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Bob D.
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject:
Need software for remixing my VOBs |
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What PC software would be good for mixing VOBs from various DVDr's (make on
my DVD recorder) to a single DVDr. I would like the menu to retain the
program names from the original discs. In other words, I would like to take
TV shows I've recorded on different discs, and make new discs with a
different program mix.
(The Roxio software that came with my burner looked like it would do what I
want, but it can't handle the Dolby AC3 sound.)
BTW, the DVDr is a Panasonic DMR-E80H. My PC has a DVD burner.
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Bob D.
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P Pron
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Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:02 pm Post subject:
Re: Need software for remixing my VOBs |
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Bob D. wrote:
| Quote: | What PC software would be good for mixing VOBs from various DVDr's
(make on my DVD recorder) to a single DVDr. I would like the menu to
retain the program names from the original discs. In other words, I
would like to take TV shows I've recorded on different discs, and
make new discs with a different program mix.
(The Roxio software that came with my burner looked like it would do
what I want, but it can't handle the Dolby AC3 sound.)
BTW, the DVDr is a Panasonic DMR-E80H. My PC has a DVD burner.
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It's quite a laborious process (I've never done it with more than 2 discs,
using this method) but it can be done with DVDShrink - see guide at
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm
You'd lose the menus, though.
Have you confirmed that your existing software _definitely_ doesn't do the
job? I use TMPGenc DVD Author, which also doesn't support AC3. But in
practice all this means is that I can't listen to the soundtrack while I'm
chaptering the DVD - the soundtrack is still there, though, and the authored
disc plays fine, complete with AC3 sound.
paul |
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Bob D.
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:02 am Post subject:
Re: Need software for remixing my VOBs |
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I guess I didn't explain, what I want to do, very well. I don't need to
shrink anything. I'm just want to reorganize what I have recorded. I.E.- I
have epsodes of the Simpsons recorded among other shows on different discs.
(Each one is a VOB and the episodes are titled in the menu.) I'd like to
create new discs with all the Simpsons together (not necessarily all on the
same disc). I just want to copy VOBs from different discs to make a new
disc. I looked at "TMPGenc DVD Author" but it sounds like it can only merge
VOBs together, and doesn't have any menu capability.
--
Bob D.
"P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Bob D. wrote:
What PC software would be good for mixing VOBs from various DVDr's
(make on my DVD recorder) to a single DVDr. I would like the menu to
retain the program names from the original discs. In other words, I
would like to take TV shows I've recorded on different discs, and
make new discs with a different program mix.
(The Roxio software that came with my burner looked like it would do
what I want, but it can't handle the Dolby AC3 sound.)
BTW, the DVDr is a Panasonic DMR-E80H. My PC has a DVD burner.
It's quite a laborious process (I've never done it with more than 2 discs,
using this method) but it can be done with DVDShrink - see guide at
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm
You'd lose the menus, though.
Have you confirmed that your existing software _definitely_ doesn't do the
job? I use TMPGenc DVD Author, which also doesn't support AC3. But in
practice all this means is that I can't listen to the soundtrack while I'm
chaptering the DVD - the soundtrack is still there, though, and the
authored disc plays fine, complete with AC3 sound.
paul
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P Pron
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:
Re: Need software for remixing my VOBs |
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Bob D. wrote:
| Quote: | "P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:34dh4mF47tvhgU1@individual.net...
Bob D. wrote:
What PC software would be good for mixing VOBs from various DVDr's
(make on my DVD recorder) to a single DVDr. I would like the menu to
retain the program names from the original discs. In other words, I
would like to take TV shows I've recorded on different discs, and
make new discs with a different program mix.
(The Roxio software that came with my burner looked like it would do
what I want, but it can't handle the Dolby AC3 sound.)
BTW, the DVDr is a Panasonic DMR-E80H. My PC has a DVD burner.
It's quite a laborious process (I've never done it with more than 2
discs, using this method) but it can be done with DVDShrink - see
guide at http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm
You'd lose the menus, though.
