No Audio for VOB files

[durex]

I feel like an id*** posting this as Im sure the answer is an extremely easy one, but after a fresh Windows reinstall, Im trying to go without using one of those all-in-one codec packs and obtaining the codecs i need as i need them.

Well the only thing I havent been able to figure out is how to get audio working with most of my vob files (some work, most dont). After a ton of searching online, the only thing I could find recommended the AC3 Filter, but I still had no luck after installing it. Also tried the Fraunhofer mpeg-3 audio codec and no dice there either.

Thanks a bunch everyone!

[Mercury_22]

I feel like an id*** posting this as Im sure the answer is an extremely easy one, but after a fresh Windows reinstall, Im trying to go without using one of those all-in-one codec packs and obtaining the codecs i need as i need them.

Well the only thing I havent been able to figure out is how to get audio working with most of my vob files (some work, most dont). After a ton of searching online, the only thing I could find recommended the AC3 Filter, but I still had no luck after installing it. Also tried the Fraunhofer mpeg-3 audio codec and no dice there either.

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Did you install a dvd decoder? try Media Player Classic 6.4.8.6

I'm using CyberLink PowerDVD & CyberLink PowerEncoder (CyberLink PowerEncoder contains Divx but not last version) (Plus QuickTime&RealPlayer) and i have no problems!

[Jeremy]

Media Player Classic v6.4.8.6

CoRoNe's DirectShow FilterPack

QuickTime Alternative

FFDShow Latest

Enable "FFDshow VFW Decoder Helper" in MPC Overrides.

Good... To... Go

Screw every other combination of media playback setup.

[durex]

I get no audio in both MPC and WMP. Id really rather not install an entire DVD program, just to play a certain file type (esp where I dont watch dvds on this PC). Also, as I mentioned before Im trying to stear away from Codec and Filter "Packs".

Is there not one particular codec/filter one can install to fix this?

[Mercury_22]

I get no audio in both MPC and WMP. Id really rather not install an entire DVD program, just to play a certain file type (esp where I dont watch dvds on this PC). Also, as I mentioned before Im trying to stear away from Codec and Filter "Packs".

Is there not one particular codec/filter one can install to fix this?

I don't think it will work without a dvd decoder(CyberLink PowerDVD WinDVD 7...)also for 90% of mpg files!(those two contain AC3 and if you add divx you'r done for 90% of video files!) You may try nero7 but....to much just for that!

Edited November 18, 2005 by Mercury 22

[durex]

Is it possible to install a dvd decoder, without installing a full blown DVD program? Ive had audio with these files when I used the codec packs and never had to install dvd programs on my pc, so Ive got to imagine there is one...

Edited November 18, 2005 by durex

[Shark007]

Yep. Thats how i do it.

Identify the DVD decoder files, place them in system32, and run regsvr32 on them.

shark

[durex]

Man this is getting annoying... I tried installing ffdshow and those files you sent me shark, but it still doesnt work. I then installed WinDVD and I can play the vob's with that without issue, but I still get no audio in MPC or WPM...

Any other ideas?

Edited November 19, 2005 by durex

[Reino]

If you do not desire any packages at all, the things you need for proper playback of VOB files is:

-Gabest MPEG Splitter 1.0.0.1 (25112005)

-Gabest MPEG Decoder 1.0.0.1 (25112005)

-Open-Source AC3 Filter v1.01rc5

And let me quote something from my readme from a previous version of my DSFP:

*DScaler 5 Audio Decoder 0.6.0 (26022005)
This audio decoder will be used as "Audio Pre-processor" as a temporary fix to render VOB [MPEG2,DTS] files
The mediagraph will look like this:
(Source) --> Gabest MPEG Splitter --> Gabest MPEG Decoder --> (Video Renderer)
								  \-> DScaler Audio Decoder --> (Audio Renderer)
......
These decoders/filters are gathered to render media with Zoom Player in "standard media playback" mode. This for instance explains the DScaler Audio Decoder, since the AC3Filter itself is allready capable of decoding DTS audio, but somehow fails in "standard media playback" mode.

So if you have a VOB [MPEG2,AC3] file, then you're good to go with the ones mentioned above, but if you have a VOB [MPEG2,DTS] file, then you will need the DScaler Audio Decoder, since I mentioned the Open-Source AC3 Filter has issue rendering this (it does render DTS though if you force it to in GraphEdit from Microsoft )

Now then, since the DScaler stuff comes in a package with more filters...I can, if it's necessary, give you a zip-file with just the DScaler Audio Decoder, which I backedup on my computer.

Or you can give as a link to this VOB file of yours if there's any

But all in all I do rather recommend FFDShow as decoder for AC3/DTS. It does save you a lot of effort.

In this case the graphs will look like this for both kinds of VOB files:

Source			Splitter				Decoder				  Renderer
VOB[MPEG2+AC3] -> Gabest MPEG Splitter -> Gabest MPEG Decoder   -> Video Renderer
									   \> ffdshow Audio Decoder -> Audio Renderer
VOB[MPEG2+DTS] -> Gabest MPEG Splitter -> Gabest MPEG Decoder   -> Video Renderer
									   \> ffdshow Audio Decoder -> Audio Renderer

[Mercury_22]

All you need is CyberLink PowerDVD 6 with MPEG 4 AVC PACK ENABLED!(and maybe enable DTS Pack and DTS 96/24 Pack but i don't think so) For sure!

[Jeremy]

Mercury, honestly, I don't see the point in you posting after CoRoNe seems to have taken the liberty of fixing the guy's issue with some small resource-efficient filter configuration...