Extracting files from DVD

PossibilityX wrote on 1/26/2006, 12:14 PM

A few years ago I did a project and had it commercially replicated to DVD.

Now I want to import video and audio files back into Vegas in order to make a new trailer.

I can import the video easily enough. I know Vegas can't handle AC3 import, so I want to convert the AC3 audio into a WAV file using Ciler's AC3 tool---but the problem is, when I click on the folder named AUDIO_TS, no files appear.

I try the same thing using Windows Explorer. The AUDIO_TS folder shows up, but no files within the folder.

So my question is, how do I get the files to show up so I can do the conversion from AC3 to WAV?

Comments

craftech wrote on 1/26/2006, 12:29 PM

The audio is in the VOB files located in the VIdeo TS folder. You need a utility to convert VOB to WAV.

Here are some. And there are others. Some are shareware.

John

jetdv wrote on 1/26/2006, 1:59 PM

I know Vegas can't handle AC3 import

Vegas 6.0c

File - Import - DVD Camcorder Disc

Imports the AC3 audio just fine.

johnmeyer wrote on 1/26/2006, 6:01 PM

Lots of info. Search on "VOB."

VOB files (DVD2AVI)

Straight path for reauthoring VOB file re-authoring

Chienworks wrote on 1/26/2006, 6:15 PM

Is there a way to use the import function to import only a portion of the DVD? It would be pretty wasteful if one had to import an entire two hours just to reuse a few minutes of it.

arem wrote on 1/26/2006, 6:39 PM

Try using a program called DVDx:

Here

May take some time to figure out, but you can select how much of the video you want to capture and it can capture it into AVI or MPG-minimal quality loss.

-Dan

johnmeyer wrote on 1/26/2006, 7:28 PM

Is there a way to use the import function to import only a portion of the DVD?

Kelly,

Of course you can just import the VOB files that have the video you want. I usually just drag each VOB file from the DVD to my player and watch. If I see what I want, I copy the VOB to my hard disk and then to the Vegas timeline. If not, I go to the next one. It helps a little. Better still, put the VOB on the Womble timeline and chop it there to exactly the size you need. It's lossless, so no quality is sacrificed.

Chanimal wrote on 1/26/2006, 8:46 PM

I had some difficulty with DVD audio files, so I played the DVD on my computer and turned the "what you hear" option within my sound card and then used Sound Forge to record the sound as the video played.

I had to sync it up once into the video, but it worked great.

FrigidNDEditing wrote on 1/26/2006, 8:59 PM

LOL - DVDx is free ware, but you have to pay to become a VIP member (needed to get to the download page) because bandwith is expensive.

THAT'S GENIOUS!!! :)

Dave
(Edit)
However it's on freecodecs.com for free w/o having to pay for their bandwith usage :)

arem wrote on 1/30/2006, 7:39 PM

Wow, that's new since I last downloaded it. I think I'll add that to my site. :)

Laurence wrote on 1/31/2006, 8:16 AM

With Vegas 6c all you need to do is drag the VOB to the Vegas timeline. It imports the AC3 audio along with the video now. I do it all the time (and don't really miss all those old ways at all).