video-ts files Easyvcd won't reconize them.

[jbenj01]

I don't make XVCD's so I'm a little lost to where in your method of conversion you use the original DVD.. List your steps from beginning to end and maybe someone can help..

Not sure, but it sounds like you're working from the DVD in the drive..?? If so, don't do that. Rip the DVD to your hard drive using DVD Decrypter 3.5.2.0 (the latest version).. or install beta version of Anydvd 4.4.1.1 beta and then you can work from the DVD drive, I believe.

[DaywalkerZane]

yes jbenj01, I am using the DVD in the drive. You see I use Easy VCD package that includes V-strip,be sweet,dvd to avi,VCD Imager Chapter Extr, and then Tmpgenc encoder. Whatever all that is...(I'm a newbie). But I put DVD in hit Easy VCD tells me to play in in player for a few secs then it starts, vstrip first I guess it strips all the info off dvd then other programsformat it and TMPGenc Encodes it to a file on hard drive, takes about 4hours. Then I use Nero to burn to CDR. But on these few new movies they wont start( not even first step,vstrip won't read them)...and the Forgotton was read but was thrown off by bad sectors an finished way to quick(no Movie). I did try DVD Decryptor one time on a movie that had three seperate chapters because Easy VCD only read the first on, but it copied the dvd as a file that I can;t do anything with. Its has a video-ts file and several VOB files, but nothing will convert it that I've found, I'm gonna search for some guides on DVD Decryptor And some VOB info, but any help would be gratefully appreshed...Thanks for the time!

[jdizzy40]

Just maybe then, you won't be able to use those programs to back-up the disks in question? Hummmm? Or you will have to use the other tools, outlined in the threads. Sometimes in life we have to make a change.

[jimmalenko]

Because of the way EazyVCD works, you're SOL I'm afraid

For those not familiar with it, you can only open files straight from a disc and they must be ripped using vstrip, so if vstrip can't handle it, you're fooked.

http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/TMPGEnc1CD.htm might have some helpful tips for you.

[ybeard]

jimmalenko,

Why couldn't he use AnyDVD and rip it to an ISO file with DVDShrink, then mount it on a virtual DVD drive like Alcohol 120% or DaemonTools? I'm not familiar with the process he's using, but if it needs to be off a disk, would seem this to be a reasonable solution...

Then again, maybe I don't understand his software process either, but seems logical.

[jimmalenko]

jimmalenko,

Why couldn't he use AnyDVD and rip it to an ISO file with DVDShrink, then mount it on a virtual DVD drive like Alcohol 120% or DaemonTools? I'm not familiar with the process he's using, but if it needs to be off a disk, would seem this to be a reasonable solution...

Then again, maybe I don't understand his software process either, but seems logical.

That certainly sounds feasible to me. The whole problem comes due to EazyVCD being an all-in-one with free tools, and as such there is no allowance for customisation of ripping programs or loading files from your hard drive, but a virtual drive just might work

[DaywalkerZane]

Thanks for the input all, but a question if I use a program like DVD Decryptor to Backup DVD then DVD2AVI to convert the VOB files into a video source and an audio source. When I get to Encoding using TMPGEnc, how do I fit it on a single CDR like Easy vcd does??? Any input....please...

[koinhelgo]

Once you have encoded with TMPGEnc to a VCD compliant file- prob both video and audio will be together - well this file will be too big for one VCD, you will have to split the MPG to two files, using TMPGEnc MPG tools or VCDCutter. The only other way really is to reduce the bitrate to get it to fit onto one CDR but this will make the quality pants.
Nearly all the VCDs I used to do (now upgarded to DVDr) were over two discs and in fact I've only ever seen one on one CDR and as I say the quality was crap.
However that is the way to progress after using DVDDecrypter, use DVD2AVI and then TMPGEnc to make a VCD - you can even just use the templates - but if you want to reduce the bitrate you can unlock th etemplates and change it.

[jimmalenko]

Thanks for the input all, but a question if I use a program like DVD Decryptor to Backup DVD then DVD2AVI to convert the VOB files into a video source and an audio source. When I get to Encoding using TMPGEnc, how do I fit it on a single CDR like Easy vcd does??? Any input....please...

That's the whole entire point of this guide (which I linked to earlier):
http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/TMPGEnc1CD.htm

:read:

[DaywalkerZane]

New problem. Thanks to all for the help. Thanks jimmalenko for the likk(twice). Its what I needed. But followed all instructions in help guide movie came out with sound out of sinc. And its blank for about a minute, sound starts then video behind anout a minute or so. How can I troubleshoot this guide. Don't know which program is causing prob. Is it DVD Decryptor,DVD2AVI, or TMPGEnc. Please help! You guys are great. Thanks.

