John C
I have several vob files that still will not play in VDJ.
These are from rips from a store bought DVD, such as concert footage or individual artist's DVDs, not promotional ones.
Some error out, some play at an incorrect (sluggish) sounding speed.
What troubles me the most is that when I rip these discs using DVD Decrypter some play, some don't from the same rip. But, the majority of the entire disc rips, of this same type of material, all do play correctly.
What would be the logic of this?
I located, and have downloaded Codec Pack indentified as "All In One" which has DivX, Xvid and a few other features.
Is this what I need?
And how would this be installed to work with VDJ?
Any other suggestions would be helpful.
These are from rips from a store bought DVD, such as concert footage or individual artist's DVDs, not promotional ones.
Some error out, some play at an incorrect (sluggish) sounding speed.
What troubles me the most is that when I rip these discs using DVD Decrypter some play, some don't from the same rip. But, the majority of the entire disc rips, of this same type of material, all do play correctly.
What would be the logic of this?
I located, and have downloaded Codec Pack indentified as "All In One" which has DivX, Xvid and a few other features.
Is this what I need?
And how would this be installed to work with VDJ?
Any other suggestions would be helpful.
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 5:43 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
Rip to MPEG2, with stereo sound, prefferably Windows PCM sound.
Sluggish sound is most likely to AAC/AC3 audio codec, that needs a DAMN powerfull pc to work good in mixing software like VDJ
Sluggish sound is most likely to AAC/AC3 audio codec, that needs a DAMN powerfull pc to work good in mixing software like VDJ
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 6:08 pm
michaelsleep
I have been using VOB files long before VirtualDJ and all the others put together. I had the same problem when I bought this program. I was ripping with vstrip. I found out that it was the rippind program and the way it was reading and ripping the disks that was messing everything up. I found a program called Imtoo DVD ripper and it solved all my problems. Hope this helps you. Mike
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 7:19 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
Thanx for that tip Michael ;)
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 8:14 pm
John C
Michael,
I have that software too.
Are you able to share the (extensive) settings you use?
I have that software too.
Are you able to share the (extensive) settings you use?
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 9:37 pm
michaelsleep
OK, I will try.
At the bottom in the profiles use the DVD-video (*.vob)
on the right my settings are,
Duration = full
Standard = ntsc
Video size = 720x480
bit rate = 6000
bit max = 9000
buffer = 224
frame rate = 29.97
audio codec = ac3
bit rate = 448
sample rate = 48000
channels = 2 (Stereo)
And back to the bottom under the Zoom tab use Full (Keep aspect ratio)
Hope all this helps everyone. It helped me after weeks of messing around. it even got me through all the 5.1 audio issues i was having with other programs.
At the bottom in the profiles use the DVD-video (*.vob)
on the right my settings are,
Duration = full
Standard = ntsc
Video size = 720x480
bit rate = 6000
bit max = 9000
buffer = 224
frame rate = 29.97
audio codec = ac3
bit rate = 448
sample rate = 48000
channels = 2 (Stereo)
And back to the bottom under the Zoom tab use Full (Keep aspect ratio)
Hope all this helps everyone. It helped me after weeks of messing around. it even got me through all the 5.1 audio issues i was having with other programs.
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:20 pm
bryantpb
DVD ripper? Will it also combine two vob files. I have two minidisks
from a sony cam that I took; one is 30 min. and one is 15 min. Would like to put them together to one file. Anyone one know how I can do this??
from a sony cam that I took; one is 30 min. and one is 15 min. Would like to put them together to one file. Anyone one know how I can do this??
Inviato Wed 24 Jan 07 @ 1:01 am
sbangs
anwered your other post
:)
:)
Inviato Wed 24 Jan 07 @ 11:32 am
funnyb0nz
vobblanker is an awesome tool to use to rip video
Inviato Thu 25 Jan 07 @ 6:07 am
bryantpb
Are any or both of these mentioned by you two freeware or payware?
Inviato Thu 25 Jan 07 @ 2:21 pm
sbangs
smart ripper is free
Inviato Thu 25 Jan 07 @ 3:11 pm
frd1963
bryantpb wrote :
DVD ripper? Will it also combine two vob files. I have two minidisks
from a sony cam that I took; one is 30 min. and one is 15 min. Would like to put them together to one file. Anyone one know how I can do this??
from a sony cam that I took; one is 30 min. and one is 15 min. Would like to put them together to one file. Anyone one know how I can do this??
These files are just binary streams so you can just append one to the other.
Here is the command to do this in DOS:
copy /b file1.vob + /b file2.vob newfile.vob
That will create newfile.vob will play as the contents of file1.vob followed immediately by the contents of file2.vob
Inviato Thu 25 Jan 07 @ 11:06 pm
bryantpb
hey thx the answer i was looking for.
Good, as I am familar with some old DOS operations as well. Should come easy.
Good, as I am familar with some old DOS operations as well. Should come easy.
Inviato Fri 26 Jan 07 @ 2:36 am
DJ ANGEL S
I agree with sky, smart ripper is a great program. However I have had times when it was able to rip certain dvd's. Also it is much harder to find in google these days.
Instead I have been using DVD Decrypter and have not have a problem as of yet
Hope this helps you
DJ Angel S
Instead I have been using DVD Decrypter and have not have a problem as of yet
Hope this helps you
DJ Angel S
Inviato Tue 30 Jan 07 @ 6:11 pm
bryantpb
I was wonderin' though. When I use my video camera and extract the video from it, two other files show up along with the vob file. What are these for and/or do I need to do something with them somehow?
