I ripped it to HDD with DVDFab5, then used VobBlanker to cut the PGCs to remove the anoying Warnings (they were at the start of each of the 3 main movies) and blank some others. Tested the resulting files by playing the VIDEO_TS.IFO in MediaPlayerClassic, all the links and cuts were working as expected.
While compressing from DVD9 to DVD5 with DVDShrink. It asked me to select the region (region 1) so it could remove the REC and make a region free DVD. Tested links again in MediaPlayerClassic and all worked well.
I transferred to DVD5 (DVD-R) burning with ImgBurn, which reported no errors.
When I played the final DVD, in my DVD player (region free) all looked as expected with the FBI and other warnings removed, the links worked well but the video (fitness & exercise video) runs too fast!
I overlooked this while testing. I checked the ripped version and it plays too fast from there. Now I can't find any framerate conversion controls in DVDFab5 to compensate for this. The forums about DVD authoring are a bit confusing for a relative novice when it comes to NTSC.
Any suggestions as what should I do to fix this? I need the resulting backup DVD to be region free or region2 as I want to take it with me to play in the UK and Europe.
Well, u try to copy an exercise n fitness video......they usually easy to copy......use Shrink n Imgburn only.
If do not work then try a newer DVDFaf 5 version or the new DVDFab 6.
PS. from DVDFab (select movie only: this compress from DVD9 to DVD5 automatic, forget VobBlanket))....then to Shrink...to Imgburn.
If you are in PAL land, then an NTSC disk (as long as it has no region coding - and burned disks do not have region coding) should play back on your standalone player without any problem.
Quote:I checked the ripped version and it plays too fast from there
If the files that were ripped from the disk to the HDD do not play back properly, then there is something wrong with the rip.
All I can suggest is that the ripped files be processed through FixVTS and tested for playback before using DVD Shrink.
Changing frame-rates is only required when converting PAL to NTSC - North American standalone units typically will not play a PAL DVD.
If you need to change from NTSC to PAL to watch your DVD's at Ingland, you need to read the Guide how to convert the formats on this web-site to have a better idea how it works: afterdawn.com/guides/archive/convert_pal_to_ntsc.cfm
I guess the 4 diff prosses will help you to convert from NTSC to Pal too.
I ripped the original again with DVDFab5, this time I compared the ripped version with the original played on a DVD-Player, synchronizing both at the start. Once I verified the timing was synchronous all the way to the end, I followed the rest of the steps described above.
I tried to copy the "movie only" with DVDFab5 and other software before. They get rid of the warnings quite effectively when those warning short movies are present as single .VOBs, like in most videos. In this case, some warnings were part of the beginning of the 3 main movies; They could only be removed by cutting off the first part of each movie.
Anyway, the final result is now OK. I also tested it in a friend's DVD-player, which is locked in PAL Region 2 and plays well.
