4 gig video_ts folder with tons of layer breaks in theVOB files

[Toastie]

I have a video_ts folder which is only about 4 gig, but for some reason there are a whole mess of layer breaks in the vob files. Not sure why. I did not make the folder, so I don't know what software was used to create it.


Is there an easy way to delete all those layer breaks? Without a re-encode? I have tried useing pgcedit and ifo edit, but I don't see how you can delete the layyer breaks with those programs.

Any help would be appreciated as on playack there is a slight stutter ar each of the layer breaks.

Thanks!

[yoda313]

You could try dvd shrink. If its already 4 gigs it won't need to reencode it but it would probably eliminate the layer breaks. It would be pretty fast since they are on the harddrive already and you're not really doing any shrinking but simply redoing the video_ts folder.

Worth a try.

[VegasBud]

Here's part of Tip #9 on the "10 DVD Newbie Tips" page on mrbass.org:

"layer breaks are one of those misnomers (an inaccurate name) that has grown out of IfoEdit identifying clock discontinuities as possible layer breaks, as an aid to splitting a DVD.

A clock discontinuity is when the system clock reference (SCR), a running value used for synchronization, has been interrupted. Most usually it has been set back to zero because the 2 pieces of video were encoded seperately. The last "phantom" chapter of many movies is an example of this. It also occurs during a layer break sometimes, which is where it got its name. Playback is not seamless over a discontinuity in a lot of players, causing a pause. If the SCR has been replaced with a new continously inceasing value, the marks can be removed.

The true layer break code, six or more sectors of all zero bytes, is removed by the DVD reader, and never seen by PC software." --by mpucoder

If you really want to remove them, here's a guide. You should be aware, though, that simply removing these "layer breaks" can cause problems.