how to load VOB instead of D2V files ?

[Masure]

I'd like to load vob directly in avisynth script instead of d2v, is that possible ?

if it's not, how to automate the d2v generation from a vob input file (with out another full dvd ripping)?

[Masure]

I'm sorry but i've found a topic related. So i've loaded a vob directly with the vfapi plugin, but it's 2 times slower :(

is there another mean to work with vob in avisynth (or to generate d2v easily ?)

[Sygma21]

maybe DirectShowSource("1.vob","2.vob","3.vob",25), don't know the result

Regards

[frank]

The best and fastest way:
Use mpeg2dec.dll with d2v file! Works in YUV mode.

Think about what AVIsynth means - Only for AVI files, not for VOBs.
VOBs include MPEG-2 streams, they have to be converted.

[Richard Berg]

I disagree. Avisynth means that it frameserves to applications that read AVIs; there's no reason to restrict what it can input. Heck, an email came over the dev list yesterday asking about the once & future QuickTime reader of all things...

[Masure]

i tried with directshow source, intervideo was used to read vobs. Fisrt notice, my video had been deinsterlaced ! 2nd one, it was really fast to decode. But the third notice is that directshow source is buggy. Indeed, there is a lot of frame drop during encoding, and if i try to parse an avs file with dshow source fastly, it crashes.

[Sygma21]

A little idea, you may demuxe main video stream ta a m2v file. You avoid multi-angle issue and maybe the DS chain will be more stable.

[UGAthecat]

I have taken the DirectShowSource route in the past(usually using m2v files), and it does work, but I've always run into a problem with my directshow decoders for mpeg 2, they always send output that looks like it is half resolution and twice as many macroblocks. It doesn't always happen, and I'm sure a better directshow decoder for mpeg2 would help, but I haven't found one yet. If you have one that produces good output could you let me know what brand, and version it is, and what package it is available as A part of? Thanks!

[Sygma21]

I did a little test with a m2v file used by DirectShowSource and a d2v project used by MPEG2DEC. You can find some pictures (8x512KB BMP). Sorry comments are in french

http://forum.media-video.com/viewtopic.php?p=48828#48828

[theReal]

(or to generate d2v easily ?)

DVD2AVI is pretty easy. You don't need to do much with it - basically just load the vobs, check (or not) "demux audio", check (or not) "force film", then save the project. I can't imagine how it could be done much easier than this.

[Masure]

@sigma21

je suis francais ;)

@thereal

i know how to do manually, but i'd like to automate this. I'll have to modify a dvd2avi source if i want to do that :-/

[theReal]

ok, sorry, I misunderstood.

I think Smartripper 2.41 can create d2v files.
I only know this from the warning in Gknot that says "Do not use d2v project files created with Smartripper 2.41, you might get async sound"

Doesn't sound too promising, but maybe you can make something of that?

[ACClarke]

There is a command line version of dvd2avi
I think you can use it in your rippack

[Sygma21]

vStrip can create a d2v project too (-2 option for CLI)

[Masure]

all youv've all said before is right : vstrip or sr are able to create a d2v but you're obliged to rip again, it isn't possible to only create a d2v like dvd2avi do from vob files. I've maybe done a mistake using vtrip but it seems it doesn't work if you simply try to make a d2v from vob harddrive file...

i think im going to see in dvd2avi source