Opening .ifos (1 Viewer)

[psj500]

MediaPortal Version: 1
MediaPortal Skin: Monochrome 2.2
Windows Version: Vista Home Premium
CPU Type: Pentium Duel 2.00GhZ
[Memory: 2gig
Video Card: ATI Raedon HD 3600
Video Card Driver: Default
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV Decoder Filter
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC



Hi there,

I've recently installed Media Portal and have ripped some dvds to the HDD using DVDFabDecrypter.

However, Media Portal won't play them! Either with the internal player, or KMPlayer. I think it's a problem with how Media Portal looks up the files. I've had a look in the "Database" tab on the configuration and the file it links to is "Movie\Video_TS_VTS_01_0.IFO".

Now as far as i understand it, that .ifo file should just tell the player to play all the .vob files contained within the folder, but it doesn't seem to do this. I can load up .vob files using KMPlayer and clicking on the files themselves, or if i change what file the database points to I can put all the .vobs into there, but then MediaPortal asks me "Which disc would you like to play", and gives me a choice of the files contained.

It plays the tv shows fine using the Tv Series plugin which I have ripped in exactly the same way.

Anyone have any ideas? It's driving me mad!

 

[surfermc]

What structure is being used for the ripped DVDs? It should be something like "Movie\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO" etc with all the movie files in the VIDEO_TS folder.

 

[psj500]

Yes, that's exactly how it appears. There is also an AUDIO_TS folder with nothing in it

 

[jof]

Hi!

I have a very similar problem. I have my DVDRips on a external HDD which is connected via USB.
I also can't play these Rips in Mediaportal, but when I copy them to my internal HDD all works fine!

In both cases the .ifo file is used.

See my thread:

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/general-support-51/problem-dvd-rips-external-hdd-45632/

 

[psj500]

Annoying isn't it!

I have found a workaround by ripping the DVDs in .ISO format instead, and mounting with Daemon Tools. This works rather well except media portal doesn't now seem to pick up the file name properly when scanning through the files, so I have to add them all in manually.

 

[Bagal]

I suggest trying various codecs as I've had problems in the past where one codec would play a dvd fine (either disc or ripped) and another would not.