encoding from VRO files

[rcrh]

I'm encoding some movies I've recorded on my panasonic DVR. The files are saved to a DVD-RAM disc in a folder DVD-RTAV with three files
VR_MANGR.BUP
VR_MANGR.IFO
VR_MOVIE.VRO

I'm encoding these using Dr.Divx and it seems to have no problems recognizing the files when I point it to the VRO file.

However, the resulting avi's aren't framed properly.

Most of them have a black bar down the right hand side of the screen. At least one has a thin white line across the top & down the right side.

I've taken these same files & authored them to a standard DVD and they work fine.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

thanks,

[jggimi]

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

VRO is not DVD compliant. But that doesn't mean that there are no solutions. Here's one method of getting MPEG-2 video and AC3 audio from a VRO file:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38672&highlight=vro

In addition, it appears that IfoEdit may be able to demux VRO as well:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51556&highlight=vro

In addition, question 4.10 of the official DVD FAQ may have additional info for you on .VRO files in DVD-VR format:

http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

I hope one or more of these are helpful to you. If not, let us know and we'll move your thread to a more appropriate forum (Decrypting, perhaps?).

[rcrh]

thanks for the info jggimi.

It turns out that the problem was ENTIRELY operator error! I didn't know that DR. Divx has an option to crop the image during encoding (its a little bit hidden). Once I sorted that out my encoding of VRO's is fine.

thanks again.