[DaywalkerZane]

Anybody Know how the sinc audio and video files that DVD2AVI Produced for TMPGEnc or is there a way for TMPGEnc to do it. Help

[DaywalkerZane]

Now the grudge, all out of sync. Please help. Use dvd decryptor then dvd2avi then tmpgcEnc even re encoded with tmpgenc still out of sinc even tried to sync in source range with tmpgenc added 13sec gap but did'nt work or did'nt do it right. help please

[chas0039]

Bazooka - cool it.

Thanks Cobra. I second your comment.

[dvdguy4]

Bazooka - cool it.

Thanks Cobra. I second your comment.

Can't we all just get along. I thought this was a place to for help. Not everyone can find the right forums to help them. Its gonna turn into a bloody cat fight.

[chas0039]

OK, I take my comment back.

[jtoolman2000]

Seems like a huge amount of time and trouble to make one of these XVCDs when it would be oh so easy to just make a DVD to DVD back up. DVD burners can be had for less than $70!!! What's the logic behind this again?

[Sabro]

Back when I was making VCDs I always used EasyVCD 1.15a to make XVCDs with a lucky 100% success rate (and I mean about 100+ legit backup copies of my DVD collection).

As Jimma mentioned it does use VStrip which is a very good freeware ripper, but there are two different versions of it. One that removes CSS and another that doesn't.

While I believe my downloaded copy did include the CSS removeal version of Vstrip, that has been awhile and it may have been switched to the non-removal version. Check that first, but that isnt persay why these newer movies are failing.

EasyVCD 1.15a works excellent with AnyDVD, speeds up the process for the vstrip portion cause it doesn't need to decrypt the CSS, and they work very well together to defeat the New Sony ArccOS, Puppetlock copy protection scheme.

Download and run AnyDVD in the background and use the following settings in EasyVCD and you should get a decent rip :

Encoding:
-----------
Encoding Quality - Normal
Encoding Type - XVCD
X(S)VCD CD Type - 80min 700mb CD-R
X(S)VCD CD Amount - 1

Output:
---------

Output Folder - c:\whatever_directory_you_want
File Name - Whatever_filename_you_want
File Split - No Split (1 File Output)
Output Type - Make Bin/Cue Image

Then burn with any normal program that supports Bin/Cue andyour good to go.

You can change the settings to your liking but the main and simple thing is to merely run AnyDVD in the background and vstrip will do fine and throw ya off to Step 2 in the process

Sabro

[smearbrick1]

Now the grudge, all out of sync. Please help. Use dvd decryptor then dvd2avi then tmpgcEnc even re encoded with tmpgenc still out of sinc even tried to sync in source range with tmpgenc added 13sec gap but did'nt work or did'nt do it right. help please

Are you converting NTSC to NTSC/PAL to PAL or PAL to NTSC/NTSC to PAL?

Are you frameserving the movie only portion of the DVD or are you there extraneous vob files included? I once had to use IFOedit to strip a VOB cell from the VTS set for the movie I was converting because the audio file began after the aforementioned Vob Cell.

Actually, just to add this last thing. Be sure you are not including the VTS_01_0 file (the zero file of the titleset) I did this with my back up of "First Contact" and ended up with an audio sync issue (audio was advanced about 2 seconds). After realizing what happened, I added the titleset in DVD2AVI and removed the 0 Vob. Voila! Problem fixed.

[dvdguy4]

How off is the audio. Milisec or more. Try Virtualdub
I found it to be easy to use. If I still made VCD's still I'd be using it all the time.

[lordsmurf]

Seems like a huge amount of time and trouble to make one of these XVCDs when it would be oh so easy to just make a DVD to DVD back up. DVD burners can be had for less than $70!!! What's the logic behind this again?

I don't get it either.

I was in the store today .. a CD burner, DVD burner, CD ROM, DVD ROM ... you guessed it, all of them are $40-100 each. Take your pick.

DVD media and CD media. Same thing $15-25 per 50-count spindle.

The "difference" between them doesn't even exist anymore.
Same price, different thing.

Quit wasting time. Time has value too, not just money.
Buy the DVD burner and DVD blanks instead. A no brainer.

Then again, I'm not a fan of "backing up" everything.