Trouble transferring VOB to Mpeg

[Idlehanz]

Hey there

I recently have begun filming concerts and transferring the video to dvd. I use a Sony HDR SR12 video camera and transfer to dvd through a Sony RDR VX530 Video Cassette Recorder/Dvd Recorder. That all works fine and dandy, but recently I bought an iMac and want to start using Final Cut Express. My problem is that I apparently need to transfer the VOB files to Mpeg to edit in Final Cut. I've tried a few different programs and have the same problem every time. When I open the program I have a choice of:

VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB

Now I'm VERY new at this, but I've learned that the VIDEO_TS is like the "main menu" of my recorded dvd and _1-_5 is pretty much my video chopped into 5 mostly equal pieces. My problem is that I can not get VTS_01_1.VOB to load. The rest do, except for the first one. I have no clue what I'm doing wrong, but it's very frustrating. I can put in a friends dvd that he made and I have no problems. He also doesn't have a choice of _RM on his dvd either, but I'm not sure if that makes a difference?

I just d/l the trial version of Aimersoft Video Converter, and I like how easy it appears to be to use, but like with other programs, trial and whole, I cannot get that first .VOB to open. Any ideas? Thanks for any help! And I'll take suggestions on good converter programs too if anyone has one.

Thanks much!

R

[lordsmurf]

Do this: http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/video/edit-dvd-mac.htm
Not whatever it is you were trying to do.

[Idlehanz]

Thanks.......but is there a version of YadeX in English anywhere? I couldn't find one.

[guns1inger]

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macetvideo...ml&sl=fr&tl=en

[lordsmurf]

Thanks.......but is there a version of YadeX in English anywhere? I couldn't find one.

There was one linked on that guide.
Found at http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/showthread.php/yadex-mac-download-426.html

[Idlehanz]

Whatever it was, I just got gibberish when I opened it.

[Ai Haibara]

Command-click the link - or if you have a two-button (or more) mouse, right-click the link and choose the "Save As" or "Save File As"-type option. (Haven't used Safari in some time, and don't remember what the exact options are. Safari does seem to have a tendency to want to open binary files as text, though. Other browsers don't have this problem, most of the time.)

[Idlehanz]

That didn't work either....thanks for the suggestion though.

[Ai Haibara]

Have you tried saving the file using a different browser?