Tracks/Chapters?? Yes, I am a dumb newbie

[Sumdumguy]

Well, after reading a bit here, I thought I would post my questions that I am sure most of you will find amusing.

First, what is the difference between a track and a chapter? I could not find the answer in the glossary.

I am in the process of trying to make a DVD out of digital home video of a trip to Disneyland. I would like to make separate tracks or chapters for different parts of our day there, but I am not sure how. I have captured the whole video onto my computer. Should I have captured each different segment that I want to make as its own chapter/track separately instead of doing the whole thing?

[PlasticDVDr]

Dumb Noob... :P Just kidding!!!

Tracks are different videos on the disc, chapters are bookmarks for each video which allow you to go to a certain points in the video...

Split the video up into the main parts, like for example, one split for say the Hotel room experience, another split for the kids enjoying the rides, and another split for the memorable dinner momments... Now each of these being it's own video file because you split them will turn into Tracks 1,2 & 3. Depending on the software you use to create the dvd, you can now import these three video segments into the program and assign different chapters. An example for chapters would be, if you were to assign chapters to Track 2 (kids on rides), splitting the chapters between which ride they were on.

Make sense?

[MOVIEGEEK]

Tracks=titles or audio,titles refers to video clips.DVD's can have up to 99 titles,99 chapters per title and 99 audio tracks.

[PlasticDVDr]

MOVIEGEEK has the right definitions!
Although some DVD players I've seen have listed them as tracks... wierd hey!

[Sumdumguy]

Yes, that was a great explanation. Sometimes it seems like things get a little too technical for my tired, old brain to understand. By you explaining in a way like that, it made it much easier for me to comprehend. Thank you so much!

And moviegeek, thank you as well for explaining tracks to me. I now understand which is which.

I am still a dumb noob, though.

[PlasticDVDr]

No problem! Everyone is a noob at first.

[Sumdumguy]

Also, when you edit, do you use transitions between everything? I read somewhere that transitions are best when used less frequently. It just seems odd to just jump right into footage or go from one scene immediately to another.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Also, when you edit, do you use transitions between everything? I read somewhere that transitions are best when used less frequently. It just seems odd to just jump right into footage or go from one scene immediately to another.

I use transitions occasionally,if you do use them make sure the video bitrate is high otherwise you will get macro-blocking(not good).

[Sumdumguy]

Thank you again!

I promise to catch on someday, and hopefully I will no longer post foolish questions. I am grateful for your help.

[pcexpress-guy]

Tracks=titles or audio,titles refers to video clips.

while on the subject... how do you merge two titles (or more) to a single title? & how do I add chapters?

I am using nero, dvddecrypter, dvdshrink, instant copy, and that's about it. What software will take VOB files, edit it, then recombine it to a single title with the selected added/deleted chapter points?

I have been using DVD shrink, but it will create multiple titles (if I use more then one source) and I do NOT see a way using this software to combine it to a single title.

So I guess, I need different software? what would be the first couple of choices of software to do this?

Also what software will take DVD vob files and what not and create a single AVI file? (I have several programs which can edit AVI, but not VOB directly.)

thanks,

[MOVIEGEEK]

"while on the subject... how do you merge two titles (or more) to a single title? & how do I add chapters? "

I use VOBEdit to Demux,AC3Tool to convert to WAV then Ulead VideoStudio 6 to combine and make chapters.VideoStudio 7 accepts VOB's if the audio is MP2 or LPCM,VS7 can also output to AVI.
Most high end programs can do all this as well:Ulead MediaStudio,Vegas Video 4,etc.

[pcexpress-guy]

"I use VOBEdit to Demux,AC3Tool to convert to WAV then Ulead VideoStudio 6 to combine and make chapters.VideoStudio 7 accepts VOB's if the audio is MP2 or LPCM,VS7 can also output to AVI.
Most high end programs can do all this as well:Ulead MediaStudio,Vegas Video 4,etc.

Thanks for info. So let me be more basic and ask: Demux is the process to remove video from the audio in the VOB files, right? After I do this, the video and audio will be in what file formats? (mp2 and avi?) VOBedit could do this task and output in different formats, yes?

Once I have the audio and video in seperate files, I could recombine it with video studio or something. Will the audio and video sync up correctly, is this a problem? seems like when I uncombine it, there is room for error in this.

BTW I have Vegas 4.x... just havne't figured out how to make use of it because I can't directly import a DVD into it.

Thanks!

[MOVIEGEEK]

"Thanks for info. So let me be more basic and ask: Demux is the process to remove video from the audio in the VOB files, right? After I do this, the video and audio will be in what file formats? (mp2 and avi?) VOBedit could do this task and output in different formats, yes? "

Yes,demux seperates the video(m2v),audio streams(AC3,DTS,MP2,LPCM) and subtitles,VOBEdit doesn't convert anything it only seperates.
Audio sync is tricky especially when converting from one format to another.
We've hijacked this thread maybe you should start a new topic.

[pcexpress-guy]

thanks MOVIEGEEK,

& sorry for the hijack, Sumdumguy, & et. al.

I started new topic:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=800036#800036

[Sumdumguy]

Please, no appology is necessary. I appreciate any information I can get, whether it comes from a question I ask or somebody else asks. A lot of it goes right over my head, but I keep on reading.