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xcp
28th January 2003, 05:45
DVD2SVCD 1.1.0 Build C
ASPI installed
TMPGEnc installed

(I have successfully ripped in the past, this is unique to certain DVD's)

I am trying to back up some of my dvds to SVCD format, using DVD2SVCD. I generally rip only to my hd, so I can test the rip using a software dvd player such as windvd 4 on the ripped vobs prior to the actual 7 hour encoding.

On Harvard Man, the testing on the vobs produces the directors commentary on the movie, no matter what IFO I manually choose on the dvd. Using the autodetect disc button on the Conversion tab also fails. I tried internal routines and vstrip, no dice. I tried checking an alternate Audiotrack but the second of the two checkboxes will not check, and Audio Index drop down shows 1,2,Deselect, none of which actually do anything.

On Bourne Identity, one of the seven VOB's turns out in French. Odd since WinDVD on the original disc does not mess this up.

What is causing this, and is there a(n) (easy) way to fix it? Do I have to manually rip the proper audio track after the dvd2svcd buggy rip?

I searched the forums and the best I could find was a couple of people reassuring the poster that once encoded, the problems would just "go away" regardless of the ripped playback.

hoozdapimp
28th January 2003, 07:45
Most of the times the rips will come out ok. If you want you might try getting yet another ripper and test it out. Try using SmartRipper or one of the other rippers that can be found here on Doom9. I have done many rips and truthfully I have never previewed the VOB's between the time they are ripped and the time I encode them, but then again I have never had any problems with the wrong audio tracks coming out either ;)

markrb
28th January 2003, 15:55
Once ripped onto the hard drive you cannot change the auto selected audio stream. All the audio streams are there, but only one will play and usually, but not always it's the last one. It will convert fine.

Keep in mind that there are know issues with outside rippers. So unless you have a problem with the two rippers included in DVD2SVCD do not use anything else. Also if you must use an outside ripper only SmartRipper has a better then average chance of working. The others are much worse.

Mark