Anybody know if DVD players will read VOB files off of CD's?

[Viper GTS]

I'm interested in having a set of DD/DTS demos for use in my wannabe home theater system.

I have many DVD's with both DD and DTS demos, & they're easily separable from the movie.

If I burn a VOB file & a corresponding IFO file onto a CDR (the demos are short enough they fit easily on a CD), will a DVD player play them?

Viper GTS

 

[bmacd]

i don't see why not as long as the CD is burned correctly....

-=bmacd=-

 

[snik]

Yes, it's called a mini-dvd

about and how to link

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't see why not as long as the CD is burned correctly....

-=bmacd=-

Any idea how that would be?

I just did one with a VOB file (that played in Power DVD) and an IFO created by DVD Decryptor (no clue of that is valid).

The DVD player just said that type of disc was not playable.

Viper GTS

 

[bmacd]

have you tried burning it in the latest copy of Nero? I know nero now supports DVD burning....you might be able to fool it if DVD authoring requires special layers or something of the nature...

-=bmacd=-

 

[snik]

Look up your standalone here and read user reviews to see if it will play the mini-dvd. Not all players will be able though. The actual guide on how to create one is here

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't see why not as long as the CD is burned correctly....

-=bmacd=-

This will not work.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Edit - beaten to it.

- M4H

 

[Viper GTS]

Sweet, now I just hope my player will do it...

Mine's not listed, but I suppose it's worth a shot.



Thanks for the links.

Viper GTS

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Sweet, now I just hope my player will do it...

Mine's not listed, but I suppose it's worth a shot.



Thanks for the links.

Viper GTS

Viper, what model is it? Pretty much every single player on the market has reviews on that site.

 

[Viper GTS]

Panasonic DVD-RP62

I suppose I could always go buy a DVD burner, that would be the guaranteed fix.

Viper GTS

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Panasonic DVD-RP62

I suppose I could always go buy a DVD burner, that would be the guaranteed fix.

Viper GTS

User reviews One guys said that he couldn't play miniDVDs. Others differed... Since it plays a myriad of formats like xvcd and xsvcd I think it will be a good shot. Try it!

 

[XZeroII]

No

First, DVD's are encrypted so you would have to decrypt it first (no problem)
Second, VOB's are usually .99GB which is more than a CD can hold.
Third, I believe you need more than just the VOB file. You need some sort of TOC.

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
No

First, DVD's are encrypted so you would have to decrypt it first (no problem)
Second, VOB's are usually .99GB which is more than a CD can hold.
Third, I believe you need more than just the VOB file. You need some sort of TOC.

Did you click on my links? It's possible I've seen it done. It's very inconvinient imo though.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
No

First, DVD's are encrypted so you would have to decrypt it first (no problem)
Second, VOB's are usually .99GB which is more than a CD can hold.
Third, I believe you need more than just the VOB file. You need some sort of TOC.

The things I'm ripping are very short (20 second DTS demo). Eventually I would like to do full movie trailers, but I'll start with small stuff.

Viper GTS

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: XZeroII
No

First, DVD's are encrypted so you would have to decrypt it first (no problem)
Second, VOB's are usually .99GB which is more than a CD can hold.
Third, I believe you need more than just the VOB file. You need some sort of TOC.

The things I'm ripping are very short (20 second DTS demo). Eventually I would like to do full movie trailers, but I'll start with small stuff.

Viper GTS

Viper, you don't neccessarily need dvd format for demos/trailers. You can create svcd demos/trailers which will work fine. You can also encode them with 5.1 audio for home theatre purposes I did several of these for THX tests/audio tests . My favorite that I did is the small THX test from Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition-- the one with the liquid metal forming the THX logo. On the same disc I also included the drainage chase scene (awesome sound there) and breathtaking video to boot (anyone remember this?)

 

[Viper GTS]

My DVD player won't play SVCDs.

My latest attempt didn't give me any errors, but wouldn't play either.

My first two attempts said the media type was not playable, the third one simply sits at the main menu & won't play anything.

Viper GTS

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
My DVD player won't play SVCDs.

My latest attempt didn't give me any errors, but wouldn't play either.

My first two attempts said the media type was not playable, the third one simply sits at the main menu & won't play anything.

Viper GTS

I recommend buying a DVD player that plays VCDs. I got one for like $50 and it works very nice.

 

[ElFenix]

haxors have figured it all out

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: XZeroII

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
My DVD player won't play SVCDs.

My latest attempt didn't give me any errors, but wouldn't play either.

My first two attempts said the media type was not playable, the third one simply sits at the main menu & won't play anything.

Viper GTS

I recommend buying a DVD player that plays VCDs. I got one for like $50 and it works very nice.

Mine will play VCD's fine, but it does not play SVCD's.

Not many do, & I'm not willing to sacrifice the good things about my DVD player to get SVCD capability.

Video quality is much more important than the ability to play every format under the sun.

Viper GTS

 

[oLLie]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
haxors have figured it all out

g0d bl3ss t3h h4x0rs

 

[snik]

Are you only after audio or is video important to you as well? If you can stand the infrerior video quality of vcds I *beleive* you can encode them with 5.1 audio. I know this is possible for svcds with special tools but not sure about vcds as I don't use these.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: snik
Are you only after audio or is video important to you as well? If you can stand the infrerior video quality of vcds I *beleive* you can encode them with 5.1 audio. I know this is possible for svcds with special tools but not sure about vcds as I don't use these.

I would prefer to have both audio and video unedited.

Viper GTS

 

[snik]

Pure uncompressed bliss then! Then try to create that miniDVD I told you about. Report back if you do decide to go that route.

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: snik
Are you only after audio or is video important to you as well? If you can stand the infrerior video quality of vcds I *beleive* you can encode them with 5.1 audio. I know this is possible for svcds with special tools but not sure about vcds as I don't use these.

I would prefer to have both audio and video unedited.

Viper GTS

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: snik
Pure uncompressed bliss then! Then try to create that miniDVD I told you about. Report back if you do decide to go that route.

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: snik
Are you only after audio or is video important to you as well? If you can stand the infrerior video quality of vcds I *beleive* you can encode them with 5.1 audio. I know this is possible for svcds with special tools but not sure about vcds as I don't use these.

I would prefer to have both audio and video unedited.

Viper GTS

I've been trying as I post, I have three coasters so far.



Viper GTS