Inviato Tue 30 Jan 07 @ 7:05 pm
KregCZ
I found that the problem with other non-promo only dvds is that they are writen with a diffrent codec than the one you need to play the video in vertual dj is.
You need to change the codec to "PCM_s16be"
ImToo MPEG Encoder will not convert a VOB file with this codec.
ImToo DVD Encoder might I've never used it.
I found another way to do it:
Make a Video DVD with the file in Nero 7,
Do not create a menu for your DVD,
unless you intend to use it in a DVJ-1000 or VDJ-X1.
Click the "More" button,
Click the "Video Options"
Change the "Audio Format" to "LPCM"
This will encode you video with the "PCM_s16be" codec you need
Then you can either burn them to a DVD
or to a folder on your computer.
If you burn to a DVD you will have to rip that DVD to get the video with the correct codec.
If you burn to a folder on your computer, you can use that one in VDJ.
You will have to rename it, so make a track list of what you are burning.
*****Also in Nero 7 DVD*****
you can edit your movies & video clips to just the part of the clip you want and not the whole chapter.
one more thing is that if you Burn to a folder on your computer you can put as meny videos as you want in the folder without worring about that 4.7GB you would have to stick to with a DVD.
But some of those DVDs are fun to scratch with if you are using a DVJ-1000 or VDJ-X1.
You need to change the codec to "PCM_s16be"
ImToo MPEG Encoder will not convert a VOB file with this codec.
ImToo DVD Encoder might I've never used it.
I found another way to do it:
Make a Video DVD with the file in Nero 7,
Do not create a menu for your DVD,
unless you intend to use it in a DVJ-1000 or VDJ-X1.
Click the "More" button,
Click the "Video Options"
Change the "Audio Format" to "LPCM"
This will encode you video with the "PCM_s16be" codec you need
Then you can either burn them to a DVD
or to a folder on your computer.
If you burn to a DVD you will have to rip that DVD to get the video with the correct codec.
If you burn to a folder on your computer, you can use that one in VDJ.
You will have to rename it, so make a track list of what you are burning.
*****Also in Nero 7 DVD*****
you can edit your movies & video clips to just the part of the clip you want and not the whole chapter.
one more thing is that if you Burn to a folder on your computer you can put as meny videos as you want in the folder without worring about that 4.7GB you would have to stick to with a DVD.
But some of those DVDs are fun to scratch with if you are using a DVJ-1000 or VDJ-X1.
Inviato Fri 02 Feb 07 @ 9:00 am
ashlar
Many thanks and kudos to micheal and kreg for their infinaite wisdom and walk throughs =D
Inviato Tue 06 Feb 07 @ 11:16 am
freakezoid
I tried DVDFab Decrypter... when i rip a Screenplay DVD in, each vob file contains two chapters, or two complete songs. So vob#1 has track 1 and 2, vob #2 has track 2 and 3, etc. Not too convenient. The other problem I had with it is if I try to set it to just rip one track in, instead of writing one vob file, it writes about 200 of them, all about 10 seconds long each. I have the latest free version of this program. DVD Fab Decrypter Version 8.0.8.5.
For now I've settled on using the Virtual DJ DVD ripper program, then converting the vob files to mp4's with Any Video Converter.
Set bit rate on it to 4000 (2000 if you want smaller files with slightly less but not really noticeable quality - vob files are really around 2500 I think), 29.97 frames, aac audio at 160k (which is equivalent quality-wise to 320 mp3 but takes up less room) and 720x480. Comes out pretty good, the 2000 bit ones are around 60 megs and the 4000 bit around 120.
If you name the songis in the VDJ ripper when you rip them in as artist-title, then when you put them in VDJ they will show up correctly. You can tag them in "file infos" manually after that if you want concrete tags to be embedded into the tracks.
For now I've settled on using the Virtual DJ DVD ripper program, then converting the vob files to mp4's with Any Video Converter.
Set bit rate on it to 4000 (2000 if you want smaller files with slightly less but not really noticeable quality - vob files are really around 2500 I think), 29.97 frames, aac audio at 160k (which is equivalent quality-wise to 320 mp3 but takes up less room) and 720x480. Comes out pretty good, the 2000 bit ones are around 60 megs and the 4000 bit around 120.
If you name the songis in the VDJ ripper when you rip them in as artist-title, then when you put them in VDJ they will show up correctly. You can tag them in "file infos" manually after that if you want concrete tags to be embedded into the tracks.
Inviato Tue 19 Apr 11 @ 1:04 am
DjGazUK
Hello.
I have some VOB files, but the 2TB hard drive is getting full and I don't really want to take another drive on my gigs.
What's the best format to rip them to?
What program should I use and I don't really want to have to install codecs as I changed from WinXP to Win7 and then nothing I previously ripped to mpeg would play :(
Is there a standard? I have read the above, but changing to "about" is a bit wishy washy for my liking.
Thanks.
I have some VOB files, but the 2TB hard drive is getting full and I don't really want to take another drive on my gigs.
What's the best format to rip them to?
What program should I use and I don't really want to have to install codecs as I changed from WinXP to Win7 and then nothing I previously ripped to mpeg would play :(
Is there a standard? I have read the above, but changing to "about" is a bit wishy washy for my liking.
Thanks.
Inviato Mon 19 Dec 11 @ 11:51 am