Date : 18 Mar 2014
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Command line parameter support

DVDVob2Mpg 1.0 supports (and has always supported) command line parameters. Sorry that I did not post this information yet. Frankly, I had completely forgotten about it. Something about being too busy I guess …

Let me get straight to the point:

/i:[input VOB file]

For instance: dvdvob2mpg.exe /i:c\folder\movie.VOB

/o:[resulting MPG file]

This parameters is optional. If you don’t provide it the software will create a name automatically by simply adding “.mpg”.
For instance: dvdvob2mpg.exe /i:c\folder\movie.VOB /o:c\folder\movie.MPG

/run

Do the deed, start the conversion automatically.
For instance: dvdvob2mpg.exe /i:c\folder\movie.VOB /o:c\folder\movie.MPG /run

/c

Close the program automatically (after it did what you asked it to do, e.g. convert a VOB file)
For instance: dvdvob2mpg.exe /i:c\folder\movie.VOB /o:c\folder\movie.MPG /run /c

/npy

No Prompt when the resulting file already exists. YES to overwrite the file

/npn

No Prompt when the resulting file already exists. NO to overwrite the file

Added March 24, 2014

 

[Changes and additional commands in DVDVob2Mpg 2.0 and higher]

/i:[input VOB file1] | [input VOB file2]

Multiple input files can be provided. Separate them with “|”

/o:[resulting MPG file1] | [resulting MPG file1]

Multiple output (mpg) files can be provided. Separate them with “|”

/1

Checks the Checkbox so that extraction to one single file is enabled. If more than one input files are provided on the command line, setting this parameter will ensure that all files are converted into one single file.

 

That’s it !
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  1. Peter Van Hove March 27, 2014 at 11:46 pm Reply

    Edited this article March 24th, 2014, to include the changes for version 2.0

  2. almoa7id May 29, 2014 at 12:34 am Reply

    Hi

    DVDVob2Mpg program solved my problem in converting eight VRO DVD recorded by panasonic dvd recorder 5 years age .

    24 Gb of VRO files successfully converted to another format

    Great Program

    thanks

  3. Subscriptionblocker August 11, 2015 at 3:32 pm Reply

    Thank you!

    (An *old* isobuster customer)

  4. Chris H May 22, 2016 at 4:26 pm Reply

    I’ve created a handy batch command "iso2mpg.bat", which will mount an ISO file (using the free Alcohol 52%), and then merge all VOB files into a single MPG (using DvdVob2Mpg of course) . Find it below & feel free modify it for your own uses:

    @echo off
    rem USAGE NOTES:
    rem Change V: to the drive letter you use with the free Alcohol 52% program.
    rem The skip=1 below causes it to skip the first VOB file (which for my DVD recorder is the menu), so remove that part if you want all VOB files.

    Echo Mounting "%~nx1"
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\AxCmd.exe" V: /M:"%~f1"

    Echo Writing  "%~n1.mpg"
    Set iso2mpgPath="%~dpn1.mpg"
    rem Perform "C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:"V:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB|..." /o:%iso2mpgPath% /1 /run /c
    @set <nul >iso2mpg_temp.bat /p dummy=""C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:""
    For /F "skip=1 delims=*" %%A in ('Dir "V:\VIDEO_TS\*.vob" /B /ON') do @set <nul /p dummy="V:\VIDEO_TS\%%A|">>iso2mpg_temp.bat
    Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:^=^^%
    Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:\=^\%
    Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:|=^|%
    Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:>=^>%
    Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:<=^<%
    Echo>>iso2mpg_temp.bat " /o:%iso2mpgPath:&=^&% /1 /run /c
    Set iso2mpgPath=
    Call  iso2mpg_temp.bat
    Erase iso2mpg_temp.bat

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\AxCmd.exe" V: /U

    USAGE EXAMPLE. To convert the single ISO file "C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos\Holiday2016.iso" to an MPG file, use the following command:

    iso2mpg.bat "C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos\Holiday2016.iso"

    Or for advanced users, if iso2mpg.bat is in your command path, then this also works just fine:

    CD "C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos"
    iso2mpg.bat "Holiday2016.iso"

    NOTE: BEWARE that the free Alcohol 52% always included optional junkware (which you could untick while installing it), but the latest versions force you to install the Smart File Advisor junkware & won't work if you uninstall it. I therefore recommend the following old version of Alcohol 52%, which works just fine, and I've verified it matches the official version that I downloaded years ago:
    http://www.oldversion.com/windows/download/alcohol-52-2-0-2-3931

    I’ve also created the batch command "isoFolder2mpg.bat", which will convert all ISO files in a folder to MPG files:

    @echo off
    For /F "delims=*" %%A in ('Dir "%~1\*.iso" /B /ON') do Call iso2mpg.bat "%~1\%%A"

    USAGE EXAMPLE. To convert all ISO files in the "C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos" folder to MPG files, just use the following command:

    isoFolder2mpg.bat "C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos"

    NOTE: This obviously command obviously requires the earlier "iso2mpg.bat" command to work.

