Transcoding VOB files

Hello PPRO users
I edited a VOB file from an old (privat) DVD in PPRO 5.5 and now want to export this to Encore .
But how do I transport this kind of a MPEG file without transcoding to a lesser quality into Encore to burn this on DVD?
Thanks for responding and happy holidays
Chris

I haven't used it for a while, but VideoReDo Plus is only $50, and has all you need for this task.
It will basically do cuts only editing, but allows "frame accurate" cuts (rather than only on gop boundaries).
Copy the DVD files to HDD (you can sometimkes skip that step), you make any edits and/or file combinations, then export as an mpg. It uses an MPV rather than M2V designation for its demultiplexed file. I have not tried that in Encore.
It has limited datarates, but you are only going to get the smart rendering benefit if you use the "no change" option. Ultimately, it will keep the same qu ality you had, but since it was on a DVD, that may not be as high a datarate as you would have like.
Then bring those files into Encore to author.

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Transcoding vob file to Adobe Premiere Elements

Summary: Seek for the VOB files to Adobe Premiere Elements
Workflow- Read on the article and you will learn how to import VOB
videos to Premiere Elements with smooth editing.
Q: VOB files will not make sound on Adobe Premiere Elements
“I have some VOBs that I would like to edit using Adobe Premiere
Elements and share on YouTube or other sites. My problems is that my
VOBs do not have sound on Adobe Premiere Elements 11. I’m very new at
this. I know it can be done. I just need some help to get me pointed in
the right direction.”
After collecting some VOB video clips, you may plan to transfer VOB
video to Adobe Premiere Elements, but it’s a bit of trouble. Premiere
Elements seems not be able to ingest the .vob files correctly like no
audio track. So, how to deal with VOB video in Adobe Premiere Elements?
Although Adobe claimed that Premiere Elements(7/8/9/10/11/12) offer
native VOB support, there are still some video, audio codec problems
while importing/editing VOB clips in Premiere Elements like the above
mentioned no sound. The best method to avoid any problems is to
transcode VOB into a Premiere Elements most compatible format like
MPEG-2.
If you looking for a solution for this problem likewise, check out Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac
which is entitled as a top VOB Converter for Mac users. It supports
encoding all VOB files to MPG so that you can easily import the VOB to
Adobe Premiere Elements for editing on Mac. This will help you import
the file correctly and saving the rendering time. What’s more, this Mac
VOB converter also offers the optimal preset files for Final Cut Pro,
iMovie, Avid Media Composer, FCE, Adobe Premier Pro and more to help you
solve the incompatibility problems in different NLE apps. To convert
VOB to Premiere on Windows(8), simple turn to Brorsoft Video Converter
to get the work done.
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to encode VOB to MPEG2
format for Premiere Elements editing with Mac OS X like Mavericks,
Mountain Lion, Lion.
Step 1: Download and install VOB to Premiere Elements Converter to your Mac. Then load your source movie to it.
Step 2: Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to Adobe
Premiere/Sony Vegas --> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output format. It is also
great for editing in Premiere Elements.
Step 3: The Mac VOB to Premiere Elements Converter
enables users to adjust audio and video settings before VOB to MPG
conversion. Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio
parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate can be
adjusted as you like.
Step 4: Click "Convert" button to start converting VOB for Adobe Premiere Elements on Mac OS.
After a shot conversion, you will be able to import/load VOB videos
into Premiere Elements for editing without any video, audio issues.
Source:[quote] jacktellyoutipsforvideos.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/no-sound-when-importing-vob-to-premiere-elements-best-solution/ [/quote]

My guess is that these are 'Named User' licenses and not Concurrent licenses. That just means that every license has a single user and that users is expected to register. Did they just give you one DVD with the program and then 30 license keys? If so there is probably no way you will get around the registration process.

