DVD editing problems

[Kemjay]

I am attempting to transfer my home video DVDs to the computer for editing in Windows Movie Maker. These DVDs were made from 8mm tapes, shot on an early Sony Camcorder (1980s). Each DVD has many different clips on it. I purchased Annesoft DVD Ripper Pro to do the job and at first glance all was well. The picture quality and sound is maintained. However when it switches from one clip to another all turns to custard! Sections rocket along at super high speed, leaving the sound behind! This means that later clips, that play at normal speed, now have a different dialogue and are also unusable. The programme advises that the DVDs are corrupt, but they play normally on the computer and DVD players.
After reading past posts (I am new) I realize that I made a wrong choice with the ripper I purchased, but would that have caused the problem?
I would appreciate any suggestions and am prepared to start again with the process if necessary to be able to produce a decent movie of these memories.

[DB83]

If these are your own home-made dvds then you do not need a commercial ripper. So that was a waste of money.

1. Copy paste all the files from the disk in the video_ts folder to your HDD
2. Use vob2mpeg to create a mpeg of the contents.

I would not use Windows Movie Maker. But if it works for you.......

[newpball]

I am attempting to transfer my home video DVDs to the computer for editing in Windows Movie Maker. These DVDs were made from 8mm tapes, shot on an early Sony Camcorder (1980s).

Best option is to recapture the 8 mm tapes in a loss less format and archive them. Then from the archives you can experiment and reformat to your heart's content.

Memories are priceless and you want to capture them for eternity in the best possible way.

[Cornucopia]

If however, you are already fully satisfied with the quality on the UN-edited DVDs, it is quite possible to do a (near-)lossess compilation. Without re-encoding and without re-capturing.

1. Rip the sections you are needing, with DVDDecryptor or DVDShrink. Yes, those items are often considered "out-of-date", but they're really only out-of-date WRT decrypting newer forms of copy-protection. Since your family movies are NOT copy-protected, that argument can be ignored and those software are perfectly suited to your needs. They can rip certain IFO references and/or cells - in a sense, pre-editing your clips so you don't have to search through a whole lot (might still have a little extra on each end, however). If necessary, these can also properly combine VOBs into a single, super-VOB file (so you won't have to re-combine one show that when ripped appears as multiple files).
2. Edit with MPEG2Cut2 or Cuttermaran or similar MPEG-aware, GOP level, keyframe-based editor.
3. Once you have your edited MPEG, you would just re-author with a proper DVD Authoring app, such as DVDLab, DVDAuthorGUI, DVDStyler, etc.
4. Burn with ImgBurn.
5. Enjoy!

Scott

[Kemjay]

Thankyou everyone for your advice. Unfortunately I no longer have the original 8mm tapes(I wish!). Back in the day DVD's were the latest thing and computers were years away. I imagine that today's magic will also be obsolete tomorrow. In the meantime I will work through all your suggestions. It is a big learning curve for a Nana, especially the technical terms but I am enjoying the journey!