DVD2MPG not working much anymore

[ggee]

I am running into problems recently of DVDs that I have been buying, that I want to rip into VideoArchiver. The problem is that there are just too many DVDs that DVDDecryptor can't do anymore. Even a kids DVD I got my 2 year old son for christmas, I still haven't figured out how to rip successfully. Has anyone else figured out a method to rip a DVD to MP2 like VA. I have found tools that can decode, but don't create the 2 mpg files that besweet needs for the next step.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg

[HtV]

Have you tried dvdfab-decryptor: http://www.dvdidle.com/nl/index.htm

[ggee]

Have you tried dvdfab-decryptor: http://www.dvdidle.com/nl/index.htm

Yes, but that just decrypts the VOB file onto the drive. I just can't figure out how to go to the next step. If I could get DVDdecryptor for load from a directory, then I could still use it as well to create the mp2 files and strip unwanted parts.

After using dvdfab-decryptor, how to I make an mpg file from it like dvd2mpg does?

Greg

[HtV]

look over here: http://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=30#30

[Jeff]

If you can find some better tool that can decrypt the file and demux the streams you might be able to simply configure the dvd2mpeg plug-in to use its command line instead of dvddecrypter for the first step of the process.

Jeff

[ggee]

If you can find some better tool that can decrypt the file and demux the streams you might be able to simply configure the dvd2mpeg plug-in to use its command line instead of dvddecrypter for the first step of the process.

Jeff

I'm not that familiar with these tools. With dvd2mpg, there were three applications.

1. DVDDecryptor
- decrypts
- takes only main movie
- demuxes
2. Besweet
- convert audio file AC3 to MP2
3. Cuttermaran
- mux audio and video into single mpg file

2 and 3 are still ok, but dvdfab-decryptor only decrypts and not sure if it has comand-line arguments. I still needs tools from CLI to strip VOB files down to main movie and demux audio and video.

Any help fixing this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg

[Jeff]

I haven't tried it yet, but http://www.ripit4me.org/ says "Recently released DVDs are now very often equipped with stronger copy protections - such as ARccOS™ and RipGuard DVD. Programs like DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter cannot handle these types of discs.

With the help of RipIt4Me, ripping these DVDs will be a very easy task. The program is fully automated and the wizard will guide you through all the necessary steps involved. If you prefer, there is also a true "1-Click" mode that will perform all the involved steps automatically for you."

Jeff