Posted by Frank on 02/15/07 23:54

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:13:42 -0600, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Cannot import .VOB file>,
"Gene" <genes@wildblue.net> wrote:

>I have looked, but never found, a really good program
>(Windows, DOS, whatever) that can "salvage" a
>video DVD that would not open in Windows. Surely
>there is a program somewhere that will reconstruct
>an unreadable video DVD, even if frames are missing or
>of poor quality,etc. My gut feeling is that MOST of the
>VOB file data is written to the video DVD, and it's just a
>matter of reading the bits of data and reassembling a video
>DVD, as best the program can. Something is better
>than nothing. I'm thinking of a program that bypasses
>Windows and operates at the hardware level. A DOS
>program would be just fine.
>
>If anyone has ever seen such a program, please post a link,
>or program name, etc. It sounds like such an obvious
>tool that I'm surprised that it's not a freeware thing.
>
>THANKS,
>Gene


It doesn't reconstruct lost data, and it's a Windows app so it doesn't
exactly operate at the hardware level, but have you taken a look at
IsoBuster?

http://www.isobuster.com/isobuster.php

The registered version is just U.S. $29.95.

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Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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