TMPGEnc DVD Author troubles

[gort9k]

Hi:

I've been trying to author a DVD using TMPGEnc DVD Author. But when I try to use the "Add DVD Video" button I run into a very thick wall.
If I tell the program to access the DVD with the movie, after selecting the title I want, I got the message: "The video sequence header is incorrect"

I've ripped the DVD movie to my HD using DVD Decrypter. And then, if I try to add a new track using "Add DVD Video" I got the error message: VIDEO_TS.IFO can't be opened.

What am I doing wrong?

[maa]

If you didn't get a VIDEO_TS.IFO from your rip you probably used something other than file mode.
If you just have VOBs try another dialog to open them instead.
A "DVD" is always read by VIDEO_TS.IFO, vts_01_0.ifo and then *.VOB

[gort9k]

Thanks, maa, for your answer.

This is the content of the folder I ripped the movie in:
VTS_01 - Stream Information.txt
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB
As you can see it has a .IFO file as well as several .VOB (by the way, the movie is Toy Story.
The problem's still the same, whenever I tell TMPGEnc to add a dvd video and point the browser to that folder the program keeps telling me: VIDEO_VTS.IFO can not be opened.

[maa]

Yes but in file mode DVDdecrypter ALLWAYS provides you with the original Video_ts.ifo
So you must have done something else - I've never seen "VTS_01 - Stream Information.txt" before.

So rip again or -

Use DVDToolbox to create a new Video_ts.ifo.

[gort9k]

OK, maa:

I think it was my fault. I ripped using IFO mode, so now I am going to use file mode, I hope this time it'll work.

But there is the issue with the DVD. Why that blasted TMPGEnc doesn't want to recognise it?

[maa]

Maybe - maybe not.
Keep us informed though because theres always a way....

[DnGermany]

Rip in file mode selecting all files, and when adding video open with the video_ts.ifo file. I used tmpg dvd many times and never had a problem.

[gort9k]

Well:
I've ripped the movie using file mode (selected all the files). And now when I select "ADD DVD Video" I can see the ADD-Video Wizard, but after selecting the title and audio a new error message pops up "Could not initialize decoder". ???
This is a truly Never Ending Story

[maa]

Hmmm...
You may not have a standard decoder for mpeg on your system.
You can get one from the download section or if you have PowerDVD you can use my installer (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59243) to make the decoder available to any application.

[gort9k]

What if I use Intervideo WinDVD? Can I use those codecs?

[maa]

Don't know - grab an mpeg/DVD codec from doom9 download page.