copy video help

[nymph4444]

I have DVDs of the 1970's TV show The Land Of The Lost and I wanted to put some of them on my Computer.

The only program that works for me is DVDshrink and it taks the VOB files and puts them on my computer.

But some VOB file are not the whole show then end in the middle and you have to start the next VOB file.

So I used DVD Decrypter to take the shows off the DVD but some of them Blink when they play and the way the DVD is made it is hard to get the shows you want.

Is there any free program that will let you rip all the shows as is off the DVD?

[redwudz]

If you 'ripped' the DVD disks to your computer, you would have an exact copy of the disc, minus the encryption and region codes. If the DVDs are using a newer encryption system, you may have to use a newer decrypter than DVD Decrypter. It hasn't been updated in years. DVD Fab has a free decrypter for newer DVDs. DVD Shrink uses about the same decrypter as DVD Decrypter, also very old.

If you didn't want to keep them in DVD format, you could use VOB2MPG and it would create one large MPEG file of the DVD video. Or if you wanted to save space, you could use a program like Handbrake and convert the DVDs to a more compact format, like MKV or Xvid or similar. But you would just have the main movie, not the extras and you would loose the chapters and menus, which may be needed for episodic DVDs.

Most DVDs consist of four or five VOB files, with a maximum size of 1GB each. Video files that are larger are split off to the next VOB. That's the way DVDs work. But I believe with DVD Decrypter you can split by chapter, assuming your DVDs have several episodes on each disc.

And what software player are you using for playback? It sounds like you are trying to play the individual VOBs not the full rip from the DVD. VLC and several other software players should be able to play a ripped DVD from your hard drive.

[manono]

But some VOB file are not the whole show then end in the middle and you have to start the next VOB file.

If you play it as a DVD (using PowerDVD or some such) and not as individual VOBs, you won't have that problem.

Is there any free program that will let you rip all the shows as is off the DVD?

The two you've already tried. Depending on the way it's been authored, usually setting up DVD Decrypter in IFO Mode (not the default) will allow you to decrypt the episodes individually. It'll show you the longest episode by default, but by just looking around you'll easily come across the rest.

[filmboss80]

But some VOB file are not the whole show then end in the middle and you have to start the next VOB file.

You're making the mistake of assuming that each episode has its own individual VOB file.

[nymph4444]

I use VLC media player for my DVDs and all video files and it works good.

I liked DVD Decrypter because it would let you take all Chapters that are in one Show and put them into one VOB file.

I would use VOB2MPG program but I thought VOB files ware MPG?

And I like to keep files without re compressing them so this is why I loved DVD Derypter?

[redwudz]

VOB files have a MPEG within them, but they have a lot of other stuff, like alternate languages, subs and other menu information. VOB2MPG will extract only the MPEG part and ignore most all the rest with no compression. A big mistake would be treating a VOB as just a MPEG.

If you don't want re-compression, just rip the whole DVD to your hard drive and use a DVD capable software player for playback. You will get an exact copy. If you want just a single file, make it into a ISO file. ImgBurn, for one, can do that. VLC will play that with no problem. That has the advantage of having a single file with the DVD name on it, no visible folders. But if you lack disc space, there are plenty of alternatives that can still preserve most, if not all, of the original DVD video quality.

[nymph4444]

OK I got the program VOB2MPG
and I read about it on the link you gace me.

So if I am right it will not Re Compress the VOB file into an MPG.

It will just extract the MP video out of the VOB file and keep it as is and not give it any compresson?

[manono]

That's right, no compression, same quality as the VOBs.

[nymph4444]

Thank you for all your help but I just have 2. more things I need to know?

First When it takes the MPG out of the VOB file am I right it will be MPEG2 not MPEG1?

Second And say the VOB file is 5.1 sound sound or 2 ch sound it will keep it as is right?

[manono]

1. It'll be the same as the DVD video, MPEG-2
2. It'll keep the audio unchanged.

[nymph4444]

The VOB2MPG zip folder has 2. files in it.

one file is setup.exe
then there is VOB2MPG Setup.msi what is this for?
how do I install it just install setup.exe and then what about VOB2MPG Setup.msi