is there a way to (or restated, how can i???) rip a DVD where the movie is larger than 4.7GB... but heres the catch.. i want to keep EVERYTHING in tact.. menus, chapters, special features.. im aware of the fact that some video re-encoding will have to take place, and although i haven't done much of that, im sure i can do it. say there are 5 VOB files of movie.. each at 1,048 MB.. i just want to take those and re-encode them to reduce their size (with as little video loss possible) somehow maintain the chapter markers, yadda yadda.. if you could just re-encode certain VOB files (obviously talking m2v files) to reduce their size.. sometimes its a special feature that takes the disc over the limit. but, you would need to be able to maintain everything else about the file that was there before the change. here is what im currently familiar with (no re-encoding).. i use DVDDecrypter 3.0 to rip DVD to hard drive. Then, i use VOBRator to find the junk.. IfoEdit 0.95 to do the magic.. and viola.. Nero makes me a joyus DVD of my own. BUT, this method obviously only works when a.) the entire DVD is under 4.7GB or b.) the movie itself is less than 4.7GB. i havent been able to get IfoEdit 0.9 or 0.95 to split to 2 DVD-Rs successfully.. i downloaded DVDXCopy (i think that was the prog) to do this, but i havent dont it.. ive been procrastinating the whole 1 DVD to 2 DVD-R leap. for obvious reasons, i could stomach an almost unnoticable (if at all) picture quality loss for the saving of the precious, hard-earned greenback. i just read a thread about putting LOTR 2 DVD-9 on to 1 DVD-5 and that involved avisynth which i am not at all familiar with, but probably need to learn for this process.. anyway, after possible exhorbitant rambling.. heres what i want to do.. re-encode possibly individual VOB (m2v) files to reduce size, while maintaining chapter markers (or i guess i could just insert them myself if i had to.. here i come forums!!) does this make sense? i will post more to reduce confusion if necessary.. is there a thread out there for this, or has someone done this that can let me in on the secret?

it might help 

if you posted the important extracts out of your ifo file or at least which DVD you are trying to copy. still... i'm no expert at this, but one tip: it's definitely worth learning avisynth - the basics at least which you'll manage in a few hours regards steVe

for instance... 

the current movie i am about to begin playing with.. just because i have procrastinated long enough.. is you've got mail.. here is its structure: video_ts.bup/18KB video_ts.ifo/18KB video_ts.vob/8KB vts_01_0.bup/34KB vts_01_0.ifo/34KB vts_01_0.vob/0KB vts_01_1.vob/933,920KB vts_02_0.bup/132KB vts_02_0.ifo/132KB vts_02_0.vob/56,688KB vts_02_1.vob/1,048,574KB vts_02_2.vob/1,048,574KB vts_02_3.vob/1,015,780KB vts_02_4.vob/1,048,574KB vts_02_5.vob/1,048,574KB vts_02_6.vob/209,168KB vts_03_0.bup/60KB vts_03_0.ifo/60KB vts_03_0.vob/0KB vts_03_1.vob/1,048,574KB vts_03_2.vob/810,112KB im not sure if i know what you mean by important ifo extracts as i am new to this re-authoring. until now, i have just removed extra features if needbe, or done a straight copy and removed fbi warnings and p-ups and the like.. never messed with the video. vts_01_1 has the trailer and what appears to be a special feature of some sort.. and vts_03_x is special features.. is there a good guide to avisynth you know of?? all help is greatly appreciated! ~nathan.

afaik 

there is a comprehensive guide on learning avisynth on its homepage () with a complete reference included. also the mpeg2dec (don't get scared of by the 'subtitel') guide has got some usefull information. just see the guides section for it! regards steVe

avisynth + virtualdubmod 

i downloaded virtualdubmod last night because it boasted easy integration with avisynth.. but whenever i tried a plain DirectShowSource("c:\filename.avi"), vdm crashed.. every time. it worked fine when opening the same avi via open file.. but there is an open file with avisynth option that was crashing it.. i will look more into it when i get home from work tonight.. have you dont the likes of what i am trying to accomplish? i have seen guides of making vcd/svcd with menus.. but its not quite the same since were going to be remaking the dvd. just wondering if im pulling hair out in vain. (= nathan.

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