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Ripped VOBs loosing length on timeline
I’m having to do an edit frm footage recorded onto DVD.
I read a few posts in the forum on the best method for ripping the DVD to edit. I used DVD Decrypter to rip the VOBs into one file, which I understood could then be edited in PPro.
When I bring the clip onto the timeline the length is considerably shorter than the 30 min clip it is supposed to be. When I scan through with the playhead or, just press play the clip plays back but there are occasional flickers of other footage that would exsist if the file was the length on the timeline that it actually is in real life.
Obviously I can’t edit the footage like that.
If anyone can explain to me what’s going on and how I can fix it so thatI have correct length clips then I would be veryt grateful,
Thanks,
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I’ve been doing some restoration work on animation provided on DVD (quality was high enough not to have the client ship me all their Beta tapes from Japan) and I’ve been using the following (on Windows):
1. Slysoft AnyDVD to bypass encryption and, in my case, region code.
2. XMedia Recode to rip the DVD, or chapters (site is in german, but the program is in English). A caveat about the program is you need to go to the chapters tab and clear all the chapter markers… these will get embedded into the file (MOV container) and Premiere will think it’s a corrupt file.Legal caveat: I have permission from the copyright holders to do this (they hired me) and I don’t condone ripping copyrighted DVDs.
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If the DVD is not encrypted, just COPY the .vob files from DVD to your editing hard drive, then import directly into CS5 or CS5.5 to edit native, no third-party business involved.
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Jeff,
What do you mean by encrypted? It’s not a bought DVD, the footage was shot on a cam in studio and given to me to edit.
I tried copying the .vobs directly to my editing hard drive, then importing them directly to CS5 to edit, but this is where the clips become way shorter and start glitching when I try playback.
I’m still unsure one what to do.
Other posts suggested using DVD Decrypter to rip the DVDs, which I have done, but the .vobs are playing up in PP. Can anyone recommend a converter that would suitably convert the vobs to an idea format?
Or any other help is grately appreciated!
Thanks,
Martin -
Hi Martin,
Is it possible that the DVD is 24fps perhaps? If Premiere thinks the footage is 29.97, that would account for the clips appearing to be short.
In the Clip Bin, right-click the .vob and use Modify > Interpret and see if changing the frame rate helps. If you determine that frame rate is the issue, maybe edit as 24p? Never dealt with this before myself, so no expert with that.
Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers
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