capturing file question

[mikehende]

Where "capturing" is concerned,what's the difference between these files? VOB, AVI and DVD

[daamon]

Hi mikehende,

That's a very broad question, and can have a wide range of answers.

Explain why you're asking, and what you're trying to do or thinking of doing - this will help define the question better.

[mikehende]

I wish to capture movies from TV and also copy DVD's/movies to my HD then burn back unto blank DVD's, I want the best quality I can have so I will capture from in DVD format but I want to make sure that when I copy a DVD movie that I have the space to burn it back unto a regular 4.7GB blank.

[TaoTeWingChun]

Welcome to the site, mikehende!

My recommendation to you is to read, read and then read some more.

Avail yourself of every guide on video capturing, rendering and authoring, and when you're familiar with some of the tools, come back and read some more.

Of course, questions are always welcome!

Cheers!

TTWC

[Nelson37]

A "DVD" is not a file, it is a type of media. DVD compatibility requires MPG files with specific parameters.

VOB files are one of the types of structures into which files on a DVD are grouped.

AVI can describe many types of files, such as uncompressed, Indeo, Divx, Xvid, dozens more, and more to come.

You could capture to one of many types of AVI for re-encoding to DVD, to MPG, or to DVD-compatible MPG, which is not necessarily the same thing. You cannot capture to VOB.

As suggested, you have some reading to do.

[daamon]

I wish to capture movies from TV...

Where are you capturing to? DVD recorder, VCR, PC etc.

...and also copy DVD's/movies to my HD then burn back unto blank DVD's

Look into ripping, shrinking and burning - there are plenty of tools and guides. This will be using the VOB files on the original DVD.

[kschang]

I wish to capture movies from TV

That is capture.

and also copy DVD's/movies to my HD

That is NOT capture. That's more like ripping.

I want the best quality I can have so I will capture from in DVD format

Then get good equipment.

but I want to make sure that when I copy a DVD movie that I have the space to burn it back unto a regular 4.7GB blank.

That's something else entirely.