ripping DVDs

[JCardwell]

I have to rip some video from some DVDs to create a montage video for our youth's 2006 summer camp. The DVDs are from previous years camps. What program will allow me to rip them and maintain decent quality of the video clips.

[Nathan J]

Were they made on a consumer setup or mastered?

If you own the footage (and thus it would be legal) and it's been burned (not professionaly mastered) there's a way to import a certain file to your NLE. I was able to do this about a month ago -- copied file to desktop and imported it right into Vegas. If you try to rip it, you will lose quality.

I can't remember the specific file name/type -- I'll look.

EDIT: It's the big VOB file -- "explore" the disk using My Computer. Here's a forum post about the process and some other options available.

[JCardwell]

Originally Posted by Nathan J

Were they made on a consumer setup or mastered?

If you own the footage (and thus it would be legal) and it's been burned (not professionaly mastered) there's a way to import a certain file to your NLE. I was able to do this about a month ago -- copied file to desktop and imported it right into Vegas. If you try to rip it, you will lose quality.

I can't remember the specific file name/type -- I'll look.

EDIT: It's the big VOB file -- "explore" the disk using My Computer. Here's a forum post about the process and some other options available.

they ar owned by us and were edited and duped on a computer of a guy who no longer lives here.. and so I don't have access to the original videos but yes it's legal for me to copy and use them they belong to our youth.. Thanks.. I'll see if that works for me..

[Nathan J]

Try importing it right to your NLE then. I would recommend putting it on the hard drive first -- much faster since it's a huge file(s). Your NLE probably won't have VOB as an import option filetype, BUT choose "all files" and select it anyway. Hopefully it will put it right on the timeline.

[jorad]

Originally Posted by JCardwell

I have to rip some video from some DVDs to create a montage video for our youth's 2006 summer camp. The DVDs are from previous years camps. What program will allow me to rip them and maintain decent quality of the video clips.

What platform are you on?

If Mac, then I'd recommend MPEG Streamclip.

This program will convert most .vob files into any quicktime format.

Some DVD's might need MacTheRipper if you've got multiple chapters in 1 .vob file.

[JCardwell]

Originally Posted by jorad

What platform are you on?

If Mac, then I'd recommend MPEG Streamclip.

This program will convert most .vob files into any quicktime format.

Some DVD's might need MacTheRipper if you've got multiple chapters in 1 .vob file.

I'm using WinXp..

[rbcyouthdude]

I use DVD Decrypter which can be downloaded free here

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...r/1011845169/1

But like has been said I usually just open it in Vegas 6, not sure what you have.


Michael

[bggowing]

I use PowerDVDRipper to pull the media out then go into my editor.

[JCardwell]

I use Premiere Pro 1.5 and it won;t reconize the VOB file as supported media. I did get one DVD rippded using vob2mpp but sound it trash.. That's not a problem as I'm going to use my own music and voice over. I'll try teh other suggestin and let yall know. Thanks everyone.. see ya in Indianoplis.. I hope..

[jaybo334]

For those of you on macs, I'd recommend Handbrake. It exports as mpeg4 and you can maually set codecs, etc. for free. It also has presets for ripping dvds in PSP or iPod compatible formats.
http://handbrake.m0k.org/

[Chris Ross]

Try renaming the .vob file with a .mpg extension. It should esentially just be a MPEG-2 file. If not, DVD Decrypter is the best, but hard to find now. If you're looking for more info, pop over to videohelp.com, they have pretty much any info you'd ever want to know about that type of stuff.

Oh, and as a side note, you don't technically lose any quality when you rip a DVD, only when you recompress it (with AutoGK or the like).

[Gracetech]

For us serious VOB cracking use VirtualDub.

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