Codecs for VOB or MPEG2

[Guest]

I can't get WMM to import either a VOB nor an MPEG2 file (they're the same, really). Windows Media Player with play them however (albiet if I change the VOB extension to MP2, it thinks it's only 5 seconds long). A new codec, if required, does not "download automatically".

I'm using Studio 8 which also has MPEG2 support. Is there something else I need to buy/install to work with MPEG2/VOB clips in WMM? I looked at the LIGOS website but it wasn't plain what I'd need for WMM, and in any I'd like to avoid paying more for a "licensing fee" if possible (I'd like to be able to use WMM on All my computers).

My source is one of the new SONY DVD camcorders being advertised. It writes directly to a mini-DVD in a VOB format.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

The Importing Source Files... Video... Discs page of my website has some
info. I'm sure it will be expanding as more need to get video from their DVD
camcorders.

MPEG2 codecs are totally outside of Movie Maker and Microsoft. Maybe the
Sony software that came with your camcorder can convert the file to AVI.

My Importing Source Files... Video... Recorded TV page tells you the various
steps I take to convert recorded TV files into something I can use in MM2.


PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org

I can't get WMM to import either a VOB nor an MPEG2 file (they're the

same, really). Windows Media Player with play them however (albiet if I
change the VOB extension to MP2, it thinks it's only 5 seconds long). A new
codec, if required, does not "download automatically".

I'm using Studio 8 which also has MPEG2 support. Is there something else I

need to buy/install to work with MPEG2/VOB clips in WMM? I looked at the
LIGOS website but it wasn't plain what I'd need for WMM, and in any I'd like
to avoid paying more for a "licensing fee" if possible (I'd like to be able
to use WMM on All my computers).

My source is one of the new SONY DVD camcorders being advertised. It

writes directly to a mini-DVD in a VOB format.