If "Main Movie"can fit, do you still need IFOEdit?

[defense]

Hi, I have a quick question that I'm sure can be answered fast. I know that when a movie is under 4.37 GB's, a straight rip and burn can be done, a.k.a 1:1. I also know that if the main movie is over 4.37 GB's, but it would still be under 4.37 GB's when stripping extras, then you can use IFOEdit to strip the extras and then burn. And I know when a movie is over 4.37 GB's, no matter how much you strip, it will still be over, then you have to reencode or transcode vobs.

But the one thing I have never really been sure on is whether you still HAVE to use IFOEdit when the main movie set is under 4.37 GB's. A couple of examples would be on Pee Wees Big Adventure (Widescreen) NTSC. The total disk size is 5.07 GB's, but the main movie vob set and the VIDEO_TS/.BUP files only total 4.19 GB'S. That is by just ripping and NOT using IFOEdit for anything. Another example would be A Nightmare On Elm Street. That movie after ripping the main movie VOB SET and the VIDEO_TS files and .BUP files only totals 3.86 GB's. There are a ton of extras on the disk that bring the disk total to almost 8GB's. But the main movie and corresponding files only total 3.86 GB'S. Now, up until now, I have always just used IFOEdit to strip the main movie .IFO file of one or two extras anyway, because I don't need them #1, and #2, I know that method WILL absolutely allow me to make a backup with no problems. Another reason I have always used IFOEdit is because one of the guides that I printed from DOOM's site a month ago or so is titled something about if the main movie can fit on a DVD BLANK, 4.37 GB's. That guide always tells you to use IFOEdit. But I don't see why I couldn't just use the VIDEO_TS and .BUP files, along with the main movie VOB SET in the situations, like the two I gave as examples. If someone would PLEASE let me know, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance

[simmons3d]

I'm sure someone can give a more educated answer than me, but I think I did try that a while back and the disk wouldn't play... The files were telling it to look for the FBI warning to play first, which of course were non-existant. IFOedit re-writes those files to ignore the stripped stuff and get on with the movie. Hope that basically helps!

[defense]

Thanks for the response simmons3d, so I guess I am gonna have to use IFOEdit anyway, huh? That stinks because some of these movies are only 3.86 GB's anyway, so I guess I will use IFOEdit and just select all the subtitles and audio streams. Who knows, maybe I'll learn German or French one day and I can mess around with them..lol.