I am pretty new to the ripping scene. I have successfully ripped DVDs using DVD Decrypter into single VOB files and put them on my modified XBOX. I found out though that I am limited to 4 GB VOB files and in order to do anything larger I either need to burn them onto DVD, compress them using DivX, or split it into multiple VOB files.
Well, I don't have a DVD burner yet, I've struggled for hours trying to figure out compression with DivX or anything else, and so I've resorted to ripping the larger DVDs into multiple VOB files.
This works fine for now because of playlists, however I've run into the problem on a few of the DVDs where 1 or more of the VOB files is in spanish or french or something. BUT IT'S ONLY ONE!! I don't understand.
Also, I went to play the VOB files for Wallace and Gromit on my XBOX and one of them was in French. Yet, when I checked each VOB file out on my DivX player on my PC, they were ALL in English.
Anyone know what could be going on? I've never had this problem before. And some DVDs rip all multiple DVDs into English just fine.
Where to start. This is all about IFO (InFOrmation) files. IFO files control how a series of container files (VOB or VideoOBject) are played back.
A VOB file is basically the same as an MPEG but in a more 'raw' format. It is a container for several infomation streams (normally multiple video streams, multiple audio steams, and multiple subtitle streams). The IFO file (amongst other things) steers each of these into coheasion as the player moves between separate VOBs.
Simply put, VOB_01's streams may be in VID-ENG-FRE-GER-SUB order, but VOB_02's may be VID-FRE-GER-ENG-SUB order. The IFO file make sure the same audio stream is played when VOB_01 ends and VOB_02 starts.
Basically the problem you are experiencing is that when you play these VOBs without their IFOs this steering infomation is lost, VOB_01 plays the ENG audio stream but VOB_02 plays the FRE audio stream.
Not all DVDs will do this as it is about the manufacturers pro.cess
Your XBOX player isnt understanding this so just plays the first audio stream, your DIVX player does understand this so doesnt make the same mistake...
Thanks for just replying and providing the information about the IFO files. That explains a lot about what's happening. Interestingly enough, though, my DivX player ran into a couple of VOB files that were in Spanish or French as well, and Wallace and Gromit was the only one this didn't happen to.
Exactly put, I started playing March of the Penguins and VOB 1 was in Spanish, VOB 2 was in Spanish, VOB 3 was in English, and VOB 4 was in Spanish.
Serenity had the same thing, although only VOB 2 was in French.
I don't think it came down to the IFO file though because I'm not sure that my DivX player actually reads that file, although I could be wrong. I'm still trying to figure out why it happened on Serenity and March of the Penguins but not Wallace and Gromit. If it wasn't for that, then what you are saying would make perfect sense.
Again, thanks for just even replying. I looked around and found posts from 2003 and 2004 where people asked the same question and never got a reply, and they had worded the problem even better than I did.
My attempted solution is going to be to try using Clone DVD or DVD Shrink, but if you find a better solution please let me know.
I was just guessing that your DivX player was doing that - dont use it myself (I have a chilish dislike of DivX, being an XviD boy myself, due too many spyware issues and having to register - I like what I like but at least try not to slate what I dont know about...).
You're burning on to CDs, yes?
I think DVD Shrink is easily the best option as you can remove unneed audio tracks and cut the film into managable portions, but (and were not all made of money, i know...) a DVDBurner is a good thing to have if able to get it
The DVD Burner is something I'm going to get soonish, although I'm not sure the best one to get. I checked www.pricewatch.com and found some for $30-40 and once found one on sale at Fry's Electronics for $40 after mail-in rebate.
I've been told it doesn't really matter the burner you get, but rather what kind of DVD-Rs you get. However I am under the impression that some burners will not do dual layers, and therefore not be able to give me a DVD with more than 5 GB on it. Am I mistaken? Will any burner do the trick, or is there a specific one I need to look for?
I'm not to hot with brands of hardware but my 2 cents in regards to recording DVDs are:
- avoid dual layer DVDs as they are like CD-RW are to audio players (as in may well not play on anything but PC drives).It not all about capacity, even now 4GB is alot of space...
- (in the UK at least) DVD-R is more compatable than DVD+R but at the end of the day its a close thing. but in contradiction to both of those: Most Devices these days will read anything you throw at them.
- I paid very little for my recorder a few years back which does DVD-/+R/RW and CD-R/RW and is a pile of crud I'm sure but I've never had any problems with and only coaster'd when i've been dumb.
