Import DVD without audio spaces

richard-amirault wrote on 6/30/2012, 1:00 PM
Earlier today I was searching .. trying to find a solution to my problem ...

When using the built-in IMPORT FROM DVD feature .. Vegas splits the files into equal segments (except for the last segment) and the start of each new segment has the full video, but is missing a fraction of a second of the audio at the begining.

This, if I remember correctly, is because the feature was designed to work on those small DVD's from Sony camcorders, not a 'normal' size DVD with a bigger/longer video.

My workaround has been either ... leave the audio space (not good .. very obvious) or ... overlap the video and (sony won't let me spell this next word correctly) but the audio together (less obvious, but still less than ideal)

I was looking for the past thread where someone suggested some program that would link the segments together and restore the missing audio. I did not find that but instead found a much better solution. Unfortunatly I did not bookmark that thread, nor do I remember who posted the solution ... but I thought I'd repeat it here for those of use who still have that problem.

I did copy the body of the text ...

Vegas allows you to open up a DVD .IFO file. This imports the entire .VOB chain for both video and audio tracks.

Again "open" the .IFO file, do not try to "import" it. Vegas does not recognize the .IFO file as a media file so you need to type "*.IFO" first so that it can find it. Otherwise it will not show in the "open file" window.

This is, of course, for DVDs that are home made, not commercially (copy protected) DVDs.

Comments

Rob Franks wrote on 6/30/2012, 1:58 PM
I just use TSmuxeR (free program).

It joins all the VOB files and places it into a M2TS container which I then import to Vegas. (It does not recompress)

Just "add" your fist vob file into TSmuxeR and "join" the others. Select M2TS export and away you go.
vkmast wrote on 6/30/2012, 3:26 PM
The thread the OP is referring to is of course this one which includes the quoted Gary James method.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=790229
Opampman wrote on 6/30/2012, 5:35 PM
I have been using Gary's method with the IFO files flawlessly since he posted it. I use it to open DVD music videos provided by a client for a music show we produce and it never fails and the quality is excellent since the DVD's they provide come straight from their working master file. Their originals are usually shot on a RED or 35mm film and the edited master is used to make the DVD's.

EDIT to clarify source

richard-amirault wrote on 6/30/2012, 7:35 PM
The thread the OP is referring to is of course this one which includes the quoted Gary James method.

Yes, thank you.

I been here (on the forums) for years .. and didn't know that.

I reposted for those who did not know this method. If you do this (import DVDs) all the time ... you have a better chance of knowing it .. but for those of us who only do this on occasion .. they may not know this "trick"
Gary James wrote on 6/30/2012, 7:49 PM
Yes, that was my post. The idea of copying the DVD to to your hard disk is not absolutely necessary, but it does let Vegas generate audio peaks that it can use later. It also makes for much fast reads and edits once you import the title.

One other advantage of this method is that it imports the DVD title chapters and creates media markers at the chapter points. There are plenty of add-in utilities or scripts out there that can convert these to regular track markers.

I should add one caveat. This method only works if the desired DVD title is the first title on the disk. This is the case is almost all commercial DVDs; and nearly all DVDs I've authored. But I did run across a DVD that I made years ago where I laid-out the DVD with some movie extras as the first title. And this is what I got when I tried to import the main title.
JimMSG wrote on 7/2/2012, 9:50 PM
Mpgstreamclip is an excellent iutility for importing DVD's as well.
Opampman wrote on 7/3/2012, 7:42 AM
Asking to be educated - why would you use another program to do this when Vegas does it fine using Gary's method?

Kent
Arthur.S wrote on 7/14/2012, 5:59 AM
"I should add one caveat. This method only works if the desired DVD title is the first title on the disk. This is the case is almost all commercial DVDs; and nearly all DVDs I've authored. But I did run across a DVD that I made years ago where I laid-out the DVD with some movie extras as the first title. And this is what I got when I tried to import the main title."

Yes this is what I'm finding. I'm trying to import an old DVD of a family gathering from around 10 years ago. What I'm getting though is the 'first play' not the main video. I'll give the DVD Shrink method a shot. By the way, wonder why there's never been a 'BD Shrink'? Would seem a natural progression.
Arthur.S wrote on 7/15/2012, 5:00 AM
Worked fine with DVDS. Even shows the chapter markers. :-)
PeterDuke wrote on 7/16/2012, 1:14 AM
If import IFO is inappropriate, try concatenating the desired VOBs with the command:

COPY /B VTS_XX_1.VOB+VTS_XX_2.VOB+VTS_XX_3.VOB outputfile.MPG

I did have one occasion when it didn't work, so I included the short VTS_XX_0.VOB at the start and edited it away.

VideoReDo and many other utilities will also concatenate video files.
Chienworks wrote on 7/9/2015, 9:34 AM
"I should add one caveat. This method only works if the desired DVD title is the first title on the disk. This is the case is almost all commercial DVDs; and nearly all DVDs I've authored. But I did run across a DVD that I made years ago where I laid-out the DVD with some movie extras as the first title. And this is what I got when I tried to import the main title."

I merely select the .IFO for the titleset i want, and that's what i get. Doesn't matter where it is in the disc's structure.
musicvid10 wrote on 7/9/2015, 9:53 AM
VRD does more than concatenate.
When necessary, it corrects stream and GOP errors, reindexes, and resyncs.