Re: How to convert 60 min vob to mpg using TMPGEnc??

Something that sometimes works, is just to change the extension from .vob to
..mpg. That is a very quick way to "convert" .vob to .mpg.

The video in a .vob file is mpeg-2 video, exactly the same as in an mpeg-2
..mpg. The difference is that the .vob file also contains some other info for
the DVD. But the video might just play fine when renamed as .mpg.

In fact, I've converted DVDs (non-encrypted ones, of course) to WMV before
that way. Change the extension on the .vobs to .mpg, then import the .mpgs
into WMM, and save to WMV.

"SmellyKatt" <SmellyKatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:307054A4-6B76-45DC-82BB-3E16F4D4BF33@microsoft.com...
> For PapaJohn:
> Your newsletter #19 is the BEST help I've found on this topic, but I have
> one problem: I'm using a SONY DCR-DVD92 and recording on 8mm DVD's. I'm
> recording using LP (so 60 minutes on a 1.4GB disk). I can convert the .vob
to
> .mpg using TMPGEnc and view my movies on MediaPlayer...but NOT the entire
> movie. The DVD contains 2 .vob files (vts_01_1.vob and vts_01_2.vob). The
> first file is 45 minutes; the second is 15 minutes. TMPGEnc allows me to
> convert the 01_1 file BUT NOT the 01_2 file. So I loose the last 15
minutes
> of my movie
>
> Why does this happen? Can you help me? I've tried all versions of TMPGEnc
> (2.5 Plus, Editor, Xpress), but they all cut off the last 15 minutes.
>
> Any help you can give me would be very appreciated! Thank you!!
>

Based on my experience, renaming from .VOB to .MPG only seems
to work if the VOB contains just a single audio stream. If
it has multiple audio streams (different formats, languages),
then renaming the file doesn't work.

--
-Bob
_______________________________
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/ehome


" MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%23vLvEuezFHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Something that sometimes works, is just to change the extension from .vob to
> .mpg. That is a very quick way to "convert" .vob to .mpg.
>
> The video in a .vob file is mpeg-2 video, exactly the same as in an mpeg-2
> .mpg. The difference is that the .vob file also contains some other info for
> the DVD. But the video might just play fine when renamed as .mpg.
>
> In fact, I've converted DVDs (non-encrypted ones, of course) to WMV before
> that way. Change the extension on the .vobs to .mpg, then import the .mpgs
> into WMM, and save to WMV.
>
> "SmellyKatt" <SmellyKatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:307054A4-6B76-45DC-82BB-3E16F4D4BF33@microsoft.com...
>> For PapaJohn:
>> Your newsletter #19 is the BEST help I've found on this topic, but I have
>> one problem: I'm using a SONY DCR-DVD92 and recording on 8mm DVD's. I'm
>> recording using LP (so 60 minutes on a 1.4GB disk). I can convert the .vob
> to
>> .mpg using TMPGEnc and view my movies on MediaPlayer...but NOT the entire
>> movie. The DVD contains 2 .vob files (vts_01_1.vob and vts_01_2.vob). The
>> first file is 45 minutes; the second is 15 minutes. TMPGEnc allows me to
>> convert the 01_1 file BUT NOT the 01_2 file. So I loose the last 15
> minutes
>> of my movie
>>
>> Why does this happen? Can you help me? I've tried all versions of TMPGEnc
>> (2.5 Plus, Editor, Xpress), but they all cut off the last 15 minutes.
>>
>> Any help you can give me would be very appreciated! Thank you!!
>>
>
>