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BillyBoy wrote on 6/22/2003, 11:33 AM
You mean files already burned to a DVD?

If that's what you mean, there are many utilites that can put them back into editable format, actaully do some minor treaking of their own. I've messed around with Flas a little which is a freebie that does what you want.


Oops. I got to get new glasses... I'm making too many typos. I meant Flask.
mikkie wrote on 6/22/2003, 12:03 PM
Many times you can import the vob files directly, but not drag and drop - have to use the import dialog. This will not work for the audio if it's encoded to ac3.

If the vob files are not encryped, a common procedure is to use DVD2AVI, save the project only, then use VFAPI to *convert* the proj file. Open the result in Vegas or most any app. To strip audio in ac3 format, follow the guide using graph edit by Nicky Page at the digital-digest.com site - not the most popular but perhaps still the most accurate.

Getting multi-channel audio out of an ac3, getting the vobs on your disk, a lot of that is best researched at dvdrhelp.com, doom9.org, digital-digest.com.
johnmeyer wrote on 6/22/2003, 12:28 PM
A simple procedure that works pretty well is similar to Mikkie's approach. You can drop the VOB file from the DVD directly onto the Vegas timeline. This will give you video. Then, take that same VOB and import it into DVD2AVI. In DVD2AVI, under the Audio menu, select "Output Method" and then select "Decode to WAV". Turn off 48->44 kHz conversion, and turn off normalization. Then, select Save Project. This will create a small project file (that you won't use) and a WAV file. Put this WAV file directly below the VOB file on the Vegas timeline. The two should be identical in length.

If the VOB file contains multiple audio tracks, you will need to select the appropriate track in DVD2AVI before saving the project. Usually Track 1 is the one you want.

Flack wrote on 6/22/2003, 2:29 PM
Thanks guys for the feedback will give these a try


flack...
mikkie wrote on 6/23/2003, 10:53 AM
Hi John,
FWIW and all... Hoping it helps or might be of interest -
The wav export from dvd2avi works well, but if you don't mind the hassle, I've gotten what I thought was a better audio file with graph edit. A slightly nicer result from the Nicky Page method can be had if you've got power dvd installed - use their decode and effect filters to mix down the 6 channel to stereo w/surround. Alas, don't know of a great way to get 6 channels out, at least without some automatic conversion to 44 from 48, or normalization or anything. The one or two times I've tried it, using a slightly modified version of the besure front end worked, but the levels as azid decodes them from the ac3 can be quite hot - have to compress them in vegas - though it did produce a nice 5.1 wmv.