Hey Guys, I have a few hundred DVD's that I want to dump into my hard drive and I want to find a program that I can select different files and record them to DVD. The files are currently in VOB format and the problem is that some of the videos are split into 2 or 3 VOB files (as the max size is reached). NOW, my first question is do I need to use the VobEdit or VobMerge programs that are available to merge the VOB files to one big file before using an authoring program to select the different files? Is there not a program out there that will allow me to select the different VOB files and somehow link them together without using the VobEdit or VobMerge? If I do have to merge the VOB files, which software would you recommend as the best authoring tool. I have tried Sony Architect 3.0 and TMPGEnc and both are not what I am looking for. Are there any others out there that you would recommend? Thanks, EC
maybe you can use dvd2avi and make a d2v project then load that into TMPGEnc and make a new mpeg2 that is dvd compliant. Because I know that using dvd2avi you can choose which vobs to use and rename each vob you choose to the same name with a number or something in ascending order and make a linking vob project to throw into TMPGEnc. Renaming the vobs is just a way for dvd2avi to quickly link them together so all you need to do is load the first vob file, but you can choose to load each vob one at a time. Also i think DVD2Avi demux the ac3 as a seperate file at the same time when saving as a project. Thats right, if you decide to take this approach make sure not to save as avi, but save as project. Ex: 1) Rip Vobs you want from each dvd 2) Name the vobs in ascending order in a new folder like Clip_1.VOB (clip from first dvd) Clip_2.VOB (clip from second dvd) Clip_3.VOB (clip from third dvd) Saving as project instead of as avi will create a project file with an extension of d2v and it will demux the audio as well into ac3. 3) Load the d2v into TMPGEnc and all those vobs will be linked. You can then encode a mpeg2 dvd compliant file to re-author in dvdlab. I don't know of any program that does an actual vob merge so if there is i would like to know about it.
oh interesting. I just got that program less than a week without knowledge that it can merge vobs. But still... i bet the re-author dvd would be quite wierd since different vob clips from different dvd shows/movies are merged together just like that.
Hallo ECMoney Have you tried Nero ? I used it quite sucessfully putting together titles and Files from many different DVDs. Go to disc type "DVD" and then to "Copy and Backup", under the option "Copy Multiple DVD-Movies to one". Pad48
Hey Guys, Thanks for all the posts but let me give you a better idea of what I am trying to do. I have a huge boxing dvd collection (hundreds of DVD's) and what I am trying to do is copy all my DVD's to hard drive (I was going to buy a few terabytes). When I copy one DVD to my hard drive for example, and lets say there were two fights on that DVD. It will copy with a few VOB files. So 2-3 VOB files for each fight. What I want to do is store them all on my hard drive (rename them) and then when I want to create a DVD and pick two or three fights I would select those VOB's and with whatever software I am using then burn it to DVD (by creating a menu, etc). Now, if I have to merge the VOB's from each fight then that is fine as I do have VobMerge program which can do that. Hope this makes sense what I am trying to do. Does anyone know of any software that is best to use. I did try using a few already. I tried using DVD Architect 3.0 and it did work but for some reason it cut (recompressed) one of the fights and it went from being 1 hour in length to only 13 seconds? I also tried using NeroVision and it seemed to work there but for some reason the thre fights that I selected which should easily fit on one DVD came out to be much more than what a single DVD could hold? Any ideas?
Hey ECMoney, Use the option "Remake a DVD" and import the complete DVD. In the next window (it`s called "My own DVD Compilation") click "Start/End" - you`ll see 2 windows - there you edit your start/End frames. When you`ve finished, click "OK", then "Next" and save to folder If you have 3 separate "fights" then repeat it 3 times, and so. Nero may not be the quickest, but I`ve compiled hundreds of files-to-folder this way. Hope I understood what you want, and it helps PAD48
What your looking for is DVD Lab or the Pro version. http://www.mediachance.com/ It will do everything you want and more.
Thanks Dolphin2, I got myself the full DVD-Lab PRO 2 suite and played with it today and it seems like it can do exactly what I am looking for. I am going to play with it for a bit tonight but thanks again for the help.
