movie zone doesn't match drive zone

[loulou]

May aim is decrypting and then convert into .avi using agknot.


Here are informations about my stuff:

Movie --
"the Cutting Edge", Metro Goldwyn Mayer DVD, first released in 2001, NTSC, region 1, 1 h 42 min movie track, eng audio track, spanish audio track, french audio track, spanish sub track, french sub track.
I'm not interested in having french audio, spanish audio, french sub, spanish sub in my final .avi file.

Drive --
Matshita UJ-84OD, region code currently set to 2.
I'd like not to change the region code of the driver, though I could still do it.


Previous Attempts

With DVDFab Decrypter 2.9.7.5 --

I set the language option to us english (this should be the option when you say what language you want the interface show).

I wrote "1" where it asked for the region code of the movie.

I checked the "Remove this and that protections".

I started it.

Apparently, the job has been successful.
Here is the default folder on my hard disk now:
dvd -->
audio_ts --> empty
+
video_ts -->
30 files created
video_ts.bup 20 KB, video_ts.ifo 20 KB, video_ts.vob 450 KB,
vts_01_0.bup 18 KB, vts_01_0.ifo 18 KB, vts_01_0.vob 20 KB,
vts_01_1.vob 10 KB,
vts_02_0.bup 72 KB, vts_02_0.ifo 72 KB, vts_02_0.vob 1410 KB,
vts_02_1.vob, vts_02_2.vob ... to vts_02_4.vob 1048544 KB each,
vts_02_5.vob 165928 KB,
vts_03_0.bup 12 KB, vts_03_0.ifo 12 KB,
vts_03_1.vob 135950 KB,
vts_04_0.bup 14 KB, vts_04_0.ifo 14 KB,
vts_04_1.vob 3328 KB,
vts_05_0.bup 14 KB, vts_05_0.ifo 14 KB,
vts_05_1.vob 3514 KB,
vts_06_0.bup 14 KB, vts_06_0.ifo 14 KB,
vts_06_1.vob 7612 KB,
vts_07_0.bup 12 KB, vts_07_0.ifo 12 KB,
vts_07_1.vob 228 KB

I tryed to open the movie using GIndex, to check if I could watch it. I couldn't. It sayed that the movie and the drive region didn't match.
But, isn't dvdfab decrypter supposed to remove all the protections and also the region code from the movie as it rips?
And if so, how can it be that the the decrypted files still cannot be seen because of the region code?

Anyway, I knew I had few possibilities or none to success, but I tryed encoding with auto gordian knot.
Input data seemed to be ok for agk. It recognized a 1h 42min video track and an english audio track.
As result I had a couple of minutes video, with 3 or 4 still frames, and some frames corrupted too, no audio - Same was shown when I checked the preview.

