Vob to mpeg 2

Hi,
I used to have a desktop with xp and used that to put dvd clips from live tv and video tape


the clips are 2 or 3 mins long

I made them on a dvd recorder and of course I always finalise the disc

In the desktop I used to get up.... any video converter.....
put the files in there and convert to mpeg 2
40 mins later I had 20 or so clips that I could save on my comp

Sadly the desk top conked out and now Im trying to do the same work on
my laptop windows 7

I installed.... any video converter ..... put some files in there from a dvd disc...
hit convert to mpeg 2 .... I was surprised at how fast the files were done
but the result was files that were about 5 seconds long

I installed Freemake video converter only to get the same result

Why am I having these probs with this laptop
it was smooth sailing on my old xp desktop

 

What's wrong is like asking how long a piece of string is,it could be anything however you are ripping i really mean(drag & drop) the dvd to a folder on the hard drive then converting as that isn't clear.If your converting direct from dvd do the former & see what happens.

It does kinda sound like the software doesn't see any data to convert,i assume the dvd's play ok with not pauses & disc thrashing as tho it's trying to read

i'm not sure if mediainfo could tell us anything

install klite full that will at least install codecs

 

I notice that all the clips that have sound.... when played in my computor from the dvd
.... are the clips I recorded from live TV

the ones that have no audio are the clips I recorded from video tape

but as I say.... the disc was finalized in the dvd recorder ..... the audio is there when
played in any dvd player
why should I be having these audio problems when played in a laptop computor ?

 

Wouldn't have a clue however if you use mediainfo on the video file (assuming it's a single large file or multiple smaller ones) then the audio will show up near the bottom when you use the scroll bar,unless you have this folder structure below & if so then i assume both folders need to be selected as both streams are separate.For instance selecting video will only play video with no sound
audio_ts
video_ts

live from tv recordings would play as the video & audio streams are combined

 

I cant see that there is anything I can do
if the audio wont play in the laptop directly from the disc....
Ive tried with BS Playeer.... media player .... VLC Etc
all with same result .... no sound on the files recorded from vid tapes

its a mystery !

 

open the dvd in explorer & use mediainfo (it's part of klite or is standalone) on the vhs rips. What is it saying on the video files when you right click & select mediainfo or you open the file with mediainfo if using the standalone version,copy & paste here.

what is the structure of the vhs content on the dvd is it just one file

the only person round here i think could help would be attar,however i'm not sure if he's done vhs ripping to dvd which only leaves videohelp.com as your best chance,either way i want to know what the solution is if you get it working

edit: you do have codec pack installed either windows codec pack or klite ? yeah i know vlc won't play the audio however vlc ain't that great & it won't play numerous dvd's & vid files i have,it plays most however it stumbles every so often more so than klite or cyberlink

 

thanks for all that info,

the structure on the disc is 20 or so separate files I can click on



the latest codecs might be a good idea.... not got a package for a while
any chance of a link to a good codec package ?

Here is the info for one of those files taken from vhs tape......

General
Complete name : D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_06_1.VOB
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 90.6 MiB
Duration : 14s 423ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 52.7 Mbps

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Duration : 14s 311ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 51.2 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 9 282 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 4.942
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 87.5 MiB (97%)
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.470 System B, BT.470 System G
Matrix coefficients : BT.601

Audio
ID : 189 (0xBD)-128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Muxing mode : DVD-Video
Duration : 14s 423ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -80ms
Stream size : 676 KiB (1%)

 

Dam ! that video should have sound automatically play as the movie starts.. wtf ! well that's about all i can do,assuming video player has sound enabled & sound settings on the laptop are set up i'm f'kd if i know ..lol

klite full aka media player classic.it will install the codecs you need including for wmp.if this player doesn't work your going to need more specialized help & the only place there is for that is videohelp.com.klite will install mediainfo so you can delete whatever version you have if it's installed as a standalone.once klite is installed aka mpc,try playing one or more of those movies
http://www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_full.htm


You'll need to provide make & model of laptop & the specs of amount of ram,graphic card & cpu type if you copy & paste any reply's you've made over at vid help.

 

thanks for comments and link to codec pack

you d think that with the dvd being finalized the vid clips would all be sorted for video and audio
it seems strange that the media players on my desktop are playing the audio on some files
and not playing the audio on other files ..... you d think everything would be uniform


Anyway ... I ll go and install those codecs.... its my last hope !

 

installed the new codec pack ..... but no joy
.... still no sound after trying with 4 media players

...... looks like Im stuffed !

 

Open one that has no audio with PgcDemux (select the ifo associated with the vob of the example you posted e.g VTS_01_0.IFO)
Although MediaInfo is showing a trivial delay, click the A/V delay button to see if there is an unusual reading.
If the reading agrees with MediaInfo, select an output location and demux the audio ('Process' button).
Try playing the audio with VLC etc.
http://www.videohelp.com/software/PgcDemux

 

got the demux but its not seeing the file....

not the basic vob from the dvd
nor when I convert the vob to MPG file using DVD VOB 2MPG

TRIED to drag an drop but a small window came up
IFO FILE required

TRIED putting .IFO on the end of the file but still no joy !

 

Ive put one of the vob files from the dvd .... with no sound...... up on media fire
go here
http://www.mediafire.com/file/se49cw8k3bqeac7/VTS_06_1.VOB

 

Downloaded and played OK using VLC and MPC.
The audio is stereo with one empty channel, but plays back without problems.
PgcDemux is asking for the ifo file associated with the vob file.
In this case for VTS_06_1.VOB it would be VTS_060.IFO.

 

thats great ... you can play it but I cant !

I dont use speakers with my lap top
I feed the audi into the back of a small music centre and have only one speaker plugged
into that
when you said one sterio stream on the file ....... I thought that could be it
I plugged the speaker into the other sterio outlet.......... but still no luck

could my media players be at fault ?

 

You said that recordings made OTA play ok so it's unlikely to be the player.
Here is your audio (with the left channel duplicated to the previously empty right) plus an audio clip sample with the same bitrate (AC3 stereo).
See if you can here them both.

https://www.mediafire.com/?rf5a1jdj647tz6m

 

COULD only get sound on the titanic audio

 

Converted your file to mp3 , try it.

https://www.mediafire.com/?vi37k6k9zyl49y9

 

Bingo...... excellent audio ... played it on BS Player

 

I can't see anything special about the source audio.
Try these two files, I just switched the left and right channels - see if either is audible.
Recall I said that one of the channels has no audio.

https://www.mediafire.com/?hzch971jom6u7b7