What to do with VIDEO_TS folder

[Jimmy058910]

I have a mini DVD+RW and have recorded some film on it.

My goal here is to get the film onto my computer for 2 reasons.
1) To edit and create chapters etc. (which program to use? preferably free, my computer came with InterVideo DVD Creator which I think will be just fine)
2) To burn to the best, most playable format of dvd. I am completely new to this part and dont know what type of DVD's to use (preferably a type of RW), a program for this (still think InterVideo DVD Creator will be just fine).

The files contained in the VIDEO_TS folder are two .BUP files, two .IFO files and two .VOB files.
My only understanding of these files is the IFO's are sound and the VOB's are the recorded stuff or whatever. I have no clue what to do from here, incorporating these files together, etc.
I tried the process through InterVideo DVD Creator and I think it will work except for some reason one of my DVD+RW mini discs had a VRO file and a IFO, BUP but were way different than the majority of my video files.

I hope that all made sense and there is a simple solution/explanation/teaching that I am completely missing.
If you need info on the camera recorder I can do that to, but it doesnt belong to me.

And what exactly is the difference between +/- of DVD/CD's?

[Jimmy058910]

I guess I missed out the point that I wanted to combine two of these mini DVD's into one large 4.7gb DVD+R (is DVD+R even what I am supposed to use for regular DVD players?)

[mats.hogberg]

DVD-R is more universally compatible.
As for how to combine 2 DVDs into one, I think I saw a guide in the "Latest Guides" listing on the front page only yesterday.

/Mats

[Bjs]

Yep ... but it use's commercial product only .

I'll whipup a pgcedit one tomorrow .

[solarfox]

My only understanding of these files is the IFO's are sound and the VOB's are the recorded stuff or whatever. I have no clue what to do from here, incorporating these files together, etc.

Not quite.

VOB stands for Video OBject. VOB files are containers for all of the actual movie data -- video, sound, and subtitles are stored here.

IFO files contain the InFOrmation about the VOB files, and the DVD structure in general, necessary for the DVD player to play the files correctly. The IFO files tell the player which audio, video, and subtitle streams are which; describe the location of chapters; and also contain the program-code sequences that tell the DVD Virtual Machine what to do when the user selects a menu item or when a playback sequence begins or ends. (The DVD-VM is what allows the author to create menus that turn directors' commentary on and off, enable or disable subtitles, etc. It's also how commercial releases can enforce region-code settings, disable fast-forwarding through the FBI warning and in-house ads, and so on.)

BUP files are simply BackUP copies of the IFOs, which the DVD player can try to fall back on if the original IFO file is corrupted or unreadable.

I tried the process through InterVideo DVD Creator and I think it will work except for some reason one of my DVD+RW mini discs had a VRO file and a IFO, BUP but were way different than the majority of my video files.

VRO ("Video RecOrder") files are created by DVD video recorders using the DVD-VR format. They're basically an extension to the standard, which allows for greater flexibility in recording and in-camera editing than the DVD-Video VOB file (which was really designed only for playback of already-authored material). You may or may not be able to simply treat them as VOB files, depending on how fragmented they are and whether your authoring software supports them directly.

And what exactly is the difference between +/- of DVD/CD's?

Well, first, there's no such thing as a CD+R.

The "dash-R" format is the one formally approved by the DVD Forum (which is why it carries the official DVD logo, while "plus-R" doesn't). DVD-R is probably the better way to go if you're making discs of home movies to give out to relatives and such, where you have no prior knowledge of which players the discs will end up being used on -- while most manufacturers are hedging their bets by including support for both types nowadays, there's no actual requirement for them to support DVD+R, and a lot of older set-top boxes don't support it, or at least don't support it without "bitsetting", which is basically a kludge in which you make the disc deliberately misidentify its media type in an attempt to fool the DVD player into thinking it's a pressed DVD-Video disc rather than a burned DVD+R.

[Jimmy058910]

Ok, the mini discs are DVD-RW's I apologize.

Thanks for all the info and replies.

But how's about helping with the process of getting what I asked done? Is there any InterVideo users out there? Free software?

Just need a step by step way of doing this, now that I know to put on a DVD-R (is DVD-RW 4.7GB disc good?). Thanks a lot guys

[guns1inger]

Do you need to edit the footage, or do you just want to sling it all together ?

[lacywest]

Not quite.

VOB stands for Video OBject. VOB files are containers for all of the actual movie data -- video, sound, and subtitles are stored here.

This ... Video Object .... did it come from ... The Lost Room ??

Will we need to pray to it ?

The Lost Room: The Key and the Clock

http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/11/the-lost-room-the-key-and-the-clock-series-premiere/

... Objects with mystical powers must be returned to the source.
... The objects are indestructible.
... People who have one of the objects use it for personal gain.
... Some objects are seemingly useless unless used in a specific way.

[Jimmy058910]

guns1inger I do want to edit to make chapters and stuff, plus put it all together.

And for whatever reason one of my dvds came out as a VRO file and I cannot figure out how to convert that around to make this work.