DVD - VOB Files - The Lowdown

We often see people trying to edit existing DVD-Videos. Some seem to be able to do this fine, while others struggle mightily. What’s the deal? Why can’t one just Import those VOB files and edit happily away?
Let’s go back to the basics just a bit. A .VOB file is a "Video Object File." As such, and by the DVD-specs., it can contain quite a bit of stuff. Some of this is beyond just the Audio & Video contained in the usually present MPEG-2 file, which is hidden inside the VOB. This VOB can contain subtitles, Menus, and ROM content, to name but a few. With simple VOB’s, one can often play them, if they are just renamed to .MPEG, though not always. In the case where this works, one does not need a DVD software player. Any player program that can handle MPEG-2 can play the file.
The structure and elements of a DVD-Video DVD-5 (4.7GB, single sided, single layer) will be in most cases:
AUDIO_TS folder (usually empty). May also not be present.
VIDEO_TS folder, which contains VIDEO_TS.IFO (Video Manager.info), VIDEO_TS.BUP (VMGI.backup), VTS_01_0.IFO (Video Title #1.info), VTS_01_1.VOB (Video Title #1.video), and more of these, incremented by 1. Depending on the number of "titles" on a particular disc, the numbers can range up to the limit of 99. For Projects from most NLE/authoring programs will only have one "title," so you’ll likely not see more than 4 VOB’s and their accompanying IFO’s and BUP’s. The VOB’s will be approximately 1GB in size, the upper limit.
The title of the "movie" inside the VIDEO_TS folder will be contained in the .IFO and the BUP files. If you open up a DVD-Video in Windows Explorer, you’ll see just the folders, and no name, or anything else. The same is for the file names inside the folder(s). They will look the same for all DVD-Videos, though the exact number of these will differ, depending on the structure and number of discrete titles on the disc. It’s not until one opens the DVD-Video in either a software player, or in a set-top player, that the IFO files will play, allowing the player to then access and work with the .VOB’s, via the instructions that are contained in the IFO and BUP files.
Editing a VOB can be a tricky, as it can contain all those different things. Ripping the MPEG-2 file from the VOB is usually the best approach. That is what PrPro, PE, or other NLE’s (Non Linear Editor) attempt to do. Sometimes, it works fine, but sometimes it does not. Another problem can be when there are multiple VOB’s, as the MPEG-2 files can span multiple VOB’s, as they cannot contain more than about 1GB of data. This is why a DVD-Video can only have 1GB of space for ALL Menus and their elements.
As VOB’s can contain the full menuing structure (this will be the first VOB), unless this structure is done 100% by the DVD-specs, there will be issues. Most DVD-recorders include some form of menuing, and most do not do it perfectly. This WILL create issues. Ripping via software will likely be the only answer, or doing a manual capture from a set-top DVD player, hooked up appropriately to your computer with a capture card, or bridge, and using the software that came with that device. You will not have any "device control," so you must start the capture software, hit Record, and then start your DVD in its player. If you do this, make certain that you capture to DV-AVI Type II w/ 48KHz 16-bit Audio.
Once one has edited the Audio & Video contained in the .VOB(s), the process to get the resulting Project back into DVD-Video form is to Burn to DVD. This is the authoring process.
Three things happen:
1.) The edited file is Transcoded to MPEG-2. If you were working from a VOB already, the Audio & Video material has already been Transcoded to MPEG-2, in which there will already be compression of the data. If you do this again, there will be more compression of the data, resulting in a loss in quality. Some NLE’s can do "smart rendering/encoding." None of the programs from Adobe can do this, as they are designed to work with material captured from a miniDV tape camera. While they can handle other footage, there will be compromises. When designed, DV-AVI Type II was chosen as the base workflow, because that was what most miniDV tape cameras produced. The introduction of flash memory, miniDVD, and hard drive cameras, plus the introduction of HD, has changed things a bit, and will continue to change them over the next versions of the programs.
2.) The folder structure and the necessary files are created.
3.) The above material is then physically Burned to a DVD-Video, or is copied to a folder on the computer in the required, and necessary form and structure.
In the case of the former, one can then play the DVD-Video via a software player on a computer, or on a set-top player hooked to a TV or display device. In the case of the latter, one needs a software player to play the files in the VOB, with the instructions coming from the IFO, or the BUP files.
Hunt

