Anyone tried DVD2ONE?

[sammie]

Thanks Dun4cheap. Good guide. Acutally, I had figured it out. Rip to HD first then use the prog. Doh!

[Frenetic24]

To anyone who thinks they can help;

I tried to join vob files from the guide at derrow's website for vobedit, for some reason vobedit does nothing, it does not want to join the files whatsoever. Does anyone have any other links or other guides on how I can proceed to have a 6 episode dvd (7.4 gig in total) witch I want to keep subtitles also, transform into a format dvd2one will recognise.

The dvd looks like this, and is 7.4 gig in size

VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB
VTS_01_6.VOB
VTS_01_7.VOB

But dvd2dvd-r and dvd2one only give me the option to select one of the six 24 minute episodes available. This sucks, even dvdxcopy and dvdclone does not work. Any advice or help you can give me will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

[aaron10]

Okay, to further insult my integritry and to accentuate my stupidity, I still am wondering how to create the DVD-R form within RecordNow. Do I choose "Make a Data Disk"? If not, what should I choose. If so, what mechanics do I perform thereafter to complete the task? Sorry but I'm kind of lost -- the ripping and converting went okay but the burning element has me in a bit of a quandy...

Thanks...

Aaron (Perpetually Dumb)

[dun4cheap]

Aaron, Load the REcord now and close the wizard box. Select your dvd burner from the drive list to the left. Goto file select new and data disc. Make sure you put an empty AUDIO_TS director and the VIDEO_TS with the files from dvd2one. Press the options button on the right middle where the folders are listed. Under dvd make sure its select to close the disc not leave open. Burn it and playit.

[herbapou]

aaron I suggest you use a RW disc until you get it right to avoid wasting DVD's...

[kwag]

Sounds like cheap media ... Princo is known for this kind of problems. (???) did i mention that i play it on my standalone DVD player? N O ! !


Best regards,
Erwin van den Berg

what is that bulshit?

Sounds like Erwin is a little drunk
Probably because he's still too drunk celebrating watching his bank account growing by the minute

-kwag

[aaron10]

Okay, hopefully, the last 2 questions:

Does it matter which closed option I choose...?

Track at Once (Closed) or
Disk at Once (Closed)

and

Where does the AUDIO_TS directory fit into the scheme of things. I understand I have to create the VIDEO_TS directory and place all the VOB's, IFO's etc. within it but I have no idea what the AUDIO_TS is, how to create it and how to deal with it in the burn..?

Thnaks for bearing with me...

Aaron

[aaron10]

Would love to use a DVD-RW, herbapou, but my drive only supports DVD-R and DVD-RAM..tha's why I'm trying to get the specifics down so I don't create too many coasters...

Thanks for the concern...

Aaron

[tumbar]

Make thew AUDIO_TS folder in same location as the VIDEO_TS folder. The audio folder is empty, but it's suppose to be there to make it dvd compliant. Yeah, stupid, but they, dvd forum, didn't ask us about it while making the set up that the dvd players would read...the dvd players look for these folders. Just drag both folders down and burn.

regards

[kwag]

To anyone who thinks they can help;

I tried to join vob files from the guide at derrow's website for vobedit, for some reason vobedit does nothing, it does not want to join the files whatsoever.

Make sure you rename the files to something like this:

VTS_01_001.VOB
VTS_01_002.VOB
VTS_01_003.VOB

VERY important that the extensions are 001.VOB 002.VOB 003.VOB etc.
Then it will work

-kwag

[Scarpad]

Ok I'm back from watching 30 min of XXX from the copy I made using DVD2One Overall I'm pretty impressed. Given that XXX isn't the best transfer around i still A-B'd the copy against the original and it's pretty close. If you have a real discerning Eye you can notice a tad bit more compression in some scenes, but I mean it's hardly noticible or distracting. Even blown up in anamorphic Widescreen it looks good. Especially considering the speed at which it was being encoded I figure if left to completion it would've been around 15 min. I figure to do the whole thing thru TMPGenc would've been around 7 1/2 to 8 hrs. I feel the majority of people will give up the tiny loss in quality for the ease at which this program works. I mean no more messing with Bit Rate calculations or obscure specifications. This will be joe sixpacks program of choice. Which takes it one step further boys and girls get your copy while you can Hollywood is going to be knocking no doubt.

While the program is obviously geared toward the unitiated being so easy, i would still like to seem some advance user options that would allow some tweaking with compression etc. Bt whatever internal calculation algorithm this program is using is already pretty good. While I still might prefer to do it the old fashion way for a bit better results, DVD2One is mighty tempting.

