smartripper, what to to when a vob wont encode...

[wyteone]

currently im in the process of encoding evangelion (anime) but one of the vob files on the dvd wont completely encode...im assuming theres a bad block or something, with smartripper the numbers all stop moving and when click to stop or cancel the system freezes! this has never happened before btw. i get the same result with the other ripper programs as well.
so my question is...is there somehow a way to get the file i need ripped if smartripper cant do it?
thanks in advance.
alohaz.

[stanwebber]

i'd guess the problem is with your drive. my pioneer dvd-115 chokes on areas of certain discs for no reason at all & there is no workaround(wont play them either). check for damage to the underside of the disc as well

[Vorlon]

I had a problem with a DVD when it was very small vob (the last in the series). It would stop and not complete the rip.

I experimented and success was found when I changed the setting of Key-Check from every vob-file to once.

Hope this helps

Good Luck!

[TheeeGod 3]

wyteone you should try sector extractor. this is one of the best tools for ripping if nothing else works. i'm pretty sure it is in the downloads/tools section. it might not be as friendly as smartripper but it sure gets the job done.

[poopyhead]

you should always have at least 2 different dvd ripping proggies...for me i have smartripper and dvddecryptor....

between those two, there haven't been any dvd i can't rip...so if smartripper doesn't work...try dvddecryptor, claddvd, etc...

[wyteone]

thanks for the replys but to date i still havent been able to rip that one file in question. ive used claddvd with the same result and even when i just try to do a copy and paste from the dvd to hard drive it freezes up as well.
oh well...i guess theres more rippers out there!
thanks all.

[David4Real]

I hear ya...I'm having the same bloody problem with this dvd called Shogun Assassin. It seems like I get a cyclic redundency check when I try to cut n paste the one vob file to the hd. Then when I use smartripper I get the same freeze...not responding(eventually) crap. I even tried the same disc on my nec dvd drive and my external dvd-r drive and recieved the same result.

I'll try the above suggestions though...hope it works

David