    • Chris H July 9, 2016 at 3:55 pm Reply

      I have updated "iso2mpg.bat" to use WinCDEmu, as I upgraded to Windows 10, and found the old Alcohol 52% does not work. I switched to the completely free (and open-source) WinCDEmu instead.

      @echo off
      rem USAGE NOTES:
      rem This uses the V: drive letter with the free & open-source WinCDEmu program.
      rem The skip=1 below causes it to skip the first VOB file (which for my DVD recorder is the menu), so remove that part if you want all VOB files.

      Set iso2mpgPath="%~dpn1.mpg"
      IF EXIST %iso2mpgPath% (
         ECHO SKIPPING "%~n1.mpg"
         GOTO :AlreadyExists
      )

      Echo Mounting "%~nx1"
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinCDEmu\batchmnt.exe" "%~f1" V /wait >NUL

      Echo Writing  "%~n1.mpg"
      rem Perform "C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:"V:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB|..." /o:%iso2mpgPath% /1 /run /c
      @set <nul >iso2mpg_temp.bat /p dummy=""C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:""
      For /F "skip=1 delims=*" %%A in ('Dir "V:\VIDEO_TS\*.vob" /B /ON') do @set <nul /p dummy="V:\VIDEO_TS\%%A|">>iso2mpg_temp.bat
      Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:^=^^%
      Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:\=^\%
      Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:|=^|%
      Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:>=^>%
      Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:<=^<%
      Echo>>iso2mpg_temp.bat " /o:%iso2mpgPath:&=^&% /1 /run /c
      Echo>>iso2mpg_temp.bat Exit
      Start /LOW /WAIT /MIN iso2mpg_temp.bat
      Erase                 iso2mpg_temp.bat

      Choice /T 1 /C w /D w >NUL
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinCDEmu\batchmnt.exe" /unmount V: >NUL

      :AlreadyExists
      Set iso2mpgPath=

      You can get WinCDEmu from here:
      http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/

      Improvements over the last version of iso2mpg.bat:
      1. One big benefit of WinCDEmu is that iso2mpg.bat can tell it which drive letter to use, so you don’t need to manually create a virtual V drive anymore.
      2. It will avoid overwriting a .mpg file if one already exists. Useful when used with iso2mpgFolder.bat .
      3. It runs DVDVob2Mpg at a low priority, so your PC is less likely to become unusable while it is running.
      4. It waits 1 second before unmounting the .iso image, to reduce the chances it can’t unmount because DVDVob2Mpg hasn’t finished releasing the drive. (Which otherwise leads to an annoying but harmless error message.)

      • Chris H July 25, 2016 at 10:35 pm Reply

        I have updated "iso2mpg.bat" to use the free Virtual CloneDrive, as I found that WinCDEmu didn’t work reliably with Windows 10. Unfortunately Virtual CloneDrive is a bit more fiddly to set-up, as you need to use “Disk Management” to “Change Drive Letter” of one of it’s virtual drives to V: (more detailed instructions given at the top of the batch file itself).

        @echo off
        rem USAGE NOTES:
        rem This uses the V: drive letter with the free Virtual CloneDrive program.
        rem If you don't have a V: drive, then you need to press Win+R, run "diskmgmt.msc" (without quotes), right-click on an existing Virtual drive, and "Change Drive Letter" to V:.
        rem The skip=1 below causes it to skip the first VOB file (which for my DVD recorder is the menu), so remove that part if you want all VOB files.

        Set iso2mpgPath="%~dpn1.mpg"
        IF EXIST %iso2mpgPath% (
           ECHO SKIPPING "%~n1.mpg"
           GOTO :AlreadyExists
        )

        Echo Mounting "%~nx1"
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDMount.exe" /l=V "%~f1"
        Choice /T 1 /C w /D w >NUL

        Echo Writing  "%~n1.mpg"
        rem Perform "C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:"V:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB|..." /o:%iso2mpgPath% /1 /run /c
        @set <nul >iso2mpg_temp.bat /p dummy=""C:\Program Files (x86)\Smart Projects\DVDVob2Mpg\dvdvob2mpg.exe" /i:""
        For /F "skip=1 delims=*" %%A in ('Dir "V:\VIDEO_TS\*.vob" /B /ON') do @set <nul /p dummy="V:\VIDEO_TS\%%A|">>iso2mpg_temp.bat
        Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:^=^^%
        Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:\=^\%
        Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:|=^|%
        Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:>=^>%
        Set iso2mpgPath=%iso2mpgPath:<=^<%
        Echo>>iso2mpg_temp.bat " /o:%iso2mpgPath:&=^&% /1 /run /c
        Echo>>iso2mpg_temp.bat Exit
        Start /LOW /WAIT /MIN iso2mpg_temp.bat
        Erase                 iso2mpg_temp.bat

        Choice /T 1 /C w /D w >NUL
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDMount.exe" /l=V /u
        Choice /T 1 /C w /D w >NUL

        :AlreadyExists
        Set iso2mpgPath=

        You can get Virtual CloneDrive from here:
        https://www.elby.ch/en/products/vcd.html

        • Mark May 16, 2020 at 4:23 pm Reply

          Hi Chris H,
          this is great stuff, thank you so much!!!
          I used your ideas in the batch to solve some problems…
          Thank you!!

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