sorry, kinda new at this stuff. Basically i want to be able to keep the original language of a dvd video but have english subtitles in the file.
Is there any way to do this?
Originally posted by py52126: Does anyone know how to combine a vob with an ifo into a single file?
I've been around for a while and this is the first I've heard this question. Like Ustop, I'm wondering why you asked.
Quote:'VOB' is a contraction of 'Video OBject', and these are the files that contain the actual audio-visual content of the DVD-Video. There are also various bits of information added that help with navigation (chapters, fast-forward jump points etc).
'IFO' is a contraction of 'InFOrmation' files and this is where all the really critical information about playback behaviour, and particularly navigation through the film, is stored. It contains a massive amount of relevant data and includes many pointers to screen aspect ratio, whether it's PAL or NTSC, camera angles, menu links, etc.
Having said that, and to get to your second question: the synchronisation of audio and video is dependent on how these two components are weaved together in the VOBs. The IFO file has nothing to do with this.
Basically if you want to play the material on a strictly DVD-Video standard basis: then yes, you need IFO, BUP (BackUP of IFO file), and VOB files.
You can rip just the audiovisual content with something like DVD Decrypter in IFO mode, and if your DVD player will play bare MPEG2 files then you don't need the IFO file content and the synchronisation of audio and video will still be correct.
That's from a post I saw at another forum, it quickly explains the situation and you should be able to draw you answer from that. The short answer I suspect would be "you don't".
