I recorded a home movie from a vhs tape onto a dvd (via my vhs-dvd recorder). The dvd plays on my computer, but I cant get it to go into an editing program (i need to edit it down a bit). So i assumed that I needed to transfer the dvd into an mpeg format. So how do I convert a dvd into an mpeg video so that i can edit the video on some editing software. thanks
Do you have a specific editing program in mind, because the likes of TMPGenc DVD Author and others will open a standard DVD or DVD folder. If the aim is to remove some frames from the beginning or end of a tape-to-DVD conversion then DVD Shrink can do that easily (and it's free).
well i was going to use windows moviemaker, just the cheapest version, the one that comes with the comp. but perhaps I should get the editing system you are talking about if it imports video straight from a dvd for editing.
You could try renaming the VOB file (VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, etc) with .mpg on the end, that way Movie Maker should accept it. OR: This will join and convert the VOB files in a DVD folder. (You also have to install 'net framework2' from the same link). http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VOB2MPG And: You can use this it will convert VOB to MPEG2. Select MPEG-2 as the output container. Super© converts everything (almost) Information: http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html Download from Afterdawn http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/super.cfm
