DVD Shrink question

[John Rofrano]

> Install the shark007 codec pack, then restart Vegas.

I would never recommend installing a “codec pack” ever. It is the equivalent of taking every pill in your medicine cabinet because you feel sick in hopes that one of them will cure you. You should only install codecs that you need and get them from a trusted source.

This does not sound like a codec problem anyway…

> The directory name is there, but the files will not display. What am I doing wrong.

The Vegas explorer shows files of “known” types by looking at their file extension (e.g., avi, mpg, m2t, etc.) What types of files are these and what extensions do they have? If they are .VOB files they will not display in the Vegas explorer because .VOB is a delivery format. Just drag and drop them from the Windows explorer or rename them .MPG and Vegas will see them.

~jr

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[August Taconi]

Thanks John and Jay. I changed the file extension to .mpg and it worked. However the audio is not in sync with video. This clip is only 10 minutes long. I tried using Vegas DVD utility, but I get the same result. Out of sync audio. Any more suggestions besides using video capture.

Thanks, August

[August Taconi]

Thanks Jay, I’ve already tried that solution. The opening shot is in sync. As soon as a cut occurs the audio is out of sync with the next talking head. When I sync the audio to that shot, it’s out of sync on the next. Strange but true. The original DVD Plays find, It just doesn’t import correctly. This has worked for me in the pass using both Vegas import and DVD Shrink with other video. This time I can’t get it to work. All I want to do it get it on the timeline to add some additional titles at beginning and end, then use DVD Architech to add a start-up slate. Right now it looks like I’m going to just have to use video capture to acquire the video and audio.

Thanks, August

[John Rofrano]

Why are you using DVD Shrink at all? Why not just use Vegas’ own File | Import | DVD Camcorder Disc…?

~jr

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[August Taconi]

Hi John,

I used that utility first. It has worked for me in the past, but not this time. So I tried DVD Shrink and got the same result. (Audio not in sync with video.) I’m going to table this one for now. I’ll try it with another DVD and see what the results are. Thanks for everyone’s input.

August