Re: OT: DV video capture

In message <dch5oi$gmq$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, frag <news2@xxxxxxxxxx> writes 
raden scribbled:

In message <0001HW.BF11CAAB00317563F0305550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
simonk <me7@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> raden wrote:
>
>> Does anybody have any recommendations for s/w that runs on XP
which will >> convert .vob files to .avi ?
>
> VOB files are MPEG2 files in disguise.  Rename them to .MPG and
> they'll play, if you have an MPEG2 codec on your machine.
>
> AVI isn't really a video format - it's a video encapsulation
> mechanism, or way of packaging audio and video up, that can work
> with a number of compression formats (MPEG1/2, Windows Media, Ogg).
> Similarly, Quicktime on the Mac is also a way of putting a wrapper
> round someone else's video or audio compression technology.
>
> If you convert a VOB or whatever file to AVI, you still need to
> make a decision about which compression technology you're going to
> use, and make sure that your other PCs, or the people you're
> sending the video to, have the relevant decompression technology
> installed.
>
> Why specifically do you need to convert a VOB file to AVI?
>
> http://www.videohelp.com/ is the best place for clues - takes a bit
> of reading, but worth it.
>
What is actually required is to be able to edit some DVDs

They are in .vob format and need editing to produce dvds with the
crap cut out

IYSWIM 

You can split the video and audio, and then use editing software that
(attempts) to edit both streams at once (and usually miserably fails).

Better to use software that can edit the multiplexed audio/video single
stream.

There's shed loads of them out there, they all vary on how long a clip
they can edit, what formats they can load/save, biassed to pro editing
or playing around with fade effects & voice overs, etc.

So, rather than trawl through dozens of them, are there any free ones which are heads above the rest ?


--
geoff
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