Importing Video

rollysons wrote on 10/20/2006, 6:47 AM
I'm still rather new to this so if there is somewhere elsewhere this topic is covered please point me to it.

So I have converted some old family movies from VHS to DVD via my Toshiba DVDR. It created a VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD disc and a little group of files (VOB, IFO, BUP).

I put the files onto my hard drive via DVD Shrink. It prompted me to either save it as an ISO file or as a group of files (IFO, VOB, BUP, SFK). I've tried both ways. From Vegas, when I tried File-Import-Media for the ISO file it said file type was unsupported. From Vegas, when I tried File-Import-Media for the the group of files I chose the VOB file as it by far the largest of the group. That put it into the project media of the screen but I couldn't use it.

My question is DVD Shrink the right way to put the DVD onto my hard drive? Is there another step I'm not doing to convert the file for use? Can I import it from the source dvd and then save it in the vegas project?

Shannon

Comments

rustier wrote on 10/20/2006, 7:54 AM
The method you are using is not the "prefered" technique. Capturing with an analog to digital converter (if external - using firewire) is the prefered method. That being said - the vob file is the enhanced video file you want. I am not sure why you would use dvd shrink to import it - then again I haven't had the occasion to use dvd shrink. I believe the best approach for you would be to attempt to import the vob directly into VMS using the "import camcorder dvd" - according to the forum administrator. I am not sure how that would work since you are using (I assume) a standard dvd disc, but I would try that first. Otherwise you should be able to directly import the vob into the timeline. If you have used dvd shrink to modify the dvd files - what it has done is strip down the information to compact the file - which may be why VMS isn't using it. Using DVD shrink may be okay under the right circumstances if you are trying to shoe horn a dvd onto a single disc. This is the last thing you want to do for editing -as you will have loss of quality.

You are on the right track of trying to import directly and avoid using dvd shrink for import. Just so you know you will be working with mpeg files that are more difficult to work with, and if you re-encode you will take a hit on quality as mpeg is a lossy format.

Womble is another program better suited for working with dvd files.

Try a search of the forums - key word "vob" for more information
Governor wrote on 10/20/2006, 4:03 PM
Hi I am new to these forumns. But have been editing video as a hobbist for 2 years. I use Cinemitize to bring mpeg files off of dvds. It has worked so far for me, it only cost about $60 and will let you pick which files you want
DKomp wrote on 10/21/2006, 5:41 PM
As recently noted, there appears so be different flavors of VOB files. In my experience I've been able to use Explorer to import VOBs onto my hard drive and then import them into VMS. On smaller files I've had success, with larger ones no joy. Another poster reported that VOBs recorded onto DVDs by his Sony DMR had no problem importing into VMS no matter how big the files. This implies that Sony's version of VOB struture is crosss-platform within their family group. When VOB import fails for me I use a DVD player to input the files directly into VMS via the video capture process. It's not perfect but it 's better than nothing. I haven't had any luck with recoding VOBs, but haven't had the patience to really explore that avenue either. If you have access to the original VHS tapes, it's better to have VMS capture them directly using a converter box, such as the Canopus ADV110. You can then use DVDShrink to fit your finial project onto a DVD after you've editied it (if that's necessary).