New DVD recorder

[djdust]

hi all

hope someone can help with this very odd problem. I got my very first DVD recorder today. My plan is basically to record stuff with it onto a re-writable DVD - then copy the VOB files from the finalised disc onto my PC then edit the files from there.

i'm getting a strange problem though. I've recorded my first programme and it plays back perfectly in the standalone DVD recorder and also on the PC DVD player. When I copy the VOB file to my PC however, it plays silently. I renamed it from .VOB to .MPG and now the file has sound - however, the file doesn't play back very well and keeps intermittenly skipping forward a few frames and making it a rather "lurching" experience to watch!

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?

[Sifaga]

did you rip the dvd to your harddrive using a dvd ripper like dvddecrypter

[djdust]

Hi Sifaga

I've tried doing that and have also just simply copied the VOB files over as they can be seen in Windows Explorer. Exactly the same result both times - a VOB file that's completely silent but seems to play ok. Once renamed to an .MPG - it stutters all the time...

[Sifaga]

dont play the vob file

use a software dvd player like PowerDVD to play the VIDEO_TS file (i cant remember the exact name)