On 15/04/2012, at 9:11 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: > Hi folks .. this one has me stumped ! > > I have converted two VOB files from a DVD to MP4 files to import into iMovie. > They were both videoed today on a camcorder then the DVD was made for me. > > One has converted fine retaining the 16:9 aspect ratio. > The other has converted with both sides squashed in to make it look like a > tall 4:3 video. > > I have tried numerous applications to change the ratio but no success. > VLC Player will change the AR of the VOB file to 16:9 while playing, but will > not save the resulting video. > > Any ideas please ?
Hi Stephen, 16:9 Widescreen is Aspect Ratio: 16:9 − 720x576 PAL What application did you use to convert the VOB files? Toast Titanium 10 or 11 can convert ‘unprotected’ DVD VIDEO_TS folder to MP4 format. I’ve edited and then converted ‘unprotected’ DVDs using Toast. If you have Toast and require instructions how to do this, post back and I’ll send instructions Quicktime Pro I’m sure can convert VOB to MP4 also. Also, any video files that the VLC Player can play it can convert to .mp4. The list includes popular video format such as VCD’s .dat/.mpg, DVD Video’s .vob, etc. The process is technically call Transcoding, and it’s simple, fast and best of all, free-of-charge. 1. Launch VLC Player and select the “Streaming/Exporting Wizard…” from its File menu. 2. Select the “Transcode/Save to file” option. 3. Click the “Choose…” button and select your .vob file. 4. Tick “Transcode video” and select the “H.264″ codec and 1024 kb/s. 5. Tick “Transcode audio” and select the “MPEG 4 Audio” codec and 192 kb/s. 6. Select “MPEG 4/ MP4″ as the Encapsulation format. 7. Click the “Choose…” button and Save As “NewFileName.mp4″ to your Desktop. 8. Click “Finish” to begin transcoding. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
