How to Do a Mock Strip using IfoEdit

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How to Do a Mock Strip using IfoEdit
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With new users appearing on the scene everyday, it's a common question for them to ask "what is a mock strip?" when they are told to do one. Usually, it's called for if you had a badly authored Titleset. This process may not work in all cases but it used as a troubleshooting step to ensure that the Titleset is corrected anyways before looking into other steps in finding out what else is wrong with your files.

• Mock
  [v. t.] To simulate; to imitate; to mimic
  
  Strip
  [v] to remove; "strip Audio/Subpicture elementary streams from a Title(s)"; "strip a Title(s) VOB Ids"

I believe I was the first one here to coin the phrase "Mock strip". It's a simple process using IfoEdit. Basically, you will perform a stripping of streams and VOB IDs but retaining everything instead. Here's the guide.

Mock Stripping Titleset VOBs
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1. Open up your IFO, in question, with IfoEdit.
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2. Click on VOB Extras button.
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3. Check only the VOB EXtras Options as below.





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4. Browse to a Destination Directory other than source (original) folder.
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5. Click OK
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6. Your first Stream List is your list of existing Audio and SubPictures(Subtitles). Click on Check All and then Strip it button.
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7. Your second Stream List is your VOB IDs. Click on Check All and Strip it button again.
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8. IfoEdit will process and when done, you will have new files in your Destination directory.
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9. In Windows Explorer, drag/copy all your new files into your directory that contains it's original counterpart files.
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10. Confirm to copy all.
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11. Open up your IFO, in question again, and click on Get VTS Sectors button. This will correct your IFOs sectors.
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12. Click OK/Yes to all following dialogs.
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13. When done, preview to test.


Mock Stripping Menus
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1. Open up your IFO, in question, with IfoEdit.
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2. Click on Menu Extras button.
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3. Check only the Menu EXtras Options as below.




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4. Browse to a Destination Directory.
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5. Click OK
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6. Your Stream List is your VOB IDs. Click on Check All and Strip it button again.
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7. IfoEdit will process and when done, you will have new files in your Destination directory.
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8. In Windows Explorer, drag/copy all your new files into your directory that contains it's original counterpart files.
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9. Confirm to copy all.
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10. Open up your IFO, in question again, and click on Get VTS Sectors button. This will correct your IFOs sectors.
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11. Click OK/Yes to all following dialogs.
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12. When done, preview to test.
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