I downloaded DVD Decrypter and also DVDPatcher. Thanks for the suggestions.
I didn't reply right away because I read the DVD Decrypter Guide and Option guide
and took a little while to familiarize myself with the program.
I had trouble with DVD Decrypter until I set it to Windows XP (Service Pack 2) in compatibility mode.
Am I correct in surmising that DVDPatcher is not a program that actually installs -- that you simply run it "as is"?
I ran DVD Decrypter for the TV > VHS > DVD disc and the
results were identical to that of DVDFab Copy DVD.
I then tried running DVDPatcher and it worked fine for the 1st, 2nd and 4th VOB files,
but when I tried patching the 3rd (VTS_01_3), I got the following error:
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Please select a valid MPEG2 File.
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And in the pane in the right column, it said:
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no Sequenceheader found!
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I found this odd, so I went into the video folder DVD Decrypter made and found this:
VTS_01_1.VOB Length: 00:00:14 Size: 0.99 GB
VTS_01_2.VOB Length: 00:00:14 Size: 0.99 GB
VTS_01_3.VOB Length: 26:30:24 Size: 0.99 GB [not a typo!]
VTS_01_4.VOB Length: 00:00:10 Size: 77.9 MB
Going into PgcEdit, I loaded the folder, right-clicked on VTST 1, 1 TTN 1 (1:32:54) title 1
and selected Edit PGC.
At the top left, it says:
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Playback time 01:32:54.00 (at 30 fps)
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Something is seriously screwed up with these TV > VHS > DVD files.
Re how to use DVDPatcher, all I found was was these two pages:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/1...te-Mixed-DVDss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea8SgILT19Y
Is there any more information on DVDPather *in English*? (I found nearly a dozen in German.)