My first problem so far, hopefully nothing big

[Sonics99]

Well up until now it has been working great. I was backing up my copy of an anime dvd and it ripped fine and then I selected what to remove and hit process. It processes for awhile and then brings up a screen saying that ifoedit has to quit (the standard windows screen for when a program fails) and DS brings up a message saying that the Video_TS.ifo cannot be found (or is missing), I'll have to run it again to get the exact wording but that is the idea of it. Then it says processing complete. Of course the processing isn't finished though when I check, which I expected. Any idea why it is saying that the video_ts.ifo is missing and what is causing ifoedit to crash with it?


1. DVDStripper version (newest 2.0)
2. Operating System (XP with all newest updates)
3. Full Description of error (ifoedit quits and DS reports that the video_ts.ifo is missing)
4. Exactly when the error occured (during processing, about halfway through)
5. File source (Image, but dvd did the same thing)

 

[MackemX]

I have seen this error but I cannot remember why but I do know I had messed up

this may not be the case here, but I'm struggling to recall how I came across the same error report from DS. All I can recall is that I ripped it again and it worked and since then I have forgotten how I got the error as I just thought it was me (DOH!)

do you have enough space on the HD for the processed files?. Maybe that's why Ifoedit bombed and reported the error. I know Norton protected recycle bin keeps all the deleted files and this may sometimes allow you to run out of HD space unawares. It gets me all the time as I'm forever testing

let me know when you have ran it again and if you get the error try to take make as many notes as you can, as the more info I get the quicker I can solve it

 

[Sonics99]

Okay tried again and same thing so here is what I did:

Mounted image using daemon tools like always.
Opened DVDStipper and told it to rip dvd.
Choose the titles I wanted removed (1-4, 9-11, 15-17, 22-24, 28-30, 36-46)
clicked process
vts_01_33 processes in ifoedit (this is the last one I can see before it starts processing super fast and then it just stops)
Ifoedit then closes and this comes up:
"ifoedit.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Dvdstripper then comes back to the front and says:
"No Video_TS.ifo found!"

I click okay and it tells me the process has finished after 12:08:38. (this is about normal time so it seems the problem is occuring in some of the last steps in ifoedit which would correspond with the fact that it was up at vts_01 thirty to forty something before quitting.

I have plenty of room on my hds and had done two dvds between my first report of this error and this new one here.


One or Two other small offtopic issues from this problem I have also noticed:
1. I did another episode dvd I have and after finished everything worked great except I couldn't go back chapters only forward, it seems to have something to do with the ending credits I took out inbetween or something, or the way it processes stuff. It may be doing it with everything I have done and I have just never tried (this also may just be how the program works). Example : If I start at Title 5/10 Chapter 1/6 I can go forward but I can't go back to Title 4/10 or Title 3/10 etc... by pushing previous. Again this could just be how the program works.

2. Another dvd I did today all went through okay in DS but then when I went to try the files it only shows a black screen for just a mere blink and then stops. Is this because I took something out that it needs or could ifoedit not redirect something correctly. I took out all the starting previews and company intros and garbage before the menu so this might be why. I just have never had this problem before with any other one.

Thanks for all your help.

 

[MackemX]

you say you are making an image?. Do you not have the DVD?. It sounds like something is missing in the files you are creating to make the image. How did you make the image?. Is this a DVD that was already on your Hard Drive you have created an image with or an image that you ripped?

#1. I'm confused you say Title 5/10 Chapter 1/6. So that tells me there are 10 Titles and you are playing Title 5 Chapter 1. That sounds like you are using PowerDVD (maybe not). What is confusing is that you say you are then trying to jump to Title 4/10 & 3/10. Pressing Next/Previous should only switch between Chapters and not Titles

#2. It will play a blank screen and hang if you remove a menu that requires user input and it is played. What you sound like you have done is played the estra and it's a still. These normally have the buttons displayed but now theye will be missing as you have removed it . I'm not sure if pressing the MENU/TITLE will get you back to the menu. I would guess you only selected it to see what happens as normally you would not do this. This is why MenuEdit is so handy as it can disable the buttons and stop anyone accidently selecting the removed content. I also suggest people read the menu removal tips HERE. This will also apply to extras that require user input and I forgot to add this to the FAQ's (I will soon)

DVDStripper is a very powerful tool but sadly you can still butcher a DVD and break the structure just by removing the wrong thing. If you remove anything that requires user input (Menu or Stills) and it plays then the DVD will just hang with a black screen. It's basically waiting for the user to press a button as you would normally but you can't see them as you have deleted the image

that's why I recommend you disable any links to removed content and only MenuEdit can do that with such ease

 

[Sonics99]

As for #1 that is what I was trying to do is switch between Titles I guess. So if that can't be done then it makes sense. I had just never tried before and didn't realize that.

