I can't convert this DVD to an .avi

[HartsVideo]

I just got a DVD and I back up all my DVDs to my ext hdd. I've been able to rip it but I haven't been able to convert it to .avi. First I used FreeDVD to remove any protections. I then decrypted it using DVD Decrypter and tried to convert it to an .avi file using AutoGK but I get a compression error message. I tried ImToo. ImToo ripped it and converted it to .avi but the audio and video are out of sync. I tried Movavi but I received a message that Movavi doesn't copy copyrighted or protected DVDs or CDs. I tried FairUse Wizard but it couldn't convert it. I download the new version of DVDFab Decrypter. It decrypted the DVD and saved it to my hdd but AutoGK still couldn't convert it to an .avi file. . . I received another compression error message.

Is there another program that can convert the .vob files to a .avi file?

[guns1inger]

If all those tools are failing I would suggest you have a basic problem with either the protection not being correctly removed, or structure damage resulting from removing the protection. Run the ripped DVD through the latest FixVTS, then try AutoGK again.

it would also help if you could be more specific about the error message. If not a screenshot, at least the entire text.

[HartsVideo]

Hi guns1inger,

Thanks for responding.

I don't know how to send a screen shot but I'd love to know how if you'd tell me.

I tried FixVTS by using the Full DVD option and it only said "done."

I then ripped the DVD using DVDFab Decrypter. It gave me the message, Process completed successfully".

When I ran it through AutoGK using the .ifo file, I received the message, "Video compression error: The source image format is not acceptable. (error code -2).

I then tried to run it throgh AutoGK using the .vob files and I received the same message.

The AutoGK log file:

[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] AutoGK 2.27
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Job started.
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Input file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_0.IFO
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Output file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A.avi
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Output codec: DivX
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Audio 1: English AC3 6ch
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Subtitles: none
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Format: .AVI
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Target size: 1400Mb
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Started encoding.
[11/16/2006 2:02:36 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_1.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_2.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_3.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_4.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_5.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Found NTSC source.
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Source seems to be pure FILM.
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Color correction enabled.
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Output will contain 195118 frames
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Audio1 size: 390,595,584 bytes (372.50 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Overhead: 6,139,648 bytes (5.86 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Video size: 1,071,271,168 bytes (1021.64 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Target bitrate is: 1053kbps
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Running compressibility test.
[11/16/2006 2:06:38 PM] Writing the following script to C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\agk_tmp\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A_comptest .avs
================================================== =========
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix .dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\agk_tmp\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 704
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false)
SelectRangeEvery(280,14)
================================================== =========
[11/16/2006 2:10:28 PM] Duration was: 3 minutes 48 seconds
[11/16/2006 2:10:28 PM] Speed was: 42.65 fps.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Open avi failed.
*************************************
[11/16/2006 2:10:28 PM] Job finished. Total time: 7 minutes 52 seconds



I then ran each .vob file through FixVTS. It found VCID for each .vob file and the messages were "done". I then tried to run each of the .vob files that went through FixVTS using AutoGK and received the message"Video compression error: The source image format is not acceptable. (error code -2).

The AutoGK log:

[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] AutoGK 2.27
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Job started.
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Input file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_1.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Output file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_1.avi
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Output codec: DivX
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Audio 1: Audio Stream 0 AC3
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Subtitles: none
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Format: .AVI
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Target size: 1400Mb
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Started encoding.
[11/16/2006 2:20:52 PM] Demuxing and indexing.
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_1.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_2.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_3.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_4.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Processing file: C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\VTS_01_5.VOB
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Source resolution: 720x480
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Found NTSC source.
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[11/16/2006 2:25:13 PM] Source seems to be pure FILM.
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Color correction enabled.
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Output will contain 195118 frames
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Audio1 size: 390,595,584 bytes (372.50 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Overhead: 6,139,648 bytes (5.86 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Video size: 1,071,271,168 bytes (1021.64 Mb)
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Target bitrate is: 1053kbps
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Running compressibility test.
[11/16/2006 2:25:14 PM] Writing the following script to C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\agk_tmp\VTS_01_1_comptest.avs
================================================== =========
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.d ll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\ColorMatrix .dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\- DVD Rips\Mel Gibson\FixVTS\FullDisc\CONSPIRACY_THEORY_A\VIDEO_T S\agk_tmp\VTS_01_1.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 0.888888888888889
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 704
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
ColorMatrix("Rec.709->Rec.601",opt=0,hints=false)
SelectRangeEvery(280,14)
================================================== =========
[11/16/2006 2:27:09 PM] Duration was: 1 minute, 54 seconds
[11/16/2006 2:27:09 PM] Speed was: 85.40 fps.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Open avi failed.
*************************************
[11/16/2006 2:27:10 PM] Job finished. Total time: 6 minutes 17 seconds



I know that it's not my burner, DVD Decrypter, DVDFab Decrypter or AutoGK that's causing the problem because I have no problems backing up other DVDs.


P.S. Please let me know how to make a screen shot.

[guns1inger]

How to post a screenshot -> https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=271697

[Baldrick]

Maybe

6.7 I got exception "Open AVI filed" right after comp test.
- have a look here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76335 (short answer - you probably have to run /autogk/vdubmod/aviproxy/proxyoff.reg file)

from
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72679

[HartsVideo]

Hi,

Thanks for you help, guns1inger, with screen snapshot, and thanks for your help with AutoGK, Baldrick.

Before I merge the file proxyoff.reg, I should tell you that I've had no problems ripping and converting any other DVDs except for this particular one. I've ripped about 50 of them and saved them to my pc. This DVD is the only one that gave me a problem. The settings were satisfactory for all the others that I ripped and converted. Should I still merge the file proxyoff.reg?

Secondly, I have no idea how to merge the file. It's in the folder. Do I just double click on it?

[HartsVideo]

I'm happy to say that I finally was able to convert the DVD into an .avi file. I used avi.net. It took over 14 hours but the audio and video are in sync and the picture is crystal clear . . . it shoud be, it's over 1,500M, but what's a few hundred Mb and 14 hrs when the end result is perfect?

Just thought I'd let everyone know what the solution was to this problem in case someone else has the same problem. You guys might know why avi.net worked when the other programs didn't.