How to get DVD content into DVD-A

banquo wrote on 10/31/2009, 6:22 PM

Hi folks -- I have a bunch of DVDs that I burned from old VHS tapes. Does anyone know how would I go about getting them into DVD-A so I can create menus for them and re-burn them? I no longer have the source files. Of course, I'll now need to work with the files in the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD.

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musicvid10 wrote on 10/31/2009, 7:10 PM

1) First thing to try is the "Import Camcorder Disc" option in Vegas. There have been some issues reported with importing burned DVDs as opposed to camcorder discs.

2) I recommend VideoRedo Plus without reservation. It will do what you want and more. After a generous trial period (45 days), I didn't even think twice about purchasing the $50 version.

Steve Mann wrote on 10/31/2009, 8:39 PM

Changing the suffix .vob to .mpg frequently works.

banquo wrote on 10/31/2009, 10:07 PM

Thanks for the responses. I was hoping to bypass Vegas (let alone a third app) and just work with DVDA, since all I need to do is add chapter points and create a menu. Changing the suffix of a VOB file allowed me to open it, but there are 4-5 separate video files on a DVD, which DVDA can only pull in as a menu-based DVD. Since the split points between these files is arbitrary, it breaks up the continuity; chapter points would have to be added in submenus nested under each equal-spaced arbitrary chunk.

I was hoping already having burned DVDs of the content would save me some work, but it's evident that's not the case -- it would be less effort to re-capture the VHS tapes into a single file I can pull into DVDA. Thanks anyway – at least now I know!

musicvid10 wrote on 11/1/2009, 4:19 AM

DVD Shrink (free) will also rip those DVDs to one large file. May be your easiest solution if you do not need to edt.

MPM wrote on 11/1/2009, 6:45 AM

1) PGCDemux will get the separate files on your hard drive faster than you can copy them normally from DVD disc.

2) Optional: mux the m2v video *without* supplying an audio track to get mpg -- DVDA will thank you. [TMPGEnc mpeg tools works well]

3) Import files normally.

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Whaledad wrote on 1/1/2010, 4:30 PM

Actually, renaming the .VOB files to .MPG files was the best advice.
But there was one piece of advice missing: how to deal with the fact that the files are split into several 1-GB segments.
The easiest way around that is to open de CMD window (DOS box), go to the directory that contains the .VOB files and give the following command:
copy VTS_01_1.VOB+VTS_01_2.VOB+VTS_01_3.VOB ...[etc] NEWVIDEO.MPG
You can actually copy straight from the DVD, if you add a path to your hard drive to the destination file name:
copy VTS_01_1.VOB+VTS_01_2.VOB+VTS_01_3.VOB ...[etc] C:\DIRECTORY\NEWVIDEO.MPG