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i have just got a panny e55 and a lg dvd rom so i can edit off tv recordings with dvd shrink. the problem is when i try to open drive e where my dvd drive is i get a message saying failed to open file e\video_ts_ifo the system cannot find the file specified what am i doing wrong? anyone help please

Have you finalised the disk`s ?



(A.C.C Founder)

I take it you *are* recording to a -R disc and finalising as DK says?

If you`re recording to a RAM disc then:
1) it`s .VRO format and probably can`t be seen by Shrink (although....need to try it out to check)
2) Your drive may be unable to read a RAM disc.

Jimbo : oÞ

"Making Teenagers depressed is like shooting fish inna barrel"

it looks like shrink is the problem so downloaded trial version of tmpgen dvd author 1-6 seems to work. anyone know of other progs that will do same

DVD Shrink isn`t an mpeg editor at all-it`s only designed to make an oversized DVD file fit onto a single disc by either reducing the quality or removing unwanted features/

TMPGenc DVD Author has basic editing tools, but you`d be better with a proper MPEG editor like Womble MPEG Video Wizard

You still haven`t answered the RAM and finalising questions?
With only half the information, nothing can be suggested sensibly.

Oh, and the fact that TMPGenc reads it when shrink doesn`t again makes it sound like a RAM disk?

Jimbo : oÞ

"Making Teenagers depressed is like shooting fish inna barrel"

thanks jimbo yes i have finalised the disc and yes my dvd rom drive can play dvd ram its an lg recommended on this forum.its a lot better than the samsung i had before

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thanks jimbo yes i have finalised the disc and yes my dvd rom drive can play dvd ram
OK, we`re halfway there now.
Is it a DVD-R disc (Which finalising suggests it to be) or is it a DVD-RAM disc (which all the posts above suggest it to be)
:/

And if it is a finalised DVD-R disc, then what settings did you use to record so we can attempt to duplicate it?

Jimbo : oÞ

"Making Teenagers depressed is like shooting fish inna barrel"

i am trying to record from a dvd ram disc to a dvd-r disc, but i want to edit out adverts shrink wont do it so i am going to try womble or tmpge and see which is the easiest, hope this explains what im trying to do. i just wondered if anybody has tried to do the same thing and could steer me in the right direction

Yeah, thats what I thought Geoffrey, and it`s a totally differing question to a problem with Shrink.

Shrink is exactly that: shrinks an oversized dvd to fit on a 4.7gig DVDR or backs up a normal disc.
If you open the disc in the drive, you`ll see a DVD or DVDR disc has a "VIDEO_TS" folder, filled with files ending .ISO, .BUP and a few .VOB s dependant on the disc content.
A RAM disc has a .VRO file, which needs to be re-authoured first.
I can`t get mine to work right, best person to ask if Emily Howard :)

Jimbo : oÞ

"Making Teenagers depressed is like shooting fish inna barrel"