Assembly of files burned with DVD shrink

Hello Phedre,

DVD Shrink only deals with DVD-Video which is somewhat like retail DVDs.
So, you do not need to copy the VOB files as they are an integral part of the recorded movie structure. Basically, a DVD-Video consists of 2 folders: AUDIO_TS (empty, so not too important if absent) and VIDEO_TS (IFO, BUP, and VOB files).
For more information about the structure and content of a DVD-Video, see, for example:
- https://www.figer.com/Publications/dvd.htm#structDVD
- https://www.commentcamarche.net/contents/460-fichier-vob
- the beginning of this tip: http://forum.telecharger.01net.com/forum/high-tech/LOGICIELS/Video/tuto-edition-fichiers-sujet_227991_1.htm

Therefore, with DVD Shrink, if you want to keep everything, just click the "Backup!" button. However, I recommend creating an ISO Image that you will burn using the software Imgburn.
A few tutorials for this software, if needed:
- a simple one: http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet 5232 rip a dvd copy a video dvd
- a very good site (this is where I learned to use this software): http://www.trad-fr.com/htm/tutoriaux.htm
- another quite comprehensive one: http://www.tutoriel.org/tutoriaux/DVD-Shrink.htm

I recommend burning on a rewritable DV RW if you have one, to see if it works.

However, if you want to make a movie in an AVI container that is about 700 MB, you need to use other software like Dr DivX, M4NG, FairUse (read these recommendations), AutoGordianKnot for example.

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As your files have the same name followed by just a number at the end to differentiate them in the correct order, for example VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, VTS_01_3.VOB, VTS_01_4.VOB, and VTS_01_5.VOB, they will be read one after the other.
With the VLC player, you can even put them in a playlist, if you want.
So you just need to select them all in the correct order, that's all.

It's a bit like having a movie divided into 5 parts. The movie is named for example "Toto on vacation," but since they take up a lot of space, it is cut into 5 parts: Toto on vacation_1, Toto on vacation_2, Toto on vacation_3, Toto on vacation_4, and Toto on vacation_5.

The reason is that a VOB file does not exceed, in principle, a size of 0.99 Go for a DVD-Video.
However, if you want to try it, there is software capable of merging VOB files to create a "huge" one, it's VOBMerge (I don't know it): http://www.tutoriels-animes.com/coller-assembler-fichiers-videos-vob.html

Now, it is possible to watch the entire movie as if it were a DVD (menu interactivity) either by using the ISO Image (created with DVD Shrink) and the VLC player, or by reading your movie from the IFO or BUP file with a player like NeroShowTime or the IFO file with MPC-HC for example. Perhaps this is also possible with other players, but I don't know them all.

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Hello,
thank you very much for your ultra-fast response!
I have taken note, but I still have my assembly question: I successfully copied with DVD Shrink... but I ended up with 7.5 VOB files for a 4 GB movie: how can I combine them into a single file for continuous playback and burn them all at once????

Thank you

Phèdre

Thank you to lithium,

For the burning, it's understood, but since I also have the option to read my VOB files directly from my hard drive, how can I play them continuously when the movie is split into 5 files and I have to open them one by one???

Thank you for clarifying

Phaedra