Now, I use a Panasonic that can play either VHS, or DVD's, and can burn from a VHS to a DVD-Video. However, the only thing that I use the DVD aspect for is doing an archive of the VHS tape. Instead of using that DVD, I use an Analog to Digital (A-D) bridge to get my digitized material to the HDD. The reason for this are two-fold:
1.) When a DVD-Video is created, the digitized material is compressed into MPEG-2 format. When you later want to edit this material, it is already compressed, and in what is called a GOP (Group of Pictures) format, and all frames are not there. You have one traditional Frame, and the next ~ 15 are only "difference" frames, which do not contain all of the info, only links back to that last full Frame, the I-frame. If one is going to edit, they need ALL I-frames, and PrE creates those, so one can edit at a Frame-level. When done, if they want to end up with an edited DVD-Video, that footage will have to be compressed again, into MPEG-2. By doing the capture via the A-D bridge, I save that file to DV-AVI Type II, which is ALL I-frame, and edits nicely in PrE. Then, when finished, and I go to my edited DVD-Video, I only have one MPEG-2 compression, and not the 2 that you will have. The quality is much higher.
2.) As stated above, DVR's, most similar machines and many software authoring programs do not follow the DVD-specs 100%. These results will give problems, and usually with the first VOB, which also contains Menus, etc. The use of an A-D bridge bypasses these problems, as all you have are the pure DV-AVI Type II files w/ nothing else included.
I am a big fan of the Canopus ADVC-300 A-D bridge, but their much less expensive unit, the ADVC-110, or the similar unit, the ADS Pyro AV Link, can do all that you would want. The only real advantage of their 300 model is with the Timebase corrections for color balance and gamma correction, plus other corrections. However, it's more expensive and all of those corrections can be done in PrE, though they do take some work and time. For me, being able to do them at the time of capture saves me time.
There are cheaper A-D units, like the Dazzle, but I don't know of anyone, who's ever gotten them to work. We get dozens of users with them each year. The vast majority throw those units into the trash and go with the Canopus, or the Pyro instead.
Good luck,
Hunt
Here is a recent FAQ addition on this subject.

Import video from DVD (VOB files)?

What is the recommended way to import DVD (non-commercial/non-encrypted) footage into Final Cut Pro X? I have some clips on a DVD that I need to include in my project. I don't want to transcode and I've read using streamclip is the way to go but requires purchasing an out of date codec from Apple, etc. Really Apple? That's absurd. There must be a better way.
Thanks for any tips!
-Marty

I get that, but you have to use some hacky work around to import video from a DVD. The version of the mpeg software is not even compatible with Mountain Lion. Tom, do you have a working workflow to import VOB files?
Thanks.

NO audio with VOB file

Hi there
Im pretty new to this whole thing so apologies for any naive comments, I have some work on DVD that I wish to convert in compressor but when I drag the VOB files into compressor they do not register any audio. I am a student and not an editor and only have limited access to the software at university where the technician there has no clue about anything. By searching this forum I found one similar post that mentioned de muxing but I have no idea what that is or how to go about it.
Any help anyone can spare would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
Andrew Hunter
[email protected]

a VOB file contains audio & video streams mixed (muxed) and then chopped into 1024mb segments.
If you want to change elements in that file, you need to transcode the VOB file into a format that FCP can edit. Two programs, MPEG Streamclip or DVDxDV will work. They will convert non-copywrited (unprotected) VOB files into editable Quicktime files.
If you have no ability to add programs to the computer (administrative privileges on your account), the tech will have to install the program. MPEG Streamclip is free, DVDxDV costs $25US.
good luck.
x
btw - This subject comes up A LOT. Search for DVD demux MPEG Streamclip and or DVDxDV and you should come up with a bit more information.

