Easiest way to convert DVD to MPG for re-editing in NLE

[sdsumike619]

If I have a non-encrypted DVD, what is the easiest way to convert the VOB files into an MPG file that I can utilize in a NLE (without any gaps or sync up issues between the VOB files, etc) Thanks!

[DB83]

Vob2mpg

[sdsumike619]

After doing some web searches, I came across this too: http://www.dvdvobtompg.com/
Going to give it a shot because it sounds like exactly what I need.
update: that free program I found works perfectly, it couldn't be any easier, select your VOB files, select an output folder and click the button, very awesome!

[Baldrick]

Didn't vob2mpg work? Because Vob2mpg is basicly same as dvdvob2mpg...

[DB83]

So if you found this program why ask for another ?

This almost stinks of product promotion.

The other one has its uses, or so it claims, with VRO files which are not quite the same as mpeg2 inside standard dvd vobs. But I have not tested it so I do not know if it works.

But most of us do know about vob2mpeg - free and pro versions.

[sdsumike619]

It's not product promotion, I just happened to find it, it's easy to use and I'm going to use it. The one you mentioned isn't as simple as this one. This program performs one function and does it well.

[DB83]

How simple do you want it ?

Select the (IIRC) ifo, press a button. Result = mpeg.

The pro version does chapters, streams etc but that is not what you asked for.

[mazinz]

For arguments sake dvdvob2mpg is from the creator of the rather well known and used isobuster. I too did pay for the pro version of vob2mpg however on some rare occasions the full MPEG it made had sync loss or lost sync after editing it. If I took the longer method of using pgcdemux and then wobble to recombine the elementary streams to one full MPEG those same troublesome clips from vob2mpg worked fine. This told me the program is still not 100% bug free

I start using dvdvob2mpg and have had no problems at all. I still have vob2mpg pro installed on the hdd, but I switched over to using the previously mentioned program instead

Had it not been for the fact that it came from the isobuster creator I would have skipped it on by entirely.

It never hurts to be more informative and list other software that can do the same operation the original OP is asking about

[usually_quiet]

Thanks. I'm going to test DVDVob2Mpg on DVDs and DVD-RAM recorded in VR mode. I have been hoping for a replacement for VOB2MPG as development for VOB2MPG seems to have ended in 2010 and it already has an issue with Windows 10.

[mazinz]

Thanks. I'm going to test DVDVob2Mpg on DVDs and DVD-RAM recorded in VR mode. I have been hoping for a replacement for VOB2MPG as development for VOB2MPG seems to have ended in 2010 and it already has an issue with Windows 10.

You're welcome. The only difference is that in dvdvob2mpg you have to select the vts titles you want (ex:vts_01_1.vob and vts_01_2.vob). You will then see them all listed in the output window. Just make sure the vts files are in the correct order and that's all there is to it. I never tried dvdram with this, for that I use isobuster which can see all the individual titles

[DB83]

I'll probably give it a go too.

Got some VRO disks which I recorded way back when (classic mistake of video recording mode instead of video mode). Always a PITA getting mpeg out of those.

Not sure whether 'vts' is more intuitive than 'ifo'. Both require some knowledge or plain darn luck if you are just a 'clicker and hoper'

[usually_quiet]

Thanks. I'm going to test DVDVob2Mpg on DVDs and DVD-RAM recorded in VR mode. I have been hoping for a replacement for VOB2MPG as development for VOB2MPG seems to have ended in 2010 and it already has an issue with Windows 10.

You're welcome. The only difference is that in dvdvob2mpg you have to select the vts titles you want (ex:vts_01_1.vob and vts_01_2.vob). You will then see them all listed in the output window. Just make sure the vts files are in the correct order and that's all there is to it. I never tried dvdram with this, for that I use isobuster which can see all the individual titles

I probably won't use DVDVob2Mpg much. It is not as useful as I hoped.

My present DVD recorder places all recordings in the same title set instead of using one title set per recording. VOB2MPG can split the title set into individual recordings when used in IFO mode. With DVDVob2Mpg, each VOB becomes its own mpg, unless the user tells it to join specific mpgs. There is no option to obtain a recording instead.

I also prefer to have an individual mpg for each recordings from DVD-RAM, but DVDVob2Mpg converts the entire VRO to one mpg.

Oh well, it was worth a try anyway.

[racer-x]

I've used XmediaRecode for this a few times and it worked perfectly. Select the tittle, set video and audio to "copy", then export to .ts and you can also trim on I-frames if you'd like.

[_Al_]

If it is home made DVD and using Sony Vegas, in menu use Import DVD or something (there used to be commercial camcorders that were recording to DVD disc) , just import it, it will join VOBs in proper way and loads audio also. While loading, it will create one long video (mpg) and audio and places it on timeline.

[mazinz]

Thanks. I'm going to test DVDVob2Mpg on DVDs and DVD-RAM recorded in VR mode. I have been hoping for a replacement for VOB2MPG as development for VOB2MPG seems to have ended in 2010 and it already has an issue with Windows 10.

You're welcome. The only difference is that in dvdvob2mpg you have to select the vts titles you want (ex:vts_01_1.vob and vts_01_2.vob). You will then see them all listed in the output window. Just make sure the vts files are in the correct order and that's all there is to it. I never tried dvdram with this, for that I use isobuster which can see all the individual titles

I probably won't use DVDVob2Mpg much. It is not as useful as I hoped.

My present DVD recorder places all recordings in the same title set instead of using one title set per recording. VOB2MPG to mpg can split the title set into individual recordings when used in IFO mode. With DVDVob2Mpg, each VOB becomes its own mpg, unless the user tells it to join specific mpgs. There is no option to obtain a recording instead.



I also prefer to have an individual mpg for each recordings from DVD-RAM, but DVDVob2Mpg converts the entire VRO to one mpg.

Oh well, it was worth a try anyway.

If I am not mistaken, the old dvd decrypter in ifo mode (hmm may have been file mode ) had that option for normal dvd. Sure it's older, but it should work to get pgc Mpegs from your disc

And though not free isobuster can get the individual files for what you need from a vro made disc. Not sure what the trial limits are.

Also on here in some post was a Japanese made program for extracting from a vro made disc. Will re-hunt the tool once I am on the pc and not phone

[usually_quiet]

If I am not mistaken, the old dvd decrypter in ifo mode (hmm may have been file mode ) had that option for normal dvd. Sure it's older, but it should work to get pgc Mpegs from your disc

And though not free isobuster can get the individual files for what you need from a vro made disc. Not sure what the trial limits are.

Also on here in some post was a Japanese made program for extracting from a vro made disc. Will re-hunt the tool once I am on the pc and not phone

Thanks. I know about DVD Decrypter, but I like the idea of having a newer program as insurance. I think the other program you are writing about is Dracore VOBTools. I tried it recently and it will probably work most of the time, but not every time. I think maybe I tried it a few years ago on a DVD-RAM recording that was fragmented due to a bad section on the disc. The recording played without a problem using PowerDVD, but Dracore VOBTools, ISOBuster, and a few others I tried couldn't copy it. Cyberlink PowerDirector was the only thing I tried that did the job correctly.