The Critic (TV Eps) DVD backup

[sp|ke]

I've made numerous backups with DVD Shrink and DVD2One, all have worked just fine. However, I just bought the complete season of The Critic, and I'm having some problems. It's an episodic DVD, and for those I've always used DVD Shrink - right now I'm using 3.1.6
After backing the disk up, I opened PowerDVD and opened the folder to where I had saved the files. I got to the Menu, put when I picked an episode, I just saw a black screen. However, if I double click on a .vob file, it plays the episode.
What gives? Anyone else have this problem?
I've attached a screen shot of the files, and to me they look a little odd - too many files, even for an episodic DVD.

[dafreak]

did you backup the entire disk?

[sp|ke]

Yes, it was a "Full Disk" backup

[dafreak]

so the menus don't work but the episodes will play?

instead of selecting episodes, can you play the dvd from beginning to end?

[dafreak]

I've attached a screen shot of the files, and to me they look a little odd - too many files, even for an episodic DVD.

the files look normal to me. there should be a set of vob, ifo, and bup file for each episode. how many episodes per disk?

looks like 8 from the screenshot but can't tell if there's more.

[wulf109]

I've had a similar problem with Farscape disk back ups. I think the problem is in PowerDVD. WinDVD plays them properly and the DVD-R disk plays in my DVDplayers. It seems related to the backup program. If I backup with DVD2ONE,PowerDVD will not play them,but they will play if backed-up with CloneDVD. Burn one on an RW and see if it plays on your DVD player.

[sp|ke]

so the menus don't work but the episodes will play?

instead of selecting episodes, can you play the dvd from beginning to end?

Other way around - sorry if my original post wasn't clear. I can get to the Menu in PowerDVD. Once at the menu, I can choose multiple Episodes. When I choose a specific episode, I get a black screen. So no, I can't play the DVD all the way through.
However, if I simply double click on a .vob file that's ~.5 gigs, the episode plays.
Should I just burn the files in AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS and be done with it??