problem ripping into a single .vob

[GH]

i'm in the process of ripping a dvd, after it ripped i checked the directory to make sure it was done correctly, and there were several vobs in the folder instead of a single large one.

i had my settings as:

like the guide instructs (page 4). i'm a bit confused, did i do something wrong?

[Mister Hatt]

I didn't actually read that guide but I would assume your problem is that a VOB can't be larger than 1GB, it's part of the file system on a DVD and so VOB files get split to respect that.

[GH]

I didn't actually read that guide but I would assume your problem is that a VOB can't be larger than 1GB, it's part of the file system on a DVD and so VOB files get split to respect that.

oh, i don't understand then, because the guide even goes off to suggest that a fat32 hd wouldn't suffice because the file may be over 4gb, and that switching the file splitting setting to "auto" instead of the default would take care of the chance of it getting split to more than one file regardless of size.

[mirkosp]

VicBond's guide is really outdated and you risk to incurr into issues. Just use the avtech3 instead ─ it's not perfect, but it's still better.
As for VOBs, I'll have to echo Hatt on them being 1GB tops, not sure what he was referring to with the fat32 thing, unless perhaps he meant converting them to some lossless format which would take a lot more than that.

[Mister Hatt]

Why would a DVD be FAT32? That is a harddisk file system; it's not intended for optical usage. DVDs use a file system called UDF 1.02, which has a maximum filesize of 1GB while the max FAT32 file size is 4GB. DVD Decrypter will split your VOB so that it doesn't violate the DVD specification restrictions. Is there any reason you need it to be a single VOB file though? You can index multiple VOBs into a single d2v, and if you use DVD2AVI instead of shitty DGIndex, it will automatically load them in the right order when you open just one.

[GH]

oh, thannk you. i wish the outdated guides were labeled as so. also, what's avtech3?

Why would a DVD be FAT32? That is a harddisk file system; it's not intended for optical usage. DVDs use a file system called UDF 1.02, which has a maximum filesize of 1GB while the max FAT32 file size is 4GB. DVD Decrypter will split your VOB so that it doesn't violate the DVD specification restrictions. Is there any reason you need it to be a single VOB file though? You can index multiple VOBs into a single d2v, and if you use DVD2AVI instead of shitty DGIndex, it will automatically load them in the right order when you open just one.

i think you misinterpreted me. i meant; in the guide it suggests to format whatever drive/directory you're ripping the vob to because the file may end up being over 4gb.

[GH]

double posting.

Is there any reason you need it to be a single VOB file though

i was hoping to have all my dvd footage as organized as possible.

[mirkosp]

what's avtech3?

http://www.a-m-v.org/guides/avtech3/

[GH]

thanks for the link, i was looking for that guide but i couldn't remember the name.

anyway, i've been reading it for a while and i'm finally stuck somewhere.
i have my .d2v and .avs file, and then from

Using the DGIndex Project in AVIsynth:

down to the bottom of the page, i'm confused again. page the new terms that weren't explained earlier in the guide just throw me off.

[mirkosp]

Code: Select all

dgdecode_mpeg2source("your file.d2v")

Put that in your .avs file and save it.