A Video_TS file is usually created by those DVD ripping tools like DVD Shrink or HD Decrypter. They can also be downloaded sometimes. The tutorial explains how you can convert the full movie including subtitles and additional languages if required.

The only software program required is AutoGK (Auto Gordian Knot) which utilizes a handful of well known tools like Virtual Dub Mod or AviSynth and automates their usage. That’s probably the greatest strength of the video software. It requires minimal input to convert the Video_TS folder to one video file.

AutoGK can do much more than just convert the video_ts file but that’s what the video tutorial will be concentrating on. Installation of the software takes a while because it spawns the installation of the additional tools used by it. Start AutoGK after the installation of all programs has finished.

The minimal steps that are required to convert the video_ts folder to a single video file are the following:

• Click on the Browse icon in the Input File row and pick the Ifo file of the Video_ts folder that points to the full movie. It usually contains the same digit as the largest amount of VOB files in the folder. In the case of the movie Crank it was VTS_02_0.IFO because there were six VTS_02_x.VOB files in that folder.

  AutoGK is displaying the playtime of the selected movie after picking the IFO file which is another indicator if you picked the right one. If the DVD has more than one main track then you need to repeat the step and merge the files later on.

• Now check or uncheck the available subtitles and languages.
• Once that has been done it is time to select the output file and size for the video that will be created.The output file size can be selected by picking a predefined size that ranges from 1/4 CD (175 MB) to 3 CDs (2100 MB). Several additional options are available for DVDr sizes. The user can also select a custom size if he likes but most should find a suitable one among the predefined sizes.
  The output file is simply a link to the avi file that will be created.
• Several optional parameters can be configured in the advanced settings. This ranges from selecting an output width to a selection of the video codec and output format.
• The last step involves adding the process as a job to the job queue and clicking on the Start button to encode all jobs in the queue. It’s possible to add additional jobs and let them run overnight for example.

The result is a avi file that can be played in video players on the computer.

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Well a little research revealed a Registry setting that would enable the option to enable the DVD library in Windows Media Center 2005. That DVD Library can store the DVDs that are stored on the hard drive in a Video_TS folder.

Here are the steps that are needed to enable the DVD Library feature. Exit the Media Center application and start the Windows Registry Editor by using the shortcut Windows R, regedit, enter.

Now navigate to the Registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Media Center \Settings \DvdSettings and edit the value ShowGallery. Change the value from Play to Gallery.

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