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Importing VOB files into FCP
Recently my client sent me a VOB file they want me to edit into a final project I am currently working on. When I try importing the file into FCP I get a “Unknown file” message. I have tried running the file through various encoding software I have found online but have not found one that does not significantly reduce the quality of the video. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to get the VOB file from point A (my desktop) to point b (editable in FCP).
Thanks a ton!
dg
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7 Replies
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Google: MPEG Streamclip.
debe
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Thanks a ton! That program rocks!
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This comes up so often it should be on the banner top of screen: “Final Cut Pro Cow – we use MPEG streamclip for DVD footage”. Especially now DVD recorders are everywhere, and people seem to have the mistaken impression that DVD=Broadcast quality (not referring to the questioner)!
Shame it’s free, those guys could be making a fortune. Charge $5 a go!
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS & FCP specialists for live OB operations.“The Supercar Run” now available for international distribution from http://www.electricsky.com
See you at IBC – we’re there with our FCP/replay truck…
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[Ben Holmes] “Shame it’s free, those guys could be making a fortune. Charge $5 a go!”
I couldn’t agree more. I was so gratefull the firt time I used it I emailed them $20.00 via paypal with apoligies why I didn’t send more. It’s the honorable thing to do. I always respect the age old custom of tipping and performance bonuses. This day and age many expect and demand them though and others dangle the prospect of them in front of you like carrots. I remember in New Orleans (pre Katrina) the cabbies would lecture you on tipping before they let you in their cabs and never stopped talking about them till you got out. This site however is the age old honor system with no mention of price or how much time it took to develope not even a hint for a tip. In fact, the download link is stretched accross the top of the 1st page, clear and concise! If you do take the time to read the slight blurb there is another direct link at the bottom. This is a first class app and classy folks behind it and I hope we all show them a little class in return.
“everything is broken”
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You’re absolutely right. Think I downloaded it via Version Tracker or similar – never noticed it was donationware. Just put my $20 in – pretty cheap with the exchange rate a the moment (!) Go on Cow’ers – tip in…
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS & FCP specialists for live OB operations.“The Supercar Run” now available for international distribution from http://www.electricsky.com
See you at IBC – we’re there with our FCP/replay truck…
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Way to go Ben! I linked to https://www.squared5.com via a post here on the cow. I don’t think it technically is donation ware but I just felt compelled to offer, for something that good. I appreciated the quick in/out to the download too, no long walk down the garden path, no required email address or log in, just a great app that is definately truelly free. There are many simillar contributors of apps and plug ins on the net and right here on the cow and we should all support the ones we use even if it is only $5.00 it will all add up. Often we can purchase one of their for sale items like a book or app. along with their freebies. Who knows, they’ll probably keep doing this if we support them.
I’ve heard about a popular shopping district in the UK where the streets are quaint and narrow and new shoppers actually have to go and peer into windows to see what services or goods the vendors offer in the little shops. There are basiccally NO SIGNS yet everyone does quite well. Contrast that to Hong Kong where your 10′ neon sign can be virtually invisible to a passerby due to the sea of neon flooding the sky. That’s what the squared 5 site reminded me of. YOU are free to evaluate it and decide it’s value whereas “Hong Kong style” a lot of hype and often propaganda are used to even enflate the usefullness and value for the sake of the sale.
Peter, Graeme, Ben (apologies to those not mentioned) and all others who offer free plug-ins, scripts, apps. etc.
a BIG THANK YOU!!! and I hope you are getting yours too! make sure your paypal account or email is present so we can “thank” you too!Let’s GIDDY-UP COWPOKES! Even a buck or 2 will make a difference!
“everything is broken”
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I just recieved this email from squared5-
MPEG Streamclip is freeware so I can’t (currently) accept donations.
Please tell other users that (for the moment) there is no way to send
me money. All Paypal donations will go back to senders, at least for
the next 2 or 3 months.In the future, I’m going to give users who like MPEG Streamclip a way
to donate me something. I will post more details in a few months.Thanks for the idea of the donation, I appreciated it very much!
Development of MPEG Streamclip continues and a new version will be
available before the end of this year or earlier.Squared 5
Oh well, It’s the thought that counts!
“everything is broken”
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