Importing videos

Millie schrieb am 11.09.2008 um 21:24 Uhr
I have quite a few vhs videos that I want converting into DVD's. I tried different editing programs from Ulead, Pinnacle to Premiere Pro. Each package is compatible with different video capture cards so I didn't seem to be getting anywhere trying to import the vhs video's. I now have a Toshiba DVD/Video combi recorder so I've started using this to convert the analogue vhs into digital files to use on my PC and edit with Vegas MSP 8.
The files on the dvd are .vob files which I believe will not import directly into vegas.
I've got a pretty good converter - Movavi video converter 6 which will convert the files into almost anything but I really want to know what the best format to import is and also what format (i.e. mpeg2 avi etc) I should eventually burn the dvd to.

Kommentare

Eugenia schrieb am 11.09.2008 um 21:55 Uhr
Going from VHS to VOB to another format and finally DVD again is a bad idea, because you will lose a lot of quality in the meantime. Are you sure that Vegas doesn't do VOB? I'd rather you don't have to re-encode VOB to something else just for Vegas' sake -- unless you will encode in a lossless codec like Cineform, Huffyuv or Lagarith. It might be a better idea to use a video editor that can actually edit VOB if you can't encode in a lossless codec. So, things to try:
1. Make sure Vegas does or does not support your VOB files. Test it.
2. If not, download the "SUPER" utility to re-encode the VOB files to Huffyuv AVI lossless codec.Also install the Windows version of Huffyuv so Vegas supports that format.
3. If all else fails, use another editor, to encode the VOB directly.

But under no circumstances re-encode in a lossy format like Dvix, WMV, MP4 and the like.
richard-amirault schrieb am 12.09.2008 um 00:26 Uhr
Of course Vegas will import DVD video. It was added when Sony started selling camcorders that recorded on DVD's.
Eugenia schrieb am 12.09.2008 um 01:12 Uhr
It's one thing to import by re-encoding and another one to edit directly the vob file, without any re-encoding. If Vegas can do that, then we are good (although I have heard horror stories of Vegas' vob support regarding A/V sync). But if Vegas re-encodes, then this is not acceptable for this person's case. The point is to have to re-encode as few times as possible during this transition from VHS to digital.
Terry Esslinger schrieb am 12.09.2008 um 02:01 Uhr
If I am correct the VOB is MPEG2, a relatively lossy format. So you go from analog to lossy VOB and then to lossy MPEG2. Sounds like a recipe for soup and not very tasty. Why not use a digital vidcam to pass the analog through to the computer which would give you DV.AVI if you have the right cam, a lelatively lossless format and easy to edit. Then render to MPEG2 for DVD creation.
Stringer schrieb am 12.09.2008 um 15:57 Uhr
You might give this a try ..

KWORLD X-Pert DVD Maker

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100120

You can capture to .avi using vegas capture .. Do your editing, then render out to DVD ..