As for #2 I figured that is what it was and will try it again putting some of the stuff back.


Now to the main problem:

I have stated above in the first reply that I tried it both from the original dvd which I have here and from an image (.iso) I made using dvdecrypter and mounted with Daemon. So how it is being loaded is not the problem and it is not that something is missing.

Any other ideas though as I am all up for trying some more things to get this working? Thanks for all your help.

 

[Sonics99]

Well I have been testing some stuff and trying to narrow the problem down. If I remove nothing from it and hit process it completes successfully with no errors. So I then remarked everything I wanted out and choose a few things to keep this time to try and got the same error. Not sure what exactly is causing this but I will try some different combinations tonight and see what happens. Hopefully it is just one thing I can narrow it down to and its not that for whatever reason nothing can be removed.

I'll keep you updated but if you think of anything please let me know.


UPDATE: Well there must be some issue with this program and this dvd as I cannot remove one thing from it without it getting that error and crashing ifoedit. The same error everytime and in the same place no matter what file is chosen to be removed. If no file is chosen then it completes fine but is obviously useless at that point.

 

[MackemX]

the issue sounds like it lies with Ifoedit as it is the one that is crashing for some reason. This then has a knock on effect with DS as it upsets the process and that's why it cannot find the Video_ts.IFO

which IFO is it that it is stopping on? as you say it's the same one everytime

 

[Sonics99]

the issue sounds like it lies with Ifoedit as it is the one that is crashing for some reason. This then has a knock on effect with DS as it upsets the process and that's why it cannot find the Video_ts.IFO

which IFO is it that it is stopping on? as you say it's the same one everytime

I can't tell. The names are going by to fast at the point. It has to be near the end. It almost seems like it finishes and right before it puts the video_ts.ifo back ifoedit hangs, so everything gets updated but the video_ts.ifo.

I put in the original video_ts.ifo (from the temp folder) and it worked to a point of course.

Well the problem has to be with both ifoedit and with something that DS is trying to do with ifoedit. Because as I said if I let the dvd go through processing without removing anything it goes through ifoedit fine. So it seems something with this movie at one of the steps when DS is changing the info over to reflect the titles removed, ifoedit is then hanging on it and quitting. Most likely it seems like it is happening right when it is writing back to the video_ts.ifo file.

I don't know, it's too bad really. Oh well, I can do it other ways, it's just that DS is so nice . Hopefully it doesn't happen again, everything else I have tried went through without a hitch.

Let me know if you think of anything though and I'll try it.

 

[Sonics99]

Okay well if anyone was having the same problems or reading this thread and wondering what was going on. Worry no more. MackemX and me finally got it worked out and he said it is something simple that should be fixed in the next release. Since I am the only person this has happened to so far and only with one particular dvd I don't think this will affect many people on here but if it has then you know a fix is coming.

Thanks to MackemX for his work and help on this.

 

[MackemX]

MackemX and me finally got it worked out and he said it is something simple that should be fixed in the next release. Since I am the only person this has happened to so far and only with one particular dvd I don't think this will affect many people on here but if it has then you know a fix is coming.

Thanks to MackemX for his work and help on this.

No problem with the help as it's all part of the service

once I saw DVD layout I could see where the problem was and that's why I suggested you try what you did and it worked

try telling The Mad Guy it's simple as he knows what I mean by simple

anyway, I'm pretty sure TMG can sort it out soon so it won't happen anymore

it's simple

cheers

 

[junodee]

Same error in ifoedit as Sonic99's posting

Hi,

I am a newbie with a problem. I hope I don’t post anything too stupid—this is scary.

I am having the same problem as Sonic99. i bought DS so I could keep the menus on both split discs (I have successfully split and burned with dvddecyrpter, dvdfab and Nero but I really wanted those menus on both disks). I use no compression. I ripped the dvd fine then removed some of the promo stuff. I kept the Menu Items for both disks. When I processed I got the same error as Sonic99:

Ifoedit then closes and this comes up:
"ifoedit.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Dvdstripper then comes back to the front and says:
"No Video_TS.ifo found!"

I pressed ok and DS proceeded to process disk 2 but when I looked in the directory, disk 2 only had an incomplete small .vob and disk 1 looked ok but the menus didn’t work.

I have PLENTY of HD space: and 80G system drive and a 400G IDE RAID array. WinXP Pro, Alienware P4 3.2G w/ 2G of ram (deluxe video editing machine).

