ripping menus only

[schunn99]

hey guys,
I have a couple of quick questions for you guys,

can you rip just menus off a dvd, and not anything else? if so, what program is good for that?
also if you can rip the menus off by themselves, can you re-author them? with dvd lab etc?

'cause I have a anime dvd that is part of a box set that the disc has gotten badly scratched and the menus are all screwed up, and I know how to back up the dvd-video and audio, but I don't know about the menus, I want to rip the menus from one of the other dvds in the set, and then re-author them so they work for the episodes that I need them for, and then join the menus and video, audio together to create a backup of the orginial dvd.

thanks,
sincerely,
schunn99

[mr_jbloggs]

Well if you rip the whole DVD, the following info will help you identify which files contain the Menu. Its information of what the different DVD files are. I got this information from employee of Canopus.

The DVD-Video zone contains all the files necessary for playback of
DVD-Video, and is made up of one Video Manager (VMG) and multiple Video
Title Sets (VTS).
Each VTS is composed of VTSI (Video Title Set Information), VTSM_VOBS (Video
Object Set for the VTS Menu), VTSTT_VOBS (Video Object Set for Titles in a
VTS), and the backup VTSI(BUP).
The VTSI is control information for the VTS, and comprises a single file
named VTS_##_0.IFO.
The VTSM_VOBS contains the content for all types of menus within the VTS,
and comprises a single file named VTS_##_0.VOB.
The VTSTT_VOBS contains the content needed for title playback, and comprises
multiple files, named VTS_##_#.VOB.
Note: ## is from 01-99, # is from 1-9.
The VTSI(BUP) is a complete copy of the VTSI, and comprises a single file
named VTS_##_0.BUP.
VTSM_VOBS may or may not exist, but the other three types of information are
required.

The VMG is composed of VMGI(Video Manager Information), VMGM_VOBS (Video
Object Set for VMG Menu), and the backup VMGI(BUP).
The VMGI consists of control information for the entire DVD-Video zone, and
comprises a single file named VIDEO_TS.IFO.
The VMGM_VOBS contains the content necessary for the title selection menu,
and comprises a single file named VIDEO_TS.VOB.
The VMGI(BUP) is a complete copy of the VMGI, and comprises a single file
named VIDEO_TS.BUP.
VMGM_VOB may or may not exist, but the other two types of information are
required.

[northcat_8]

The menus are the "0" VOB files...as in....

VTS_01_0.VOB

This would be the main menu...usually.

DVD Decrypter is the program for that or any other ripping.