Playback of .vob files

[ldavis]

In version 2.x of sage I had been able to take .vob files, rename them to .mpg so sage would import them, and then play them back just fine in sage. Now Sage locks up when I try to play them back. What do I need to do to make these playable?

[stanger89]

Sage will import ripped DVDs and play them fine if you retain the structure (VIDEO_TS folder with IFO and VOB files).

[ldavis]

I understand, but it is a little late to do that. I have a lot of files. I am wondering what changed to make these unplayable. They all work fine in Zoomplayer.

[ldavis]

Update. I re-ripped one of the DVDs and then used the program vob2mpg that is supposed to convert the series of vobs to 1 standard mpg file. Sage still locks up on this though.

Edit:

I also re-ripped the movie and left it in the original Video_TS folder. I get about 2 frames of video followed by sage locking up. I have three machines running Sage, using different hardware and different decoders. All produce the same response.

[gplasky]

Make sure you're ripping in file mode and it is in movie titie\VIDEO_TS format. Make sure none of your decoders (audio and video) are set for default. Specify the decoder. Other than that I have over 100 rips playing fine with the latest version of Sage and nVidia decoders.

Gerry

[ldavis]

Originally Posted by gplasky

Make sure you're ripping in file mode and it is in movie titie\VIDEO_TS format. Make sure none of your decoders (audio and video) are set for default. Specify the decoder. Other than that I have over 100 rips playing fine with the latest version of Sage and nVidia decoders.

Gerry

Yes that is the format I am using and I am specifying decoders. Obviously, you have it working so it does work. It just seems strange that all 3 of my Sage machine act the same. BTW, I just did a fresh install 2 days ago (Completly deleted the SageTV directory) so it should be clean.

Please share your decoder setting. Also, I am wondering if the Java version could have an impact. What are you using? What additiojnal Sage customizations.? The only one that I am using is the webserver?

Thanks

Lain

[gplasky]

Renderer: VMR9, Video Decoder: nVidia decoder, Audio Renderer: Directsound:nVidia nForce Audio, Audio Decoder:nVidia Audio

nVidia Decoder settings: Smart, prefer VMR9, Pixel Adaptive, using DXVA, DD5.1

Server Java: Sage install 1.4.2_06
Client Java: 1.5.0_06-b05

Running CallerID, Webserver 2.4

STV-SageMC and also in the Default

Try playing your rips in another media player-other players can play rips. If they don't play in other players you're doing something fundamentally wrong in the rips.

Gerry

[ldavis]

They are fine in the other players. My original problem with renamed vobs still remains but leaving the Video_TS folders fixes the problem on the clients. What fooled me last night was that I was doing all this on the server and the problems remain on the server. So now I can watch the rips on clients but not on the server and I think this is something completely outside of Sage. Any ideas?

[gplasky]

I'm out of them. I'm watching the rips on the server with no issues.

Gerry

[stanger89]

I never caught what decoders you're using.

FWIW, I've now got over 250 DVDs ripped to my media Server and haven't had any problems playing them.

[ldavis]

Fortunately for me I do not watch these rips on the server, so this is now more of mystery than a problem. FWIW, I have tried Cyberlink,Nvidia,Intervideo, and Sage decoder without success. Probably would need to do a complete Windows re-install to eliminate the problem if I cared that much but I don't. As I said, I do not think this is a Sage issue.

[garyellis]

I am really interested in this question, also.

I have a large VOB file that is obviously a MPEG2 video and AC3 audio. I can use many different packages outside of Sage to play the file just fine. PowerDVD, windvd, media player, etc...But when I import it into sage and then try to play it, the system give me a file playback error.

If there is a way to play them in Sage, that would be my first choice..

second, I guess I could conver the VOB to an MPEG2

third I could recreate the whole movie file with IFO's Iso's, and BUP's and VOB..

I like the first option, please help..

maybe an option might be to use a powerDVD plugin to play the file in powerDVD and then come back to Sage when it done..

Gary

[stanger89]

By making it a VOB/MPEG Sage will use the "standard" video/audio settings vs the DVD settings (actually for a VOB it might just rely on Dshow to choose decoders). Make sure you've got a decoder capable of AC3 selected in the Audio section.