Help with dvd capture

[Glacophane]

I wasnt sure which section to post this in and Ive never attempted anything like this before. What I want to do is just capture a 2 minute scene from a DVD and then convert it to an .avi. Do i need to rip the entire dvd to my hard drive first or is there just a way to capture the scene I need? The only software I have at the moment is PowerDVD and Nero 6 and DVD shrink. Thank you for any and all help and hope I explained what I needed fully.

[yoda313]

You can use dvd shrink. Go to reauthor mode. Select the title you want. Then on the left panel theres a button with two parallel lines - click that and you can select just a chapter or adjust the slider to what you want.

[Glacophane]

Thanks I'll try that, but first do i have to backup the entire dvd onto my hard drive?

[yoda313]

Nope you analyze the disc if you haven't used dvdshrink with it. Then you backup JUST the selection you pick.

[Glacophane]

cool I did that and got the section I needed. any tips on how to convert the vts file to an .avi?

[yoda313]

??? Vts?? You should have gotten a vob file. Load the vob file into virtualdubmpeg2 and select the codec you want.

[Glacophane]

Youre right sorry, it is a VOB file but its labeled VTS_01_1. I downloaded and installed VirtualDub but when I open the vob file it says:

MPEG Import Filter: invalid pack position at 3: marker bit not set; possibly MPEG-2 stream...

Im not sure whats wrong and sorry if I'm a pain.

[yoda313]

No problem. Maybe what you should do is rip the whole chapter. It could be some kind of a read error.

Select the entire chapter and then after you can select just the section you need in virtualdubmepg2 to avi.

[Glacophane]

I tried the entire chapter and when I opened it I got the same message. I even tried to open the file from the physical dvd in my drive and recieved the same message. Im at a loss now. When I used dvdshrink I even tried compressing the entire movie.

[yoda313]

It must be scratched up pretty badly then. Settop players can sometimes read bad discs better than ripping programs (error correction and a alot of stuff I don't know about).

You may be stuck with a bad disc. Is it homemade? Try using the original source again.