How to extract "unmodified" MPEG-2 Video+Audio from DVD?

[rjl]

I have an unencrypted DVD, and I want to select a portion of a VOB and extract the contents unmodified to a MPEG-2 with video and audio.

I used DGIndex to get seperate streams, but I don't know how to get them back together without re-encoding or possibly losing resolution.

Any suggestions of a good Windows based method?

Thanks.

[neuron2]

Imago Muxer (free):

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ImagoMPEG-Muxer

[rjl]

That's a nice tool, but it altered the resolution of the .m2v from 720x480 to an output of 640x480, and I don't see any options.

I'm looking for something that will pick up the MPEG-2 from the DVD without modification or re-encoding, while keeping the audio stream, or something that can put the results of DGIndex back together.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

TMPGEnc>>File>>MPEGTools>>(Simple)Multiplex [Change to "MPEG-2"]

[rjl]

I'm beginning to think both of these tools worked. When DGIndex made the .m2v, it reports 720x480, but when I play it back it has obvious grey bars on each side. Both of these tools made it 640x480, and there are no grey bars.

I don't know why a DVD video would report 720x480 when it is actually 640x480 inset. It plays fine...

[CWR03]

I don't know why a DVD video would report 720x480 when it is actually 640x480 inset. It plays fine...
It's the DAR signaling - the tools aren't converting the video, it's just being resized on playback.

[dmz01]

A VOB is an MPEG2 stream for all practical purposes. Copy the VOB file and rename it with a .mpg extension and you're good to go, or trim it with any file splitting tools.