Download DVD Rebuilder 0.97

Version 0.97 of DVD Rebuilder was released yesterday, the free brother of the more extensive DVD Rebuilder Pro. The freeware edition is always a few versions behind the Pro edition, as it recently arrived at version 1.09. This program is made to make high quality backups of DVDs. Optionally, parts such as extras, subtitles and other sound channels can be omitted to create more space for the main film. The movie itself is re-encoded if it needs to be made to a smaller file size. The supplied HC Encoder can be used for this, but commercial products such as Cinemacraft Encoder or TMPEGEC can also be used. The changelog of this release looks like this:

Below is a summary of the changes/updates associated with this version:

• Fixed an error that, under certain circumstances, might cause video ticks or stutter at chapter or segment break points.
• Fixed a sizing issue in which unreferenced audio streams that exist in the original VOB files were included in the output –
• but weren’t properly accounted for in the size calculation.
• Corrected an error that could result in “Error 0006, Framecount differences…” when working with the null output of some ripping programs.
• Corrected an error in which an erroneous input stream might cause DVD-RB to “hang” during PREPARE phase looking for a nonexistent extension start code.
• Corrected an issue in which certain odd original anomalies might cause timing issues.
• Updated the Installer to use a newer version of HC Encoder (v0.17). This file is also included in the “Update Only” zip file.
• Updated installer to use EclPro v0.52. Includes better compatibility and support for Express versions.
• Updated the installation package to install ReJig v0.5f. This version includes several updates that give quality improvements that were implemented by DragonGodz.
• Fixed a sizing issue in which unreferenced audio streams that exist in the original VOB files were included in the output –
• but weren’t properly accounted for in the size calculation.
• Modified the ReJig calling procedure so that DVD-RB uses less processor time during calls. This should speed up ReJig.
• Corrected a problem in which the calculated bitrate may exceed the original and as a result make the stream incompatible with the audio on some sources. This would have shown itself as “stutter” during playback.
• Added coding for handling “garbage” sectors that were found to have caused problems during the PREPARE phase on at least one disc. Thanks to SpazzHH for finding a disc in which it was repeatable.
• Corrected a Button Over Video (BOV) issue. In some very active streams BOV may not have been reproduced properly.
• Corrected an error in the REBUILD module that could misinterpret certain input streams and as a result, throw a “ERROR 006: DVD-RB…framecount differences” error.
• Fixed a problem in which an extremely unlikely set of circumstances might cause audio to move out of sync over the course of a segment.

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