Importing a DVD into Vegas

[Mike Kujbida]

Here’s a better way to do it that works like a charm 🙂

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.

[Rick Hughes]

I’m slightly lost on the response … you say open the DVD and browse to the Vide0_TS directory
Just to be clear this is a ‘normal’ DVD disk someone had ‘burnt’
I do see video_TS.IFO and VTS_01_0.IFO
I’m following as far as there … but then you say:
Don’t try this on a DVD disk because Vegas will try to build an .sfk file …

The video is on a regular DVD disk so I don’t follow what you mean.

[Mike Kujbida]

The easiest thing to do is to copy the entire VIDEO_TS folder to your computer and then follow the steps I outlined.
An sfk file is the audio waveform file that Vegas uses.
It’s not necessary unless you want to see the audio on your timeline.

[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks Mike!
This post helped me out. Worked like a charm.

Gilles

[Mike Kujbida]

My pleasure Gilles. I’ve used this technique a few times since I found out about it (thanks to Gary James for sharing it) and it works great!!!

[Jacob Newburn]

I have extracted the VOB file from a DVD, but when i drag the .IFO into vegas it says:
“none of the file dropped on vegas pro could be opened”

Details of file:
General
Complete name : G:\TGTB&TU\TGTBTU D124\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO
Format : DVD Video
Format profile : Program
File size : 122 KiB
Duration : 400ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 2 499 Kbps

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Duration : 400ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Compression mode : Lossy

Audio #1
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 400ms
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 129 (0x81)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 400ms
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : German

Audio #3
ID : 130 (0x82)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 400ms
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : French

Audio #4
ID : 131 (0x83)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 400ms
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English
Language, more info : Director’s comments

Text #1
ID : 32 (0x20)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : English

Text #2
ID : 33 (0x21)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : German

Text #3
ID : 34 (0x22)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : French
Language, more info : Normal

Text #4
ID : 35 (0x23)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Dutch
Language, more info : Normal

Text #5
ID : 36 (0x24)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Swedish
Language, more info : Normal

Text #6
ID : 37 (0x25)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Finnish
Language, more info : Normal

Text #7
ID : 38 (0x26)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Norwegian
Language, more info : Normal

Text #8
ID : 39 (0x27)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Danish
Language, more info : Normal

Text #9
ID : 40 (0x28)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Portuguese
Language, more info : Normal

Text #10
ID : 41 (0x29)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Polish
Language, more info : Normal

Text #11
ID : 42 (0x2A)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Greek
Language, more info : Normal

Text #12
ID : 43 (0x2B)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Hebrew
Language, more info : Normal

Text #13
ID : 44 (0x2C)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Turkish
Language, more info : Normal

Text #14
ID : 45 (0x2D)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Czech
Language, more info : Normal

Text #15
ID : 46 (0x2E)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Slovenian
Language, more info : Normal

Text #16
ID : 47 (0x2F)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Croatian
Language, more info : Normal

Text #17
ID : 48 (0x30)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Romanian
Language, more info : Normal

Text #18
ID : 49 (0x31)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : English

Text #19
ID : 50 (0x32)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : German

Text #20
ID : 51 (0x33)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : French

Text #21
ID : 52 (0x34)
Format : RLE
Format/Info : Run-length encoding
Bit depth : 2 bits
Language : Dutch

Menu #1
Duration : 400ms
00:00:00.000 : Chapter 1
List (Audio) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
List (Subtitles 4/3) : 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
List (Subtitles Wide) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
List (Subtitles Letterbox) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
List (Subtitles Pan&Scan) : 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Menu #2
Duration : 400ms
00:00:00.000 : Chapter 1
List (Audio) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
List (Subtitles 4/3) : 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
List (Subtitles Wide) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
List (Subtitles Letterbox) : 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
List (Subtitles Pan&Scan) : 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

[Mike Kujbida]

Jacob, make sure you drag the one labeled VTS_01_0.IFO as the other one (VIDEO_TS.IFO) won’t work.

[Jacob Newburn]

Thanks.

That is the name of the file i was trying to open.

Maybe the problem is with the rip.

I have the original dvd9, can anyone talk me through ripping it properly?

Thanks again, J

[Mike Kujbida]

I’ve only done this with a DVD5, not a 9.
If it’s a copyrighted video (i.e. commercial product) you’re trying to rip, that would explain it as Vegas won’t allow you to import it.

[Ken Bennett]

This does not work. i get a format error every time.

Ken Bennett
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