m2v open in Vegas Video 3.0

bunny72 wrote on 1/14/2003, 3:49 AM

I demux some VOB file to m2v and ac3 pieces, and I want edit the m2v file with the VV3.0 but it isn't open it. I tried convert the VOB to AVI with some programs, but is is one more convert and I had some problem with the interlace. So the best is open m2v but I cannot. It is funny because the Vegas can RENDER to m2v but cannot open ...
So any idea, trick, etc ?

ps.: The problem is this: I made a DVD and I want put on it some ac3, dts and THX promos but that is on NTSC and my DVD is PAL. So I think I import the m2v to Vegas and save back in PAL and render to VOB again. It is fine expect I cannot read the M2v :((((

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Paul_Holmes wrote on 1/14/2003, 6:36 AM

Actually, Main Concept can render to m2v, but Vegas can't read it. I tried importing some m2v's I'd saved on DVD and found that out. Still great as an archive of movies to be used with an authoring program, but not for reuse with Vegas. I now archive my mpg movies as one video/audio mpg file and can reuse them in VEgas anytime if I want to extract scenes, etc.

Moz wrote on 1/14/2003, 8:53 AM

I've found that VV3 takes a VOB file in directly and can render a new .m2v file from that. Rather than stripping to an .m2v file in whichever ripper you use (Smartripper I've found is best), demux the video stream you want to a seperate VOB file. When importing into VV, go to the relevant folder for the file and on the "Files of Type" dropdown (default is "All Media Files"), choose the top option "All Files (*.*)". This should hopefully bring the demuxed VOB file into the Media Pool; then you just whack it into the timeline, choose your render type and you're away! That will give you your new video, and then you can just remux the ac3 soundtrack in whatever program you'd use for that.

I'd better put a disclaimer here: in no way do I endorse using this method to copy DVDs. I only use it to make back-up copies of ones I already own (honest)!

bunny72 wrote on 1/29/2003, 6:31 AM

Thanks a lot, Lancelot :D
The vob reading is working fine !