ALSO: with the split disc function I’m told I cant use the vts viewer or was I doing something wrong.

ALSO: I had closed DS after my errors. I wanted to get back to my backed up ripped stuff without having to rip again. I couldn’t figure it out. All I could see was the RIP to Decryter button.

Sorry this post so long,

junodee—gal with a problem.

 

[MackemX]

@junodee

Hi and welcome to the forums, just put this Disc on hold for now as it's just the DVD structure

you can get it to work by manually doing a bit of copying and pasting. It probably has just 1 VTS set and no VIDEO_TS.VOB and that's what is causing Ifoedit to crash

I hope you can wait

p.s. the split feature will not work with the Title selector, so it's not your fault but it will very soon . Just use the strip feature twice instead as it's easier than using split sometimess. You will soon be able to recover project crashes so you won't have to rip again either

 

[Sonics99]

Might as well keep the thread count down

I found another problem with a different dvd. This dvd stops playing after the title 1 chapter 1 (1:26). This only happens after being processed. It happens whether I remove stuff or not. If I hit menu before the 1:26 goes up I can get it to go to the menu like normal. Anyways let me know if you need anything to help figure it out.

Anyways, thanks for the help. I suppose it's my fault for wanting to backup all my anime dvds being episodic and probably all having weird structures.

 

[junodee]

thanks

thanks for the reply. i'm relieved it wasnt totally my fault which it usually is. i'm looking forward to the fixes and in the meantime will just use split disc twice.

 

[junodee]

mistake on last post

i meant strip disc twice

 

[MackemX]

Might as well keep the thread count down

I found another problem with a different dvd. This dvd stops playing after the title 1 chapter 1 (1:26). This only happens after being processed. It happens whether I remove stuff or not. If I hit menu before the 1:26 goes up I can get it to go to the menu like normal. Anyways let me know if you need anything to help figure it out.

Anyways, thanks for the help. I suppose it's my fault for wanting to backup all my anime dvds being episodic and probably all having weird structures.

is it the same structure as the last one?

it will all depend on the structure but again I have a feeling I can find out the issue with your help as we did last time

cheers

 

[MackemX]

thanks for the reply. i'm relieved it wasnt totally my fault which it usually is. i'm looking forward to the fixes and in the meantime will just use split disc twice.

thanks for understandng we can't fix issues straight away

 

[Sonics99]

Sorry can't get Pm's to send anymore on this board, not sure what is up. It keeps making me login and then never sends it.

Anyways here is the structure to the dvd:

video_ts.bup
video_ts.ifo
video_ts.vob
vts_01_0.bup
vts_01_0.ifo
vts_01_0.vob
vts_01_1.vob
vts_02_0.bup
vts_02_0.ifo
vts_02_0.vob
vts_02_1.vob
vts_02_2.vob
vts_03_0.bup
vts_03_0.ifo
vts_03_0.vob
vts_03_1.vob
vts_03_2.vob
vts_04_0.bup
vts_04_0.ifo
vts_04_0.vob
vts_04_1.vob
vts_04_2.vob
vts_05_0.bup
vts_05_0.ifo
vts_05_0.vob
vts_05_1.vob
vts_05_2.vob
vts_06_0.bup
vts_06_0.ifo
vts_06_0.vob
vts_06_1.vob
vts_06_2.vob
vts_07_0.bup
vts_07_0.ifo
vts_07_0.vob
vts_07_1.vob
vts_08_0.bup
vts_08_0.ifo
vts_08_0.vob
vts_08_1.vob
vts_09_0.bup
vts_09_0.ifo
vts_09_0.vob
vts_09_1.vob
vts_10_0.bup
vts_10_0.ifo
vts_10_0.vob
vts_10_1.vob
vts_11_0.bup
vts_11_0.ifo
vts_11_0.vob
vts_11_1.vob

If you would rather do this over email you can use my email on account as well. Thanks for the help hopefully we can get it worked out.

 

[MackemX]

Hi, thanks for info

I thought it was the same as the other one or going to be very similar

obviously not

 

[Boomer2000]

Hello all! Newbie to the forum and this software

Just want to mention that I'm having the exact same problem here with ifoedit causing an illegal operation and no video_ts.ifo found by dvdstripper, and yes I'm also trying to strip down an anime dvd

Just the one vts file according to dvdstripper (In the main gui where you remove/keep whatever you want), same with the menus.

So it's somehting that is going to be looked at in the future right? Or has the problem been solved?

Cheers

Boomer