Partial import of vob files

I am having an issue with importing VOB files from some Canon Mini-DVD cameras. I have 3 cameras, two different models. When I do an import of the VOB files, I get just the first 5 to 10 seconds of the whole file. I can import these same files into Elements with no problems, but I'm wanting to switch over to PP because of all of the other abilities.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why it is only seeing the first 10 seconds of the VOB files? I have read through quite a few of the threads here and found one that was doing a "copy" of all of the VOB files into one VOB file. I tried that, and it to only brings in 10 seconds.
It just seems strange that it works in Elements 7.x, but not in Premiere Pro 4.1.
As an option, if I wanted to export the files out of Elements and put them into PP, what would be the best format / settings to use to maintain the highest possible quality?
Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can offer.
Jon

Well, after four log-ins, I finally get to post, or so I think. Man, I love "jive-software!" NOT!
OK, where was I?
Glad that you have a workaround. Though my conversion software is almost 100%, there are those times. Why PrE can do it correctly, and PrPro cannot is a mystery. I have done all that I can think of to find the difference, but just cannot see it. Gotta' be there someplace.
As for PrE handling Assets, that do not work on PrPro, it is a consumer program, and is probably more lenient, than is PrPro. Afterall, it could Import from VOB two generations before PrPro could, though there were still some issues, but these were due to the formation of the VOB's and what they contained. A badly formed VOB still give either program fits.
Good luck, and we'll both just use PrE, when necessary.
Hunt

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download MPEG Streamclip
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Compressor: Apple DV PAL
Quality: 85% (or higher)
Sound: Uncompressed
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I imported some vob files from a dvd and it only gives me the first audio track in premiere but i need the 2nd audio track. How do i tell premiere i only want the 2nd track?

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Colin Brougham wrote:
... would like to know for the future how to resolve this issue.
If there is no way to get the 2nd audio track then i would consider that to be a bug that hopefully Adobe can fix in next patch.
Ideally when you import a vob fileset premiere should automatically drop all the audio tracks into the timeline, not just the first one.
Don't use a DVD, plain and simple. The fact that we can edit this stuff at all is just a handy shortcut that works most of the time. I suspect that, given the nature of the material and the far greater precedence for native editing of professional camera sources, this is about as good as its going to get. You can certainly report it as a bug (which its not) or request it as a feature, but I sincerely doubt that this would be given a great deal of priority.
I'm not saying this just to be a jerky naysayer: the fact is that there is limited time and resources that go into development of each point release and each full version, and the things that benefit the most people have the greater likelihood of being fixed or included. I'd be surprised if even 1% of Premiere users needed this functionality. Believe me--I've wanted dozens of things that I know won't ever make it into the program, simply because they won't benefit many people. But make a feature request and see what happens...
wow?? what a terrible, mean, and unnecessary negative response? "jerky naysayer" ?? never heard that term, but it sounds accurate.
Thats like walking up to someone and saying "i dont mean to be cruel, but your fat and ugly"
anyways, not sure what your point is, other than you have a crystal ball that tells you less than 1% of the premiere users in the world ever need to grab a b-roll from a dvd and i think i could find plenty of people who would disagree with you. I have been doing digital video editing for 20 years and been using premiere for about 15 years now i think since it first came out. I work at a tv station with lots of other video editors and we have all needed to pull a clips off dvd's many times in our lives. Im sorry that i dont have an XDCAM HD video tape of the first moon launch to capture, so for now i have to grab a clip from a dvd.
Thanks for your attempted "help" but i'd rather you not hiijack my thread by negating my questions and requests. My company has purchased probably over a million dollars in adobe software licenses over the years and there is nothing wrong with my opinions and requests.
thanks

Importation of VOB files into FCP

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The MacBookPro will NOT open import the VOB file into FCP. Apple support said that VOB files are not supported. They suggested the power difference between the two computers allowed import in one and not the other. This does not make sense to me.
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-DH

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Answered in your other post.
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http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
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(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
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