extract mpeg2 from vob ?

[my_kill]

hi all !

i've made a dvd from some private dv/video footage. but a friend of mine in the usa can't view the dvd, cause the dvd got a rc (region code) for europe only. that was my fault during authoring the dvd.

so i need to burn the dvd again. but i havn't got the "original" mpeg2 files any more. i only got the iso (or the video_ts folder/vob files).

as far as is understand the thing: the rc (region code) is part of the vob file. so i have to rip to vob files again.

but i don't want to make a divx/svcd etc. and burn it to cd-r. i just want to burn a dvd again. therefore i don't want to encode/re-encode the video/audio data again.

so: is there a way / a tool to extract the "original" mpeg2 file from the vob files?

thx in advance for any help !

my_kill
my_kill@gmx.net

 

[Billie]

There are tools like DVDDecrypter that help you getting rid of the region code. Ripping your DVD using DVDDecrypter would even spare you to re-author your DVD.
But what about PAL and NTSC? As far as I know the USA standard is NTSC. If your files were PAL encoded you would have to do a frame-rate conversion which is not an easy job. I've never had satisfying results when doing a frame-rate conversion, but I know it can be done with TmpgEnc, for instance.

Hope this helps you.
Billie

 

[ChickenMan]

As Billie said, rip the DVD with SmartRipper or DVDDEcryptor to your HD and make sure you select to remove Region info and re-burn back to a DVDR

99% of all DVD players will play a PAL or NTSC encoded movie, you may need to change some settings in the DVD Players setup though to match your TV, thats all.