dvd shrink - help

[pw29010]

hi i'm new to this DVD Shrink stuff i was wondering if anyone could help me with this problem. i've got my VOB files in a VIDEO TS folder but i can't seem to find them when using DVD Shrink, the VOB files were from a tv program i downloaded. i click om the VIDEO TS folder all i get is a message saying "can't find specific file" if anyone could help it would be much appreciated.
thanx

[Baldrick]

can you list all files in the video_Ts folder?

[jman98]

You can try to load one of the VOBs in a software DVD player such as PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc. and see if it plays. I have heard of files available on P2P networks that were deliberately corrupted so they couldn't be played, so I can't rule this out. That's why you need to see if the VOBs will play at all in a software DVD player.

[pw29010]

there are 8 vob files and they all work in power dvd

[Baldrick]

no ifo,bup files? then you wont be able to open it with dvd shrink.

you can try recreate ifo files, https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1423771#1423771

[pw29010]

in my video ts subfolder i've got a ifo, bup and a vob.nav files, but when i go onto dvd shrink i can't open my video ts subfolder

[Dv8ted2]

in my video ts subfolder i've got a ifo, bup and a vob.nav files, but when i go onto dvd shrink i can't open my video ts subfolder

It is the vob.nav files that is throwing this off. A normal dvd does not have.nav files. The ifo files handle the navigation.

[pw29010]

so is there anyway of shrinking these files

[Dv8ted2]

so is there anyway of shrinking these files

Delete the .nav files from the folder.

[VegasBud]

A vob.nav in the directory means that WinAVI was used to convert an avi to dvd, and it failed before it finished the conversion.

If you want to load it into DvdShrink (or use it as a dvd), you'll have to follow Baldrick's advice. Here's a link to a guide Baldrick wrote that will help you fix the problem.

[pw29010]

i deleted the navfile but it still won't let me open the videots folder

[VegasBud]

That's because the vob.nav file isn't the problem. It's just an indicator of why the problem exists. You now have to fix the problem. The guide I mentioned in my prior post will walk you through the steps to actually fix the problem.

[pw29010]

looking at baldrick's guide is vobedit and ifoedit still available becsuse none of the link pages seem to work

[VegasBud]

Yes, they're still available. Just click on the programs' names in your post (above) and you'll go to the VideoHelp tool page for each of them, where there is a download link.