N00b needing help with IFOs and BUPs

[DreadStorm]

I have always been able to back up my DVDs thanks to the tools on this site. I was in the process of re-burning a backup (since the original and most recent copy was beat to death). Then I had a drive crash, and replaced it. I've recovered the VOBs and one IFO file from the damaged hard drive, but the VIDEO_TS.* and the VTS_01_1.BUP files were unrecoverable.

My question is this: Is there a rather simplified tool I can use to reconstruct the missing files, without modifying the VOBs? The VOBs play fine, albeit in chunks on a playlist thru PowerDVD. but I'm needing to make a new DVD for the kids, and I don't know enough about authoring to try to build them from scratch. Any ideas?

[setarip_old]

Hi!

The timing of your post is rather ironic. I'd suggest you read the following recently closed thread:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=947914#post947914

[DreadStorm]

Naw, nothing to do with legality. I can post the proof of purchases, UPC codes, and all that. It's just due to little fingernails and toys, the disc itself is unreadable - but I still possess it. All I'm after is restoring corrupted BUPs, not the movies or anything else that might be considered questionable. It's really just a matter of my own perfectionism. If all else fails, I'll simply rip it to an AVI, and de-convert it again from there. Either way, it'll be solved. Just looking for the quicker way to do it.

[DreadStorm]

Just thought I'd add, I'm on dial-up (My IP log for this site should prove that) - I would in no way be ABLE to download anything illegal if I wanted to - which I have no desire to.

[manono]

Hi-

You can create fresh IFOs using IFOEdit and along the bottom, "Create IFOs".

[DreadStorm]

Thank you. THAT is what I needed. Didn't know which one to try, and on my bandwidth.....trial-and-error is a luxury. heh