Problem with dvd4 tool

[barskey]

I am trying to convert a 6.03GB VOB file to a size that will fit on a DVD by using the dvd4 Tool in the Tools tab. The file is a single VOB file, created from MacTheRipper. The conversion fails with the folloing log... any ideas?

Now scanning ac3 audio, please wait..
Frame length is 1792
Finished. No bad frames encountered
Now recompressing video stream, please wait..
M2VRequantiser by Makira.
Using 1.487655 as factor.
   INFO: [mplex] mplex version 1.9.0 (2.2.7 $Date: 2006/02/01 22:23:01 $)
   INFO: [mplex] File /Users/barskey/Movies/CRZ0NNW7/VIDEO_TS/CRZ0NNW7.VOB.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
   INFO: [mplex] File /Users/barskey/Movies/CRZ0NNW7/VIDEO_TS/CRZ0NNW7.VOB.ac3 looks like an AC3 Audio stream.
   INFO: [mplex] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!
   INFO: [mplex] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams
   INFO: [mplex] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile
   INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing video program stream!
   INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (/Users/barskey/Movies/CRZ0NNW7/VIDEO_TS/CRZ0NNW7.VOB.m2v) 
   INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e0
   INFO: [mplex] Frame width     : 720
   INFO: [mplex] Frame height    : 480
   INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio    : 16:9 display
   INFO: [mplex] Picture rate    : 29.970 frames/sec
   INFO: [mplex] Bit rate        : 9800000 bits/sec
   INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes
   INFO: [mplex] CSPF            : 0
   INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: AC3 Audio stream 00 (/Users/barskey/Movies/CRZ0NNW7/VIDEO_TS/CRZ0NNW7.VOB.ac3)
   INFO: [mplex] AC3 frame size = 1792
   INFO: [mplex] AC3 AUDIO STREAM:
   INFO: [mplex] Bit rate       :    57344 bytes/sec (448 kbit/sec)
   INFO: [mplex] Frequency      :     48000 Hz
   INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
   INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate    : 10470296
   INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified               : 10080000
++ WARN: [mplex] Target data rate lower than computed requirement!
++ WARN: [mplex] N.b. a 20% or so discrepancy in variable bit-rate
++ WARN: [mplex] streams is common and harmless provided no time-outs will occur
   INFO: [mplex] Run-in delay = 9009 Video delay = 9009 Audio delay = 12012
   INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
   INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf=      0 frame=000000 sector=00000000
   INFO: [mplex] Audio bd: buf=      0 frame=000000 sector=00000000
   INFO: [mplex] Scanned to end AU 90315
   INFO: [mplex] Sequence end marker! Running out...
   INFO: [mplex] Run out PTS limit to AU 90316 339035697 SCR=338986861
   INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 192873 frame=090315 sector=01135126
   INFO: [mplex] Audio bd: buf=  15677 frame=117708 sector=00104630
**ERROR: [mplex] Need to split output but there appears to be no %d in the filename pattern /Users/barskey/Movies/CRZ0NNW7/VIDEO_TS/CRZ0NNW7.VOB.4.mpg

[Peripherus]

I'm having the same problem, same error message.

[Peripherus]

I've found the source of the "%d" error, in my case at least. It's the DVD distributor's splash screen (or whatever it's called) that precedes the movie proper. Once removed, DVD4 worked without a failure.

Here's a workaround: rip the movie using 0SEx, with Fmt set to "Prog. Streams" and Seg set to "Cell." You'll end up with a folder filled with many VOB files. Play the first few in VLC to find the distributor's screens (mine was only the first one). These are the files you will delete or ignore. Join the remaining files with the unix "cat" command using extract's method. Use DVD4 on the resulting VOB file.