do you need to rip the entire DVD or just the main movie?

[defense]

I have been using various guides on backing up movies that don't need reencoding. My question mainly pertains to DVD-9's where the DVD is well over 4.37 GB'S, but the main movie itself will fit on a DVD-R. The question is that all the guides I have from DOOM9, say I need to back up the entire "contents" of the DVD. By saying entire "contents", that seems to imply, everything on the DVD. I just don't understand when DVDDECRYPTOR selects the main movie set of vobs automatically, why I couldn't rip those, as well as the corresponding VIDEO_TS, .BUP, and .IFO files with it...as opposed to 3 or 4 GB'S or additional extras which takes longer to rip. Can anyone tell me if I can just rip the main movie as well as the corresponding files, or do I actually need to rip the entire DVD or the entire DVD "CONTENTS". Thanks in advance

[MrBlond]

If you just want to backup the main movie just rip the main movie but make sure you get VTS Sectors in ifoedit

[musher70]

ANSWER IS: NO

Just rip the main movies files + ifo/bup + video_ts ifo/bup
video_ts.vob really isnt needed

use ifoedit 095, cause it creates movie in vts_01_1.vob
if it isnt, you better make sure u do it...
strip audio or something just so it goes to the number 1
check create new movie files so it overwrites ur video_ts ifo/bup's
always get vts sectors when finished with above...

it will just auto-play movie,no warnings, no trailers, no crap...

[defense]

thanks Mr. Blond and Musher. That's all I needed to know! I almost NEVER keep any trailers or menus. I have never been into the menu/trailers deal on ANY DVD. I just like watching the entire movie in DVD quality..period. I was pretty sure the VIDEO_TS file wasn't needed because IFOEdit usually doesn't make that file from what i've seen. Thanks for the info.

[musher70]

I just got tired of making coasters, some would work
some not, but without menu's, all play in all my players,
ifoedit088 a little easier to work with, so go with what
you know, most guides use older versions anyway...
post ur results for others, tnx