Search this forum for the term VOB and you'll find lots and lots of discussion about how to do this.

IM only a teenager and really have no idea on whta to do. This DVD contains a menu and a video i made. I want to take the video i put on it and get it back on my computer. Could somebody please give me a BASIC over view on how to do this?

Your DVD is most probably not copy-protected, so here is what I suggest:

These are the steps to get the video from your DVD:
1. Copy your VOB files from DVD onto the hard drive!
2. Change the file extension of your VOB files to MPG!
3. Now you can simply open those files as video-only files in Vegas!

Please tell me if you were able to do this, and I will come back with the instructions on how to get the audio from your DVD!

you need to be able to capture video - I assume you know how to do this, because you made the video in the first place - now you just need to put the DVD in a DVD player, plug the video outputs into your cameras analog output/input (assuming that you camera has the ability to have AV - DV "pass thru" then just enable that - it will probably be in the menu in the VCR Setting. Then just capture it like normal after hooking up the Firewire Cable to you computer as standard.

Dave

Wher do i find the VOB files?

On your DVD disc, in the VIDEO_TS folder!

When i put the DVD in i can choose to see the files on the DVD. When i click that i see Video_TS. I click that and get i think a DVD movie file. Is that the VOB?

IM rendering it to an MPG now. thanks for all the help

How do I get the audio back?

There has to be at least one, but usually more files that have VOB extension. For example, one of VOB files on my DVD is VTS_01_1.VOB. You should copy all of your files ending in VOB, and rename their extension to MPG!
For example, the VTS_01_1.VOB file should be renamed to be VTS_01_1.MPG.
I hope that you are able to see the extensions of your files!
If not, you will have to set the folder view to allow for that.

The audio is a little more complicated, and I am now trying to find the easiest way for you... Give me some time!

what i did was take the file from video ts and bring it into vegas where i rendered it as an mpg. is that ok?

no problem. You are a life saver! Thanks a lot.

You shouldn't render it. You should simply rename its extension to MPG, and then open it in Vegas, and work on it that way. But if you were able to open it in Vegas, then you must have done this already.

I dragged it into vegas and then rendered to a new track. Now the video runs smoothly

I burned it with Nero if that matters

VOB files

Straight path for reauthoring

Extracting Video from a DVD image

I read on another newsgroup that if you install Sony Moviemaker software, Vegas will be able to read AC3 files from that point on. Has anyone tried this? Will it work with the demo?

did a search to try and find this software - google had nothing under sony moviemaker

Dave

It's actually MovieStudio+DVD and the answer is yes, it does, even with the demo:-)

Mike

THat solved it thanks

is it the DVDstudio that does it? or the moviestudio?

This will make my life a little easier. Also - do you know if there is a need to keep them installed or if I can just in and out it.

Dave