Importing DVD to FCP

I have this project where someone wants me to add to her demo reel. Her current demo reel is on DVD. I would need to import the footage from the DVD to FCP. Is there a way to do this within my G5? Trying to get the best quality possible so I can output after completion.

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Importing DVD to FCP questions

I did a search on importing DVD content into FCP. I have read a lot of the articles but I still have questions.
I have about 8 DVD's that I have to pull clips from. There are about 18 clips. I know it is possible to just decode those clips. I am going to be editing this in FCP so here are my questions.
Which software is easier as far as setting in and out marks for the decoding of the DVD (mpegstreamclip or Handbrake)? I know I have to Encode the DVD to MPEG-4. Is this the default in mpegstreamclip or Handbreak? I also read that you have to demux the file before you import it into FCP. Is this an option in mpegstreamclip or handbreak?
One last thing, I know that a DVD is MPEG2 and I have to convert it to MPEG 4 but is it better to transfer the DVD to DVCAM and then capture the tape or use the software to rip the files. As far as quality, I would assume it is the same thing but I would like to hear it from the Gurus.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
thanks
Dual G5 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Given the fact that both are free or very inexpensive downloads, give them both a try.
MPEG Streamclip extracts are variety of QT formats. And you do not have to encode the DVD to Mpeg4, instead mpeg2.
Not certain why you are calling something a fault of the program.
You might want to explain, and remember these programs do not work with encrypted DVDs.
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How do i import dvd in FCP

sorry for this basic question: what is the best way to import the content of a DVD (non commercial - no copy protection issues) into FCP?
does FCP serve some tool or do i have to use external conversion software? if the answer is yes, then which software?
i want the picture quality to be as best as possible.
thanks for your help

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Importing DVD into FCP

video comes in fine but audio does not playback files are coming in as QT's Can anyone help?

Copy the VIDEO_TS folder from the DVD to your computer.
Open MPEG Streamclip. Go to File > Open Files. Choose VOB 1.1 - you dont need VOB.1 usually.
You will be asked if you want the other VOB files -you do ( depending how long your DVD is)
You might be asked if timecode breaks should be fixed - say yes.
Go to File > Export as QuickTime. Right at the top , you will see Apple Motion JPEG A.
Click on it and choose DV NTSC or PAL as appropriate. Set Quality to 100%.
Click Make Movie at bottom right. Wait.
Bring it into FCP with your Easy Seup on DV NTSC (or PAL) with Sequence Settings to match.
Edit to your hearts content. It really is that easy

How to Import DVD content to FCP for editing

My clients always bring us DVDs (both PAL and NTSC formats) for us to insert certain segments into the FCP project.
Questions:
1. We can import the PAL VOB file into FCP PAL project, but the images seems to be broken up in thick horizontal lines. It seems to be related to the interlace but we cannot fix it in FCP, not matter using deinterlace, switch field, de-flicker.
2. No audio can be import in this way.
We cannot digitally import those DVD files into FCP and we can only bring the DVD into FCP using component signals and analog audio through a DVD player.
Any suggestion on how to import the DVD digitally into FCP, both audio and video?
Thanks in advance.
Mike
(rem: those DVDs are most created by other post facilities, they are not encrypted movie DVDs, so this problem is not related to encryption or region codes.)

Did you search the forum for DVD ripping? This is a very common problem and discussed all the time
You have to rip the DVDs to a format that FCP understands like, for instance, DV video
You can use software like DVxDVD a decent commercial product or MPEG Streamclip which is free but requires Apple MPEG Playback Component to make it work

How to import audio/video from DVD into FCP

Hi, I need to import/capture into FCP from a dvd. When dvd files are open on my Mac it show VOB fotmat for video. I imported those files but they don't have audio, also the total time is 20 minutes but when imported into FCP it shows only bout 25 seconds. can someone help on this matter?
Thanks in advance

Cinematize works great. You can select portions or the entire DVD. It will not read encrypted DVD's so assuming you are using media that you have rights to it will do fine.
You can import in several compressions. If you like you can import only the audio, only the video, etc. It will give you a QT file at the end.
http://www.miraizon.com/products/products.html

I need import dvd content to compressor or FCP to re encode for web

I need import dvd content to compressor or FCP to re encode for web
Is there a short cut?
When I tried, only the video went as the audio seems to be embedded. How can I encode a DVD to and Mpeg4 file with the audio?
Thank you all in advance.

Google MPEG Streamclip. It's free and works! This questions gets asked a lot. Take advantage of search when you can.

Importing from a DVD to FCP

Having lost my original FCP files for my film I'm wanting to import two preview DVDs into FCP and cut them together. I know this is very back to front! but is this possible? If not is there another way to import DVDs and then splice them together. Thanks for any help with this.
Helen

I've had mixed results w/ MPEG StreamClip.
If you have a PC w/ a DVD Player... Sony Vegas will import a Non-Copyrighted DVD directly from the Disc. -I guess it's because Sony makes those DVD Camcorders. The option is under IMPORT. Then you select the DVD. (FCP also needs this option)
You can then Edit, Trim, or whatever you'd like to do, then export a QT (or whatever format you need) ****, Vegas is so easy to use you can probably just Cut & Export your piece from there.
Sony has a Fully Functional 30 Day Trial on their site.
www.SonyMediaSoftware.com

How do i import a dvd into fcp

is this even possible??? i need to know ASAP.
i am making a pretty sweet movie, and i want to use some clips from star wars in my project.
also, i downloaded a kick *** track by nickleback and want to put that over the scene where the ewoks dance. but for some reason it won't let me import the song i got off itunes into final cut. how do i get around that.
hurry.

