How do you combine different VOBs from different DVDs?

[Ronaldus]

How do you combine different VOBs from different DVDs onto a single DVD? I believe this is an authoring, not a ripping question.

Specifically, suppose you already ripped various small titles from separate DVDs each into its own directory. Then each directory would have a VIDEO_TS.IFO, VTS_01_0.IFO, and VTS_01_1.VOB file. Since all these titles are small in size there is only 1 VOB in each directory, so several titles could fit on a DVD-5.

What I want to know is how to take each of these directories and combine them into a DVD with all of them as separate titles selectable from the player's root menu OR I would be equally happy combining them into 1 title (merging the VOBs) with a single chapter stop between each.

I searched this web site and various posts, but none of them described how to author a DVD like this in a way I could understand. I know it's not as simple as renaming the files. Somehow I have to make the main VIDEO_TS.IFO point to the new IFOs and VOBs. I'm hoping there is an easy solution someone can point me to which does not require a full blown authoring package. Thanks.

[tpham]

Have a look at http://ifoedit.wh.fr0zen.com/joinclip.html I am about to doing something like what you've just mention.

[txpharoah]

It can be done. I'd love to help, but don't have time right now. The response would take a while, and I'd need to double-check a few things.

While I'm not much of a help immediately, rest assured what you desire is possible. I thought some reassurance would be better than nothing.

[energy80s]

Already it sounds too complicated!

[AndThenSome]

Not complicated at all. Get TMPGenc Author and import the DVD files. You can have menu options including chapter breaks with motion thumbnails. It works great! There are a lot of guides and its the easiest way to make a DVD from multiple vobs.

[vance43211]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=167382&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

in your case you could rename your 3rd dvd files

vts_03_1 ifo bup vobs

your 4th

vts_04_1 ifo bup vobs etc

and dvd fab or dvd toolbox will correct everthing for u

you would just have to acces each part through the titles of your dvd player

[vance43211]

Ronaldus

u can only have one video_ts ifo file (not different ones in their own directory)

as that control the whole dvd

[kenmo]

Not complicated at all. Get TMPGenc Author and import the DVD files. You can have menu options including chapter breaks with motion thumbnails. It works great! There are a lot of guides and its the easiest way to make a DVD from multiple vobs.

I agree TMPGenc Author has done this deed for me. Works like a charm and easy....

[AndThenSome]

Kenmo. Yeah, its a great proggie but I wish there were more styles to choose from.

The program directory has .tme files but I dont know if there are any out there. I kinda did some hunting on the web to see if anyone had any to download and use with Author but I havent had any luck. You heard about any?