Using dvda to burn copy from dvd recorder

sam-smith1131 wrote on 2/28/2009, 7:16 AM
I've searched this but can't find what I need...

I want to use an external dvd recorder to do the bulk work of capturing analog video and converting it into a dvd. I then want to plug the VOB files into a different dvd with a different, more personalized menu. (The dvd recorder has one boring menu that you are stuck with)

Is this possible? Is there some way to manipulate the files a little so that it will save me hours of render time?

Thanks in advance. Sam

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jetdv wrote on 2/28/2009, 7:36 AM
Create a folder on your hard drive. Drag the Video_TS and Audio_TS folders from the recorded DVD into that folder. Open DVD Architect, tell it you want to burn, and then point it to the folder containing the Video_TS and Audio_TS folders. It will then burn an exact copy.

Of course, you could always use something like Nero to just duplicate the DVD.
sam-smith1131 wrote on 2/28/2009, 7:51 AM
If I do that, the menu is the same as the recorder. I want to use the video files from the recorder, but plug them into a different menu that I create myself. Since the bulk of my time is spent rendering, I thought I could trick dvda into using the vob files (which are already compressed and rendered) from the recorder but using the menu I make.
jetdv wrote on 2/28/2009, 8:06 AM
That's a different story. Sounds like you'll be re-rendering. I'd try to start from a better source.

You can pull the files into Vegas via File - Import - DVD Camcorder Disc
bStro wrote on 2/28/2009, 8:21 AM
You can pull the files into Vegas via File - Import - DVD Camcorder Disc

Which produces, as far as I recall, a merged MPEG2 file, which is what DVD Architect would want. So why would there be any re-rendering?

For what it's worth, I just used VOBMerge to hook together a bunch of VOBs I ripped from a DVD, renamed the resulting VOB with a MPG extension, and brought that file into DVDA. The Optimize Disc window says everything's good to go. (This is using DVDA 5.0. Some older versions might not like the muxed MPG / AC3.) Using this method (or the Vegas Import Camcorder Disc method), I'd recommend checking the merge points to be sure there aren't any glitches.

Rob
jetdv wrote on 2/28/2009, 9:05 AM
Actually, you're right. If you used the imported files directly there wouldn't need to be any re-rendering.
sam-smith1131 wrote on 2/28/2009, 9:30 AM
Silly question; is VOBMerge software or is it a tool in dvd arch?
TOG62 wrote on 2/28/2009, 9:56 AM
It's a freeware program. Google it.

Mike
cbrillow wrote on 3/1/2009, 7:42 AM
This has been covered before -- don't know why your search didn't uncover anything useful.

I have a Panasonic DVD Hard Disk/DVD recorder and copy recorded television programs to a DVD+RW from the hard drive. The DVD goes into my computer & then I use DVD Decrypter in IFO I mode to create a complete .vob file for each title. I then open the .vob file with Womble Mpeg Video Wizard and do cut-type edits. (removing commercials & unwanted stuff)

When finished with edits, I export the file from Womble, which results in an mpeg file with embedded AC3 audio. This file, after renaming it with a .vob extension, (for reasons not mentioned in order to keep my blood pressure under control) is accepted by DVD Architect without changes or need for subsequent encoding.

I can then make far more elegant menus than are created by the DVD recorder. Is this a lot of extra work? Yes and no. Womble is a fast mpeg editor and writes files (as long as you don't change parameters) without re-encoding, which doesn't result in degraded video, and doesn't take a long time.