splitting a .vob file with 2 diff 'video types'

[EuropeanMan]

I have a DVD9 folder that I have ripped from my own DVD.

There is a movie section...about 5 1/2 .vob files...and also on this DVD was an interview with the director (that also has 1 1/2 .vobs files. NOW...the problem here is that the interview was done in 4:3 rez, while the movie was anamorphic.

What causes me the problem in converting this DVD to .avi xVid via Megui...it recognises the whole disc as 'hybrid'. Now what I have noticed, is that the last of the .vob files containing movie data, ALSO has the first part of the interview which causes the software to have problems as recognising the movie as 'progressive' as it is. {When I select ONLY the first 5 .vobs, Megui says it's progressive}

My solution then is to cut THAT particular .vob (#6) file into two pieces...and take all my movie .vobs to a new folder to conver to xvid .avi using Megui.

I have gone through the download section on this forum...so what I need is a .vob tool which will ALLOW me to see the frames to determine, WHERE I need to cut the .vob file into two...this is what I came here to find out from the very helpful people...to get my best solution.

thank you in advance...farooq

[blutach]

What you have described is impossible to author. All VOBs in a VTS must be the same aspect ratio. Perhaps the interview was 16:9 pan and scan?

In any event, if you wish to cut or blank sections, you might try VobBlanker (http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm).

Regards

[setarip_old]

@EuropeanMan

Hi!the interview was done in 4:3 rezHow did you determine this?

On the outside chance that I am also the owner of this DVD, what is the Title and Region of the DVD?

[EuropeanMan]

@EuropeanMan

Hi!How did you determine this?

On the outside chance that I am also the owner of this DVD, what is the Title and Region of the DVD?


vijay by yash chopra...i think '85? perhaps...the year that is
and region 0.

[EuropeanMan]

Ok, I have fixed the problem...

This is what needs to be done. Copy the 'infected' .vob file to a new folder. Open it in VirtualDubMod. Once opened, move bar to end position of desired cut. So from frame 0 to frame xxxx. Find the running time of this length of video. Write this down. (This is displayed below video preview). Then move bar to the end...this shows you the total length of the video. Write this down.

Download & install ChopperXP (which I found in here on doom9's download page under Vob Edit tools). Select 'manually extract'...select the .vob file in question. It will then ask you the total length of the clip. Type this in.

Assuming you are startiing from the beginning of the Vob file, it will then ask you the starting position of the cut...for me it was the beginning...I typed in 00:00 (mins/secs ONLY). it then asks you for end position of cut...type that in. Then it asks you where to save new .vob file....do that, and in a few moments you have your desired .vob file.

If you also need the 2nd part of the original .vob file, use the end position of first cut, AS the first, and total length as the END position for cut. NOW YOU HAVE 2 .vob files.

Thread should be closed...I solved my problem. Thanks all.

[setarip_old]

Glad to hear you resolved your dilemma!

If it's not a problem to you, I'd still like to know how you determined that the second part of the .VOB was 4:3...

[manono]

They're probably both 4:3, the movie widescreen 4:3 and the interview fullscreen 4:3. As blutach says, it's impossible to mix DARs within the same set of vobs (within the same VTS). This is, after all, an Indian movie DVD we're talking about. Most likely nothing 16:9 about it. Just open one of the vobs in DGIndex and run the Preview to confirm (or disprove) that the whole thing is 4:3. Or put the DVD back in the DVD-ROM and open DVD Decrypter, set it for IFO Mode, hit the Stream Processing Tab, and check what it says for the video.

A better way to split is to use PGCDemux for the job.

[EuropeanMan]

Glad to hear you resolved your dilemma!

If it's not a problem to you, I'd still like to know how you determined that the second part of the .VOB was 4:3...
Sorry got this post from you at work (right now)...will report back later tonight - california time...re: 4/3 vs. 16/9. That was my assumption, because movie was widescreen, and interview 4:3.

[President]

...That was my assumption, because movie was widescreen, and interview 4:3.
There is only one possibility to make thats VOBs correctly in one VTS. Your movie is really 4:3, but picture is "already letterboxed" (disk author added a black bars in MPEG stream). This looks like anamorphic on 4:3 TV, but really have a 4:3 picture and Domain stream attributes are 4:3 (already letterboxed). Interview have a fullscreen picture, then looks like really 4:3.

[EuropeanMan]

President is right. I forgot to reply back here...the whole .vob system is 4:3...and it's letterboxed within this framework.

[2COOL]

There is only one possibility to make thats VOBs correctly in one VTS. Your movie is really 4:3, but picture is "already letterboxed" (disk author added a black bars in MPEG stream). This looks like anamorphic on 4:3 TV, but really have a 4:3 picture and Domain stream attributes are 4:3 (already letterboxed). Interview have a fullscreen picture, then looks like really 4:3.Top Gun, Region 1 was authored liked this too