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[ldoodle]

I'm not even sure if this is possible or if IFO files are the right thing.

Would it be possible to extract data from the menu system and expose it to Theater View. I'm thinking here of tv series so you'd have episode listings from multiple VIDEO_TS folder rips.

Is that even possible?

[CountryBumkin]

You can rip the entire DVD to Video_TS format and retain the menus if you want. I use a program called CloneDVD from Slysoft but there are pleanty of other programs available. IFO is a problem for JRiver right now. MC can't determine the contents of an  IFO and you need an external program like Virtual Clone Drive (also from Slysoft) to mount/play it. And other than having one single file (IFO) rather than multiple  files (as with Video_TS) I can't think of a reason to rip to ISO.

I also like to rip to MKV format. I will rip each individual TV episode to MKV (and rename to the Series-Season-Epiosode-Name and then use MC to group the files together (for displaying) as a single TV Show which, when selcted, then dipsalys the individual episodes. See http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=69748.0

[Sandy B Ridge]

CountryBumkin

I think you have your IFO and ISOs mixed up! IFO are part of the videoTS structure and contains informational stuff about how to play the DVD. Disc structure and region coding, menu structure etc.

Reading IFOs isn't a problem for MC. ISOs need mounting with something like VCD.

SBR

[ldoodle]

I know I'll have the menu structure with VIDEO_TS rips, but as is MC will show each disc as a sub-menu of the series' main folder;

Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 1
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 2
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 3 [Disc 1]
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 3 [Disc 2]
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 4
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 5

etc. etc. That is all i'll have from a VIDEO_TS rip. Then the menu for each disc will pretty much be just the episode rather than scene selections. So if MC could expose the menu structure (and maybe the episode name if it's in the IFO file) directly in its interface that would be awesome;

Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 1 -> Big Brother
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 1 -> Go West Young Man
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 1 -> Cash and Carry
Theater View -> TV Series -> Only Fools and Horses -> Series 1 -> The Second Time Around

and clicking on an episode would run the disc directly at that point (i.e. simulate loading the menu and pressing the episode number). As I said I don't even know if this would be possible, but if the info is already there (in the IFO file) I would have thought it would be be (unless IFO files cannot be 'read'.

I prefer VIDEO_TS rips rather than MKVs as if I ever lose the physical disc at least i'll be able to re-burn an exact copy.

[CountryBumkin]

CountryBumkin

I think you have your IFO and ISOs mixed up! IFO are part of the videoTS structure and contains informational stuff about how to play the DVD. Disc structure and region coding, menu structure etc.

Reading IFOs isn't a problem for MC. ISOs need mounting with something like VCD.

SBR

Yeah, your right. I saw "IFO" but my brain read "ISO". Obviously, IFO is not a problem as that is part of the Video_TS format I use.