Can't get MPEG or Handbrake to work

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Can't get MPEG or Handbrake to work

I have a DVD that was made from my home movies. It's on my desktop as both a .dmg and .cdr file and I'm trying to get this into imovie. Handbrake posts "no valid source found" and MPEG doesn't open up the VOB files (I've tried these applications after reading some forums). I'm new to this and if you can help, that's great.

macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on May 17, 2009 1:01 PM

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Karsten Schlüter

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May 18, 2009 1:59 AM in response to thx4help

step1 is to 'mount' the diskimage - double click the dmg file.
a DVD will appear on your desktop..

just to check, wether it is a legit file: lauch the DVDplayer app and 'open' that virtual DVD.. does it play? fine.

now you should be able to use HB or MpegStreamclip to convert this DVD.

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Answer 2

May 19, 2009 1:04 AM in response to thx4help

thx4help wrote:
.. and I see a grey line through the middle. At the bottom "IN" has 0, "Out" has 12:00 which is around the DVD's length. ..

that indicates, what AppleMan allready told you:
to use MS as a converter tool for DVDs, you HAVE to purchase and install the mpeg2-playback component (apple.com/quicktime, 20$)...

why HB doesn't handle the mounted diskimage.. no idea 😟

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Answer 3

May 18, 2009 3:52 AM in response to thx4help

MPEG Streamclip will need for you to install the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component (if you haven't already.)

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thx4help Author

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May 19, 2009 10:47 AM in response to thx4help

Thank you for the info. I gave up on MPEG and went back to the Media service that originally copied my film to a DVD. He put the file on my flash drive in DV AVI format and this imported perfectly on IMovie. I realize that this solution will not solve the majority's issues with importing DVD content but perhaps will be useful to someone who is trying to transfer film and/or VHS tapes to IMovie.

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thx4help Author

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May 18, 2009 7:08 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

Hi and thank you both for responding. I'm still totally confounded. Here's what's happening. The .dmg file on my desktop has a pic of a hard drive and when I double clip, Video-TS files open, and it does play on DVD Player. But Handbrake still comes up with "No Valid Source Found". I've dragged the VOB file to MPEG and I see a grey line through the middle. At the bottom "IN" has 0, "Out" has 12:00 which is around the DVD's length. Nothing plays though on MPEG other than the grey line moving and I can't save the MPEG file as anything other than VOB. Will the MPEG problem be solved if I buy the application?

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