DVD Shrink Trouble

[Wetling]

I'm trying to backup a couple of my favorite DVDs. I'm trying to use DVD Shrink. It appears to work, but when I try to play the resulting files with PowerDVD, I'm told the disk can't be played in this region (or something like that).

I double checked, and DVD Shrink was set to make the disks region free. I then tried making it region 1 only (seeing as how I'm in the US), but I got the same error.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Vejita-sama]

Did you check all regions or uncheck all regions. You have to check all regions to make the disc region free. However if you already have the VIDEO_TS folder generated the easiest thing to do at this point is to use IfoEdit to make it region free:

1. Run IFOEdit
2. Load the VIDEO_TS.IFO file
3. Click make region free
4. Save new VIDEO_TS.IFO

That's it.

[Wetling]

Region free was check and I got the error, so I unchecked it, and checked on region 1 and the problem persists.

I've now tried IfoEdit. I opened the appropriate file, clicked Region Free, and followed the couple of prompts. PowerDVD will now open Video_TS.ifo, and I can get to the menu, but when I click on a chapter to play, the same error occurs.

The exact message is:

This disc is not formated to play in this region.

[poopyhead]

what region is your PowerDVD and DVD-ROM set at???

[Wetling]

Region 1.

[garyk]

I've had the same problem. Load the VIDEO_TS.IFO file in IfoEdit. Press the region free button. A region list will pop up. Click region 1. Save file. I then open up all the other ifo's and press the region free button and then save them too. Works everytime for me.

[Wetling]

Yes, I saved the TS one. Now when I open it, IfoEdit says:

No RCE checking found in this IFO

VTS_01_0.IFO, VTS_02_0.IFO, VTS_03_0.IFO all say the same thing when I hit the Region Free button.

[Wetling]

Aha, I must have missed one the first time through. It's working now. I'd still like to know why DVD Shrink isn't doing this on its own though.

[NYPlayer]

Wetling

Download DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta it now removes RCE protection.

[Wetling]

I'll give it a try.

[vance43211]

if the old days before DVD Shrink 3.0 (3-4 weeks ago)

i had that problem ('the Warriors' which was already ripped to my hard drive)

i don't know why

it was a region one disc in the first place

i simply delete all of the ifo and bup files

and i created new ones with IfoEdit

[vance43211]

an even easier way would be

delete the main video_ts.ifo

open dvd fab or toolbox

click create video manager

it will give you a new one in about 2 seconds

[Wetling]

Alright, this problem seems to be solved. But check out the following link for another, related problem.

Thanks.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=619403#619403