What do I need for this format?

[duncs27]

Hi everyine, I have im my possession a disk that was recorded from commercial tv. The main file has the extension .vro. My question is what software do I need to (a) play it back on my mac and (b) change it to a more useable format....

Thanks


duncs

[Case]

Try renaming it foo.mpg, as it is most likely a multiplexed file with MPEG-2 video and AC3 audio.

[Frobozz]

If it is still on the disc you can extract the MPEG from that VR-mode disc with Toast 7 or with Pixela's VRF Browser.

[duncs27]

Thanks Frobozz - it is still on the disk. Does toast 7 allow me to extract then burn a VOB file to a dvd-r? Is there any sorftware that will let me view the video from the .vro fike on my mac? I have tried VLC and all it does is crashes when i try to open the file


duncs

[twosocks]

Does toast 7 allow me to extract then burn a VOB file to a dvd-r?

Yes
I use Toast almost daily, extracting VRO's from the discs that I record with my Panasonic DVR.
Once extracted, they have been converted to MPEG-2 files that you can then edit with MPEG Streamclip, which is freeware. However, for MPEG-2 playback and conversion you'll need to get Apple's Quicktime Playback Component, which is $20, from Apple.

OS X will not, by default, will not allow you do anything with the VRO, even drag it to the drive. It will give you an error -51. (I/O error). There is a product that you can buy, called ReadDVD ($49), from Software Architects, that gives OS X the capability to read any DVD that were formatted in any version of the UDF format.

"popular recordable DVD disc types that can be erased and re-written, such DVD-RAM and DVD-RW discs, use the different VR format (“video recording format”) specified by the DVD Forum."

[duncs27]

Thanks everyone - got Toast 7 today and it did the job beautifully!

duncs