Newbie guide to ARccOS Protection with DVD Decrypter

Hi JaguarGod, thank you so much for all of your help- the car wax helped! LOL. I'm so glad you had all of this posted it really is a great guide along with all of your follow up help! Thank you!

 

as an alternative to fixvts i found that running deep analysis in dvdshrink also fixes the compression problem. you have to ok past the dialog box, warning that you do not need to run analysis.

 

Do you mean to click on the "Analyze" button?? If this does the trick then for those that have fast PCs, it is definatley a good alternative!!!

 

right, actually it is the "analysis" button, when you hover the tip says "deep analysis" and yes it is a slower process.

 

Good work on finding this out!!!

 

One quick question. I would like to backup my copy of Stealth, and I have all the software programs listed in the Guide, EXCEPT Dvd Decryptor. Will the DVDFab Decrypter do the same job? I do not want to get into the guide without all of the necessary software.

Please let me know.

SC

 

There is a good chance that DVDFab will work, but I have not tried it. As long as you can get the VTS on your Hard Drive, you can fix the IFOs. It may involve fixing the DVD with VobBlanker or FixVTS though. DVDFab should be able to handle stealth by itself though. Just make sure you have the latest version.

Also, Smart ripper should do the job since it has an IFO mode. You should really look for DVD Decrypter though. Download it and make a backup. It is a great piece of software.

Another approach can be to Demux the files with VOBEdit and reauthor the movie with something like DVDLab Pro. The only problem will be that getting the subtitles will be frustrating, but making menus is very simple even using the original menus is possible. You can also keep the extra features, but you will have to author them into the DVD.

BTW, I just read the newsletter about the law changes in Finland. If my guides in any way violate the laws, Mods, please remove them completely as well as anything I may have posted that could violate the laws. I do not want anyone to get in trouble or sued. Or, I could completely rewrite the guide and make it for "correcting authoring errors & Scratched Discs" or something like that, but it will still work the same way.

Also, to anyone that does not have them downloaded, please download them just in case. Also, if the link does not give the updated guide (version 1.10.00) PM me with your e-mail address and I will send the updated guide.

 

Just wanted to post an update since the site has been so helpful to me.

I used the DVDFab Decrypter and then I used DVD Clone to choose the files I wanted, deleted the languages that were not useful, as well as the subtitles and previews, and then I encoded the dvd again to another directory on my hd, and then I opened DVD Clone again and used the Write Existing Info. function and it worked like a charm. Interestingly, I did not have to go in and change any files or clean them up. I have full DTS Sound as well. I also like to have the menus, and they are preserved as well.

I just thought I would share this piece of info. that worked for Stealth at least.

Thanks again guys.
SC

 

HEY WUDDUP YEA I HAVE THE DVD DECRYPTER AND YEA I DECRYPTED THE VOB FILES AND CONVERTED IT WITH VIDEORA AND WEN I PLAYED IT ON MY IPOD IT ONLY PLAYED HALF THEN I TRYED CONVERTING THE OTHER FILES AND IT DID AND I USED VIDEORA BUT NOTHING HAPPENED Y DOES DECRYPTER ONLY DECRYPTE HALF OF MOVIE AND NOT ONE WHOLE THING CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLZ TO CONVERT THE WHOLE MOVIE IN 1??

 

I have never heard of or used Videora, so I am not sure what is going on there, but DVD Decrypter can definately get the whole movie to your HD. If this program can convert VOB files, then you should have no problem with a movie.

Go into DVD Decrypter's IFO Mode as shown in the guide and select the main movie. Next, right click on the PGC and select "file splitting=>none". Then press the Decrypt button and you will have 1 large VOB file, an IFO File and a Txt file. You will only need the VOB file. If you have an ARccOS or Ripguard movie, make sure you do not rip any of the blank or garbage cells in Chapter 1.

If your program need audio and video to be separate, then after going into IFO Mode and setting file splitting to none, go into the "stream Processing" tab. Enable Stream processing by putting a check on the tab. THen right click on one of the streams and select "set all - demux". This will separate audio, video, and Subs. All you will need is the M2V file (video) and the AC3 file (audio). The .sub file is subtitles, but I do not know how to use or convert that format. If you need chapter points, you will have to right click on the PGC and select "create information file".

 

I followed your guide last night and got hung up in IfoEdit. I am using XP, so I downloaded version 9.6.0.

My problem is, after I open VTS_01_0.IFO I get a popup that says "Detected DVD Drive. IfoEdit can't decrypt encrypted VOB files." I hit okay and the program starts to run but hangs at about 1%. Any assistance woould be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Make sure you rip first with DVD Decrypter. Then remove the DVD from the drive and try again. It may be possible that IFOEdit read the DVD Disc rather than the DVD Folder on your Hard Drive and that is what that error seems to suggest. IFOEdit cannot process CSS Encrypted files and also cannot give playback of CSS Encrypted DVDs.

