The following section is about bridging. Bridging allows TMPEG to access a vob file. TMPEG cannot directly access a vob file so bridging allows it access though it doesn't convert the movie.

Firstly install DVD2AVI which is a case of putting it all in the same folder. Start it up by clicking on the exe file.



The click on File on the top left and open (F3). Browse to your movie folder and select the first vob file:



Open it and you are presented with the following:



Check that all the vobs are all in the list if they are not click on add and add them. Once they are all there click the OK button. The screen then expands to the movie size.



Now click on Audio. Ensure that track number is set to track one. Track one is normally the English Soundtrack, with track 2 being directors commentary. You can try bridging some of the movie and clicking on the produced *.wav file to see if it's the right soundtrack.



Channel format should be set to: Auto Select.

Then check that the following settings are set on Dolby Digital. Dynamic range controls should be set to normal.



MPEG Audio should be set to Demux. 48 - >44.1 KHz should be set to ultra high. Normalization should be set to around 90-95.

Now click on Option > Preview(F5). You should have something like this appear on the right:



The audio box is what you are interested in. So long as there is something similar in the Format box then you have an audio track with audio in it. If nothing appears try selecting another track under Audio > Track Number.

Once you are sure you have the audio, click File> Save project (F4). choose a file name and save it to the root of the drive (in my case I called it g). You'll need about 2gb of space to save the bridging file. Once you click save this should appear:



This tells me I have 2hrs remaining (it normally takes around an hour). So I stop all the other applications from using processing power and set DVD2AVI to high priority under, Option> Proccess Priority> High:



Once you have the finished *.d2v and *.wav files you are ready to proceed to the creating of the final format. Depending on whether you want to create a VCD or a DVD disc (ie you are here because the movie exceeded 4.7gb).

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