Vob to MP2 or digital (wraped with AVI)

[fwbaumann]

I'm in a real bind. I copied some of my older (1981) VSH tapes of my mother (now deceased) to DVD and now the VSH tape is useless. I want to edit the clips and correct the noisey sound with Soundsoap2 but the DVD files are VOB and Pinnacle will not accept this file type. I do not want to loose quality by recapture or recompression. Is there any way to convert the VOB to MP2 or digital wrapped AVI that will work with Pinnacle?

By the way, the new version of Pinnacle 9.3 with their patch is wonderful. They have almost eliminated the routine crashes. Also Soundsoap has been fixed in ver 2, and it is the best sound fixer I've ever used.

Fred

[Epicurus8a]

Demuxing Audio & Video from DVD using DVD Decrypter:

1. Insert DVD and start DVD Decrypter.
2. Click Mode/IFO.
3. In the Input Tab select the Program & Chapter(s) you want to demux.
4. Click the Stream Processing Tab, and tick Enable Stream Processing.
5. Tick the Video Stream & Audio Stream boxes, then make sure the the Audio Stream is highlighted.
6. Select Demux.
7. Choose your Destination and Rip.


Demuxing Audio & Video from files on your Hard Drive using Rejig:

1. Start Rejig.
2. Select File Mode.
3. Under Job List, click ADD, then choose the file(s) you want to demux. When ready, click DONE.
4. Under Stream List & Demuxing, highlight MPEG video Stream.
5. Name your Output file.
6. Click Demux.
7. Repeat steps 4, 5, & 6 for your Audio Stream. (NOTE: If the Audio Stream is AC3, be sure to tick Fix & Correct AC3 Delay before clicking Demux.)


Remuxing Audio & Video to MPEG2 (VBR) using TMPGEnc:

1. Start TMPGEnc. (If the Wizard opens, cancel it.)
2. Click Files/MPEG TOOLS.
3. Select the Simple Multiplex Tab.
4. In the "Type" pulldown, select MPEG-2 Program (VBR).
5. Locate the elementary Audio & Video Streams.
6. Name your Output file.
7. Click Run.


Other people may have other ideas using the same (or different) tools, but this is what always works best for me. (If I missed a step or two, I'm sure you'll figure it out.)

Good Luck!