John Tomaselli

Q: How to edit footage from a DVD

iMac 1-83GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo

OSX 10.7.5

I play in a band and have some footage of us on DVD

I want to make an edited compilation.

I have iMovie11

I also was told to download

MPEG Stream Clip

This is as far as I have gotten

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 19, 2014 9:45 AM

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  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Apr 19, 2014 11:02 AM in response to John Tomaselli
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    Apr 19, 2014 11:02 AM in response to John Tomaselli

    You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:

     

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

     

    which is free, but you must also have the  Apple mpeg2 plugin :

     

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x

     

    (unless you are running Lion in which case see below))

    which is a mere $20.

     

    Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:

     

    http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm

     

    which costs $25.

     

    For the benefit of others who may read this thread:

     

    Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

     

    And from the TOU of these forums:

     

    Keep within the Law

    1. No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
    2. Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.

     

    If you are running Lion or later:

     

    From the MPEG Streamclip homepage

     

    The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion onwards, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381

     

    To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.

     

    The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. (The same applies to Mountain Lion and Mavericks even though they have it preinstalled.) You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

  • by John Tomaselli,

    John Tomaselli John Tomaselli Apr 21, 2014 12:21 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Apr 21, 2014 12:21 PM in response to Klaus1

    Hi Klaus

    So far I ahve downloaded Mpeg Stream

    I also purchased Mpeg-2 plug in

    I just discovered I have Quicktime 10.1

    When i go thru the chain to open a file it saysThe plug is not installed.

  • by John Tomaselli,

    John Tomaselli John Tomaselli Apr 21, 2014 12:57 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Apr 21, 2014 12:57 PM in response to Klaus1

    I have downloaded the beta version and says dbl cliock on...

    What is and where do I find

    The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg)

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Apr 21, 2014 3:13 PM in response to John Tomaselli
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    Apr 21, 2014 3:13 PM in response to John Tomaselli

    The explanation is in my first post.

     

    You should be using mpegStreamclip with iMovie, not Quicktime.