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johnmeyer wrote on 5/16/2005, 1:52 PM
This assumes some knowledge of advanced topics.

1. Copy the all VOB files from the DVD to your hard disk.

2. Demux the VOB files into their separate parts. Womble products can be used for this, as can TMPGEnc. Other products as well. I haven't done this for awhile, so I can't remember whether you have to specify program stream for the video (MPEG) portion.

3. You will need to cut the original files to get just the portions you want to use. This is the biggest problem because, so far, Sony has completely refused to provide any technology in either Vegas or DVDA that will do this. If you use Womble's MPEG Wizard, you can do this easily, and cut the AC-3 audio (or MPEG audio) as well.

4. Combine all the cut pieces together in Womble.

5. Put the resulting file into DVDA, along with any new video you are using, and re-author.

Using this approach, the video and audio will NOT be re-compressed and you will have the identical video quality that you started with. Also, despite the fact that it sounds complicated, it goes FAR faster than any approach that requires recapturing via analog inputs (which is a really stupid way to go), or putting the video on the Vegas timeline and then re-encoding into MPEG (which isn't stupid, but does result in a loss in video quality).
cfolsom wrote on 5/19/2005, 1:35 AM
John,

Thanks for your help. I'm running the trial version of Womble. Interesting product.

Situation is this, I have pulled all VOB files from the DVD, It's basically an interview I did with a preacher. The audio is the problem, in Womble the audio is fine, I've rendered in Womble, the interview plays fine in window media, audio is fine, picture quality is the same. However, when I bring the newly created file into DVDA3, no audio, picture is fine but no audio. Advice?

Thanks,

Chris

johnmeyer wrote on 5/19/2005, 5:26 PM
Two steps in Womble:

1. Put VOB on the top (video) timeline and edit. Then, export this as an MPG file using the red export button on the main interface (this is the interface in MPEG Video Wizard). Before you do the export, click on the Details button to make sure the file will not be recompressed. Blue is good, red is bad (recompression). Make sure to use the Save As Type: Automatic setting.

2. The MPEG file you create will give you a video file that DVDA will use, but DVDA will refuse to use the audio. To get audio, you need to take all the edited files from the video timeline and move them down to the audio timeline. Do the same export operation as in step one, but give the file the extension AC3 (assuming your audio is AC3.). Use the same file name as step one above. DVDA will now give you audio with your video.

cfolsom wrote on 5/20/2005, 5:50 AM
John,

Thanks for your help, it worked perfectly by your instructions. Your first million bucks is on it's way, when I get it!! Thanks Again!!!

Chris