Hello.
I do understand this is somewhat impudent on my part, having only just registered and already start asking questions. Then again, I hate registering at forums so I did research the topic before posting. If there is a previous topic that would help me I did not find it.
So, here is my problem:
I have a DVD from 2006 or 2007. The DVD has one VIDEO_TS folder and 7 other IFO or VOB files inside it. The main VOB file is about 600MB. The DVD is quite scratched otherwise, but there are sections (belts) which should not have been corrupted by scratches.
When ever I try to play the video in VLC only 7-8 minutes from the middle of the show are accessible. Trying to recover more data via some programs in Linux did little, Windows did nothing at all, though it is possible I simply used the wrong software. Playing the video through MPlayer or some other extended the track by 5 minutes, though after the 7-8th minute video froze.
From what I can tell (which is not much at all) the problem is either in scratches and data corruption - if so I don't see how it can show so much data, or in the timecode which only registers the mentioned time in the video.
I would ideally need a method which would play the dvd or the VOB file entirely, reading and displaying everything regardless of its usability. If it displays artifacts or noise that is okay, as long as I get the entire show's length. I remember some examples from years ago where a player "froze" at a certain point in the video, but would play normally if that point was skipped.
Otherwise I would need software or a method to repair the timecode (or what ever decides where the video starts and ends), perhaps even override it or ignore it altogether. Anything which could help.
What are my options?
Thanks, O.
I do understand this is somewhat impudent on my part, having only just registered and already start asking questions. Then again, I hate registering at forums so I did research the topic before posting. If there is a previous topic that would help me I did not find it.
So, here is my problem:
I have a DVD from 2006 or 2007. The DVD has one VIDEO_TS folder and 7 other IFO or VOB files inside it. The main VOB file is about 600MB. The DVD is quite scratched otherwise, but there are sections (belts) which should not have been corrupted by scratches.
When ever I try to play the video in VLC only 7-8 minutes from the middle of the show are accessible. Trying to recover more data via some programs in Linux did little, Windows did nothing at all, though it is possible I simply used the wrong software. Playing the video through MPlayer or some other extended the track by 5 minutes, though after the 7-8th minute video froze.
From what I can tell (which is not much at all) the problem is either in scratches and data corruption - if so I don't see how it can show so much data, or in the timecode which only registers the mentioned time in the video.
I would ideally need a method which would play the dvd or the VOB file entirely, reading and displaying everything regardless of its usability. If it displays artifacts or noise that is okay, as long as I get the entire show's length. I remember some examples from years ago where a player "froze" at a certain point in the video, but would play normally if that point was skipped.
Otherwise I would need software or a method to repair the timecode (or what ever decides where the video starts and ends), perhaps even override it or ignore it altogether. Anything which could help.
What are my options?
Thanks, O.