Import trouble while importing .VOB files

Hello Y'all
I am fairly new to Adobe Premiere Pro and I am just trying to import some VOB files and have no luck with it. Here is my problem.
I took this footage with a sony handycam if it helps to know.
So I right click then import then select my file then import.
The file seems to import correctly so I try to play it back and almost halfway through playback the audio quits playing but the video continues on.
I have gone into preferences to see if I am doing somthing wrong with the audio hardware and I have reimported the file quite a few times. I have also tried changing the preset and all to no avail.
Do Y'all know what I am doing wrong or is there something that I am not doing (correctly)?
Thanks
Lawrence

Try transcoding your VOB audio to something intraframe and/or uncompressed. You can use MPEG Streamclip to convert the audio from your VOB to WAV or AIF, and just replace the audio in your Sequence Timeline. That should get you where you need to go.

PE 3.0 -- Video playback jitters -- content pulled from VOB files

Thanks in advance for any advice!   I pulled 10 minutes of video from a DVD into Elements 3.0, edited it on the timeline and exported it to a DVD. The original content is a dub of a finished TV show burned by a production company.... it's the only copy we can get. My edit excerpts the part of the show that's about a non-profit I help out.
My final output has "jitters" in shots that have motion. The faster the motion -- like zooms or pans -- the more noticible the jitter. You can almost ignore it when playing back on a computer, but on a TV it's really obvious.
The only changes I made to the clips after import were:
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. (Sorry I didn't understand the points system; thought I could tag you all as helpful.)    Elements 3.0 doesn't have that DVD or Hard Drive project setting, but it looks like this is where the trouble lies.
Ridiculous thing is, I have Premiere Pro 5.03... but it will not ingest the VOB files. Each file truncates to 30 seconds, even if the file is already pulled off the DVD and in a folder.   I could not find a solution online to that problem, so I tried Elements which did it easily, except for this jitter.
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How can I convert a home movie on dvd(vob file) to edit on imovie?

I had home movies converted to a dvd- the files are vob. Now I want to edit the movies in imovie.
I am having a difficult time converting from vob straight to mov files.
I purchased Quick Time Pro thinking that could do it, but I haven't been able to.
Also, it just says QuickTime Player Version 7.6.4 (518.35) on my computer.
Is it supposed to say QuickTIme Pro?
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The "Pro" option just unlocks a lot of features in QuickTime Player. If you look at the registration info, it will show if you have Pro installed.
For converting DVD's you have two options; hardware or software.
The hardware option involves connecting a DVD player's analog outputs to a qualified "DV device" (DV camcorder, VTR or converter) then connecting the DV device's Firewire port to your Mac to capture the footage.
The software option involves using an application like DVDxDV or MPEG Streamclip to convert the DVD's VOB files into an editable format that works natively with your chosen NLE.
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Advice needed - .vob file conversion for playing on itouch

help needed and advice on best application for dvd/movie file conversion.
i want to convert .vob file so i can transfer to ipod.
seems like there are several free & pay for app's out there - any guidance as to which is the best would be appreciated.
thanks in advance

chriswalsh wrote:
.. i want to convert .vob file so i can transfer to ipod.
haven't tried for vob, but a nice lil' tool:
http://thelittleappfactory.com/evom/
another well-known converter, esp for DVD>>Apple-toys-usage is
http://handbrake.fr/ (don't worry, english spoken)
note to Mods: the latest version is NO ripper (=DRM-override), but a converter..
both free, no additional installs needed..

Creating an ISO file from a bunch of BUP, IFO, VOB files

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First, i want to apologize to all of you if my question is already answered somewhere, i did a search before.
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I am looking for the best software to do this. I would have used ImgBurn on my PC i guess... But with my iMac?
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Mopito wrote:
if my question is already answered somewhere, i did a search before.
Yes, the question has been answered before, several times.
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J D McIninch wrote:
Start Disk Utility
DU (or hdiutil) can create an ISO image, and, if it's used to burn to DVD, the disc can be played on computer DVD drives. But it will not play on most stand-alone DVD players, because of the layout issue I mentioned above. Hence, it's not a good idea to use it to create a DVD-Video disc image.

