Final VOB not quite complete problem.

[mattstan]

Hi,

I used DVD Decrypter to rip the main movie and ISOs from a video DVD, everything ripped ok, except for the last 5% of the final VOB (I've used every trick to get the last bit but no joy). However when I looked at the last incomplete VOB file, I discovered it is half way through the end credits anyway so all I'm missing is a few credits that I don't care about.

BUT DVD Shrink will not recognize the data when I try to access it with 'reauthor' -- no 'title' appears. I don't even need to compress the DVD the total is 3.8 GB. Is there some way I can fix the problem so I can burn it with the incomplete final VOB file?

Thanks,

Matt

[Abond]

Maybe you can burn with DVDDecripter. Rip with "ISO Read" to an .iso image, burn with "ISO Write" to disc.

[MackemX]

is the DVD scratched or damaged at all?
have you tried changing the DVDDecrypter settings to be more aggressive?
do you not have another DVD drive you can try it in?

why not try using an older version of DVDShrink to grab the movie? The older versions were not as fussy so you may be able to reauthor and grab just the bit you want

[Radixmind]

failing any attempt to re-rip, have you considered demuxing your files and reauthoring them again? sometimes that can fix the problem. try Vobedit and Ifoedit for this.

you may need to 'recut' the end. i'd feed the demuxed files into cuttermaran and chop off the credits before the problematic bit of file occurs. then use this new set of files to rebuild your DVD.

i take it you dont care about the menus?

[mattstan]

Many thanks. But...

I don't know what 'demuxing' means or how to do it. Can you explain please?

Otherwise I think I will try the vobedit and cutterman angle. Do I use cuttermaran first and then vobedit?

and yes I don't care about the menus.

Thanks.

[mattstan]

is the DVD scratched or damaged at all?
have you tried changing the DVDDecrypter settings to be more aggressive?
do you not have another DVD drive you can try it in?

why not try using an older version of DVDShrink to grab the movie? The older versions were not as fussy so you may be able to reauthor and grab just the bit you want

Many thanks.

Yes, the DVD is scratched a bit, hence the problem.

Yes, I have tried setting DVD Decrypter to be more aggressive, retrying read's '50 times' and hardware retries '20 times' --these are the maxes. What happens if I set 'ignore all errors'? Will the resulting vob file be the correct size, etc. with just the few 'wrong data', in other words will DVD Decrypter do something smart and approximate the unread data? After all it's just the 2nd half of the end credits that'll have errors and I don't care about that. Is there another way to make DVD Decrypter more aggressive?

No I don't have another drive to test it on, except my standalone player where the film plays fine until the dodgy end credits.

I could try an older version of DVD Shrink, which version do you suggest?

Thanks.

[jeanl]

I think all you need a what's called a "mock strip" in IFOEdit, to readjust a few pointers in the VOB file. This takes about 1mn, so if I were you that's what I'd try first. Usually, when shrink complains about a DVD, a mock strip fixes that.
Here's the procedure. Make sure you keep a copy of the original VOB and IFO, just in case!

Open the IFO corresponding to the VOB in question in IFO edit, then click on VOB Extra.
Options

[ ] Strip Streams'
[ ] Strip VobID's
[X] Correct Vob-Unit (Navigation Pack) pointers in VOB-files
[X] Correct original IFO files

VOB EXPERT Options

[X] Remove P-Uops
[X] Remove Macrovision
[X] Adjust Vob-Unit pointers.
[X] Adjust Audio/Subp point.

Also, uncheck
[ ] Auto-copy Menu Files to destination
Click OK, and when it's done click "save". It will overwrite the IFO, say Yes.

jeanl

[mattstan]

Okay, I'll give that a go. Thanks.

[mattstan]

Many thanks jeanl your instructions on using ifoedit worked a treat, I'm in business.

Thanks.

[jeanl]

Excellent!!
jeanl

[jesus2099]

Open the IFO corresponding to the VOB in question in IFO edit, then click on VOB Extra.

Hi Jean, thanks for your help.
Does FixVTS do the same thing for those incomplete VOB fixings ?

[jeanl]

Hi Jesus2099,
I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss FixVTS any longer. Sorry about that.
Jeanl

[BC1939]

Although this subject might be dead, I'll mention that the fix given by "jeanl" worked on an incomplete VOB\IFO
(incomplete with DVD Decrypter at 99%). The only difference was I was trying to use the incomplete VOB with AutoGK and after finishing the audio cut out half way thru. Thanks to "jeanl" audio and movie now end at the song credits......Thanks again