TMPGEnc problem?

[k3bab]

I get this error when trying to open a vob file rip off a dvd?



Any ideas?

[Tommyknocker]

Remember when you read this in the newbie files?

If you get an error message when opening the video or audio like file unsupported
or you get an empty(black) video preview window
or the video look wierd in the video preview window like green or purple or pink
Be sure that you have installed the DivX Codecs (both DivX 3.11, 4 and 5) and also try with the Nimo Codec Pack. If that does not work try to change the codec reader settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in and right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 1 or 2 and try open the video.

[k3bab]

still the same problem

[wulf109]

In my expierence Tmpeg will only open the first vob in a set. It will not open the second or later vob.

Rip the DVD as one large file.Most rippers have this option. Smartripper 2.41 has it.
Rip in stream mode and select only the video stream and the primary audio stream,this
will keep the file to the smallest size.
Now you want to determine if the vob file can be encoded directly by Tmpeg or needs to be
remuxed into an mpg file. To do this start Tmpeg and go into Wizard mode. Load the vob file
into the wizard and click next until you come to the screen that tells you the length of the
file in time. If it reports the length as the actual known running time of the movie you
can open and encode the vob itself in Tmpeg. If it reports a shorter time then you need to
remux the vob into an mpg. Most movies will require remuxing but many will not.
To remux the vob open Tmpeg and start Mpeg Tools. It will open in simple remux mode,stay in that
mode. Click the browse button in the video input line and select your vob file. Tmpeg will load the
vob into the video and audio input boxes,it will also load an mpg file in the output box.
Click Run and Tmpeg will create an mpg from the vob. This mpg can be opened and encoded in Tmpeg
and it will preserve the video and audio quality of the vob file.
Load whatever template you prefer and encode the movie. It does require addition hard disk space
with this method but it is only temporary. The remuxing time will be longer than frame serving.
The benefits however are resolution,color saturation,and contrast very close to the original
DVD. The improvement in color saturation and contrast is worth the extra effort. 480x480 and even
720x480 can be used and 720x480 will produce a visible improvement in resolution. 2-passVBR is slow
but is very effective at getting rid of macroblocking and other motion artifacts at the lower bitrate
most users will need to fit a two hour movie on two or three CDR's.
Other benefits include natural,fluid movement when for example people walk thru a scene or the camera pans.
You will see no stuttering or stumbling.

[k3bab]

thank you very much, I shall try that out now