Tested with XP pro. VOB extraction and editing direct from DVD(splitting). Program ignores Start and End markers, and starts approx 8 seconds after Start marker. Useless from this perspective.

Positive points: This software allows 6 preset video/audio quality levels - with 6 being the highest (best) at 5000kbps for video.

Overall impression: very promising, if only the time marker issues can be resolved.

Tested this software. Although IBN say it will run on WIn98, it crashes and locks up the system after opening a vob file.

XP does not crash, but, the mark Start & End marker points are ignored and the split file trims some 10 seconds from both the start and end markers, making this program useless.

Saving to MPEG 1 & 2 formats does not activate the bitrate window, so all files are saved at 1140kbps, which delivers terrible results. (heavily pixelated) Normal bitrate should be 6000kbps for good picture quality.

Other formats not tested. The fact that the software cuts the selected video at points other than the selected ones was enough to stop using it.

Functions missing: If you select video from a vob file which spans 2 vob files, the software seamlessly plays the 2nd file. but ignores the End marker completely.

Video extraction (from a DVD vob file) is rather slow - too slow in fact. A 1 minute file takes in excess of one minute to capture.

At this point I cannot recommend this program. It has a nice clean interface and seems simple enough to use, but this is overshadowed by poor performance.