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Vob Format Issue **Please Help**
Hello,
I dont know if anyone of you can help me, but i am really needing this…
One of my Family members recently passed, and i want to make a dvd with a bunch of Video clips from family tapes, Now i already got them on a dvd, but i tried to Convert the VOB file to an AVI which took a day and forever, But it was bad quality, and there was no sound, I only converted it, cause i want to edit it in Vegas Video, and i cant do that with the VOB file that i know of…So..
How can i take a Vob file and make it where i can edit in Vegas Video **Very Important** “That i not lose any Video Quality, and keep the Sound ”
Thank you so much in advance,
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7 Replies
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So the footage you want to edit is already on a DVD? I have used Vegas’ build in feature (File, Import, DVD Camcorder Disc) to convert a DVD somebody gave me containing their kid’s wresting footage into an AVI for editing. The disc they gave me wasn’t from a DVD camcorder, but it technically worked, and there was audio. The video quality was very poor, though.
I had much better results by dubbing the DVD in real time into the computer. I played it from a regular set-top player, ran it into my Sony VX2100 camcorder (which can act as a analog-to-digital pass thru), and captured the video as if I was capturing a miniDV tape. I think I had to use a different video program to capture it, though, because I don’t think Vegas will capture from a camera if the tape mechanism isn’t running. If I didn’t have an alternative capture program that let me do that, I would have just dubbed the DVD onto a mini-DV tape, and then captured the tape.
So the biggest obstacle in your way is whether or not you have a camera (or any device) with analog inputs that will act as an A-to-D converter.
I hope I’ve understood your problem, otherwise none of his is relavent!
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[Vegas Video Editor Guy] “I think I had to use a different video program to capture it, though, because I don’t think Vegas will capture from a camera if the tape mechanism isn’t running.”
All you need to do is turn off the “Device Control” in the prefferences of VidCap. I capture video like this all the time with both my VX2100 and a cheap TRV460.
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All you need to do is turn off the “Device Control” in the prefferences of VidCap. I capture video like this all the time with both my VX2100 and a cheap TRV460.
That is very good to know! And here I thought the inability to capture live was one of the very few shortcomings of Vegas.
Thanks, Ted.
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Or i was thinking since the Video is on VHS is it possible to transfer the VHS tape to the computer? like connect a cord to the vcr and comp or tv or something? would that work? and if so how would i do that?
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I assume you mean that you also have the footage on VHS as well as the same material previously converted to DVD.
It all depends on the quality of the previous conversion. If it looks ok, then the easiest way to bring it into Vegas, and you’ll need the most recent version of Vegas 6 for this, is to put the DVD in the drive then in Vegas: File / Import / DVD Camcorder Disc will bring it in with audio.
If you think you’ll get better quality by going back to the VHS, then you need something to convert the analogue VHS to digital. A Mini DV Camera or Digital 8 cam will do this, or else you’ll need an A/D Converter such as the Canopus mentioned earlier.
You connect the video and audio outs from the VHS to the Digital Cam or Device, then the Cam or Device connects to the computer via Firewire. In Vegas Capture you need to disable Device Control in Capture Preferences.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
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Take a look at Cinematize, a new program that pulls the files from your DVD while converting them to Avi, Quicktime, etc.
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore
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[John Frey] “Take a look at Cinematize, a new program that pulls the files from your DVD while converting them to Avi, Quicktime, etc.”
I agree with the above post. If the video is on DVD. If you have a VHS tape you’ll need an analog to digital converter. Most cameras will do it or get something like the Canopus ADVC100 and run your VHS player into it.
Cinematize has been a God-send for us editors.
Allen
ASX Media Productions
https://www.asxvideo.com
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