deleted .ifo file...still have vobs...

[kyun]

hi I'm totally new to all this ripping and burning stuff...and i ripped my dvd shrink and it worked but I accidently deleted the necessary files to burn the dvd. I only have the .vob files...possible to create the files I need? I tried using ifoEdit but that didn't work. any help is appreciated...thanks.

[jmet]

Start over, you need those files.

[kyun]

so there's no way to recreate those files withoout having to rip the disc again?

[tigerman8u]

you can load the .vob files (in the correct order) in an authoring program (such as Tmpgenc dvd author) and it will output the necessary IFO and BUP files, plus make your menu etc. if you want.

[setarip]

To tigerman8u

Although you are theoretically correct, typically "TMPGEnc DVD Author" will reject the second and subsequent .VOBs' audiostreams, for lack of proper .AC3 headers...

[kyun]

yep, that's what happened...

[setarip]

You can use "AC3Fix" to correct the headers of each of the other .VOBs

OR


(Assuming your hard drive is in NTFS format)
Use "VOBMerge" or "VOBMERGER" to join ALL of the .VOBs together (which will make the .AC3 header of the first .VOB the header for the entire combined .VOB)...

[tigerman8u]

@"setarip" Yes you are correct, My apologies. The dvd I reauthored was one that I had done that had mpeg1 audio layer 2. Thanx for the info on the AC3Fix, I will remember that. Again thanx for the corrected information.

[kyun]

what do I do after I joined all the .vobs together? I tried using
TMPGEnc DVD Author but it keeps on freezing on me...any other suggestions?

[setarip]

"any other suggestions?"

I guess you'll just have to re-rip your ORIGINAL, COMMERCIAL DVD...

[kyun]

alright, thanks anyhow.

[setarip]

"thanks anyhow"

My (Our) pleasure ;>}

[blutach]

I can't underdtand why IfoEdit didn't work for you.

You do need to input the stream IDs. There's a tute on IfoEdit's home page, but all you do is click on Create IFOs.

Here's the link - http://ifoedit.wh.fr0zen.com/createifo094.html

If you have no IFOs at all, then you will need to do this for every VTS.

Regards