 

For some reason, I'm missing the audio from my VOB file. I'm not trying to re-burn the DVD, I'm actually just trying to get the main movie in a VOB file to convert it for use on my iPod.

I figured out that for Stealth, nothing but the last cell of the first chapter needed to be selected. I checked that last cell, and also only left chapter 1 checked so that it'd rip quickly and I could test the file... The only other options I changed were to enable stream processing, and select the video stream and English AC3 audio like I've done with all my other DVDs.

But no audio at all... Any suggestions of what to try?

 

Before beginning, make sure the volume on your media player is at max!!! Also, when playing back gradually raise the speaker volume until max or you can hear audio. When playing back .VOB files, audio is very soft. This has something to do with a windows setting, but I do not remember what to change so that AC3/volume is louder.

I do not own an Ipod or anything else that is similar, so I would not know exactly what you need. However, I see this sort of like re-authoring a DVD.

If I understand you correctly, you want to rip the main movie only, keeping only the audio you want and the subtiltes correct?? It seems like you did it correctly, but try it using the following method:

You best bet would be to Rip the main movie, but demuxing everything else out.

Edit: Images uploaded...

Before you begin ripping, you have to set up DVD Decrypter to Demux the files and to save a 1 large VOB File.

First, right click on the PGC and set file splitting to none:



Go into the Stream processing tab and enable stream processing:



Then, [bold]deselect what you want to keep[/bold]:



Next right click on one of the streams and select “set selected – Demux”



After this, select the remainder of the streams and rip the movie:



The result will be a VOB file with only the Main movie, the audio you want and the subtitles you want.



The files are as follows:

The text file is just the stream information.
The IFO is the regular IFO File
The next three files shown are the .SUB Subtitle files that were stripped out of the movie
The File with the Blue Icon is the .AC3 that was stripped out
The next file is the .DTS file that was stripped out
The final file is the VOB that you want to use. This has only the video, audio, and subtitles that you wanted to leave in.

 

Hm... I tried it exactly as you said, and there's still no audio. Same thing happens on my roommate's computer. I also tried the other language audio tracks instead, but no luck. It's weird because I ripped a few others (in IFO mode as well), no problem. Since this was the first one to give me issues, I figured it was something related to the copy protection.

Thanks for your suggestion though, let me know if you come across any other possibilities

 

Yeah, when I read what you attempted, it did sound like you did it correctly. Are you sure the volume is at max???

You can try following what I wrote in the ARccOS guide on page 1. However, when you get to the "strip streams" part, do not split the files. This way you will strip all of the audio and subs and keep the movie.

If it still has a problem with the audio, then try also placing a check on "strip Vob IDs". This should remap all the Vob IDs and possibly correct the audio issue.

I could maybe come up with something better if I know a bit about the program you are using to convert the DVDs into an iPod format.

 

Ok, I might try that later tonight. The program I'm using to convert the VOB files is Videora iPod Converter (http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/ )

Oh and I am positive I had the volume all the way up, haha

 

If anyone is interested, I have also written a guide using [bold]The Cave[/bold] as an example. The newer guide is slightly different, but almost the same. A bit more complete than this one though.

@belschnox,

I could not even get the iPod converter to work on my PC, so I have no idea what your problem is. Maybe the AC3 is not converting properly. You can try demuxing everything and then manually converting the ac3 to wav may help. You can then remux the movie with IFOEdit or some other tool.

 

JaguarGod, I have posted a request kinda addressed to you but in the Newbie Forum qouted: ("JaguarGod has done some wonders here and enlightened us in not fearing Sony for their gimmicks. I have a question though.
The Legend Of Zorro, which I have, has some neat Extras with the making of the movie and the Stunts and some of the Previews.
Say I wanted to keep the Extra's and some of the Previews, but just have the Pointers go straight to the Menu at startup. Is that possible?. If so, can you give us a guide...This is very interesting as I would like to view the making of the movie at some point without having to go through all the BS before the Menu..
Thankyou.")
I don't know if I'm in the correct forum. My apologies if I'm not...Just looking for help

 

I am actually working on a series of guides that will do just that. However, you can easily do this using VobBlanker. What you will want to do is blank the FBI Warnings and Previews that come before the movie. Also, that anti-piracy video if there is one.

I can send you a VobBlanker guide if you would like. It is not the best guide, but it shows a good amount of what you can do including blanking the FBI Warnings, any extras you do not want and so on...

Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will get the VobBlanker guide to you. If you would need more help or have any other questions, I will be glad to help.