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Jan 1, 2013 9:22 AM in response to c44by milwaukee_bronze,I would recommend to try running the .VOB in DVD Player app. If that works then you know it's iMovie that has the issue.
If not then it looks like the .VOB is corrupt.
Handbrake can help you convert it into a different format. H.264 or something, you could also try VLC player as an alternate to DVD Player App.
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Jan 1, 2013 9:33 AM in response to milwaukee_bronzeby c44,yes, it runs in the DVD player app just fine.
i just bought quick time 7 but that doesn't recognize either.
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Jan 1, 2013 9:48 AM in response to c44by milwaukee_bronze,So then I think you cannot import a .VOB directly to iMovie.
Try converting it first. I would look at Handbrake for occasional stuff
If you if plan on converting a lot or you are impatient, you could look at something like elgato's Turbo.264 with or without the hardware component depending on how old your Mac is.
Hope that helps?
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Jan 1, 2013 9:54 AM in response to gumsieby c44,handbrake gave the following message:
"HandBrake could not find a compatible version of libdvdcss (32-bit libdvdcss is not compatible with 64 bit HandBrake and vice-versa).
Please download and install libdvcss.pkg if you wish to read encrypted DVDs."
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Jan 1, 2013 10:55 AM in response to c44by woodmeister50,c44 wrote:
handbrake gave the following message:
"HandBrake could not find a compatible version of libdvdcss (32-bit libdvdcss is not compatible with 64 bit HandBrake and vice-versa).
Please download and install libdvcss.pkg if you wish to read encrypted DVDs."
There should be a link on the Hanbrake site to download the file.
libdvcss is not only used to read encrypted (conversion of which
is illegal in most countries) DVD/VOB but also has the additional
items to read chapters, etc. even for non-encrypted.
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Jan 1, 2013 3:20 PM in response to c44by Klaus1,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
- No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
- 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:
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, 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. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.