DVD Ripping Problem

Kamiel wrote on 10/18/2006, 4:06 PM

I captured a Motley Crue Behind the Music DVD to re-edit by using DVD Decrypter (like I always do). Anyhow, when I put it into Movie Studio, the video is jerky and does not match the audio. I have 3 gigs of Ram, and I haven't had any problems doing the same thing with other DVD's.

Any suggestions?

Comments

DKomp wrote on 10/18/2006, 8:25 PM

I've been down this road and can tell you it's a dead end. According to Sony tech , VMS does not officially support VOB import, unless from a mini-disc videocamera. If you've had success before with large VOBs, count your blessings. In my experience I've only been able to import six or seven minutes of material recorded at XP on a Panasonic DMR without VMS getting grumpy. (On occassion I've been able to directly import VOBs of movie trailers or some special features material, but only if the files were relatively small.).

IMHO your easiest option is to capture the footage you need from within VMS by simply using a DVD player as your source. I use the Canopus ADVC110 box and have had very good results with this admittedly imperfect method . You can use some videocameras in much the same way but I went with the dedicated unit for convenience and quality.

best - jc

Andy C wrote on 10/19/2006, 3:13 AM

Perhaps it's a case of Sony 'looking after their own'. Let me explain: I record TV onto a Sony RDR-HX900 DVR. I have the option of recording onto HD or DVD. In the case of DVD recordings, I can import them flawlessly into Vegas. Everything syncs up perfectly, even 2+hour movies.
Of course, this doesn't help you with your particular problem. Perhaps there's a proprietory Sony VOB format they haven't told us about?

DKomp wrote on 10/19/2006, 9:29 AM

You may be onto something here. As I understand it, VOB files are designed for streaming playback, which is why they have sync problems within editing programs. There is a sinister logic to Sony having a proprietary version of VOB structure. My next DMR will be a Sony that can record HD content.