Can StaxRip Rip TV series DVDs or do I need to reauthor?

[nzdreamer55]

Hello everyone,

Just looking for some advice on the ripping of my DVD collection for viewing on my HTPC, ipod, and other devices. I was using handbrake, however was having trouble with it hanging. It would stall on the muxing part or somewhere else. Looked around for solution and lots of people said that this was normal (not in my book to stall on muxing a 20 minute family guy episode for 38 hours). So I found StaxRip and this program is really nice. No problems so far, except that I cannot seem to rip from a DVD where the episode are not exactly 1 .VOB file. Handbrake would read the chapters of the DVD and then you could encode different files of each chapter, but that does not seem to be the case with StaxRip. I can go through DVDshrink first to make vob files of each chapter, however this will add a lot of time to the process.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
Steve

[stax76]

Hi,

you can rip with MakeMKV which automatically creates a single MKV file for each title, the MKV files can then be processed with file batch mode.

[nzdreamer55]

Thanks for the help. I'll give it a try.

Steve

[nzdreamer55]

Hi,

you can rip with MakeMKV which automatically creates a single MKV file for each title, the MKV files can then be processed with file batch mode.

So I was able to run MakeMKV on the 1st season of Weeds disk #1 and there were some errors I think. Here is what it said

MakeMKV v1.6.0 win(x86-release) started
The new version 1.6.2 is available for download at http://www.makemkv.com/download
Using direct disc access mode
Cells 17-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #0 was added (16 cell(s), 1:50:34)
Cells 5-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #1 was added (4 cell(s), 0:26:52)
Cells 5-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #2 was added (4 cell(s), 0:26:42)
Cells 5-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #3 was added (4 cell(s), 0:27:06)
Cells 5-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #4 was added (4 cell(s), 0:29:54)
Title #5 has length of 45 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #6 has length of 1 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #6/1 has length of 1 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Title #7 has length of 99 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Cells 3-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #8 was added (2 cell(s), 0:04:19)
Cells 2-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #9 was added (1 cell(s), 0:02:03)
Cells 2-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #10 was added (1 cell(s), 0:02:43)
Cells 2-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #11 was added (1 cell(s), 0:03:56)
Cells 4-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #12 was added (3 cell(s), 0:13:59)
Cells 2-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #13 was added (1 cell(s), 0:02:39)
Cells 3-end were skipped due to cell commands (structure protection?)
Title #14 was added (2 cell(s), 0:13:09)
Title #15 has length of 63 seconds which is less than minimum title length of 120 seconds and was therefore skipped
Operation successfully completed

It did create individual mkv files which was great. I then ran it through Staxrip with the ipod device setting and mp4 container for ipod, however the files that came out have audio problems (not syncing) and sometimes studdering and ghosting on playback in both itunes and on the ipod.

Will the ipod setting of Staxrip produce a file that conforms to the following? If not how can I change the settings?

Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Thanks again for the help.

Steve

Forgot to mention that I am using DVD43 to decrypt.

[stax76]

Maybe try newer mp4box and x264 version.

[nzdreamer55]

Maybe try newer mp4box and x264 version.

OK. I'll try that. Does Staxrip use this to put the encoded file into a mp4 container and I happen to have an old version? I see that it is a command line program so would I have Staxrip output a mvk file then feed it to mp4box to change the mvk file to an mp4 container? Is there an automatic way to do this?

Again thank you for the help

Steve

[nzdreamer55]

So I was able to replace the mpbox with the latest one and ran staxrip again, but still have audio that does not match up with video. Here is the log from Staxrip. Is there anything in here that you can suggest needs tweaking to get the audio and video aligned?

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                        Environment
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StaxRip version: 1.1.7.0
OS Name        : Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
OS Version     : 6.0.6002.131072
OS Type        : 32-bit
OS Culture     : English (United States)

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                            .NET
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v2.0.50727 : 2.0.50727.4016
v3.0       : 3.0.30729.4037
v3.5       : 3.5.30729.01
v4\Client  : 4.0.30319

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                   Source file MediaInfo
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C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv

General
Complete name                    : C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv
Format                           : Matroska
File size                        : 1 020 MiB
Duration                         : 26mn 55s
Overall bit rate                 : 5 296 Kbps
Encoded date                     : UTC 2010-10-21 10:04:36
Writing application              : MakeMKV v1.6.0 win(x86-release)
Writing library                  : libmakemkv v1.6.0 (0.7.7/0.8.1) win(x86-release)

