Ripping streams with Smart Ripper

[cpalmer1040]

Is there a way to just ripp the Video and DD5.1 soundtrack with Smart Ripper and then just author that on a dvd-r??? If someone knows how to do this or can point me in the right direction. That would be great.

Also, if you can't make DVD's with the stream extraction, what purpose is it for?

Thanks.

[jkl]

if you follow this guideyou will have just the video and audio to burn on dvdr

http://mpucoder.kewlhair.com/Derrow/create.html

[wulf109]

Stream ripping allows you to reduce the size of the files you rip. If your lucky ripping only the video and primary audio strem will result in a file of 4.37GB or less which can ne burned directky to DVD-R. I will rip the 2 channel audio stream,if it's the soundtrack,because that saves another 200-300 MB's of space.

[Niceone]

do you mean rip the soundtrack from 5.1 down to 2 channels? if so depends on how much space you need to save, id prefer to lose 100-200kbits in average video bitrate than lose 5.1 throughout the entire film

[wulf109]

Many DVd's have more than one english audio stream. It's common to find a 6 channel and 2 channel ac3 stream plus there maybe other languages. All those "extra" language streams take up MB's in the VOB file. For example I converted LOTR's by streaming just the video and 2 channel audio streams. That allowed me to transcode at 62% and put all 3 hours on one DVD-R.

[Niceone]

for a 3 hour good film id personally use 2 dvdrs, its fine if you dont really like the film, but to have 2 channel audio and encode down to 62% is pretty bad, if you want a long film to compress down that much then you might prefer to use something like divx/xvid, the point in dvd copying is that your supposed to have a pretty much untouched media stream at the end

[cpalmer1040]

do you mean rip the soundtrack from 5.1 down to 2 channels? if so depends on how much space you need to save, id prefer to lose 100-200kbits in average video bitrate than lose 5.1 throughout the entire film

Are you saying you just strip the video and what ever audio track you want and author the dvd with just those 2 things? I thought you had to make vobs, ifo, etc...

Thanks for any help.

[jmarkoa]

1040,

Seems like you are new to this. Few things to keep in mind. First, There are a ton of different ways to do DVD to DVD, depending on what you are looking for. Second, you may not get the info you need if you don't give specific enough details as to what you are doing. Third, even though everyone out there sending you stuff is trying to help(myself included), they may not be able to give you the right answers. Most of us only know enough to be dangerous.

That being said, maybe my little guide will help.

Here is what I try to accomplish: A movie that has the highest video and audio quality possible to fit onto one DVD. Everything else can go; Menus, subtitles, extras.... I don't ever use them.

This is the way I do it:

1. Rip the entire movie to hard drive using this guide:
(http://mpucoder.kewlhair.com/derrow/smartrip.html)
I use Smartripper with the "files" button, choose "all", then select a target directory to send the files. In "settings" I keep all default settings.

2. Find out the size of the movie.
I open the newly created file and look at the largest VTS_VOBs. It's the ones with a few Gig of info. They look like this:

VTS_01_1.VOB 1,048,544 KB VOB File
VTS_01_2.VOB 1,048,544 KB VOB File
VTS_01_3.VOB 1,048,544 KB VOB File
VTS_01_4.VOB 1,048,544 KB VOB File
VTS_01_5.VOB 1,048,544 KB VOB File
VTS_01_6.VOB 54,610 KB VOB File

This movie is around 5.3 Gig. The DVD we are recording to will only hold about 4.36 Gig. Processing this VTS_01 file with IFO Edit will usually shrink the whole set by about 1 Gig, so it will be close. If it's still over 4.36 after Ifo Edit, we will have to re-encode the file at a lower bit-rate, shrinking the file even more. (will explain later)

3. Using IFO Edit to strip out just the video and audio.
(http://mpucoder.kewlhair.com/derrow/create.html)
Open IFO Edit, then open the VTS that contains the movie(it would be VTS_01_0 for the example above). Click the "VOB Extras" button then check only the options boxes "strip streams", "correct VOB..", "correct IFO...", and "Create New..." on the left side. The right side will already be set. At the bottom pick a new destination file, then click O.K. Next you need to check the audio that has "6ch" in the name, this is the 5.1 Dolby Digital. Do not check the one with DTS. It won't work. Everything else should be unchecked, even sub-pictures(subtitles). Then, click "strip it".

5. Check the size.
If the new files total less than 4.36 Gig, Re-name the file folder to VIDEO_TS, must be capitalized. It can be burned (the whole thing, folder included) directly to DVD with whatever program came with your burner. If it reports back that the file is too big to fit on the DVD, then we have work to do!!
P.S. The VIDEO_TS file folder is what makes your DVD player recognize that the DVD you just put in is actualy a real video. Some players also require there to be an AUDIO_TS folder on the DVD also. If yours does, just burn an empty AUDIO_TS folder along with the VIDEO_TS folder.


6. Re-encode with ReMPEG2 to a lower bit-rate.
(http://mpucoder.kewlhair.com/derrow/rempeg.html)
This guide gives excelent instructions. follow exactly. First you will be making a .CFFL file in notepad. Super easy stuff. This file allows ReMPEG2 to open all the VTS files at once. After opening ReMPEG2, press the "open" button and open your .CFFL file. After its completed, click the "options" tab. The only things I change here are the Frame Mode to "match source", and the scale factor to an appropiate percentage. This is how I figure it: Devide the desired file size(4.36GB, I personally use 4.0GB just to be safe) by the actual size of the file. This is the percentage you will use. For example, lets say you want to get it down to 4.3GB exactly. And the file is now 5.2GB. Divide 4.3 by 5.2 to get .83 or otherwise know as 83%. Once you've set the scale factor to 83%, go back to the main tab and click"encode". Put it in a new file and thats it. It will take a VERY long time to encode.

7. Re-mux the newly created .m2v back into the VOBs that IFO Edit created.
Don't use the original VOBs from Smartripper. Open IOF Edit then open VTS_01_0. Click VOB Extras and check the "Re-Mux" box and un-check the "Strip streams" box. Set a new destination folder, and just under that, there is a place to add your .m2v file made by ReMPEG2. Hit O.K. After its done, close IFO Edit then re-open it. Open your new VTS_01_0 file. Press "DVD Play". This should allow you to check your movie. If everything is fine, open it back up and hit the button "Get VTS sectors". Save the changes, rename your folder to VIDEO_TS, then burn away!!


Hope this helps you realize what's ahead for you if you want to copy DVDs. It might take a couple of weeks of reading guides to get the first one done, but once you do, it's a piece of cake!!!

[andydd]

CP Palmer.

Just rip out the video and the audio track u want with smartripper or dvd decrypter. Name them both the same (ie TEST.M2V and TEST.AC3) then open the m2v in spruce up, it will automatically open and remux the ac3. Then go to author and create a Title Set and click WRITE , it will compile the DVD for you..Simple !