How to transfer old dvd productions into vegas movie.

[Paul Beller]

very easy. for dv tapes hit ‘capture’ and… capture. for dvds just copy vobs to your hdd and drag them to the timeline and that’s it. 🙂

[Mike Kujbida]

Rather than copying the vob files which will result in missing audio, here’s a much better way.

Vegas allows you to open up a DVD .IFO file.
This imports the entire .VOB chain for both video and audio tracks.

Click File / Open, then navigate to your VIDEO_TS sub directory and enter *.IFO in the File name input field.
For a regular DVD you will see a VIDEO_TS.IFO, and a VTS_01_0.IFO. Select the VTS_01_0.IFO file and click on Open.
Don’t try this on a DVD disk because Vegas will try to build an .sfk file containing audio peaks in the VIDEO_TS directory.

[Glenn Rotar]

I will try this when I get a chance.Thanks. What about Hi-8 though?

[Mike Kujbida]

[Glenn Rotar] “What about Hi-8 though?”

Storing the original tapes is still the best method. That assumes that you’ll be able to play them in another 10 years though and that may be a problem as it’s a dead format.
If you have a DV camcorder that has a feature called “pass thru”, then use it to feed your Hi-8 footage into it and then firewire it into your computer.
If it doesn’t, maybe a friend has a camcorder with this feature.
If no, then check Ebay for one. The tape transport can be non-functional but, as long as the electronics still work, this is all you need.
If none of the above is an option, then buy a card like the Grass Valley (formerly Canopus) ADVC-55 ($165.00 at B&H) as it will convert the analog signal from your Hi-8 to a firewire signal.
Once it’s in your computer, cut out what you don’t want, render the rest as DV-AVI and store it on multiple hard drives.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/312315-REG/Grass_Valley_602005_ADVC_55_Analog_to_Digital.html

[Glenn Rotar]

My new toshiba laptop does not have firewire. Whats the quality on HONESTECH VHS TO DVD (software and hardware)??