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP            : No
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info                    : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration                         : 26mn 55s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 4 999 Kbps
Nominal bit rate                 : 9 800 Kbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4:3
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Standard                         : Component
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Scan order                       : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.483
Stream size                      : 963 MiB (94%)
Language                         : English

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Format profile                   : Dolby Digital
Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
Codec ID                         : A_AC3
Duration                         : 26mn 55s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L R
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                        : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 37.0 MiB (4%)
Title                            : 2/0
Language                         : English

Text #1
ID                               : 3
Format                           : VobSub
Codec ID                         : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info                    : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language                         : English

Text #2
ID                               : 4
Format                           : VobSub
Codec ID                         : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info                    : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language                         : Spanish

Menu
00:00:00.000                     : en:Chapter 01
00:01:38.098                     : en:Chapter 02
00:15:37.636                     : en:Chapter 03
00:26:12.771                     : en:Chapter 04


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                          mkvinfo
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+ EBML head
|+ Doc type: matroska
|+ Doc type version: 2
|+ Doc type read version: 2
+ Segment, size 1069575103
|+ Seek head (subentries will be skipped)
|+ Segment information
| + Timecode scale: 1000000
| + Muxing application: libmakemkv v1.6.0 (0.7.7/0.8.1) win(x86-release)
| + Writing application: MakeMKV v1.6.0 win(x86-release)
| + Duration: 1615.614s (00:26:55.614)
| + Segment UID: 0x22 0x7a 0xf5 0xa3 0x7c 0xe1 0xd7 0xf8 0x05 0xec 0x0d 0xa3 0x76 0x63 0x46 0x92
| + Date: Thu Oct 21 10:04:36 2010 UTC
|+ Segment tracks
| + A track
|  + Track number: 1
|  + Track UID: 1
|  + Track type: video
|  + Enabled: 1
|  + Default flag: 1
|  + Forced flag: 0
|  + Lacing flag: 0
|  + MinCache: 0
|  + Timecode scale: 1
|  + Max BlockAddition ID: 0
|  + Codec ID: V_MPEG2
|  + Codec decode all: 1
|  + CodecPrivate, length 164
|  + Default duration: 33.367ms (29.970 fps for a video track)
|  + Video track
|   + Pixel width: 720
|   + Pixel height: 480
|   + Interlaced: 0
|   + Display height: 480
|   + Display width: 640
|   + Display unit: 0 (pixels)
| + A track
|  + Track number: 2
|  + Track UID: 2
|  + Track type: audio
|  + Enabled: 1
|  + Default flag: 1
|  + Forced flag: 0
|  + Lacing flag: 1
|  + MinCache: 0
|  + Timecode scale: 1
|  + Max BlockAddition ID: 0
|  + Codec ID: A_AC3
|  + Codec decode all: 1
|  + Language: eng
|  + Default duration: 32.000ms (31.250 fps for a video track)
|  + Name: 2/0
|  + Audio track
|   + Sampling frequency: 48000
|   + Channels: 2
| + A track
|  + Track number: 3
|  + Track UID: 3
|  + Track type: subtitles
|  + Enabled: 1
|  + Default flag: 1
|  + Forced flag: 0
|  + Lacing flag: 0
|  + MinCache: 0
|  + Timecode scale: 1
|  + Max BlockAddition ID: 0
|  + Codec ID: S_VOBSUB
|  + Codec decode all: 1
|  + Language: eng
|  + CodecPrivate, length 508
| + A track
|  + Track number: 4
|  + Track UID: 4
|  + Track type: subtitles
|  + Enabled: 1
|  + Default flag: 0
|  + Forced flag: 0
|  + Lacing flag: 0
|  + MinCache: 0
|  + Timecode scale: 1
|  + Max BlockAddition ID: 0
|  + Codec ID: S_VOBSUB
|  + Codec decode all: 1
|  + Language: spa
|  + CodecPrivate, length 508
|+ Chapters
| + EditionEntry
|  + EditionFlagHidden: 0
|  + EditionFlagDefault: 1
|  + EditionUID: 740214551
|  + (Unknown element: EBMLVoid; ID: 0xec size: 41)
|  + ChapterAtom
|   + ChapterUID: 2
|   + ChapterTimeStart: 00:00:00.000000000
|   + ChapterFlagHidden: 0
|   + ChapterFlagEnabled: 1
|   + ChapterDisplay
|    + ChapterString: Chapter 01
|    + ChapterLanguage: eng
|  + ChapterAtom
|   + ChapterUID: 3
|   + ChapterTimeStart: 00:01:38.098000000
|   + ChapterFlagHidden: 0
|   + ChapterFlagEnabled: 1
|   + ChapterDisplay
|    + ChapterString: Chapter 02
|    + ChapterLanguage: eng
|  + ChapterAtom
|   + ChapterUID: 4
|   + ChapterTimeStart: 00:15:37.636700000
|   + ChapterFlagHidden: 0
|   + ChapterFlagEnabled: 1
|   + ChapterDisplay
|    + ChapterString: Chapter 03
|    + ChapterLanguage: eng
|  + ChapterAtom
|   + ChapterUID: 5
|   + ChapterTimeStart: 00:26:12.771200000
|   + ChapterFlagHidden: 0
|   + ChapterFlagEnabled: 1
|   + ChapterDisplay
|    + ChapterString: Chapter 04
|    + ChapterLanguage: eng
|+ Cluster

