I have simply re-authored the DVD through DVDShrink: thrown out the menu (main movie only) and no compression necessary. It resizes the vobs to 1GB. Seems to be working fine.

Stephan

Seeker schrieb:

Somehow I'm not surprised, given all the fun error messages I've got so far - also, the VOB's are a weird size, most odd that they're split at 750mb intervals rather than at 1GB. Wouldn't surprise me if they're one and the same problem.

Have you tried concatenating them using a command prompt? Like so:

copy /b vob1.vob + vob2.vob + vob3.vob bigvob.vob

That method hasn't failed me yet. Takes a while, though.

BTW, that program link I posted won't work, it's only suitable for program streams. There are others out there like it, though, including a tool in DVDLab.

- Chris

--- In powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au <mailto:powderworks%40yahoogroups.com.au>, Miron Mizrahi <mironmizrahi@...> wrote:
>
> tried joining the files using vobedit on Sunday. did not work
>
> i have 2 more sources coming. i will see what they yield
>
> Miron
>
>
> How could people get so unkind?
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Seeker <seeker42@...>
> To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au <mailto:powderworks%40yahoogroups.com.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:24:33 PM
> Subject: [powderworks] Re: sound relief DVD
>
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I think I've worked out how to fix the DVD.
>
> I'll keep this brief, since only one technically literate person with the whole DVD (I've only got one VOB to play with) will need to do this.
>
> Essentially, the issue is with the original streams, not with the IFO. So, what needs to be done is to:
>
> * Join the VOB's.
>
> * Demultiplex
>
> * Fix the aspect ratio header. You see, currently, despite the video being encoded as 16:9 anamorphic, the headers identify it as normal 4:3. Every player will handle this differently, hence the differences we've been hearing about. I -think- http://www.geocitie s.com/eby_ vdo/index. html#download should do it, but it doesn't like my partial VOB very much. Use it in advanced mode, and tell it to set the aspect ratio to 16:9.
>
> * Remultiplex.
>
> * Add chapters, menu as desired.
>
> Let me know how it goes, or give me a buzz if you need more details / ideas.
>
> - Chris
>
> --- In powderworks@ yahoogroups. com.au, Miron Mizrahi <mironmizrahi@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > burning should be fine . what is your problem?
> >
> > note that the copy from dime is (obviously) PAL so you need to have a player and TV that can play it. someone posted that they will convert. it would be interesting since the conversion is not trivial. personally i would not do it with the dime copy since i believe it has not been authored properly and i spent most of last Sunday tinkering with it in an attempt to re-author but gave up. i am waiting on another copy from justin and when i get it i will attempt to convert to ntsc, unless someone else already did it
> >
> > Miron
> >
> >
> > How could people get so unkind?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________ _________ _________ __
> > From: Jill Sweetapple <sweetapplej30324@ ...>
> > To: powderworks@ yahoogroups. com.au
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:16:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [powderworks] sound relief DVD (US)
> >
> >
> > Add me to that list...I have downloaded and can watch, but I have given up trying to burn anything. I can copy and will offer 7 to the list! Promise.
> >
> > Jill
> >
> > I can't listen to politicians anymore. I get a seizure.
> >
> > Terry from True Blood
> >
> > --- On Mon, 3/23/09, Mitchega@aol. com <Mitchega@aol. com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Mitchega@aol. com <Mitchega@aol. com>
> > Subject: Re: [powderworks] sound relief DVD (US)
> > To: sweetapplej30324@ yahoo.com, powderworks@ yahoogroups. com.au
> > Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 7:28 PM
> >
> >
> > I will be more than happy to re-weed to 5 outher US workers if someone could get a copy to me.
> >
> > Please let me know if you would be willing to send me an NTSC copy of the Sound Relief DVD and I will re-weed immediately upon receipt.
> >
> > Thanks much, Art
> >
> > ____________ _________ _________ __
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