diff -urN dvdauthor-0.6.5/src/dvdauthor.c dvdauthor-0.6.5-new/src/dvdauthor.c
--- dvdauthor-0.6.5/src/dvdauthor.c	Tue Nov  4 20:58:27 2003
+++ dvdauthor-0.6.5-new/src/dvdauthor.c	Thu Nov  6 21:18:01 2003
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
     fprintf(stderr,"\n");
 }
 
-static void transpose_ts(unsigned char *buf,int tsoffs)
+static void transpose_ts(unsigned char *buf,int scroffs, int tsoffs)
 {
     // pack scr
     if( buf[0] == 0 &&
@@ -952,25 +952,52 @@
         buf[2] == 1 &&
         buf[3] == 0xba )
     {
-        writescr(buf+4,readscr(buf+4)+tsoffs);
+        int offs = (buf[17] == 0xbb) ? 24 : 0;
+
+        writescr(buf+4,readscr(buf+4)+scroffs);
 
         // video/audio?
         // pts?
-        if( buf[14] == 0 &&
-            buf[15] == 0 &&
-            buf[16] == 1 &&
-            (buf[17]==0xbd || (buf[17]>=0xc0 && buf[17]<=0xef)) &&
-            (buf[21] & 128))
+        if( buf[offs+14] == 0 &&
+            buf[offs+15] == 0 &&
+            buf[offs+16] == 1 &&
+            (buf[offs+17]==0xbd || (buf[offs+17]>=0xc0 && buf[offs+17]<=0xef)) &&
+            (buf[offs+21] & 128))
         {
-            writepts(buf+23,readpts(buf+23)+tsoffs);
+            writepts(buf+offs+23,readpts(buf+offs+23)+tsoffs);
             // dts?
-            if( buf[21] & 64 ) {
-                writepts(buf+28,readpts(buf+28)+tsoffs);
+            if( buf[offs+21] & 64 ) {
+                writepts(buf+offs+28,readpts(buf+offs+28)+tsoffs);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
+int find_gop(unsigned char *buf)
+{
+    if (buf[14] == 0 &&
+        buf[15] == 0 &&
+        buf[16] == 1 &&
+        buf[17] == 0xbb &&
+        buf[38] == 0 &&
+        buf[39] == 0 &&
+        buf[40] == 1 &&
+        buf[41] == 0xe0)
+    {
+        int i = 42;
+        while (i < 1024)
+        {
+            if (buf[i] == 0 &&
+                buf[i+1] == 0 &&
+                buf[i+2] == 1 &&
+                buf[i+3] == 0xb8)
+                return 1;
+            i += 4;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int mpa_valid(unsigned char *b)
 {
     unsigned int v=(b[0]<<24)|(b[1]<<16)|(b[2]<<8)|b[3];
@@ -1376,6 +1403,7 @@
 static int FindVobus(char *fbase,struct pgcgroup *va,int ismenu)
 {
     unsigned char *buf;
+    unsigned char *buf_copy = (unsigned char*) malloc(2048);
     FILE *h;
     int cursect=0,fsect=-1,fnum,pnum,outnum=-ismenu+1;
     int ispipe,vobid=0;
@@ -1396,6 +1424,7 @@
 
         for( fnum=0; fnum<p->numsources; fnum++ ) {
             int hadfirstvobu=0,chapterindex=0,backoffs=0,cellid=1;
+            int generate_vobu=0,copy_packet=0,tsoffs=0;
             struct vob *s=p->sources[fnum];
             if( fnum && p->sources[fnum-1]->numvobus ) {
                 struct vob *ps=p->sources[fnum-1];
@@ -1532,18 +1561,51 @@
                     writeundo();
                     continue;
                 }
-                if( !hadfirstvobu && buf[0]==0 && buf[1]==0 && buf[2]==1 && buf[3]==0xba )
-                    backoffs=readscr(buf+4);
-                transpose_ts(buf,-backoffs);
                 if( fsect == -1 ) {
                     char newname[200];
                     fsect=0;
-                    if( outnum>=0 )
-                        sprintf(newname,"%s_%d.VOB",fbase,outnum);
-                    else
-                        strcpy(newname,fbase);
+                    strcpy(newname,fbase);
                     writeopen(newname);
                 }
+
+                // we should get a VOBU before a video with GOP
+                if( (generate_vobu == 1 || hadfirstvobu == 0) &&
+                    copy_packet == 0 && find_gop(buf) )
+                { 
+                    // create VOBU
+                    // fprintf(stderr,"Found GOP with no VOBU, creating VOBU...\n");
+                    generate_vobu = 1;
+                    copy_packet = 1;
+                    memcpy( buf_copy, buf, 2048);
+
+                    buf[41] = 0xbf;
+                    buf[42] = 0x03;
+                    buf[43] = 0xd4;
+                    buf[44] = 0x81;
+                    memset( buf+45, 0, 2048-45);    
+                    buf[1026] = 1;
+                    buf[1027] = 0xbf;
+                    buf[1028] = 0x03;
+                    buf[1029] = 0xfa;
+                    buf[1030] = 0x81;
+                } else if (copy_packet == 1)
+                    copy_packet = 0;
+
+                if( !hadfirstvobu && buf[0]==0 && buf[1]==0 && buf[2]==1 && buf[3]==0xba )
+                    backoffs=readscr(buf+4);
+                
+                if( !hadfirstvobu && buf[0]==0 && buf[1]==0 && buf[2]==1 && buf[3]==0xba )
+                {
+                    int offs = (buf[17] == 0xbb) ? 24 : 0;
+                    if( buf[offs+14] == 0 &&
+                        buf[offs+15] == 0 &&
+                        buf[offs+16] == 1 &&
+                        (buf[offs+17]==0xbd || (buf[offs+17]>=0xc0 && buf[offs+17]<=0xef)) &&
+                        (buf[offs+21] & 128))
+                        tsoffs = readpts(buf+offs+23);
+                }
+                transpose_ts(buf,-backoffs,-tsoffs);
+
                 if( buf[14] == 0 &&
                     buf[15] == 0 &&
                     buf[16] == 1 &&
@@ -1607,12 +1669,12 @@
                         if( !(s->numvobus&15) )
                             printvobustatus(va,cursect);
                         vsi.lastrefsect=-1;
-                    } else {
+                    } else if (generate_vobu == 0 || copy_packet == 1) {
                         fprintf(stderr,"WARN: System header found, but PCI/DSI information is not where expected\n\t(make sure your system header is 18 bytes!)\n");
                     }
                 }
                 if( !hadfirstvobu ) {
-                    fprintf(stderr,"WARN: Skipping sector, waiting for first VOBU...\n");
+                    // fprintf(stderr,"WARN: Skipping sector, waiting for first VOBU...\n");
                     writeundo();
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -1744,6 +1806,7 @@
         }
     }
     writeclose();
+    free(buf_copy);
     printvobustatus(va,cursect);
     fprintf(stderr,"\n");
     free(crs);