I cannot import video from a DVD

[Guest]

I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2 doesn't recognize
the file type that these clips are saved as. When I hold the cursor over the
file icon in my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I resave
these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2? No one can give me a
straight answer on this question. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[John Inzer]

I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
PLEASE HELP!!!

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You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
Have a look at the following site:

Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
link:

http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n



--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Making Good Newsgroup Posts
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB file to an MPG file?
Simply renaming the file does not change the file type. Thanks for the help.
eabbm

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

The renaming is simply to let TMPGEnc open the file for conversion to other
ones. With the VOB extension it doesn't accept it.
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[Guest]

What is TMPGEnc? I'm severly new to all of this ... sorry for the lame
questions.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

It's an MPEG utility mentioned on my website page, and the link to download
it is on the Setup Movie Maker > Other Software page of my website....

There are other tools that you can use.... I'm just giving the procedure for
the ones I use...
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB
file to an MPG file? Simply renaming the file does not
change the file type. Thanks for the help. eabbm

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Try one more time....read the info at the
following site.

Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

And have a look at newsletter #19...the link is
on the page.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Making Good Newsgroup Posts
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

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