I'm continuing my quest to conquer the issues found in this thread
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=646398
I've now come to the point where Womble converts the DVD recorded VOB files to ONE mpeg with ac3 audio intact. However, when I drag it into DVD Architect, it doesn't recognize the AC3 audio anymore.
- If I put the re-rendered WOmble mpg2 into VEgas, it sees the audio just fine.
- If I play the re-rendered Womble mpg2 in WIndows Media Player, it plays the audio just fine.
DVD-Architect doesn't recognize PCM or AC3 audio from Womble.
I know many people use Womble, but how do you get the rendered files to be recognized with audio in DVDA?
My project is 2 hours long and is simply an old VHS tape I recorded onto my Philips DVD recorder. I then took the DVD into my DVD Rom and copied the VOB files from the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD. I renamed the extensions as MPG and am able to view them fine as they were recorded.
However, when trying to create a 2 hour DVD with a menu and 18 second intro movie, there isn't enough space on the DVD-Architect project unless it recompresses the video and audio of the MPGs straight from the DVD (old VOB's)
So, I use Womble to line up the 4 to 5 files (each is about 1/2 hour or .99GB in size and I don't know why philips recorders split them into five separate files instead of one like Panasonic recorders do). When I stitch them into ONE mpg2 file using a custom template in Womble with a CBR of 4.6mbps, it makes a file about 4.1GB in size WITH AC3 audio. This is small enough to fit on the 4.7GB disk without a problem.
Now, I'm happy that the quality of the video isn't any different than the VHS original (I burned one sample before realizing there was no audio and the video looked great), but the fact that DVD-A doesn't recognize the audio is now the next blunder in this maze.
I've tried ROXIO MyDVD and it doesn't recognize the AC3 either.
Any thoughts?
* NOT EFFICIENT TO RE-RENDER USING SMART-RENDER IN VEGAS (TOO LONG)
* NOT INTERESTED IN CREATING A SEPARATE AC3 file IN VEGAS (TOO LONG)
I have literally dozens of these 2 hour tapes to convert and to add more steps is not going to work (profit wise).
Of most importance to me is the intro movie and menu system, else I'd just hand over a copy of the 2 hour dvd-r without them to the customer(s) who are paying me to do this transfer service for them.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=646398
I've now come to the point where Womble converts the DVD recorded VOB files to ONE mpeg with ac3 audio intact. However, when I drag it into DVD Architect, it doesn't recognize the AC3 audio anymore.
- If I put the re-rendered WOmble mpg2 into VEgas, it sees the audio just fine.
- If I play the re-rendered Womble mpg2 in WIndows Media Player, it plays the audio just fine.
DVD-Architect doesn't recognize PCM or AC3 audio from Womble.
I know many people use Womble, but how do you get the rendered files to be recognized with audio in DVDA?
My project is 2 hours long and is simply an old VHS tape I recorded onto my Philips DVD recorder. I then took the DVD into my DVD Rom and copied the VOB files from the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD. I renamed the extensions as MPG and am able to view them fine as they were recorded.
However, when trying to create a 2 hour DVD with a menu and 18 second intro movie, there isn't enough space on the DVD-Architect project unless it recompresses the video and audio of the MPGs straight from the DVD (old VOB's)
So, I use Womble to line up the 4 to 5 files (each is about 1/2 hour or .99GB in size and I don't know why philips recorders split them into five separate files instead of one like Panasonic recorders do). When I stitch them into ONE mpg2 file using a custom template in Womble with a CBR of 4.6mbps, it makes a file about 4.1GB in size WITH AC3 audio. This is small enough to fit on the 4.7GB disk without a problem.
Now, I'm happy that the quality of the video isn't any different than the VHS original (I burned one sample before realizing there was no audio and the video looked great), but the fact that DVD-A doesn't recognize the audio is now the next blunder in this maze.
I've tried ROXIO MyDVD and it doesn't recognize the AC3 either.
Any thoughts?
* NOT EFFICIENT TO RE-RENDER USING SMART-RENDER IN VEGAS (TOO LONG)
* NOT INTERESTED IN CREATING A SEPARATE AC3 file IN VEGAS (TOO LONG)
I have literally dozens of these 2 hour tapes to convert and to add more steps is not going to work (profit wise).
Of most importance to me is the intro movie and menu system, else I'd just hand over a copy of the 2 hour dvd-r without them to the customer(s) who are paying me to do this transfer service for them.