Any free VOB to MPEG software?

Patr100

Alltheloginsaretakenappar wrote:

What program are you using to edit?
I always use TMPGEnc and just work directly from the vob files without renaming them

Cyberlink Power Director 3.0 - the bundled version I have doesn't recognise vob files so I can't import them to edit unless I rename as mpg. The renamed files play OK in Media Player Classic but lose sound when imported and previewed.

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Alltheloginsaretakenappar

Its been a while since I did any dvd editing so I'll point you in the direction of far more knowledgeable people http://www.videohelp.com/guides
There should be how-to guides for free software programs

Patr100

Alltheloginsaretakenappar wrote:

Its been a while since I did any dvd editing so I'll point you in the direction of far more knowledgeable people http://www.videohelp.com/guides
There should be how-to guides for free software programs

There's plenty of programs about it's just that it would have been nice to be able to trim Vobs - just by renaming - without additional software - but without the sound loss problem.

When I have more time I'll investgate further.

spookmeister

Alltheloginsaretakenappar wrote:

A vob file is mpeg-2, so you just rename the file extension from.vob to .mpg

Is that really true? Do you lose anything in the quality of the recording?

I have some home movies that I have saved on to my DVD Recorder/HD and when I put them on to a DVD for editing on the PC they don't read because they are VOB.

I will be using either Pinnacle Studio 8 or DV Plus (or something like that)

S.

energy80s

Yes, just rename the file extension to .mpg and a lot of programs will recognise it. However the AC3 audio could cause problems.

mparter

Try VOB2MPG...

http://www.svcd2dvd.com/downloads.aspx