Yes, it surely is possible to import DVD-content in FCP, albeit not directly. This question has been asked more than once over the last few days here. I'd suggest you dig a bit further instead of writing 'hurry' - unless that's your name.
It may also be pertinent for you to check out the following two links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
HTH,
Ron

Importing DVD material to FCP??

Hi,
I am editing a wedding video for someone but the only format they have the footage in is a burned DVD (vob files and the like)...How can I import this into FCP? I tried downloading the program DVDxDV, which converts DVD's into quicktime files and it works fine on my computer, but whenever I import the converted file into FCP and then burn it onto a DVD (to view it on a television) the quality is terrible (choppy and shaky). I don't have a DV deck, but is my last resort to get one and copy all of the footage onto miniDV tapes and then re-import them into FCP via a deck? Is there any other way to go about it?
Thanks,
Danielle

WEll, you are taking an MPEG2, truning it into a QT and then recompressing into MPEG2 again. Not a good workflow for preservation of image quality. If you have to do it this way, there's not much you can do about it. The technology is what it is...

Import Clips From DVD into FCP

I am working on a 50th anniversary project for a client. They want to include several "home movie" clips in the project. They provided the home video footage to me on DVD. I am looking for the best way to import the material on the DVD into FCP.
I have used Handbrake to capture the video from the DVD and the file is saved in an MP4 format. But when I try to import that file into my FCP bin, FCP tells me that it does not recognize the file format.
I think that I can connect a DVD player to my system by running the signal from the DVD player into my DV cam, and then into my MAC, so that is a possibility.
I am just wondering if I am overlooking something that is quicker or easier.
Again my goal is to import material from a DVD into FCP so I can use clips on my timelines.
Any hint, tips, advice?
Thanks in advance!
phoenix3505

Forget Handbrake and read my [MPEG Streamclip tutorial|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2059475&tstart=0].

Video and audio files from dvd using FCP

Hi
Trying to get footage from a dvd using fcp. I can import the clips ok using file >import but they have no audio with them and the audio folder on the dvd is blank...any ideas????????
cheers

The audio_TS folder is normally blank.
You need to use MPEG Streamclip to get the DVD files to Quicktime.

Publishing to DVD from FCP instead of printing to Tape

How would I be able to put my finished timeline to a DVD from FCP rather than print to tape? as I am new to FCP?

Export > Quicktime Movie (using sequence settings)
Open iDVD
Import > Video (locate your QT file)
Burn

Extracting from DVD to FCP

Greetings,
I need to extract a 30 sec commercial from a DVD to edit it in FCP and then add subtitles to it in DVD SP and burn it to DVD again.
My question is, for a 30 second commercial that is 720x480 NTSCP, what are the best settings fo extracting the video? Which one would give the best quality?
I notice that I can copy the .vob by opening the DVD on the finder and import it to FCP. Is this the best way to do this? Or should I use something like MacTheripper or Handrake instead?
Lasly, after I edit it in FCP, what is the best setting get it to DVD SP at the best quality?
Many Thanks in advance!

I would still use Mpeg Streamclip to convert it before you edit it. the reason being that the VOB file you bring in is going to be an Mpeg2 video file and that is a GOP structure (group of pictures) so you will be making an mpeg of an mpeg. Not ideal. Best be is, especially if it is only 30 sec, to convert to a Quicktime movie in Streamclip (free download by the way) and then add what you need to add. Then, export to compressor, use any of the DVD best quality settings, then go into the quality tab of the inpector in Compressor (make sure you have the setting highlighted in the batch window) and bring the quality setting up as high as it will go. I think you can only get VBR to 7.7 average and 9 or so best.
then add the audio portion and the new mpeg2 into studio pro and you're done.

Keynote / PP to DVD (via FCP and DVD SP)

This is going to sound weird, but I have been working on this for a while.
I know FCP and DVD SP pretty well. I have a Powerpoint presentation (170 MB or so), 2 hours long. The person who did the PP presentation is not that great a designer, but it's basically Text with some graphics / picts.
I exported all the slides (over 100 of them) as TIFFs (highest quality, 720 x480.
Imported them into FCP. I did a 2 hour audio recording in Logic and imported that into FCP and line up the audio.
All looks good.
Until an export, I have tried all type of FCP tricks I know. Like setting the Compressor setting in FCP to a higher codec, like Animation, Apple ProRes 422.
The QT looks fine as a small window, but when you double the size or go Full Screen, it looks horrible.
What gives? It just seems like once you go to DVD (Standard Def 480 lines) it just looks like crap as a movie, on a TV or on an LCD.
In Keynote or PP, when you present, it seems both KN and PP have some technology that auto up rezzes the slides so it looks great fullscreen on a 23" ACD, or 30" ACD.
I may just save in Powerpoint as a "Powerpoint Show", with audio attached to each slide, this seems like the best bet to get the best resolution.
I am not sure this can be done as a movie and then put onto DVD, but perhaps it can be done HD with HD resolution.
Can one uprez the TIFFs to HD rez (1080) in Photoshop or some other plugin (i know we did this with SD clips a few years ago with a plugin from a company in canada).
Then do an HD project in FCP (Apple ProRes 422) and then use Compressor as H.264, that would have to look pretty good.
Of course it would only be file based, unless one burned to Blu Ray, but who the heck has Blu Ray players, still not that common.
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Thanks for the no reply, no help, great.
I figured it out, stay away from FCP for this,
Use Powerpoint and Keynote 08, then use iSpring (Pro) (Windows, Parallels or BootCamp) to export PPT file (with mp3 audio) to a Flash (swf) file. Plays great in any web browser with Flash plugin, or Eltima or other Flash / SWF player

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