[aznguy]

I made a post, but no one reply to it... So I'll try here...

Sorry if its a stupid question as I'm new to DVD Authoring!!!

after using DVD2One, is there a method or way to keep the extra and menus???

[Faceman101]

For a detailed report on DVD2One (sorry German only so far), see:

http://www.dvd-svcd-hilfe.de/forum/mb1/dvd2one/dvd2one.htm

I posted this link before translated. Using babelfish it comes through very readable.

@IvIark

If you can try to use the Virtual Dub that supports MPG2 (link is on main page). Very easy to get the same frame from all 3 sources.

[Scarpad]

One thing I am wondering, does DVD2One very it's compression scheme based on what you choose to copy off the disk? In other words if the disk features a DD and DTS track, if you choose only the DTS will it adjust it's compression based on what you choose? I figure it would just no clear cut answer....

[herbapou]

yes it will Scarpad

I always end-up with the exact size: 4.31gig In fact, the way this program compute the size of the output is pretty amazing

[flip69]

A great program but I have a problem. I take a DVD9 and decrypt to file mode. I then use dvd2one to create DVD5 files. I then burn with NERO. The resulting DVD runs but has a tendancy to freeze on forced chapter changes via the remote. It does not freeze if I let the chapters change normally. Only sometimes when I change chapter via the remote. Once it freezes I have to eject to start again. It has happened to 2 different DVD's on different DVD players. A DVD2one problem or a NERo burning problem or a media problem? I am using ACCU -R media on my SONY 500U drive.

[herbapou]

I went to end of 2 movies using the next chapter of my dvd player remote. I always do that when I test a dvdr. I didnt had any problem with freeze.

I use "unlabel" 1x princo on the Pioneer A05 recorder. I burn with Instant CD/DVD.

[mikef07]

Scarpad no offense to you but XXX is a horrible movie to use for a comparison. It is less than 4.4GB so this movie should have absolutely no compression at all.

[Bahnzo]

I'll add my comments....

This is one amazing program! I ripped Blackhawk Down, ran DVD2ONE and burnt. Quick, fast and easy, and it looks good to me. Subtitles in sync, audio in sync, video quality looks good as well. I watched a few action scenes and noticed no pixelation at all.

Some things I'd like to see in future releases is the ability to choose default subtitles on (like in the case of SW:EP1 for alien speech) and default audio tracks.

I don't know how this program is re-encoding this quick and accuratly, but the person who wrote this is a genius.

[Evil Twin]

To all the sceptics with questions on whether to try to progam or not. Does it do this, does it not do that...??
Give the program a try!

It took me longer to write this post that it takes to d/ld. (And I have a dialup!!--for those with a high speed connection, it will take you longer to read this post than to d/ld!)

The program is simple, these is a one page 'how to use' on the site, check it out.

I first tried the demo, using a 25min 'behind the scenes' type of doc. Worked great!

Using the full version,I just backed up Minority Report (MR) with no trouble. Kept only the 5.1 audio track and english subtitles.
It packed it into a dvdr quite well, I only had 12mb left of empty space!
Wow, now that is using all of the disc. Not to mention that the program did all the figuring automatically!

I tried MR using the dvd2dvdr prog and I like the result of DVD2One a whole lot better. The picture quality is better for me in dvd2one.
Backup of MR in dvd2dvdr took me the better part of a day!
Backup of MR in dvd2one took only a few hours.

I have not liked the final product that I have gotten using CCE using both dvd2svcd or dvd2dvdr programs. Using cce alone was so much of a chore I went back to TMPGEnc for encoding.

I know I will get all sorts of static from fans of cce or dvd2dvdr about what I just wrote, but for backing up just the movie, this program works for me.

Final result (what you end up with after the program is done):
A full functional backup of your movie.
No fancy interactive menues, no chapter selection menu.
Second or third audio tracks and subtitles available if you want them.
(I can select them audio and subtitles from my remote if I choose.)
Subtitles are the same color as the original, no need to select a color on another authoring program, or change them with ifoedit.

So for backing up just the movie (as now I know the limitations) I will use this program. For my purposes, who cares if I don't know the 'title name of chapter 15' or get the interactive menu, I have a great looking backup of the movie!

So, give it a try, see for your self. If it works for you--buy it, use it.
If it does not work for you, don't use the program!
Don't let other people's opinion make your choice for you as I'm sure the arguement will go on forever.

