Backing up DVDs to MPEG2?

[dark_half]

I rip my dvd to iso removing the menus, subtitles and all but the 5.1 english audio. I not sure why you want it as an mpg when it would be the same size and content as an iso but as far as i know it would take longer to get there. I use the free version of dvdfab dycrypter and it takes less than 10min to rip to an iso.

[stustunz]

dark half can you play them in gbpvr ?

[dark_half]

Yes, you just have to have Daemon Tools installed and setup on the dvd tab in pvrx2 config.

[reven]

i only want them as a mpeg because they will be playable by more things easier. since all i want is the full movie without the extra fluff, theres no point storing anything else. and as an iso i would have to mount it with daemon everytime i wanted to play it (and theres a very annoying bug in gbpvr that when you go to play an iso when a dvd is already in your dvd drive, it just plays the dvd and not the iso).

[reven]

oh also, if the videos are just mpegs and not iso, i can play them back to back, which would be handy for tv shows ( i always put the tv on when going to bed, and if im still awake when a episode ends i have to manual start the next one - very annoying when ur almost asleep )

[jam_zhou]

I think you can use VLC, but I've never been completely successful. Also, doesn't mplayer do a stream dump as well?

[dark_half]

oh also, if the videos are just mpegs and not iso, i can play them back to back, which would be handy for tv shows ( i always put the tv on when going to bed, and if im still awake when a episode ends i have to manual start the next one - very annoying when ur almost asleep )

You should be able to to rip to vob files then use something like VOB2MPG and convert to an mpeg.

[crossnet]

You should be able to to rip to vob files then use something like VOB2MPG and convert to an mpeg.

You only need to rename the vob to mpg

[reven]

You only need to rename the vob to mpg

doing a quick google, vob is a different file type

http://www.infocellar.com/DVD/fastest-vob-to-mpeg2.htm

so looks like videoredo will do a quick convert from vob to mpeg2.

so now i just need a quick (hopefully 1 click) util to rip the vobs (if a movie is split across multiple vobs, i need somethign to combine them).

[reven]

You should be able to to rip to vob files then use something like VOB2MPG and convert to an mpeg.

yes that may do what i need, ill try it tonight, cheers.