FumJum
1st March 2003, 02:56
I can't believe how wonderful DVD2One is. I can now backup DVDs in less than 2 hours.
Here's what I use:
DVDDecrypter
DVD2One 1.0.1 or greater
IFOUpdate
IFOEdit (If more than one PGC)
MakeItEasy(If more than one PGC)
Any DVD Burning software.
Here's How I Do It:
Use DVDDecrypter to rip the ENTIRE DVD to your hard drive. Make sure it is File Mode. Now go to the folder where you ripped the movie files and highlight all of the files except the files that contain the movie (MAKE SURE YOU HIGHLIGHT THE MOVIES IFO FILE AND "VTS_**_0.VTS" FILE) and right click and open Properties. Now open Windows Calculator and subtract the amount of Megabytes from the properties of the files you highlighted from about 4490 (the total capacity of the blank DVD). Take the difference you get and round it to the nearest ten. Now this next step depends on the movie file! While in DVDDecrypter hit the Mode and select IFO. If there is more than one PGC in the movie you will have to move the movie files that you did not highlight into a new directory and run IFOEdit. In IFOEdit click on Create IFOs and select the directory you moved the Movie file to. After this is done you need to change the IFO and BUP name to match the VTS number that the movie file is. You now can run DVD2one (make sure you have version 1.0.1 or greater) and select User Defined file size. Enter the number you got from the calculator into the white box next to User Defined. Select the directory that you moved the movie file as the source and a different folder as the destination. Click next and select the audio and subtitles you want then click start. After DVD2one does its thing go to the directory that dvd2one made the compressed files in and change the VTS number from VTS_01_1.VTS to match whatever number the VTSs from the movie are and copy only the VTS files back into the directory you ripped the DVD to. Now run MakeItEasy and do step 4 BUT DO NOT REMOVE THE PADDING! then Do step 5 and your DVD should work just like the original (Don't worry because most movie VTSs are one PGC and that makes things A LOT EASIER!
If the Movie file is only one PGC things are soo much easier. After you have riped the dvd run dvd2one and enter the number you got from the calculator into the User Defined section and select the folder you ripped the DVD to as the source and a new directory as the Destination, click next and make sure that the movie file is selected on the next screen. Click next and select the audio and subtitles you want and click start. After this is done, rename the VTSs that DVD2one created to the number that the ripped movie is and move it back to the ripped directory (MAKE SURE YOU DELETED THE RIPPED SET THAT YOU DID NOT HIGHLIGHT BEFORE YOU MOVE THE FILES AND THAT YOU ONLY MOVE THE VTS FILES NOT THE IFOs AND BUPs). Now you run IFOUpdate and select the movies IFO file from the ripped folder as the Original IFO, and the movie IFO that DVD2one created as the Authored IFO file and select any other folder for the Backup IFO. Click Update IFOs and a screen pops up and askes if you want to change the BUP file too. Click YES. Next click Correct VTS Sectors. After this is your dvd should be read to burn.
TIP: After either of these steps make sure you check to see if the movie plays before you burn it. Using PowerDVD you can select to play files from hard drive and select the VIDEO_TS.VTS file from the "ripped directory" the menu should load up the same as the original DVD does. Clcik on Play and make sure the movie starts.
I have not yet tried multiple angles since I purchased DVD2one 1.0.2, but I have had major problems with angles using MakeItEasy and DVD2one 1.0.0. I have a feeling this problem lies within the padding process, so I am going to assume it will work with DVD2one 1.0.1 or greater, but when I test the new DVD2one with a multi angle DVD I will update this post and tell you if it works.
GOOD LUCK :)
Here's what I use:
DVDDecrypter
DVD2One 1.0.1 or greater
IFOUpdate
IFOEdit (If more than one PGC)
MakeItEasy(If more than one PGC)
Any DVD Burning software.
Here's How I Do It:
Use DVDDecrypter to rip the ENTIRE DVD to your hard drive. Make sure it is File Mode. Now go to the folder where you ripped the movie files and highlight all of the files except the files that contain the movie (MAKE SURE YOU HIGHLIGHT THE MOVIES IFO FILE AND "VTS_**_0.VTS" FILE) and right click and open Properties. Now open Windows Calculator and subtract the amount of Megabytes from the properties of the files you highlighted from about 4490 (the total capacity of the blank DVD). Take the difference you get and round it to the nearest ten. Now this next step depends on the movie file! While in DVDDecrypter hit the Mode and select IFO. If there is more than one PGC in the movie you will have to move the movie files that you did not highlight into a new directory and run IFOEdit. In IFOEdit click on Create IFOs and select the directory you moved the Movie file to. After this is done you need to change the IFO and BUP name to match the VTS number that the movie file is. You now can run DVD2one (make sure you have version 1.0.1 or greater) and select User Defined file size. Enter the number you got from the calculator into the white box next to User Defined. Select the directory that you moved the movie file as the source and a different folder as the destination. Click next and select the audio and subtitles you want then click start. After DVD2one does its thing go to the directory that dvd2one made the compressed files in and change the VTS number from VTS_01_1.VTS to match whatever number the VTSs from the movie are and copy only the VTS files back into the directory you ripped the DVD to. Now run MakeItEasy and do step 4 BUT DO NOT REMOVE THE PADDING! then Do step 5 and your DVD should work just like the original (Don't worry because most movie VTSs are one PGC and that makes things A LOT EASIER!
If the Movie file is only one PGC things are soo much easier. After you have riped the dvd run dvd2one and enter the number you got from the calculator into the User Defined section and select the folder you ripped the DVD to as the source and a new directory as the Destination, click next and make sure that the movie file is selected on the next screen. Click next and select the audio and subtitles you want and click start. After this is done, rename the VTSs that DVD2one created to the number that the ripped movie is and move it back to the ripped directory (MAKE SURE YOU DELETED THE RIPPED SET THAT YOU DID NOT HIGHLIGHT BEFORE YOU MOVE THE FILES AND THAT YOU ONLY MOVE THE VTS FILES NOT THE IFOs AND BUPs). Now you run IFOUpdate and select the movies IFO file from the ripped folder as the Original IFO, and the movie IFO that DVD2one created as the Authored IFO file and select any other folder for the Backup IFO. Click Update IFOs and a screen pops up and askes if you want to change the BUP file too. Click YES. Next click Correct VTS Sectors. After this is your dvd should be read to burn.
TIP: After either of these steps make sure you check to see if the movie plays before you burn it. Using PowerDVD you can select to play files from hard drive and select the VIDEO_TS.VTS file from the "ripped directory" the menu should load up the same as the original DVD does. Clcik on Play and make sure the movie starts.
I have not yet tried multiple angles since I purchased DVD2one 1.0.2, but I have had major problems with angles using MakeItEasy and DVD2one 1.0.0. I have a feeling this problem lies within the padding process, so I am going to assume it will work with DVD2one 1.0.1 or greater, but when I test the new DVD2one with a multi angle DVD I will update this post and tell you if it works.
GOOD LUCK :)