Converting faulty DVD to MP4

[megadyne]

I've got a DVD that I want to convert to MP4. I can read the DVD using VLC, with the following exception: a continuous playback hangs at 28 minutes (14% of the total playtime). However, if I click the mouse in the progress bar at 29 minutes (or indeed at any time after 28 minutes) the track will continue playing to the end.

(As an aside, if I try to just copy and paste the raw VOB files using Windows, it also hangs at 14% complete. )

It seems I might have 2 options: to try to override the glitch and continue the conversion regardless; or to try to do a conversion for 0 to 28 minutes, followed by a second conversion from 29 minutes to end. I can patch the two clips together later.

Trouble is I don't know how to do either of those things.

Any suggestions most gratefully received. Thanks.

[Lotesdelere]

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=154251

[megadyne]

Thanks, I've downloaded Handbrake. On a first attempt it also crashed (just closed down completely) at 14% and wouldn't copy the later part of the file. (Even though with VLC I can watch the rest of the video). However, I'll play around with options and see if I can get a result. I'll report back.

[megadyne]

Didn't manage to get Handbrake to do the job, but maybe that was my lack of experience. Very glad to have found that piece of software.

In the end I just used the red 'record' button with VLC to record the section after the disc error. Not a very elegant solution (I just left the computer running during the evening to capture the recording), but it worked.

Thanks again for help.

[InTheWings]

If the media is damaged, the OS is responsible for the read retries count on default read.
There's nothing playback software can do.
Use dvdbackup with -r parameters