Dvd studio pro accepting files

[doctor3000]

No matter what i seem to do I'm not able to get dvd studio pro to accept files from my dvd. What method has worked for people consistently? And does the method change depending on the dvd(the title not a DVD-9 or 5)

[schmeg]

What kind of files are you trying to feed to DVDSP?

Generally speaking, DVDSP will accept MPEG2 files, AC3 files, and AIFF files. Possibly other varieties, too.

MPEG2 files have various extensions (.m2v, .m1v, .mpv, etc.), although this shouldn't affect the ability to import into DVDSP. You can rename and any good file will still work.

One route to getting video and audio files is to rip a title from a DVD using OSeX, splitting to "Elementary Streams" in OSeX's "FMT" options. This creates an .m2v and .ac3 file(s) that should work in DVDSP. When the files don't work, there can be many reasons why, with many solution options available.

Also, sometimes DVDSP's "Import" command doesn't appear to let all valid files be imported. Many people have better results by dragging a file from Finder into DVDSP.

So, give us some more info about what you've got so far and we'll take it from there.

[ZeroSix]

for what its worth, i posted a guide that might help you, but then again, i dont know.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146047

[bilestyle]

What kind of files are you trying to feed to DVDSP?

Generally speaking, DVDSP will accept MPEG2 files, AC3 files, and AIFF files. Possibly other varieties, too.

MPEG2 files have various extensions (.m2v, .m1v, .mpv, etc.), although this shouldn't affect the ability to import into DVDSP. You can rename and any good file will still work.

One route to getting video and audio files is to rip a title from a DVD using OSeX, splitting to "Elementary Streams" in OSeX's "FMT" options. This creates an .m2v and .ac3 file(s) that should work in DVDSP. When the files don't work, there can be many reasons why, with many solution options available.

Also, sometimes DVDSP's "Import" command doesn't appear to let all valid files be imported. Many people have better results by dragging a file from Finder into DVDSP.

So, give us some more info about what you've got so far and we'll take it from there.

-- correction .m1v is ALWAYS mpeg-1 and .m2v is ALWAYS mpeg-2.. .mpv however, is interchangable.

mpeg-1 file are acceptable to dvd studio pro if they fit certain specifications. (only 4:3 or 16:9 as aspect ratio.. proper size.. etc..)-- but yes dragging in the file from the finder to the assets window is much more accepting of files than the import feature in dvd studio pro.

[wiedenu]

Sometimes DSP doesn't accept mpeg-2 of different frame rates. I don't remember what it does accept, but I've had trouble before and that's what the problem was.

[bilestyle]

Well i've heard from some people that it does accept 23.976 (film rate) i've heard from others that it doesn't.. i haven't used dvd studio pro in a while so i cant really attest one way or another. SVCD mpeg-2 files will not be accepted either (particularly because the width 480 is unsupported for dvd) However you could use dvd author and author the svcd mpeg-2 files, OR use something like gumby to hack the headers to fool dvd studio pro into accepting the files.--