ripping dvd with episodes to media player

[pace508]

im trying to load my media player with some of my dvds using dvd decryptor and dvd shrink when i try to just get just episodes,will play on PC but when i go into dvdshrink the wrong values are there any ideas thanks

[Baldrick]

Describe exactly how you are ripping and what values in DVD SHrink?

And you might have to use DVDFAb Decrypter or ANyDVD to rip newer DVDs.

[pace508]

i think ive sorted the files out, i ran the vobs through fix vts, but now when i use auto gk audio is out of sync vobs play ok any pointers

[guns1inger]

Did you load the ifo file in AutoGK, or just the VOBs ?

VOBs should not be converted in isolation, so make sure you load the IFO file.

[pace508]

i loaded from ifo file

[manono]

But you decrypted using DVDDecrypter's File Mode, right? Separate the episodes from the beginning by decrypting in IFO Mode, each episode to its own folder, and then load the IFO. If that doesn't do it, then fix the delay. That's often easier than messing around with it too much.

[pace508]

how do i fix delay, need help not a techie thanks

[manono]

Well, here's one way to find and fix the delay. This assumes a constant delay - it's off by the same amount all the way through:

Open the AVI in Media Player Classic. Right-click the screen and go Options->Internal Filters->Audio Switcher and make sure the "Enable built-in audio switcher filter" box is checked. You'll only have to do this once. If doing it for the first time, then hit "OK", close MPC and reopen it. Play the AVI in it and use the + or - buttons on the right side of your keyboard to add in a positive or negative delay. A negative delay causes the audio to play earlier. 1000ms=1 second. If you have trouble synching to lips moving, try and find a sharp noise like a door slamming or a gunshot and synch to that. It shows the amount of delay applied in the bottom left of the player. Once you get it the way you like, remember that figure and close MPC.

Now open the AVI in VDubMod, clicking "No" to any messages about VBR audio. Set Video->Direct Stream Copy. Go Streams->Stream List->Right-click the audio stream->Interleaving->Audio Skew Correction->Delay Audio Track By, and fill in the correct amount. "OK" back to the main screen and File->Save As, give it a different name, wait a minute or so and test it out.

[pace508]

ive found that with MPC the audio is +1050ms when i go to vdubmod and follow instructions still not right, am i doing something wrong

[manono]

Hehe, if it seemed to work in MPC but not after you set the same delay in VDubMod then yes, you must be doing something wrong somewhere. I couldn't tell you exactly what, though.

With a +1050ms delay, you're saying that originally, before changing it, the AVI has the sound playing just over a second before the video. By the way, this points to an improper decrypt, probably a bunch of black frames before the real video episode began, and these black fames, probably a separate cell a second or so long, had no audio of their own.

You should still be able to get it right, though. Take the "finished" AVI with the changed but still incorrect delay and figure out the delay again and then adjust in VDubMod. You shouldn't really have to do that, though.