Whos' the ripping expert here?

[windtrader]

I am baffled and stumped .....and damn frustrated!. Expert advise requested.

Ripped The 5th Element using SmartRipper 241. The movie plays fine by opeing the video_ts.ifo file. Player has total control over chapters, fast forward, etc.

Ripped Planet of the Apes with the same SmartRipper settings. Played the video_ts.ifo file and get a 20th century frame saying, "This disc is not formatted to play in this region." That is it, nothing more works.

I get the same message when playing vts_10_0.ifo (main movie is stored at vts_10_xxxxx). If I play the VOB file vts_10_0.vob, the root menu comes up but is non-navigable. If I play vts_10_1.vob, the movie plays but the player has no controls such as fast forward, skip chapter, etc.

I tried all combinations of SmartRipper modes: movie, files, backup; same problem. I am at a total loss of what to try now. Is there some new crack-proofing on newer discs?

Settings exactly the same for both rips (except target location).
- SmartRipper 241 settings - all defaults,
- Aspi used by SmartRipper; also aspichk verifies aspi is ok,
- Win 98se, Asus a7V mobo, Duron 700, latest Via 4in1 drivers,
- Pioneer 103 DVD, RCP1, no region protection,
- Zoom Player 2.4 (using Windvd audio, Ravisent video filters)
- Files ripped to e:\planet_of_the_apes\video_ts\all files
- Both DVD are region 1 discs.

Thanks for your assistance, ripping experts!

[Chumboy]

planet of the apes has angles.

rip with smartripper
open with IFOedit (http://mpucoder.kewlhair.com/Forum/index.php4)
vob extras
adjust angles
strip streams
strip vob-id's
create new ifo files
correct navigation points

close IFOedit
open IFOedit

open new ifo file
get vts_sectors.

close
test
burn

IFOedit is the key...awesome app by derrow.

[windtrader]

Will this take care of the "This disc not formatted for this region message"? Sure seems odd getting this message and the problem being related to angles.

I am trying it now and will post results. Thanks again.

[windtrader]

PROBLEM SOLVED.

Turns out Planet of the Apes has RCE embedded. SmartRipper does not fix this, so I had to use Ifoedit to make the backup region free. I did this on the Video_ts.ifo and the Vts_10_0.ifo and the playback is now fine. No more "This disc is not formatted for this region" message.