VLC crashes on convert/save

[jez9999]

I'm trying to save a title from my DVD to an MP4 file on disk. I can save title 1 OK, but for some reason, title 2 crashes VLC. I go into 'Media | Convert/Save', then Disc, I select DVD and 'no disc menus', then I select my DVD drive (E:), title 2, chapter 0, audio -1, and subtitles -1. I click 'Convert/Save', and it generates the source URL dvdsimple:///E:/#2. I type in the path for an MP4 file as the destinatino path, leave the profile as MP4, and click start. VLC's titlebar briefly says "streaming", and then VLC crashes. If I try to actually play dvdsimple:///E:/#2, it plays fine. Any ideas why it can't convert/save it?

By the way, I tried to submit the crash report but VLC crashes when I try to submit it!

[Ludovicus]

I'm having a related problem with VLC 2.1.0. I'm trying to rip a commercial DVD so I can watch it on my Galaxy Nexus so I need to convert to MP4. The record is a nice option and produced a great quality .mpg file which is not supported by Android. To produce the required .mp4 file it seems necessary to use either convert or stream. Title 0 is the menu video, and Title 1 is the movie. I'm saving to the harddrive and tried both convert and stream. For profile I'm using "Video for Android SD High". The problem is that even though I can play Title 1, the output file is created but it only has 8 or 9 KB and it's not a video. I'm on Win XP. I'm not saving directly to the Galaxy Nexus even though it's connected by USB.

[gym30]

Jez9999, does your problem is fixed by now? i got exactly same issue issue with VLC 2.1.3.

Many thanks,

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Try 2.2.0 from the nightly builld website

[antind]

I am having the same trouble as Jez9999. Title 1 ripping and converting to .mp4 fine, but crashing when I try to get title 2.
I am trying to convert a series of discs, and it occurs with each one. Stream is fine but cannot convert/save title 2.
I am running windows 7 pro, SP1, processor=Intel i3-3240 CPU@3.40GHz
VLC version Rincewind 2.1.5.

After reading the posts, I have installed Weatherwax 2.2.0 . The problem is the same. I can convert/save title 1 from DVD, but not title 2. Crashes every time.
I can recreate the problem, I have tried numerous discs with different combinations of settings and have given up trying.
Not getting any error messages from 2.2.0. Please let me know if you want more details, as I like VLC and would like to see it thrive. Also love the disc world ref's.

VLC 2.1.5 error message below:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: vlc.exe
Application Version: 2.1.5.0
Application Timestamp: 00000004
Fault Module Name: vlc.exe
Fault Module Version: 2.1.5.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000004
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00001943
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 45bd
Additional Information 2: 45bdf926c041bfb0e4709bbae75e8697
Additional Information 3: 54b5
Additional Information 4: 54b5154b32bc684ea5e9f64b57e77f77

[greenfishfiles]

Same problem here using 2.0.8 on Ubuntu 12.04 trying to rip separate episodes off the DVD. Can rip the first track (no menus, save file with .mp4 extension using VLC's default values for everything as far as I know) but when I try to start with track 2, VLC just goes away.

A newbie to both Linux and VLC so I couldn't provide much more information than that.

/gff

[ChrisInChip]

Same problem here with Windows 8.1 VLC 2.2.1
My first post! Whilst I have seen quite a few posts about VLC crashing when converting, I haven't found a solution so I hope this post is ok.

I have done a lot of experimenting and found the following:
Copied two DVDs fine to mp4 for playing on an Android tablet. The 3rd DVD shows the problem consistently.

• The title and menu tracks convert/save fine but with the main film track (track #2) VLC bombs out as soon as I click start. It seems to write a few lines to the message window before it closes down and it leaves a 40 byte "output" file.
• It can play the DVD starting at track #2 fine.
• Convert/save runs without error starting at track #2 fine with "Dump Raw Input" but does not leave anything in the output file
• Convert/save runs if an audio only profile is selected.
• Convert/save runs with a profile where "keep original video" and "keep original audio" are set. I saved using raw encapsulation and the resulting file lacked audio, only have a video codec. In turn this file could be converted using my desired convert/save profile though it was jerky and obviously had no audio.

It could be me being a right numty but so many things I try with VLC only seem to part work. So I would be really grateful for any advice towards making this work.

Thanks
Chris

[ChrisInChip]

Same problem here with Windows 8.1 VLC 2.2.1
My first post! Whilst I have seen quite a few posts about VLC crashing when converting, I haven't found a solution so I hope this post is ok.

I have done a lot of experimenting and found the following:
Copied two DVDs fine to mp4 for playing on an Android tablet. The 3rd DVD shows the problem consistently.

• The title and menu tracks convert/save fine but with the main film track (track #2) VLC bombs out as soon as I click start. It seems to write a few lines to the message window before it closes down and it leaves a 40 byte "output" file.
• It can play the DVD starting at track #2 fine.
• Convert/save runs without error starting at track #2 fine with "Dump Raw Input" but does not leave anything in the output file
• Convert/save runs if an audio only profile is selected.
• Convert/save runs with a profile where "keep original video" and "keep original audio" are set. I saved using raw encapsulation and the resulting file lacked audio, only have a video codec. In turn this file could be converted using my desired convert/save profile though it was jerky and obviously had no audio.

It could be me being a right numty but so many things I try with VLC only seem to part work. So I would be really grateful for any advice towards making this work.

Thanks
Chris

An update which may be useful for future reference.

I tried Handbrake to convert the same DVD and it produced a video file whose video was so distorted it was unrecognisable.
Next, I used MakeMKV to rip the main film track off the DVD to an MKV file and then used VLC to produce an MP4 file using my convert/save profile of choice. This worked perfectly

Why? I wonder if it is related to the DVD's encryption or anti-copying defences. Handbrake is known not to handle all protected DVDs, I don't know about VLC, but MakeMKV is reputed to be excellent at handling DVD copy protection. MakeMKV very ably strips the protection when it makes the MKV file. It's a guess!

Chris

[JDAllen007]

It is a small common mistake you make all of you. Go to convert. Choose video. Convert/save. Set preferences. Press save. CLICK BROWSE. CHOOSE FOLDER! THEN CREATE NAME! DONE! ENJOY!

[derfrent]

It is a small common mistake you make all of you. Go to convert. Choose video. Convert/save. Set preferences. Press save. CLICK BROWSE. CHOOSE FOLDER! THEN CREATE NAME! DONE! ENJOY!

Years later this is still happening despite your rude assumption of how people are using it. I created an account just to report your response as insolent.