Thanks for the DV advice Ronni .. I will use that process in future. I can actually see the resulting difference. However I just did the convert to DV and the problem clip converted 16 seconds of 46 seconds, then Toast did an unexpected quit. This is what happened with the first convert I did to MP4.
I am beginning to think this is a deliberate fault to prevent copying. But strange that the major video clip is not effected in this way. This was not a commercial DVD, simply one of me doing a "bucket list" event. But the gut that did it does them for all customers. On 16/04/2012, at 11:12 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > 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> Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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>
