Can't use self-burned DVD with Windows Movie Maker

[Guest]

HELP!! I dubbed an old VHS tape home movie to DVD. I finalized the DVD and
can play the DVD in Windows Media, but I can't save the DVD to my PC nor can
I open it with Windows Movie Maker. I get the following error message: "The
file E:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO is not a supported file type, and it cannot be
imported into Windows Movie Maker." I thought about using the S Video
hook-up but can't figure out how to get that working either. Any advice??

 

[John Inzer]

HELP!! I dubbed an old VHS tape home movie to DVD. I
finalized the DVD and can play the DVD in Windows Media,
but I can't save the DVD to my PC nor can I open it with
Windows Movie Maker. I get the following error message:
"The file E:\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO is not a supported
file type, and it cannot be imported into Windows Movie
Maker." I thought about using the S Video hook-up but
can't figure out how to get that working either. Any
advice??

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Can you play a commercial DVD on your computer
with Windows Media Player? If not...you probably
need a DVD Decoder like...PowerDVD or Intervideo
WinDVD Recorder.

Maybe the following article will give you some ideas:

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

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I am only a volunteer.....

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Proceed at your own risk.

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[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You'll have to convert the VOB files to MPG or AVI or WMV for Windows Movie
Maker to be able to see them...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

The alternative solution is to use a third party editor that will allow VOBs
to be imported and edited directly like WinDVD Creator or PowerDirector.