Why does iMovie import vobs missing audio?

Hello
I did import vobs in iMovie 11 from a personal dvd back up (a personal copy made from a VHS into a standard dvd video) in order to make some adjustments, but, surpise, no audio at all!. Checked single vobs and the whole dvd and everything works fine both on the mac and a home dvd player. I tried also to rename .vob in .mpeg, iMovie imports each without any problem, but it's always silent.
Any hint?
Thanks, Gianfranco

If you have not already done so, update to the latest (just released) version 9.0.4 - this update includes fixes for saving audio adjustments. Hopefully, it will fix your problem!
John
PS See this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2645652?start=0&tstart=0
Message was edited by: John Cogdell - added PS

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