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Spot|DSE wrote on 4/14/2006, 2:32 PM
Just grab to .vob file from the video.ts folder on the DVD, and drag it to the Vegas Movie Studio timeline. that's all you should need to do
jimmyz wrote on 4/14/2006, 5:10 PM
on my vms i go to file ,import then camcorder disc then import. I couldn't get the drag and drop to work.
IanG wrote on 4/15/2006, 6:02 AM
>I couldn't get the drag and drop to work.

Which .vob files did you try with? The files should be named vts_<number>_<number>.vob.

Ian G.
jimmyz wrote on 4/15/2006, 9:06 AM
I was just dragging the wrong files in.......duh
thanks
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/17/2006, 2:17 PM
Can one of you help me if you have figured out how to do this? I am using Vegas Movie Studio 4.0, a 2.8 processor with 1 GB of memory. The DVD is a 25 minute video.

When I open All files I get this display:

VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB

As I read the information I tried to select the bottom two so I could drag them to the timeline. Using the shift key I clicked on both and waited 12 minutes. In the meantime the timeline turned completely white. As the hour glass (indicating the computer is working) vanished the Open window disappeared so I had no files to drag.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Ken


Chienworks wrote on 4/17/2006, 2:59 PM
Copy them from the DVD to your hard drive first. This will speed up the process of getting them into Vegas immensely. Also, when you drag from Vegas' explorer window Vegas seems to spend a lot of time analyzing the files. Try using File / Open instead.

Once Vegas has a hold of the files it probably will take a long long time before you regain control of the UI and can start editing.
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/17/2006, 5:11 PM
Chienworks, What do I copy?
Ken
Chienworks wrote on 4/18/2006, 5:13 AM
VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, VTS_01_3.VOB ... etc.
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/18/2006, 11:29 AM
OK, I have made a little progress. I got:
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
to the Media Pool where I dragged them to the timeline. The video was just the same in both but there was no sound. There are two tracks of sound on the DVD.

Can you tell me what is next?

Ken
rondi wrote on 4/18/2006, 8:04 PM
In the past i have copied the large .vob files to the HDD and renamed the file type to a .mpg. This may not be required with the current versions, but i do it anyway...

i always get the sound also. if this doesn't work, maybe try tunning it through DVDPatcher after you have renamed to .mpg.

hth, ron
Tim L wrote on 4/18/2006, 8:28 PM
Your DVD files *might* have AC3 sound instead of PCM. VMS 4 didn't support AC3, but VMS 6 does, at least for import. (Or at least I think this is true...)

I'm not sure how you can confirm this -- maybe somebody knows of a program that can look at a .vob file and report the type of encoding, etc.?

Tim L
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/19/2006, 10:04 AM
INFORMATION! The DVD that I tried to transfer to VMS was recorded on a DVD recorder from VHS tape. I had transfered many tapes to DVD and I find that none of them will let me transfer to VMS.

I tried transfering two different DVDs that I had burned on the computer and have had no difficulty with any of them.

I thought you might like to know.

Thanks guys for all the replys; they helped me to persue the problem until I found the solution.

Ken
rondi wrote on 4/20/2006, 8:56 AM
KEN---don't go away without telling us your solution.
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/20/2006, 11:44 AM
This is probably in too much detail, but I tend to do that for myself.

Copy DVD video to the computer for use in Vegas Movie Studio

Note: You cannot copy from a commercial DVD and I cannot copy from a DVD which was recorded on my DVD recorder from my VHS tapes. I can copy video from a DVD that I burned on the computer. Here’s how:

1. To make it handy open Windows Explorer (Programs/Accessories/Windows Explorer).
2. Click My Documents then right click the area, click New/Folder. Give the folder a name preceded with a number like 1 or 2 to put it at the top of the list for convenience.
3. Put the DVD in the drive. When the dialog window comes up select Take no action and click OK.
4. Scroll the Windows Explorer list to the bottom to My Computer and click on the +.
5. Click on the name of the disk shown in D:
6. Scroll the left side of Windows Explorer to the top to show the folder you named.
7. In the right hand window double click Video_TS. The files will display.
8. Hold the mouse cursor over each file to display the kind of file it is. You want to locate all the files showing VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, etc.
9. Using the shift key select all the located files.
10. With the right mouse button drag the files to the folder you made and let go of the button. The prompt will ask if you want to copy or move the files; select Copy. The files will copy to that folder.
11. Open VMS.
12. Click the Import Media icon in the Media Pool.
13. Double click the folder with the files in it you made.
14. Opposite Files of type: click the down arrow and slide the scroll bar to the top to expose All files and click on it. That will cause the files you copied to display.
15. Click on one to select it. It may not show that it has been selected right away; be patient and wait for the file name to turn blue then click Open. It will display in the Media pool.
16. Repeat steps 12 – 15 for each file.
17. They can now be dragged to the timeline.
Nicksu wrote on 4/21/2006, 2:17 PM
To Elmo : Brilliantly explained, just what I was looking for, thanks
Nicksu wrote on 4/21/2006, 2:50 PM
Can you help with 1 further question.

If I am not transfering all the files, just the ones VTS_01_1.etc will I be transferring all the video. Also I have just got it to play in VMS but there is no sound, should there be sound when playing in VMS?

As you can tell I'm quite new to this.

Thanks
Chienworks wrote on 4/21/2006, 3:21 PM
It depends on whether the .VOB file contains sound as WAV, MP3, or AC3. Vegas can read WAV and MP3 data and play them back. It cannot read AC3 data. You'll have to use some other application to split out the AC3 sound track and save it as WAV, then add this separately to Vegas' timeline.

Vegas 6's import from camcorder disc properly handles AC3.
rondi wrote on 4/23/2006, 1:49 PM
Ken, have you tried DVD Decrypter available here:
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/software.htm

I am not advocating the copying of copyrighted material. I post this because Ken is having problems copying a DVD he has made, and the program, and perhaps many others, may allow him to copy it. give it try.

And if you need to extract the AC3 audio, at the above site under Audio Tools is a program called BeSweet which allows you to extract the audio and save it in most any format you want--- .wav, mp3 etc.

hth, ron
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/24/2006, 6:53 AM
Nicksu,

If I am not transfering all the files, just the ones VTS_01_1.etc will I be transferring all the video.

I found that the video seemed to be divided into sections so that I could transfer just one of the VTS_01_XX so I didnot have to transfer the whole video if I did not need it all.

Does this help?

Ken
Elmo27376 wrote on 4/24/2006, 7:39 AM
rondi said:

Ken, have you tried DVD Decrypter available here:
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/software.htm

Yes, I downloaded DVD Decrypter and it would only recognize one of the VTS files on the DVD, whereas formerly I had seen two. I transfered the one and dragged it to the timeline but had only the video, no sound with this method either when I used the DVD I had made on my DVD recorder from a VHS tape.

Ken
erikrich wrote on 4/25/2006, 8:59 PM
Give this program a try, they have a free trial download. It lets you put at what point on the timeline you want to capture and will convert it into most of the typical file types.

http://www.imtoo.com/dvd-ripper.html