VOB tools

[jkapa]

I need tools to work directly on VOB files (actually on all the files in VIDEO_TS folder).

I want to add chapters and subtitles without demux, reauthor, etc.

Is this possible?



J

[daamon]

Hi jkapa,

I've got limited use of ifoedit, and that'll add in chapter points - but I found it by no means easy as I had to do a lot of reading to figure out what to change, and where.

As for subtitles - no idea, sorry.

You could look at DVDLab - I think the latest or the "pro" version allows you to add subs, and I know that it'll accept VOBs as an input. That'll be the easiest way. Of course, you'll need to re-author.

You should understand that re-author does not mean re-encode... Just in case you were getting the two confused.

[jkapa]

These files are already authored in a DVD structure (vob, ifo, bup).

That DVD-Lab taking Vob´s idea is actually quite good - it´s a bit time consuming cause it has to join all the Vob´s first and then reauthor but I can add both chapters and subs.

I think IFOEdit only adds chapters in elementary streams (somebody correct me if I´m wrong).


J

[jkapa]

Correction - it´s actually very time consuming because upon reauthoring files have to be demuxed to add subtitle stream....


Anymore ideas?

[daamon]

Hi jkapa,

I reckon reauthoring is the only way to go to get chapters and subs. Knowing that DVDLab does subs is why I only suggested that one, but there may be other authoring tools that do too. Check 'em out...

As for ifoedit, quite a while ago I had a need to put chapters in to a ripped DVD (i.e. VOBs etc.). I used ifoedit's function but it put chapter points at the start of every PGC. I didn't want that so I found where the info was stored and went in and did some manual jigging about to get chapters only where I wanted them.

It worked, but it was very fiddly - and will probably take longer than using DVDLab, and without getting subs!

Good luck...

[jkapa]

Anyone know more tools to do this?

[Safesurfer]

I don't think it's possible, since the subtitle stream has to be muxed with the video stream. I don't see any way around having to demux the video/audio stream and then remux in with the subtitles.

[BJ_M]

I don't think it's possible, since the subtitle stream has to be muxed with the video stream. I don't see any way around having to demux the video/audio stream and then remux in with the subtitles.

100% correct , the subs have to be (re)muxed with the vobs