Have you confirmed that your existing software _definitely_ doesn't
do the job? I use TMPGenc DVD Author, which also doesn't support
AC3. But in practice all this means is that I can't listen to the
soundtrack while I'm chaptering the DVD - the soundtrack is still
there, though, and the authored disc plays fine, complete with AC3
sound. paul
I guess I didn't explain, what I want to do, very well. I don't need
to shrink anything. I'm just want to reorganize what I have recorded.
I.E.- I have epsodes of the Simpsons recorded among other shows on
different discs. (Each one is a VOB and the episodes are titled in
the menu.) I'd like to create new discs with all the Simpsons
together (not necessarily all on the same disc). I just want to copy
VOBs from different discs to make a new disc. I looked at "TMPGenc
DVD Author" but it sounds like it can only merge VOBs together, and
doesn't have any menu capability.
You don't have to shrink with DVDShrink - you can use it to reauthor discs |
without further compression, selecting the titles you want from each disc.
But (as you will have seen after reading the guide I posted the link to) you
need to copy all but one of the discs to your HD in order to achieve this.
And TMPGenc DVD Author certainly _does_ produce menus, by default. I know,
because I don't use menus on home-burned discs, and therefore have to
specifically select "no menu" every time I use the program. If you know of a
version of TMPGenc DVD Author that doesn't do menus, I'd like to know where
to get it.
But now that you've explained that each episode is a separate VOB, you
should be able to simply rename them with an MPG suffix (after copying to
your HD), choose which files you want, then author them as a DVD using
your usual software.
But I can't think of any way of doing what you have in mind while keeping
the original menus.
paul |
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Steve(JazzHunter)
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:15 am Post subject:
Re: Need software for remixing my VOBs |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:43:44 -0000, "P Pron"
<paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Bob D. wrote:
"P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:34dh4mF47tvhgU1@individual.net...
Bob D. wrote:
What PC software would be good for mixing VOBs from various DVDr's
(make on my DVD recorder) to a single DVDr. I would like the menu to
retain the program names from the original discs. In other words, I
would like to take TV shows I've recorded on different discs, and
make new discs with a different program mix.
It's quite a laborious process (I've never done it with more than 2
discs, using this method) but it can be done with DVDShrink - see
guide at http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm
You'd lose the menus, though.
Have you confirmed that your existing software _definitely_ doesn't
do the job? I use TMPGenc DVD Author, which also doesn't support
AC3. But in practice all this means is that I can't listen to the
soundtrack while I'm chaptering the DVD - the soundtrack is still
there, though, and the authored disc plays fine, complete with AC3
sound. paul
I guess I didn't explain, what I want to do, very well. I don't need
to shrink anything. I'm just want to reorganize what I have recorded.
I.E.- I have epsodes of the Simpsons recorded among other shows on
different discs. (Each one is a VOB and the episodes are titled in
the menu.) I'd like to create new discs with all the Simpsons
together (not necessarily all on the same disc). I just want to copy
VOBs from different discs to make a new disc. I looked at "TMPGenc
DVD Author" but it sounds like it can only merge VOBs together, and
doesn't have any menu capability.
You don't have to shrink with DVDShrink - you can use it to reauthor discs
without further compression, selecting the titles you want from each disc.
But (as you will have seen after reading the guide I posted the link to) you
need to copy all but one of the discs to your HD in order to achieve this.
And TMPGenc DVD Author certainly _does_ produce menus, by default. I know,
because I don't use menus on home-burned discs, and therefore have to
specifically select "no menu" every time I use the program. If you know of a
version of TMPGenc DVD Author that doesn't do menus, I'd like to know where
to get it.
But now that you've explained that each episode is a separate VOB, you
should be able to simply rename them with an MPG suffix (after copying to
your HD), choose which files you want, then author them as a DVD using
your usual software.
But I can't think of any way of doing what you have in mind while keeping
the original menus.
paul
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The easiest way by far is DVDlab. It will take Vobs directly as the
mpeg source and these can be put on the movie timelines, - and after
authoring, adding menus, an easy matter in itself, DVDlab will create
a new DVD without rerendering, just a 10 minute compile. As a plus
DVDlab handles SVCD and creates a DVD480 DVD using the D1 project
parameters. Again without rerendering. This will play properly on over
90% of players.
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/
... Steve ..
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