I am looking for a some WinXP based software which will read a large (>1GB) .vob files and break it into smaller (<1GB) .vob files. So far, everything that I have tried stops reading from the DVD at 1GB.
I tried both of the tools that you have suggested; however, I did not have any luck in reading more than the first GB of a large VOB.
The problem that I am attempting to overcome is the result of using a DVD Recorder which does not generate multiple VOBs. If I record enough video so that more than more than 1 GB of video is stored on the DVD, Windows Explorer indicates that only one VOB file exists and that it is about 1 GB. Under Windows XP, the ?properties? display will show that correct amount of used disc space (which is much larger than the size indicated by Windows Explorer).
Indeed, I do need to split the original VOB; however, the problem that I seem to be one of reading the large VOB. I will make another attempt this evening.
Quote:however, I did not have any luck in reading more than the first GB of a large VOB
Not sure i entirely understand your problem but could it be a defect with the disc/drive? Might it be an ASPI issue?
ASPI, Advanced SCSI Programming Interface, is the source of enough problems with anything even remotely related to an optical drive. Note that Windows2000 and WindowsXP do NOT come with ASPI installed and many users, just starting to do more than basic activities with their drives are encountering problems left and right. ASPI is one of the simplest things to check for -- it just takes one reboot. For more information regarding ASPI see http://cd-rw.org/articles/archive/aspisetup.cfm . IMPORTANT: when checking the version numbers, all four the version numbers have to match identically otherwise the ASPI is not installed correctly/completely regardless of whatever the checker says (this is especially true for Nero's InfoTools which only checks for the presence of the files rather than matching version numbers). If the above link didn't help, pay a visit to http://www.hazza.dsl.pipex.com/faq.htm#ASPI for a step-by-step guide on getting it to work.
