Converting .BUP. IFO and .VOB files

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Converting .BUP. IFO and .VOB files

Hello,
I have a dvd of my high school football that when you insert it into a DVD player or into a computer using DVD Player on the Mac it plays fine. However, when I try to rip the files using MactheRipper or Handbrake it stays in .BUP .IFO and .VOB files. I want to know if anyone knows how I can somehow convert these files or get them into iMovie so that I can edit them. The videos don't have sound files, in case that matters.
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17" Power Book G4, 2.0GHz MacBook, 2.4 GHz iMac, 2.4 GHz MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.9), iSight, iLife 06, iLife 08, Adobe CS2, iPod Video, MyBook External HD, 3 iPod 16 GB Touches

Posted on Dec 20, 2008 8:49 AM

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Answer 1

Rich839

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Dec 20, 2008 10:32 AM in response to Richard Frey

I think, but not sure, that you can convert using the free download Streamclip, together with the Apple mpeg2 plugin :

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/

which I belive costs about $49.00.

But confirm that before you buy.

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Answer 2

Klaus1

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Dec 23, 2008 4:48 AM in response to Richard Frey

Everybody has given you great advice, but I thought I would add my 2 cents worth!

You need to convert the VOB files back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html

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

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/

which is a mere $20.

Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:

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

which costs $25.

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.

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Answer 3

Dec 22, 2008 11:46 PM in response to Richard Frey

You're viewing multiplexed DVD-Video data (this is called "muxed" for short). As such, it is in a format that is for playback only.

You'll need to demultiplex (or "demux") the data stream to something you can edit.

Mactheripper only copies DVD-Video data and provides no demultiplexing.

Handbrake effectively converts DVD-Video data to other play only formats (like MPEG4 for your iPod).

DVDxDV (and DVDxDV Pro) is a software application meant for doing just what you are trying to do ($50 to $80, depending on the version you purchase).

Also, if you have Roxio Toast, you can use it to export the multiplexed video stream to something that you can edit ($100, but you can often find it on sale or with a rebate).

Whatever application you find to do this, DV-NTSC QuickTime is a good choice to convert to. It's the same format you would have after capturing digital video from MiniDV tape. It's the same frame size and frame rate as MPEG2 NTSC, just a different compression type (DV/DVCPro-NTSC rather than MPEG2).

Avoid extracting the DVD-Video stream to MPEG2. This might get you something that can be played with QuickTime (if you have the MPEG2 playback component installed), but it's not a compression type for editing.

-Warren

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