Here the log file produced by agk:
AutoGK 2.27
OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2
Job started.
Input file: Input file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_0.IFO
Output file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\The Cutting Edge AVI\The Cutting Edge.avi
Output codec: DivX
Audio 1: English AC3 2ch
Subtitles: none
Format: .AVI
Target size: 1493Mb
Started encoding.
Demuxing and indexing.
Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_1.VOB
Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_2.VOB
Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_3.VOB
Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_4.VOB
Processing file: C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_02_5.VOB
Source resolution: 720x480
Found NTSC source.
Source aspect ratio: 16:9
Analyzing source.
Source has percentage of interlacing in motion areas: 97,05
Source has percentage of telecined patterns: 0,82
Source has percentage of progressive patterns: 0,00
Source has percentage of interlaced patterns: 99,18
Source is considered to be interlaced.
Output will contain 709 frames
Audio1 size: 563,997 bytes (0.54 Mb)
Overhead: 24,320 bytes (0.02 Mb)
Video size: 1,564,935,651 bytes (1492.44 Mb)
Target bitrate is: 529209kbps
Running compressibility test.
Writing the following script to C:\Documents and Settings\l...\Desktop\The Cutting Edge AVI\agk_tmp\The Cutting Edge_comptest.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE2.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\kerneldeint.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\Documents and Settings\...\Desktop\The Cutting Edge AVI\agk_tmp\The Cutting Edge.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.18518518518519
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 704
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
KernelDeInt(movie,order=1,sharp=true)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
SelectRangeEvery(14,14)
===========================================================
Duration was: 11 minutes 31 seconds
Speed was: 1,03 fps.
Compressibility percentage is: 3269,29
Switching b-frames off
Chosen resolution is: 720x400 ( AR: 1,80 )
Predicted comptest value is: 2553,22%
Running first pass.
Writing the following script to C:\Documents and Settings\...\Desktop\The Cutting Edge AVI\agk_tmp\The Cutting Edge_movie.avs
===========================================================
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrainSSE2.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\kerneldeint.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("C:\Documents and Settings\...\Desktop\The Cutting Edge AVI\agk_tmp\The Cutting Edge.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.18518518518519
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = (input_par > 1.4) || (input_par < 1.25) ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 720
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
KernelDeInt(movie,order=1,sharp=true)
autocrop(mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples=10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
===========================================================
Duration was: 12 minutes 29 seconds
Speed was: 0,95 fps.
Warning! Found different number of frames: 743
Audio1 size: 563,997 bytes (0.54 Mb)
Overhead: 25,216 bytes (0.02 Mb)
Video size: 1,564,934,755 bytes (1492.44 Mb)
Target bitrate is: 504313kbps
Running second pass.
Duration was: 11 minutes 37 seconds
Speed was: 1,07 fps.
Job finished. Total time: 41 minutes 35 seconds


With DVD Decrypter --

I only tryed the IFO mode, to be honest.
I was warned Brute Force would have been used since mismatching between media and drive region code.
Then I had an error message about the the region and there has been no way to overcome it.

Summing up
Are my files decrypted with dvdfab decrypter useful?
And if so, what do I have to do to squeeze them into agk?
If not, how can I decrypt this movie without changing the region code of the drive (if there's a way)?


Thanks in advance for any kind of help. It'll be greatly appreciated.

[VWRacer]

First, welcome to doom9. Let's start at the basic points. Have you checked to see what region your burner is set to? It's the only thing that currently comes to mind. It may be the point of conflict.

Good luck,
Racer

[loulou]

Thank you.

Well, when you say "burner" here is what I understand "a tool used to write data on a CD or DVD, can refer either to software or hardware".
Am I right?

If I'm right, then I have to say that I never tryed to burn anything, since the .avi file I was interested in has never been produced correctly.

If "burning" refers to my drive, then I sayed it is set to region 2. While the movie is region 1.
I'd like not to change the region code of my drive.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm loosing so much time and energy on this project, and I may never be able to complete it.

[Mug Funky]

you could give ye olde DVDdecrypter a shot. it should be able to brute force crack if the region of the disc doesn't match. but then i thought fab did that as well... you might want to check its settings for anything abnormal.

generally only use dvdfabdecrypter on stuff that DVDdecrypter can't handle (recent copy protections). DVDdecrypter is still superior to fab for ripping of actual compliant DVDs, and it'll probably remain this way.

[edit] btw, VWracer would have meant the DVD drive you're reading the disc in.

[loulou]

I already tryed DVD Decrypter in IFO mode and the job aborted. I tryed both "I/O --> Brute Force" and "Brute Force", none worked.
Should I set DVD Decrypter to ISO mode or FILE mode? What's the difference among those?

My DVD drive is set to region 2. While the movie is region 1.
I'd like not to change the region code of my drive.

[VWRacer]

See question 6 of the Ripping Q&A. You can always reset the Drive region after you've finished. Most drives will allow up to 5 resets.

Racer

[loulou]

See question 6 of the Ripping Q&A. You can always reset the Drive region after you've finished. Most drives will allow up to 5 resets.

Racer


Thanks. I already know this.
The fact you pointed to is that number of possible resets is limited (low, let me add).

Well, anyway, I wanted to decrypt "The Cutting Edge" using a drive setted to region 2.
If anybody has any idea, please don't hesitate.