multiple vob's after riping, howto continue..

[bananacreamandpeca]

I tried but cannot figure this one out myself:

I tried and used dvddecrypter and smartripper to
rip a dvd-disc to my hd.
But i keep ending up with multiple .vob's
and now what?
some of these partial-movie .vobs won't even play with my bsplayer.
It is obvious to me that the whole dvd-movie is split up in 3 or
more vob's, but what do i need to do to join them?

I don not get this and it is not explained in
the dvddecrypter ripping guide what i have to do next
with these vob's to make 1 proper xvid.avi movie file..

please help, I realy try to understand dvd's and their structure,
formats and how to convert to lossy videoformats etc.
I read alot of the guides but still don't quite understand
some things

thanks!

[jggimi]

You don't join them.

I don't know what tool you're using to convert to XviD, but a popular tool for newcomers is Auto Gordian Knot. AutoGK has a forum here (http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=28) as well as its own website (www.autogk.net).

It comes with an easy to follow tutorial that should get you started.

Doom9 has a set of XviD guides as well: http://www.doom9.org/xvid-guides.htm

[bananacreamandpeca]

ok thanks,
getting multiple vob's is due to a 1GB limit, that's why
a whole movie is split up in several vob's on a dvd-disc, right?

But what next?
If i'd use a video authoring software, i'd
have to join the vob's to 1 file first and then convert to xvid?

pretty confusing for a newbie..

[jggimi]

Pick any guide or tutorial, and follow it. :rolleyes:

I already recommended the built-in tutorial with AutoGK. You may also follow Doom9's AutoGK guide.

They are step-by-step.

[manono]

Hi-

To answer your question, the vobs will be joined for encoding purposes when you create a DVD2AVI (DGIndex) project file prior to doing the actual encoding. That may not mean a whole lot to you at the moment, but as jggimi said, follow the guides. I also would recommend that you start off with using AutoGK. You can find it here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64266

You can find Doom9's guide here:

http://www.doom9.org/autogk.htm

It was just updated a few days ago, and uses the latest version of AutoGK. AutoGK is quite easy to use, and gives excellent results.

What's "peca"?

[jggimi]

I assume its an attempt to pick a nickname based on favorite pies. Banana cream pie, and pecan pie.

[manono]

Thanks jggimi. That makes sense. Not enough space to get it all in, I guess.

[bananacreamandpeca]

huhuh.. actualy it's icecream.
banana cream and them pecan nuts.

anyway, thanks for the help!
using AutoGK made me understand that part of vob's
being joined in the process.

I'm saving the autogk.logs of all avi's i'll make.
So in the future i'll hopefully be able to understand more
of this process in making an avi.

thanks for helping me get on the right track!

[jggimi]

I'm glad your first encode was a success!

As you now know, an individual .vob file is part of a VOB Set. If you're interested in learning more about VOB sets, see the DVD Structure (http://www.doom9.org/dvd-structure.htm) page -- this is one of 13 web pages in Doom9's The Basics (http://www.doom9.org/dvd-basics.htm) section.