[gobama]

Princo 1x dvd-r discs may not be the "best" quality ones out there, but in my experience with them not 1 has ever failed to playback. I mean they playback with perfect quality. What more can you ask for? Just my opinion, but when they play without any problems, then how can you fault them? :P

[dhluke]

@flip69

Tried another burning program and hope that fixes your problem.

@gobama

Princo 1x are great... bought 50 -- they all worked perfect on my Pioneer DV525. Also, my friend has tested the Ritek "2X" ones on his Sony Burner and it works great too.

[jcuervo811]

I have made backups of my GodFather collection set and I am extremely impressed with the quality. As most of you know, each GF part is between 175 and 200 minutes and about 8GBs. I don't understand how DVD2ONE can do all of this by being less than 100Kb program.

Jcuervo811

[herbapou]

About the german article about DVD2one:

To translate the german link:
http://www.dvd-svcd-hilfe.de/forum/mb1/dvd2one/dvd2one.htm

You can use the following site:
http://world.altavista.com/

[dun4cheap]

Thanks, that was a good read. The article even though not greatly translated got the point across and re-iterates what has been mentioned in the forum. Can't wait to see whats next.

[wizzy]

its a cool program (94k)
did someone have try to Rempeg after DVD2ONE?
i wonder what can be the results,

[jxsam1@yahoo.com]

To add more fire to this discussion.

I really don't know how this program works technically but from the postings in the forum and some findings and whatever reading is out on the web, it appears to me that the program transcodes (re-encodes the video at a lower bitrate) based on a 4.3 GB final size output. If this is the case, the results may vary depending on how lengthy the movie is and how many additional audio tracks and subs were ripped into the final VOB files.

To expand on this a bit more, and I'm speculating, that it may adjust the bitrate of the movie to fit into a single 4.3 GB disc. If the movie is 4.8 or 5 GB long, it may not decrease the bitrate as much during transcoding to get optimal result but yet satisfying the final size. If your movie is 6 or 7 GB long, then probably the program needs to adjust the bitrate a lot more in order to transcode it to a final size that will fit on single DVD-R disc. Thus the latter will product poorer quality.

I guess the best comparison would be to take the same source VOB and use TMPGEnc or CCE and transcode and then also use DVD2ONE and transcode but ensuring that both final VOB files should be roughly the same size (both test files should also contain the same audio tracks and subs) in order to really compare the quality of DVD2ONE. That is the only fair way.

I am quite sold on this product and very tempted to buy it as the more people buy it, the more incentive for the developer to release newer and better version with perhaps advanced setting options. If you can't really tell the difference in quality unless you have to pause the movie and do a zoom or sit real close to the tv and watch very carefully for pixelation or macroblocks, then I think it's good enough quality for everyday home watching. My Digital Cable tv is far worse than anything I've seen on any of my home backed up DVD's as well as anything that this DVD2ONE has put out.

As one of the contributors said, I rather spend $40 on a product that works well and is time saving as opposed to spending over $2000 on CCE.

And I wonder, it's quite interesting that everyone in the forum has the $2000 for CCE but not $40 to support a new and good product. Unless, there are tons of "educational" copies of CCE floating out there. Likewise goes for TMPGEnc Plus, the last time I checked, we need to pay a fee for the MPEG-2 functionality. Which version are you using?

[OcTroN]

Erwin for President!

It worked fine for me ass well, I ripped Tina Turner MUSICVID with CCE, and now with DVD2One. The result is impressive, CCE only takes longer for the same quality with DVD2One. It took me 10-15min to do with D2O. Such easy, in such a small program (around 100k). It is very useful for movies of 2hrs or less people saying. But i'll try some long movie later today.

Specs:
P4 2.4Ghz
512MB PC-800

Movie:
Tina Turner - Live in Amsterdam
1 x DD5.1
Original size: between 6-7GB
Output size: 4,698,236,872 bytes

Have phun!

[Quango]

I just did A.I which is 2 hours 25 mins long and i cant fault it also did minority report both look great

[sheppy124]

A great program but I have a problem. I take a DVD9 and decrypt to file mode. I then use dvd2one to create DVD5 files. I then burn with NERO. The resulting DVD runs but has a tendancy to freeze on forced chapter changes via the remote. It does not freeze if I let the chapters change normally. Only sometimes when I change chapter via the remote. Once it freezes I have to eject to start again. It has happened to 2 different DVD's on different DVD players. A DVD2one problem or a NERo burning problem or a media problem? I am using ACCU -R media on my SONY 500U drive.

I have the same drive, had endless problems burning with nero, plays in pcs locks up on standalones, switched to using recordnow dx no problems at all now.


the shepstar