conversion hangs/freezes

[gdiab]

UPDATE: as discussed in my above post, I have reverted to a previous version - 8.0.8.5 - and DVD Ripper is now working fine.

[Russ2403]

UPDATE: as discussed in my above post, I have reverted to a previous version - 8.0.8.5 - and DVD Ripper is now working fine.

That is the same version I have reverted to.

[90312]

8.1.5.4 still won't do Midway but 8.0.5.0 will. Isn't that at least a clue?

[lmatnme]

Same thing with Beta 8.1.5.4

I am running into the same problem as all above. Not real happy. Trying to convert to .mp4 format. Tried latest beta and same thing. Unfortunately I did not save the previous versions. Is there a way to get a copy of 8.0.8.5 so I can continue working? Help anyone?

[lmatnme]

Just as an update. I used a competing product to convert the same exact movie and it finished just fine. Come on DVDFab, been with you for years but this kind of releases are shaking my confidence in the money I have spent!

[90312]

You can get 8.0.5.0 here:

[lmatnme]

Thanks much. Did not know that link existed!

[90312]

You're welcome, by the way 8.0.8.5 is the version you want I've been wrong about the version I use. 8.0.8.5 was the last version before the QT versions were released.

[lmatnme]

Has anyone seen any movement on fixing this yet? I tried the latest beta and still not working for me.

[90312]

No it has not been fixed yet, I try every new beta. Hang loose

[signals]

Attention all who are having this problem with DVD Ripper:

This is a problem that has come and gone over the past year+, and it is likely it will never be fixed permanently. It is a problem with the timestamps in the original DVD (an authoring problem). For a time, there was a workaround for it in a few of the Qt versions, but the only version available now that will work for movies with this problem (many older 4:3 DVDs for some reason, e.g. Sahara (Bogart); We're No Angels (Bogart) and many others) is v8.0.8.5. The problem is that the workaround for the timestamp problem causes other problems for normal movies in DVDFab. Perhaps as time permits a better workaround for this poor authoring can be found. I have asked if there was some tool that could fix this and the answer was no.

[90312]

8.0.8.5 will indeed convert these problematic DVDs and DVDFab has provided a link to it on the download page for the latest released version. See attached:

[dkump]

I installed 8.0.8.5 and it no longer hangs. Is there any way to run both this version and the latest version? It would be nice to run the latest version for most situations but be able to run 8.0.8.5 also for cases where it hangs.

[90312]

Sure, install 8.0.8.5 in a different directory. When the box comes up in the installer just change the name to something like "DVDfab 8085" or whatever you like. I have them both and both work fine. You might also want to uncheck all the "create desktop icon boxes and such. Then you can browse to where you installed and right click on the application, create a shortcut then drag and drop it on your desktop. Otherwise the launch icon will be overwritten by the last version installed. Rename the icon before dragging to the desktop also.

[jsparks]

Was having the same problem and loaded the previous version. It rips fully now, but in the different dvd's I've tried, the audio is out of sync. Is there a setting I can change? I'm converting to Ipad.