Converting from DVD to mpeg

[meocat9]

Hi,


I need help on converting what's on a DVD to .mpeg file (extention).

I have a 16 movie clips of mpeg files and I put these in TMPEGEnc DVD Author to author a movie DVD. After successfully authoring a DVD, I deleted those movie clips in mpg. Now I want to get those movie clips back in their original form (mpg). How do I do this from an already made DVD?

What should I do? Or what programs do this kind of converting?
Do I have to rip the DVD to video_ts and audio_ts files using DVD Decripter, if so how do I convert from there with with video.bup and video_ts.ifo files back to mpeg files.

Is there a better way to do this or direct way from a DVD to mpeg files?

thanks.

[oldfart13]

Womble Mpeg Video Wizard will allow you to read the individual VOBs and then save clips again in mpeg format without re-encoding. Use the save as automatic settings...

[oldfart13]

You can also use DVD Decryptor to save the individual VOBs as a single large VOB. Then use Womble Mpeg Video Wizard and extract each individual mpeg. Some have reported sync problems when trying to combine VOBs if done the other way (ripping in file mode with DVD Decryptor then loading the separate VOBs into Video Wizard which will result in some split files)...

[elkfir]

You already have the tools you need. Just import your authored DVD back into TMPGEnc DVD Author using the "Add DVD video" function. TDA will copy your DVD back to your hard drive as an MPG file. You'll have an MPG file that you can do as you wish, and there will be no loss in quality as TDA cannot reencode video.

[meocat9]

You already have the tools you need. Just import your authored DVD back into TMPGEnc DVD Author using the "Add DVD video" function. TDA will copy your DVD back to your hard drive as an MPG file. You'll have an MPG file that you can do as you wish, and there will be no loss in quality as TDA cannot reencode video.

What you say is true, unfortunately TMPGEnc DVD Author doesn't allow me to extract the VOBs to mpeg clips in their original forms. What TMPGEnc DVD Author does is let you modify the clips within the program, but what I want to do is to extract those same clips out, independent of the TMPGEnc DVD Author program (in their original mpeg form)

Thanks for your tip though. Oh, by the way why is it that the VOBs AFTER putting back in the TMPGEnc DVD Author, they become bigger files than BEFORE putting them in. Example: 1GB of movie in VOBs, after putting it back in TMPGEnc DVD Author, it now becomes 1.2 GB or something like that. It always is bigger, don't quite understand why.

Thanks.

[meocat9]

You can also use DVD Decryptor to save the individual VOBs as a single large VOB. Then use Womble Mpeg Video Wizard and extract each individual mpeg. Some have reported sync problems when trying to combine VOBs if done the other way (ripping in file mode with DVD Decryptor then loading the separate VOBs into Video Wizard which will result in some split files)...

Hi,

So you're saying in order to avoid sync problems, it's better to combine smaller VOBs into one big chunk VOB, then use Mpeg Video Wizard to convert (extract) this big VOB to mpeg?

Does Mpeg Video Wizard do the job of converting VOBs to mpeg without losing any video or audio quality?

SmartRipper and DVD Decrypter, which one is better in terms of keeping the same quality, video and audio, as the original DVD? And which one rips faster or same?

Any direct way of converting straight from the original DVD to mpeg clips?

Thanks for the help.

[elkfir]

What you say is true, unfortunately TMPGEnc DVD Author doesn't allow me to extract the VOBs to mpeg clips in their original forms. What TMPGEnc DVD Author does is let you modify the clips within the program, but what I want to do is to extract those same clips out, independent of the TMPGEnc DVD Author program (in their original mpeg form)

meocat9, I still think my answer is good. TMPGEnc DVD Author will extract the VOB files and save them to your hard drive as MPEG files. There is no loss in quality, and you can use these newly created MPEG files in other applications (ie, DVD-lab, Ulead MovieFactory...etc) you don't have to use them in TDA. You can move them out of the directory that TDA saved them in, and use them however you wish (without TDA!)

Oh, by the way why is it that the VOBs AFTER putting back in the TMPGEnc DVD Author, they become bigger files than BEFORE putting them in. Example: 1GB of movie in VOBs, after putting it back in TMPGEnc DVD Author, it now becomes 1.2 GB or something like that. It always is bigger, don't quite understand why.

Can't answer this one. Not sure if I've experienced this issue.

[GbMedusa]

Oh, by the way why is it that the VOBs AFTER putting back in the TMPGEnc DVD Author, they become bigger files than BEFORE putting them in. Example: 1GB of movie in VOBs, after putting it back in TMPGEnc DVD Author, it now becomes 1.2 GB or something like that. It always is bigger, don't quite understand why.

Thanks.

If you have added menus, this will account for the additional file size, especially if motion menus are involved. Using the "no menu" option should give a total file size comparable to the original VOBs.

[ZippyP.]

Does Mpeg Video Wizard do the job of converting VOBs to mpeg without losing any video or audio quality?

Yes.