Best way to ingest DVDs

farss wrote on 1/31/2015, 6:56 PM

I have a new project and client where all the source media is 15+ DVDs. From these I have to make promo reels etc.
Client knows what he's doing and will give me paper EDLs to make a number of different programs from the content on these DVDs. The DVDs are a mixed bag, some with several programs on the one disk and some with only one.

I'm trying to find the easiest way to get all my ducks in a row ready for supervised edit sessions. I've ingested DVDs before of course but that's just one or two which I've just winged as needed.

Bob.

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musicvid10 wrote on 2/3/2015, 9:01 AM

Yes, but the ease of selecting titles, chapters, or a range and starting the queue -- really the same idea as sending a job to a printer -- and one can encode lossless in Handbrake.

Rich Parry wrote on 1/4/2016, 12:56 AM

Both of these methods to move DVD media to Vegas work for me:
1) .IFO method (putting .IFO file on Timeline)
2) Injest via Vegas menu File | Import | DVD Camcorder Disc to create MPG files

Johnny Roy states there is no loss of quality using the second method. Does this imply the first method (.IFO method) DOES have loss of quality?

My DVD videos were converted from 1940s 8mm and 16mm film, so I have poor quality to begin with and don't want to loose anymore.

Thanks,

Chienworks wrote on 1/4/2016, 7:25 AM

No loss of quality with either method.

The reason the first method is preferable is because Vegas' built in 'import from dvd' function doesn't properly join the breaks between VOB files. You can get a slight glitch and missing audio. Dragging the .ifo file to the timeline avoids this problem.

Rich Parry wrote on 1/5/2016, 10:56 PM

Chienworks,

Thanks for reply and clarification.

Rich

Chienworks wrote on 1/6/2016, 7:35 AM

Of course, this begs the question of why Vegas' Import Camcorder Disc function doesn't just do the same thing. True, it also copies the media from the disc over to the hard drive for you which you have to do manually with the other method. But, it seems like after that it should just use the .IFO file for the timeline import. Why it doesn't is a mystery.