I cannot import video from a DVD

I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2 doesn't recognize
the file type that these clips are saved as. When I hold the cursor over the
file icon in my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I resave
these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2? No one can give me a
straight answer on this question. PLEASE HELP!!!

eabbm wrote:
> I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
> doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
> saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
> my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
> resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
> No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
> PLEASE HELP!!!
=====================================
You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
Have a look at the following site:

Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
link:

http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n



--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
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Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB file to an MPG file?
Simply renaming the file does not change the file type. Thanks for the help.
eabbm

"John Inzer" wrote:

> eabbm wrote:
> > I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
> > doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
> > saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
> > my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
> > resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
> > No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
> > PLEASE HELP!!!
> =====================================
> You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
> Have a look at the following site:
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html
>
> Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
> newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
> turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
> link:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n
>
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
>

The renaming is simply to let TMPGEnc open the file for conversion to other
ones. With the VOB extension it doesn't accept it.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
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"eabbm" <eabbm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0833BA91-F278-4B35-AEE9-D8E5991FC59C@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB file to an MPG
> file?
> Simply renaming the file does not change the file type. Thanks for the
> help.
> eabbm
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> eabbm wrote:
>> > I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
>> > doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
>> > saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
>> > my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
>> > resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
>> > No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
>> > PLEASE HELP!!!
>> =====================================
>> You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
>> Have a look at the following site:
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
>> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html
>>
>> Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
>> newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
>> turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
>> link:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>> MS Picture It! MVP
>>
>> Digital Image
>> Highlights and FAQs
>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>
>> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>

What is TMPGEnc? I'm severly new to all of this ... sorry for the lame
questions.

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> The renaming is simply to let TMPGEnc open the file for conversion to other
> ones. With the VOB extension it doesn't accept it.
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
> MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>
>
> "eabbm" <eabbm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0833BA91-F278-4B35-AEE9-D8E5991FC59C@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB file to an MPG
> > file?
> > Simply renaming the file does not change the file type. Thanks for the
> > help.
> > eabbm
> >
> > "John Inzer" wrote:
> >
> >> eabbm wrote:
> >> > I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
> >> > doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
> >> > saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
> >> > my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
> >> > resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
> >> > No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
> >> > PLEASE HELP!!!
> >> =====================================
> >> You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
> >> Have a look at the following site:
> >>
> >> Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
> >> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html
> >>
> >> Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
> >> newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
> >> turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
> >> link:
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> John Inzer
> >> MS Picture It! MVP
> >>
> >> Digital Image
> >> Highlights and FAQs
> >> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
> >>
> >> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> >> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

It's an MPEG utility mentioned on my website page, and the link to download
it is on the Setup Movie Maker > Other Software page of my website....

There are other tools that you can use.... I'm just giving the procedure for
the ones I use...
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx


"eabbm" <eabbm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:375D5B21-0E3C-4CAB-A616-6C50AAF58208@microsoft.com...
> What is TMPGEnc? I'm severly new to all of this ... sorry for the lame
> questions.
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> The renaming is simply to let TMPGEnc open the file for conversion to
>> other
>> ones. With the VOB extension it doesn't accept it.
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
>> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
>> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>> Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>>
>>
>> "eabbm" <eabbm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0833BA91-F278-4B35-AEE9-D8E5991FC59C@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB file to an MPG
>> > file?
>> > Simply renaming the file does not change the file type. Thanks for the
>> > help.
>> > eabbm
>> >
>> > "John Inzer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> eabbm wrote:
>> >> > I have been trying to import video from a DVD-R, but MM2
>> >> > doesn't recognize the file type that these clips are
>> >> > saved as. When I hold the cursor over the file icon in
>> >> > my E drive, it says that the type is VOB. How can I
>> >> > resave these clips from the DVD and import them into MM2?
>> >> > No one can give me a straight answer on this question.
>> >> > PLEASE HELP!!!
>> >> =====================================
>> >> You are correct....WMM will not import a VOB file...
>> >> Have a look at the following site:
>> >>
>> >> Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
>> >> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html
>> >>
>> >> Also, searching the windowsxp.moviemaker
>> >> newsgroup for VOB in the Google Groups archive
>> >> turns up quite a few messages. Try the following
>> >> link:
>> >>
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/8vb2n
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> John Inzer
>> >> MS Picture It! MVP
>> >>
>> >> Digital Image
>> >> Highlights and FAQs
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>> >>
>> >> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
>> >> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

eabbm wrote:
> Thank you for the link ... but how do I change the VOB
> file to an MPG file? Simply renaming the file does not
> change the file type. Thanks for the help. eabbm
==========================
Try one more time....read the info at the
following site.

Movie Maker 2 - Importing Video from Discs
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

And have a look at newsletter #19...the link is
on the page.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Making Good Newsgroup Posts
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

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