coasters

Yeah, you still need to use VOBrator to find your VOB ID's then IfoEdit to strip out the audio you don't need. I've gotta return some DVD's later this week, so I'll probably just rent Resident Evil and see if there is anything strange about it...

I have reprinted the guide on these pages to follow. using dvdecrypter to rip the region 1 dvd, i get the message " media region code is missmatched to logical unit region " I have a UK bought pioneer dvr-104 Using drive info program i find the drive is region code protected ( region 2 )not permanent. with firmware 1.30 should i flash my drive with firmware 1.31 from i have downloaded this firmware onto a floppy disc, but there are no instructions to follow and i don't want to destroy my drive before i start. please guide me in the right direction. regards Darren

I did update my dvr-104, currently running version 1.32 follow the links :)

burning of resident evil 

I have ripped resident evil using ifoedit as told. this ripped correctly. i loaded the video_ts.ifo in ifoedit,and got the files to keep. i then stripped the extra audio files using ifoedit.and created new ifo files.( finishing by correcting the vob pointers. ) i then copied the following files into the video_ts directory that ifoedit processed the files. VIDEO_TS.VOB VTS_01_0.VOB VTS_01_0.BUP VTS_01_0.IFO i checked the disc for region free. ( OK ) i removed user option prohibitions. ( OK ) i closed then re-opened ifoedit & then did the get vts sectors.( OK ) NOW I LOADED THE VIDEO_TS.IFO FILE IN IFOEDIT AND THE MOVIE PLAYED WITH NO TITLE SCREENS ETC. the files are in a folder named VIDEO_TS ( in uppercase ) i have included an empty folder called AUDIO_TS ( in uppercase. ) On to burning. using nero 5599 i chose DVD-ROM ( udf/iso ) and unchecked the joliet option. all settings are as the guide on the ifoedit pages. i dragged the VIDEO_TS folder to the project and the empty AUDIO_TS folder. disc burned fine. DISC WON'T PLAY IN STANDALONE PLAYER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW YOU SAID GET A DVD-RW DISC TO PRACTICE WITH BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME YET. SO ANOTHER COASTER IS BORN. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG ???? I THOUGHT I'D CRACKED IT WHEN IT PLAYED IN IFOEDIT. I COULDN'T GET IFOEDIT TO BURN AN IMAGE FOR DVDECRYPTER WHEN I CHOSE A DRIVE LETTER IT SAYS INVALID PARAMETER FOR WHATEVER DRIVE LETTER I CHOOSE.( USING VIDEO_TS.IFO ) THEN IT ERRORS SAYING CAN'T LOCATE imglib.dll please help regards Darren

OK Your'e nearly there !! 

stendhal_uk, You need to install IMGtool. This can be found on the doom9 download section. (Under VOB Tools (show me more) Make sure you put it in the same directory as Ifoedit. It's as simple as that. From there you should be able to burn an image file. I use DVD Factory, but there are lots of other tools available as well. HomerJ :D

The region of your burner shouldn't matter if you've made the movie region-free with IfoEdit, right? You really might not want to be using Nero to burn things... I've seen people complain about it making incompatible DVD's no matter what version you use, so you might as well use one of the simple little programs that's made specifically for burning DVD's. I just ripped Resident Evil R1, so if you're still wondering, here's how I did it: Load up DVD Decrypter. Main feature is auto-selected, so rip it to E:\RESIDENT_EVIL\VIDEO_TS\. Create directories D:\RESIDENT_EVIL\VIDEO_TS and D:\RESIDENT_EVIL\AUDIO_TS. Open VTS_02_0.IFO with IfoEdit. Hit VOB Extras, Destination = D:\RESIDENT_EVIL\VIDEO_TS, hit OK, check all streams, Srip it, check the single VOB ID, Strip it. (I know this isn't really necessary, but I somehow feel safer just doing it the same way I always do instead of renaming VOB's). Wait 10 minutes... It will warn you that VIDEO_TS.IFO doesn't exist (since you only ripped the main part), but it doesn't matter. Open ImgTools, select source dir D:\RESIDENT_EVIL\, make drive K:, click DVD Image, DVD Drive = K, Output Image File = E:\RESIDENT_EVIL.img, Volume Title = RESIDENT_EVIL. Click Create Disc Image. It comes out to 4,674,347,008 bytes. (I love that little "Good news!" box :)). Open Prassi PrimoDVD, click "Global Image or Other Image" button, Disc Image File = E:\RESIDENT_EVIL.img, Go!

Thanks for advice. I just made dvd-rw of resident evil ( region 1 ) It plays fine in my standalone player. I have just tried to do a dvd copy of this to a dvd-r. both instant cd/dvd and nero refuse to do a copy of the rw disc ? I created the disc using dvdecrypter after using IMGtools. to get this far...what am i NOW doing wrong.? Another question ? This is how i did the current disc. RIPPED RESIDENT EVIL WITH DVDECRYPTER ( ALL FILES ) STRIPPED THE MOVIE FILES WITH IFOEDIT LEAVING JUST THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRACK. THEN CORRECTED VTS SECTORS THEN I COPIED THE FOLLOWING FILES FROM THE COMPLETE RIP. VIDEO_TS.VOB VTS_01_0.IFO VTS_01_0.VOB IS THIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO ???? IMAGE FILES PLAYED BACK IN IFOEDIT'S PLAYER SO I PRESUME IT IS CORRECT. I THEN CREATED A DVD IMAGE USING IMGTOOL THEN BURNED TO DVD-RW USING DVDECRYPTER I WAS GOING TO COPY THE DVD-RW ONTO A DVD-R, THEN EACH TIME I RIP A DVD, DO IT TO THE DVD-RW DISC BEFORE COPYING TO DVD-R SO I DON'T MAKE ANYMORE COASTERS. CAN YOU COPY DVD-RW TO DVD-R ? IF SO WHAT PROGRAM SHOULD I USE. ( PRASSI PRIMO DVD DOESN'T RECOGNISE MY DVD BURNER. ) SO CLOSE ........ YET SO FAR !!!!!! REGARDS DARREN

Hi, Managed to get another version of Prassi primodvd...it works. can you please talk me through writing the image created with imgtool using primodvd. QUESTION If the VIDEO_TS folder i have stripped plays in IFOedit, can it be written to disc and play in my standalone. ie. drag VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS ( empty )into primodvd ? what settings would i need. also how can i make my drive region free in the firmware. i have tried the firmware upgrade on but my drive is still locked to region 2 ( says not permanent though ? ) i have a pioneer dv-r 104 i have also got ulead dvd factory installed.