IfoEdit help - trying to make a VIDEO_TS.IFO from VTS_03

[Localboy8o8]

i started to back up my movies (as SVCDs)...one of the movies i backed up to my HD was Space Cowboys...i now have a DVD Burner and now can burn it to disc (my GF gets mad waiting for the PC to be available - cause SVCDs take forever)...i found out that the VIDEO_TS.IFO file was needed, so i tried making a new one in IfoEdit....but still nothing in DVD Shrink...when i checked out the IFO in IfoEdit, it has VTS_01 and not VTS_03 anywhere...

...one problem is: my GF misplaced the disc (and a couple others ) when she borrowed it (we were not living together then)...

so how do i go about fixing this...or am i screwed...

[jimmalenko]

I'm having trouble understanding a couple of things, so please bear with me


So you ripped the DVD to your hard drive. By the sounds of it, all you have is VTS_03_n.VOB files on your HD ? Please list the entire contents (full filenames) of the folder you ripped it to.

I think you may have either only copied the VOBs, or possibly the VOBs and a couple of IFOs. If this is the case and you only have the main title, it is pretty easy to fix. I'll wait for your response to the above question before I muddy the waters though.

[Localboy8o8]

yeah, it did sound kinda confusing (did the post at work)...well, here are the files i copied (i used Smartripper)...and it wasn't VTS_03 , its VTS_02

H:/Space Cowboys
VTS_02.D2V
VTS_02.IDX
VTS_02.LST
VTS_02_0.IFO
VTS_02_1.VOB
VTS_02_2.VOB
VTS_02_3.VOB
VTS_02_4.VOB
VTS_02_5.VOB
VTS_02_6.VOB

[jimmalenko]

OK, cool.

Re-rip all the files from your original, since you own it and all

[Localboy8o8]

there's my problem...i dont have the disc anymore, have the case but no disc...my GF misplaced it (along with A Few Good Men & "O")...she must of lost it during the move...if i cant do anything with these files, then i guess i best be hunting for it..

thanks anyways

[jimmalenko]

Rename all of the VOBs to VTS_01_n.VOB, so instead of
VTS_02_1.VOB
VTS_02_2.VOB
VTS_02_3.VOB
VTS_02_4.VOB
VTS_02_5.VOB
VTS_02_6.VOB

you now have
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB
VTS_01_6.VOB

Then follow this guide. This will create VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.BUP, VTS_01_0.IFO & VTS_01_0.BUP for you, resulting in a playable movie. Load this into DVDShrink using the "Open File" button and you shouldn't have any problems.

[Localboy8o8]

i never thought of renaming it..thanks, i'll go try thay after i get off of work...

[Localboy8o8]

thanks, that worked...

i also found one of the lost DVD, better back that up before it gets lost again.