several .vob files into one avi

[big_h4u]

I want to back up a dvd of mine. However the movie ist seperated into several (6) different .vob-files. The first .vob-file is the opening scene of the movie, the next .vob file is the the next 20 minutes and so on... They are almost all 1024 Mb of size.

I don't want to convert each .vob and then join the avis, because they might add up a little bit over 700 MB. Is there any way to combine several .vob files and to encode afterwards?

[Caple]

There are ways a lot easier of doing that.
Just check the guides section at your left and you will find lots.

[Case]

Is there any way to combine several .vob files and to encode afterwards?

Pick your choice.
1/ Use your preferred ripper application to create a single file output.
2/ Use D-Vision>Tools>Join vob files to, well, join the vob files.
3/ Use MPEG Streamclip to open the first vob, then say 'Yes' when it asks to open the other vobs of the same title also.
4/ Use cat (for concatenate) in the Terminal.

[tomlee59]

If you're talking about converting a DVD into divx/xvid/3ivx, then just use D-Vision3 to do that. Point it to the video_ts folder, set the conversion parameters, fire it off, and wait. There shouldn't be a need to join the vob files in advance.

[mats.hogberg]

Just load it in AutoGK, set it to one CD size output and go.
No need to join anything, neither VOBs nor AVIs.

/Mats