Hi Stephen, There sounds like there is some corruption or fault with that 'problem clip'. If the rest of the DVD files convert fine, there has to be something wrong with that clip.
Toast does not have any problem converting non-protected DVDs. Toast can not convert Commercial protected DVDs. Every application you have tried has faulted on the 'problem clip'. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 16/04/2012, at 7:30 PM, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> -- 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>
