Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Thursday 9.1.2025 / 08:29
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > software specific discussion > dvd shrink forum > dvd shrink error - "failed to open file ...."
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
DVD Shrink Error - "Failed to open file ...."
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		23. March 2008 @ 16:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Please help
Used Any DVD to rip DVD to hard drive.
Now want to put it onto a DVD.
Tried to use DVD shrink 3.2 - but got error message.
So then downloaded tool Fix VTS and did a Full DVD.
After doing this retried DVD Shrink but receive the following error message:
DVD Shrink encountered an error and cannot continue.
Failed to open file ....
The system cannot find the file specified.

Can anyone help?
Thanks
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
Crab56
Member
_ 		23. March 2008 @ 16:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Re-rip disc with DVD Fab decrypter
http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
Let us know if that works


[ + quote]


Whether you think you can or you think you cant - either way youre right
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		26. March 2008 @ 05:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry I am not used to using all these things...
I have downloaded DVDFab and selected Main Movie from the left
And nothing is happening
When I try to select the DVD which is in my DVD drive it does not show up...?

Do I first need to use AnyDVD?

Thanks 4 your help.
[ + quote]
Crab56
Member
_ 		26. March 2008 @ 08:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You do not have to use anydvd with DVD Fab.
Does the DVD you are trying to copy play from your drive on computer ? When you start DVD Fab it should open the DVD for you to rip. Do you have another DVD to try to open witrh DVD Fab ? Maybe the disc itself is bad or the drive is not working.
[ + quote]


Whether you think you can or you think you cant - either way youre right
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 09:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It was a BluRay disc, maybe that is why did not work?
It would not play on PC.
Do you know how to do a BluRay disc?

In the meantime I am trying another DVD.

Thanks
[ + quote]
LOCOENG
Moderator

1 product review
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 10:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You have to have a BluRay drive on your PC.
[ + quote]
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 10:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OK I did the other DVD, it has ripped it to my PC.
But if I open the file it looks like the MPEG files are split into 4 sections, is this correct? How would I copy all 4 to a DVD then?

(When I did the ripping I clicked Main Movie)

Thanks 4 your help.
[ + quote]
LOCOENG
Moderator

1 product review
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 11:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have a look here and see it helps you any...

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/622748
[ + quote]
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 12:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks, looked through help pages but didnt find my answer.
How does it work when I want to load the movie onto a DVD disc, from my PC, and the movie is split into 4?

Thanks
[ + quote]
LOCOENG
Moderator

1 product review
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 12:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What did you rip the disc with?
Do you have a VIDEO_TS folder?
Post a screenshot of the folder with the contents in it.
[ + quote]
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 12:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I used DVDFAB and chose Main Movie.

Yes I have a Video TS folder, I can't workout how to put a screenshot on here..
This is what is in it:
VIDEO_TS
VIDEO_TS.BUP
VTS_01_0
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_1
VTS_01_2
VTS_01_3
VTS_01_4
[ + quote]
creaky
Moderator
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 12:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Now you just need to burn the movie, have you got any burning software ?
[ + quote]


Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
LOCOENG
Moderator

1 product review
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 12:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That is why I linked you the thread in my other post.

Quote:
********FREEWARE***********

1. dvdfab decrypter to rip dvd shrink to transcode(sometimes you will need to use FixVTS or VOB Blanker to clean the file before transcoding with dvd shrink) then nero, imgburn or dvd decrypter to burn.

http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm (make sure its the latest version!)

guides to use it

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/494836

http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/
It contains guides on how to use the programs that you are using.

Open DVD Shrink, then "Open Files" and browse to your VIDEO_TS folder and open it. Follow the guide above for the rest of the proceedure.


[ + quote]
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 13:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have NeroStartSmart
[ + quote]
Crab56
Member
_ 		27. March 2008 @ 16:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by SamMarie:
 OK I did the other DVD, it has ripped it to my PC.
But if I open the file it looks like the MPEG files are split into 4 sections, is this correct? How would I copy all 4 to a DVD then?

(When I did the ripping I clicked Main Movie)

You will have a folder in "My documents" > DVD Fab > Main Movie > then a folder with name of movie you just ripped. In that folder will be an AUDIO_TS and a VIDEO_TS, which you do not need to worry about. Use DVD Shrink > Open files > select the folder with name of movie you just ripped. Click on backup and in "Select back up target " choose ISO image file. Then open Imgburn - find that ISO file and burn to DVD
[ + quote]


Whether you think you can or you think you cant - either way youre right

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. March 2008 @ 16:44
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		28. March 2008 @ 02:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry for more questions!
I have done the following as you said:
Use DVD Shrink > Open files > select the folder with name of movie you just ripped. - OK
Click on backup and in "Select back up target " choose ISO image file. OK (But should I not be selecting my E drive?)

Then open Imgburn (Where is this?)
- find that ISO file and burn to DVD

Thanks again and again...
Hopefully will get this right today
[ + quote]
Crab56
Member
_ 		28. March 2008 @ 19:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You have to download Imgburn - click on the blue Imgburn and download.
If you found "ISO image file" then you see below it - "select target image file" - You do not want to select your E: drive ( I'm assuming this is your burner ) - just let it put the ISO file in that default folder already selected in c:\documents.......
When Shrink is done making ISO file - then you can open Imgburn and select and burn the ISO file. Good luck - and we will get this done
[ + quote]


Whether you think you can or you think you cant - either way youre right
SamMarie
Newbie
_ 		31. March 2008 @ 04:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks 4 all your help!
It finally worked.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
Crab56
Member
_ 		31. March 2008 @ 07:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Glad we could help
[ + quote]


Whether you think you can or you think you cant - either way youre right
Related links
Download DVD Shrink from here.
Read our DVD Shrink guide from here!
 
Related forum topics Posts Last post Forum room
Transfer DVD Shrink "recognition" ability. Old computer to New computer 11 31. May 2014 DVD Shrink forum
ImgBurn DVD Decrypter won't work with Shrink 3 29. May 2014 DVD Shrink forum
Nebraska Won't Go Into Shrink 8 22. March 2014 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Shrink 3 10. February 2014 Video - Software discussion
DVDLab Pro to DVD Shrink issue 3 8. February 2014 Video - Everything else
Getting the famous "dvd shrink encountered an error and cannot continue invalid dvd navigation structure" message 9 3. February 2014 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Shrink - what happened!! 6 20. January 2014 DVD Shrink forum
Is DVD Shrink 2013 a hoax? 11 25. November 2013 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Drive and DVD shrink 2 26. October 2013 Convert DVD to another format
shrink isnt working with my windows vista 8 23. September 2013 DVD Shrink forum

 
afterdawn.com > forums > software specific discussion > dvd shrink forum > dvd shrink error - "failed to open file ...."
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork