Advice needed on preparing VOBs for DVD2one (HS2 VRO files)

[acidsex]

Ok, heres my problem. I own a Panasonic HS2 DVD-Recorder. I captured a PPV event that I want to put on DVD. I copied the VRO files one by one (total of 3) to DVD-RAM and copies them to my computer. I then used Vobedit and IFOedit to prepare the VOBs to create the IFO files. When I try putting the end result into DVD2One, it hangs, no errors or anything. But it doesnt encode them either.

So how can I get these various VOB (VRO files renamed) in a structured format that DVD2One can understand and transcode? Just getting tired of throwing 3 dvdrs for each PPV I record.

[acidsex]

damn, 93 views and no one has an answer? or is it that everyone has an HS2 that is looking for the same answer?

[Tearren]

I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish so...

I am going to ask the obivious... Why don't you just burn the PPV event to DVD-R from the HS2? How long is the event? If the event is really long, just burn it at a different speed. From my understanding, all the DVD2one is going to do is lower the bitrate by transcoding to fit to one DVD. This same thing can be accomplished by using the FR speed on the HS2.

Tearren

[rinkel]

Hi,
maybe i can shed some light on it.
The real thing is, VRO's are not real VOB's and the created IFO don't even look like real IFO's. (Try to load such an IFO into IFOedit). So just ditch the ifo's.

So, i don't think that you will ever be able to use dvd2one for this purpose, but i could be mistaken.

What you can do (i do) is to use the tool called: "VobTool".
This tool is out of maintenance and the creator has stopped support for it. It was also never mented to be a tool for VRO, but it just does the trick. But this tool can convert the VRO, which contains more than 1 movie to several dvd-compliant VOB's, for each movie 1 VOB.
Then you can load the new VOB's into an authoring tool.

Hope this helps

Rinkel

[vcdlover]

acidsex
I was having those questions several months ago before I found someone' suggestion here and I forgot the link already.

Here's what I always do (I have Hitachi DVD cam) I rename the .VRO files to .MPG and merge them using FileMerger into one big file. If you don't merge them, DVD2ONE won't do its job right (I assume your file is bigger than 4.3 gb). Then author it with any authoring application and save the file in your hard drive. Let DVD2ONE do its job after that. If your file is smaller than 4.3 gb, author it and burn it with Nero without bothering DVD2ONE.

Let me know what the result is...

[acidsex]

my only problem is the ppv is 2 hours and 45 minutes. but ill try giving that one program a test. the software GeeatVideo from softarch claims to be able to convert VRO files to Quicktime compatible formats but its false, it cant handle the Ac3 file at all.

[acidsex]

acidsex
I was having those questions several months ago before I found someone' suggestion here and I forgot the link already.

Here's what I always do (I have Hitachi DVD cam) I rename the .VRO files to .MPG and merge them using FileMerger into one big file. If you don't merge them, DVD2ONE won't do its job right (I assume your file is bigger than 4.3 gb). Then author it with any authoring application and save the file in your hard drive. Let DVD2ONE do its job after that. If your file is smaller than 4.3 gb, author it and burn it with Nero without bothering DVD2ONE.

Let me know what the result is...

I tried that same method before I turned here for help. Unfortunately, DVD Workshop chokes on large files and DVDIT PE crashes when doing the same.

Seems silly for these companies to have this format and no stable way of editing.

[vcdlover]

I use ULeadDVDFactory and never run into any problem.

[acidsex]

I use ULeadDVDFactory and never run into any problem.

with multiple VRO files that contain AC3 audio?

My problem is the total of the VRO files is 13GB.

[vcdlover]

Honestly, I never have any big file like that. My biggest one is 8.5gb and ULead can handle that without any problem. I think it also depends on your system as well. Mine is PIII 800, 256 ram and 80 gb 7200 rpm hard drive. My baby just rocks!