I ripped one of my DVD's containing four episodes of a TV show. When I play the DVD, I do see the four episodes. Then, I used DVD Shrink to encode the files to play on my tablet. Sure enough, I see four VOB files in the folder. So far so good. But, when I play any of the VOB files other than the first one, I see only small snippets of something else. These are the files, I see: VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
I want to create a MP4 file of all four episodes, but have had no luck. I tried merging all four VOB files, but it still has not yielded all four episodes - just one lousy episode os all I got. Anything I am doing wrong?
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That's because VOB files are not episodes.....and they are not "chapters"......they were never designed to be these things.
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I would try freemake video converter, select +DVD and choose the VIDEO_TS folder with all the vobs, select join at top right, click to mp4 and select preset. Convert.
Other dvd to mp4 converters like handbrake usually make a mp4 / episode / title. BUT you will most likely get better quality using handbrake,vidcoder, ripbo264, staxrip....than freemake.Last edited by Baldrick; 14th Feb 2013 at 04:18.
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Not necessarily. I can live with separate files. I just want all four episodes together or separately. I did open it in DVDShrink actually before encoding. That's the first thing I did. I saw everything there (in fact, I love DS that I see all episodes as one continuous video). I do see four movies in the Main Movie section. But when I "Back" them up within DS, they get broken up. Now, I believe that the the files get chopped up at the 1 GB file mark indicrimnately, with no regard to where in the episode it is (?).
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Oh, cool! I did not know about this software. I will try that. What's nice is that I do not need separate software to merge the VOB files and to convert them to MP4. This seems to do everything I need. I had tried Handbrake but did not like it. Maybe, it is time to rethink that!
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Ya Freemake is really easy to use for your purpose just watch when you install it you read every page cause they install other stuff, a toolbar.
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If you are going to do this in DVDShrink.....how many episodes are on the disc?
If it is 3 episodes, you'll need to reauthor 3 separate DVDs.
If it is 4 episodes, you'll need to reauthor 4 separate DVDs.
etc
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Each episode may still be over the 1GB mark which will result again in multiple VOB files, but at least you will have 3 or 4 separate episodes. Join the VOB files from each DVD output with VOB2MPEG (also free). -
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musiccollector,
You are making things too difficult for yourself, just use Handbrake to convert to MP4.
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If you were to use dvd shrink it has the 1gb file limit on the vobs, so it doesn't matter how many there are the episodes are in there but if you go to the edit preferences and untick the file limit you'll get 1 big 4gb vob file.
Last edited by Wolfen; 14th Feb 2013 at 23:34.
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Okay, I tried Handbrake and Freemake Video Converter. I find the latter much more user-friendly and it was a piece of cake encoding the required episodes. Handbrake did not have the user interface I needed.
Thanks to all for responding and your fabulous help. This issue is now resolved. -
One last question. When I use Handbrake or Freemake Video Converter, for the entire duration of the encoding, my CPU is pinned to 99% and the fan continues to run furiously. However, when I use Sothink Video Convertor, I do not hear even a peep from the machine. What gives?
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Don't know Bud, maybe it has to do with the speed of the conversion ? but, good to see you found what you wanted.
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