How do I change a .vob file to a .wmv?

I just got my wedding video but the video people screwed up pretty bad, so I want to work on it myself. I tried importing the file as is from the dvd he gave me (a .vob file) it imported but with no audio. I'm pretty new to the whole technical video sidde of this so I'm not sure how to find all the different rates and numbers that I've seenmentioned in other posts. One thing I did do, was I managed to convert it with a trial program of avs converter into different formats aand the .wmv came through with both audio and video! Is there a way to convert it for free (the trial has words on top of the video) or any other ideas? Thanks,
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
and http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx
Also... I have NOT used those products, I only forward due to other mentions
Convert http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:How_do_I_convert_my_files%3F
Edit Vob http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:How_do_I_import_VOB_files_/_edit_a_DVD%3F
$99 http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175714228541#tabview=tab0
$99 http://www.womble.com/products/mvw.html
$80 http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html
$75 http://www.videoredo.com/en/index.htm
$75 http://www.magix.com/us/movie-edit-pro/
$70 http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html Converter
$40 http://www.daniusoft.com/dvd-ripper.html#135
$40 http://www.deskshare.com/dmc.aspx Digital Media Converter
$00 http://www.squared5.com/ MPEG Streamclip Converter
$00 http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html Multi-Converter
$00 http://www.virtualdub.org/ Mpeg to AVI Converter

What is a .vob file and how can I play it in Quicktime Player?

I have a video file .vob. I can play it in VLC, but I would like to be able to play it in Quicktime. Do I need to change its file type? And to what? And how?

VLC Player...
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
VOB stands for DVD Video Object and is the core file of a DVD containing the actual movie data, an MPEG movie stream and the supported audio...
http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/what-is-a-vob-file-how-to-open-vob-files.html

Premiere CS6 skips/does not play first second of vob file - while with vlc all fine

Hello everyone!
I am trying to edit vob files (after being ripped on hdd) and Premiere seems to skip the the first second in the media browser, source monitor etc. after import. When opened with vlc-player the vob file is just fine and the first (missing) second (part of a sentence) is there. So I tried to convert the vob file to an avi file with Adobe Media Encoder. Same thing the first second is missing in the avi file. Adobe Bridge - same thing. Same problem with other vob files.
What can I do? Thank you very much for your kind help!
Best, Michael
System: Windows 7 (64) all updated. Master Collection CS6 all updated (Premiere Pro CS6 - 6.0.1 etc.)

Michael,
Is both the Audio and the Video missing from the VOB in PrPro?
Is the Audio DD 5.1 SS in AC3?
Though certainly not YOUR case, if your Audio is DD 5.1, then it is recommended to allow ~ 2.0 sec. of silence at the beginning of the Audio Stream, to allow the equipment to "lock onto" the signal. This most often happens with higher-end DVD/BD players - you are getting similar in PrPro, and not a high-end DVD/BD player.
If you rip the DVD in Audition, or similar, does the entire Audio Stream show up, like it does in VLC player?
One last question, regards your internal HDD, from which you are editing. Is it at least 7,200 RPM, or is it a 5,400 RPM drive?
Good luck, and as should be obvious, I am just thinking out loud here.
Hunt

Converted VOB file to mpeg with Freemake Video Converter and still not able to load same file in Premiere CS6

I have this project where I needed to change the audio part from a dvd so first tried to load VOB file but Adobe Premiere did not support VOB file so then used Freemake Video Convert tool to convert in to mpeg file so that I can import in premiere timeline. Still no success so I guess its not supported either.

Maybe you are missing some codec. CS6 does support mpeg.
Features and Sequence Presets missing - sequence could not be opened

Trying to load a .vob file into iMovie11 but get an error message that the file format is not compatible

can quick time convert this file or do i need additional software?

You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
And from the TOU of these forums:
Keep within the Law
No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
If you are running Lion:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381
To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.
The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

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