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Imported disc drops frames
Vegas 8 Platinum (full version, paid for): I have a dvd of a keynote speaker that I would like to put on the web as a wmv. The disk has 6 VOBs. When I choose “import camcorder disc”, Vegas creates 14 mpgs. When the mpgs are “stitched” back together to make one file, a few frames are missing on the front or back which makes the sound and picture skip slightly (and unacceptably) when it crosses that transition.
To correct this, I tried simply copying the original VOBs on the disk to a folder, then renamed them to mpg. This lowered the number of transitions to 6 but the skip is still apparent at those transitions.
I could capture the disc in its entirety with the capture card but there is a significant quality loss. I don’t have a camcorder that plays DVD discs.
Is there any way to force Vegas to capture the entire video as one file without using the capture card?
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? 14 VOB’s I did the same thing and imported .VOB files, renamed them first – they are actually MPG files, VEGAS imported them popped them on the timeline this took no time at all no frames dropped no nada…………..worked like a charm…………….
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Look, I’m not expert, but maybe someone who is can clarify what I’m bringing up here. I had a similar problem once, although I think the problem arose when I began editing so I noticed it wasn’t the import that was the issue.
Anyway, what was going on was that Vegas had some sort of default transition setting that it was applying when stitching the scenes together. So that it looked like it was clipping some of the frames.
I wish I could explain this in more detail, but if it’s happening right at the seams and nowhere else, this would be my suspicion. Try zooming in really close to the frame level and see if the volume envelope drops off in a logrithmic fashion. And then rises and the beginning of the new file. Does the clip fad eout or sharply disappear and reappear(of course if you’re playing in real-time it will look fast, but if you advance frame by frame observe what happens)
Also make sure the you have snapping enabled so that the clips are butting right up against each other.
I import DVD files all the time and it works flawlessly. Although I’m still on Vegas 7. Could be that things changed in 8.
Hope this helps.
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I looked at everything you’re suggesting before my first post. The problem in Vegas 8 Platinum stems from the fact that dvds are usually broken into 1 gig chunks. I “re-authored” the dvd to be imported with a free product called “DVD Shrink 3.2”, setting preferences to ‘not break into 1 gig chunks’. That instantly solved the problem without sacrificing ANY quality. From there, I renamed the VOB to mpg and dropped it on Vegas.
I should mention that DVDshrink is a good compliment to Vegas. You can re-author a factory disk or a recorded TV show, edit, (like, take out the commercials etc.) and render it to a completed disk in about 20 minutes!
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