Can one or two VOB files be reduced

Hi Carthoris. Yes there is a way. I had to do this with a few titles myself. Tools Needed: ============= Rempeg2 VobEdit IfoEdit Load the last VOB file of your title set into Rempeg. Set the nescessary settings that you need and Run it. After Rempeg has built your .m2v file, load up VobEdit and Click the 'Open' button and load in the Original VOB file that Rempeg worked from. Then Click the 'Edit' menu option and choose 'Remux m2v' and load in the .m2v file that Rempeg built. Save the output to a different folder. This procedure will remux the audio with your new encoded video back together again. When VobEdit is done, you will have a new .VOB file. You will need to re-name it to the original title-set VOB. Then Move the Original VOB to a new safe folder (incase of any errors we can get back to it) then move your NEWLY created VOB into the folder where your Original VOB was. Now load up IfoEdit and load in the IFO file that belongs to the title-set you are working with. Click "Vob Extras" Click Strip Streams and Strip Vob Id's Correct Original Ifo's, Correct Vob Unit Pointers. Then choose a Folder where the New VOB files will be created. (We are not really going to strip any ID's or Steams here, since you already have done that and any streams that are there you want to keep.) So check all to keep them. IfoEdit will rebuilt all the VOB files again with all the right information needed to re-build that VOB back into the title-set. ----------------------- I hope this helps you out. Good luck with it. It has worked for me many times. Post back and let me know if everything works. I am at the office now, and just going by memory on how this is done. Kirby

Thanks for the ultra quick response Will try after work and will let you know how it turns out. Carthoris

HI Kirby, When you compressed 2 VOB`s do you do them one at a time or together in one m2v file? I tried to use this method on Reign of fire and the new vob file shakes and studders. I tried each vob individually excluding the first on. The m2v file created was fine. I cant`t figure this one out unless my ifo files are not correct in some way. I don`t have the orginal DVD to try it again. Again thanks for all your help carthoris

Hi. I do this with each VOB file separately. I had no trouble with my VOB's that you are having. I have heard that Rempeg does have trouble with some titles, but I have not encountered these problems as of yet. I want to move away from Rempeg myself and try using DVD2One when the next version becomes available. Rempeg is good for what is does (a bit slow though), but I have had pretty good success with it so far. I will see if I can find an answer to your question about the jerkyness of the movie. I am sure the answer is hidden in these forums somewhere. Catch ya next time, Kirby

I found the problem and it`s the ifo files. I rempeg the vob and reconstruct it. then I tested the vob and its jerky. I stopped here. Big mistake. When you reconstruct the titleset and create new ifo`s the problem is gone and playback is fine. Again thank for your help. PS: have you tried dvd2one Carthoris

I'm Glad you found what the trouble was. Just follow the little guide I made for you, and hopefully you will not have anymore problems. I always use IfoEdit to re-construct the VOBS after using Rempeg. It seems IfoEdit corrects many inconsistancies with the VOB's and IFO's after doing the encoding from Rempeg. I have tried the Demo Version of Dvd2One and I like what it does. but I really like my Chapter Menu's, so I will wait on the product to see what it's future holds for Menu's. I have read the forums about 'MakeItEasy' so you can save more space for menus, but I do not own a full version of Dvd2One to be able to utilize all the functionality of these 2 products. Regards, Kirby.

DVD2ONE 

That's GREAT NEW's!!! Are you using First Version Dvd2One, or the new 1.01 Version that just came out?? I am thinking of getting the new version so I can keep Menu's. I tried the demo and liked the way you can specify the space to use.

OK, Cathoris. I just bought Dvd2One Version 1.01, and I am re-doing my 'Collateral Damage' DVD right now. I want to see the difference with the one I did with Rempeg when I re-transcoded the last 2 VOB's with it. I will post my results to you when I have finished it. If this works, then I will have enough room for the Chapter Menu. Take Care, Kirby. P.S. This is not the right part of the forum for this next question, but, have you tried using BeSweet to create audio 5.1 Music CD-R's?? I tried but all mine came out with just noise. I followed all the guides for it, but FAILED on every attempt.

It WORKS FANTASTIC! My movie was just over 6 GIG, so I set the output size to 4200 MEGS. DVD2One 1.01 gave me a final movie size of 4.0 GIG. I removed all extra languages and subs. When Dvd2One was done, I copied my menu over and IfoUpdated and have a final size of 4.1 GIG. Video quality is still excellent to my eyes. No more Rempeg for me. Full time was just 35 minutes for transcoding by Dvd2One. Now, if I just had a burner, I'd be in my glory! I have been storing movies on my Hard Drive and I am nearing the capacity of it :( I am Thinking of buying the Sony DRU 500a burner. Which burner are you currently using? Regards, Kirby.