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TurboVOB description
TurboVOB
is a freeware made to run
demux/remux and authoring operations by batch on several VOB files if
desired.
It
operates by launching external command
line softwares (also freeware) successively, until all operations for
all source
files are done. At the end, for each of them, you will end up with a
DVD
folders (named VIDEO_TS) which contains cleaned VOB file(s) and
associated IFO
files. Then, each of these folders can be directly burned to DVD using
DVDshrink (to create the ISO image file) in addition to DVD Decrypter
(to
burn).
TurboVOB
has been developed to work on
specific VOB file imported from a DTH7000 PVR (which contains one video
stream,
only one audio stream and no subtitle).
External
softwares used
Since version 1.1.0 TurboVOB package includes
all reduired command line softwares,
which are :
Already compiled version of both mplex and dvdauthor can be found inside
DVDAuthorGUI (or GUI forDVDauthor or DVDstyler
as well) :
http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl
Brief
operating instructions
- Start TurboVOB (obviously
it should has been previously
downloaded and installed)
- Click on [Add task…]
button to open the task manager form.
- Select a source file and fill all fields inside
the Task manager
form : Description of all files location (source, temporary and
destination),
list of operations to be done (demux, remux+authoring, deletion of
temporary
files…), chapters location if needed…
- Validate
your choices.
- Repeat step 3 & 4 as many times
as you have videos to proceed. If you have 20 videos to prepare for
burning,
you should have 20 tasks listed into the TurboVOB main form tasks list
(listview).
- Save your project. For example, to be able to
restart some tasks if
an error occurs during process
- Click
on the [start tasks] button to start processing of
these tasks.
During all the
process, TurboVOB will log its activities into a log file, and display
it at
the end.
Comparison between TurboVOB and
“manual” method using ifoEdit and VobEdit
Let’s
assume you have 10 imported videos
from the DTH7000, to prepare for later burning.
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Without
TurboVOB, (using vobEdit
to demux and ifoEdit to remux and re-author) you
will have to run “manually” vobEdit for the 1st
file, wait it ends, then start
ifoEdit, wait it ends, then do it again for next video, and so
on… The full
process requires a total of 10*2 =
20
operations ! Each of these operations last several. Therefore
it means that
you will have to stay in front of your computer 20*10mn (approx.) =
200mn =
more than 3 hours doing very annoying tasks !!! |
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With TurboVOB
you will have to spend more time at beginning to define
each tasks, but, once they are started, it works for you…
and you can use your
precious time to do everything you wan’t (sleep on a beach,
swim at swimming
pool….). Wonderfull, no ?! |
Advantages of TurboVOB
- It
requires less user operations to proceed (you ask it at the beginning
and after, it works without you).
- The
demux process is faster than with vobEdit : Demux needs approx. 50%
less time than with vobEdit. (but
remux & authoring process time is similar compared to the time
needed by ifoEdit)
- It
doesn’t require specific filename to work. (ifoEdit and
vobEdit are very sensitive to filename).
- The
user interface is more conviniant.
Disadvantages of TurboVOB
- It
is perhaps a little bit more sensitive to corrupted video, but it needs
to be demonstrated and it's just a feeling because until now, between
30 videos, the only which fails, fails with both tools set. However, in
case of failure, you still have the ability to proceed some videos with
the old tools (vobEdit and/or ifoEdit).
- It
is more difficult to detect error that could happens during process
(since it works without you). However a log file exists which includes
size and date of generated files (even temporary files), but it
doesn’t includes the command line software’s log
information. Therefore, filesize is the only indicator that tell you
everything worked fine.
- It
requires the installation of other softwares (bbDMUX, mplex, dvdauthor)
Full DVD burning process description,
using TurboVOB
- Use
DTHexplorer
to import the video from the DTH7000. (out
= VOB file)
- Use
TurboVOB to
prepare this video. (in =
1 VOB file, out
= 1 VIDEO_TS folder including VOB file(s) (splitted if needed) and
associated IFO files)
- Use
DVDShrink
to define your DVD content (title, starting + ending point) and to
generate the ISO image file. Ask it to start automatically DVD
Decrypter when done, to burn the DVD directly. (in = VIDEO_TS folder(s), out = the DVD
itself ready to be played with your favourite player)
Download
TurboVOB
TurboVOB Help is not available at the moment
Requirements
- Windows NT or XP (may works on
previous versions of windows, but it has never been tried)
- A big computer hard drive with
a lot of free
space (because processing several videos at once, means also having
enough space for them)
Installation
It is very easy. It contains no spywares,
viruses, advertizing.
It doesn't modify the windows registry.
- Download the ZIP archive from
the link above.
- unzip it where you want. I
recommend to create a folder : "C:\Program Files\TurboVOB\" and to
unzip the archive inside.
Nothing more, your program is ready to run
(double click on
TurboVOB.exe) !
(it's up to you to create the various shortcuts you may want)
Known bugs
- No bug is known today !
Version history
- 2.0.0 (20 may 2006) =
- extend filename selection to pure mpeg file (not DVD structured) in order to improve compatibility with DVB-T videos
- 1.3.4 (31 march 2006) =
- adding of an image on the left side for a
better looking
- 1.3.3 (21 september 2005) =
- bug fixe : Ensure that chapter mark format
is always good (independently of local settings)
- 1.3.2 (21 april 2005) =
- replace the feature "stop the program when
finished" by "Shutdown the computer when finished" .
- 1.3.1 (14 april 2005) =
- minor bug fixe : Suppress the 4Go limitation
for file size
estimation and check. It could avoid some unexpected warning due to big
file.
- 1.3.0 (11 april 2005) =
- automatic destination folder creation if
missing
- small display improvments
- 1.2.1 (8 april 2005) =
- progress bar has been added to monitor
command line execution
- task dialog has been improved (better look)
- tasks now include the ability to only start
authoring from already remuxed VOB (without running preliminary remux)
- for chapter conversion from fps to time,
NTSC standard is now supported
- 1.1.0 (2 april 2005) =
- cde line softwares (bbDMUX, mplex,
dvdauthor) are now included into the package (zip file)
- 1.0.1 (30 march 2005) =
- more convinient task form manager source
open dialog
- automatic folder creation for DVD
destination folder, if it doesn't exists
- double click on task is now allowed, even if
some tasks are started (except for the task currently processed)
- 1.0.0 (24 march 2005) = First distributed
version
I need help
If you are interested in helping me debugging new feature
or improving the existing one, don't hesitate, you are welcome !
This program is freeware. It give me a lot
of work (I'm not a
professional programmer), so If you like it, I will enjoy receiving
your comments/suggestions.
Screen shots (version 1.3.0)
While
defining a task