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                 Demux MKV using mkvextract
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"C:\StaxRip\Applications\MKVtoolnix\mkvextract.exe" tracks "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv" 2:"C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID2 2_0 - en-English.ac3" 3:"C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx" 4:"C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx" --ui-language en

Extracting track 2 with the CodecID 'A_AC3' to the file 'C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID2 2_0 - en-English.ac3'. Container format: Dolby Digital (AC3)
Extracting track 3 with the CodecID 'S_VOBSUB' to the file 'C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx'. Container format: VobSubs
Extracting track 4 with the CodecID 'S_VOBSUB' to the file 'C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx'. Container format: VobSubs
Writing the VobSub index file 'C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx'.
Writing the VobSub index file 'C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx'.


Start:    8:43:21 PM
End:      8:44:04 PM
Duration: 00:00:42


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          Demux chapters from MKV using mkvextract
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"C:\StaxRip\Applications\MKVtoolnix\mkvextract.exe" chapters "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv" --redirect-output "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01_Chapters.xml"




Start:    8:44:04 PM
End:      8:44:04 PM
Duration: 00:00:00


------------------------------------------------------------
                       Source Macros
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Source Directory:   C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\
Source Directory Name: WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2
Source Directory Parent: C:\Video\
Source File Path:   C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv
Source Files Blank: "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv"
Source Files Comma: "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01.mkv"
Source Framerate:   29.97
Source Framerate MediaInfo: 29.970
Source Frames:      38737
Source Image Height: 480
Source File Name:   title01
Source Seconds:     1293
Source Image Width: 720

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  Convert forced sup to idx: title01 ID3 - en-English.idx
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"C:\Windows\system32\Java.exe" -Xmx256m -jar "C:\StaxRip\Applications\BDSup2Sub\BDSup2Sub.jar" "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx" "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English_Forced.idx" /fps:keep /forced+

Command line:
C:\StaxRip\Applications\BDSup2Sub\BDSup2Sub.jar C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English_Forced.idx /fps:keep /forced+ 
OPTION: use source fps as target fps
OPTION: export only forced subtitles: ON
Converting SUB/IDX
Loading C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID3 - en-English.idx
Detected 0 forced captions.
ERROR: No forced subtitles found.There was 1 error
Conversion of 1 file(s) finished


Start:    8:44:07 PM
End:      8:44:10 PM
Duration: 00:00:03


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  Convert forced sup to idx: title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx
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"C:\Windows\system32\Java.exe" -Xmx256m -jar "C:\StaxRip\Applications\BDSup2Sub\BDSup2Sub.jar" "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx" "C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish_Forced.idx" /fps:keep /forced+

Command line:
C:\StaxRip\Applications\BDSup2Sub\BDSup2Sub.jar C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish_Forced.idx /fps:keep /forced+ 
OPTION: use source fps as target fps
OPTION: export only forced subtitles: ON
Converting SUB/IDX
Loading C:\Video\WEEDS_SEASON_1_DISC_2\title01 temp files\title01 ID4 - es-Spanish.idx
Detected 0 forced captions.
ERROR: No forced subtitles found.There was 1 error
Conversion of 1 file(s) finished


Start:    8:44:10 PM
End:      8:44:11 PM
Duration: 00:00:00


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                          Autocrop
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Autocrop sometimes hangs depending on source file and source filter.
In case it hangs uncheck the crop filter or disable it in the options.

FFVideoSource("%source_file%", cachefile="%working_dir%%source_name%.ffindex")
AssumeFPS(29.970)
Crop(0,0, -Width % 8,-Height % 8)
ConvertToYV12()
AutoCrop(mode=2,samples=20)

Thanks
Steve

[stax76]

If MKV output is fine then the problem must either be x264 or mp4box.

[nzdreamer55]

Thanks again for the pointers. I'll check the MKV file and go from there.
Steve