AndrewWeisinger

Q: IMovie '11 storage - VRO and VOB

I was hoping that someone could please help me if possible.  I used to have an older Sony Handycam DVD camera that used minidiscs.  I have about 100 of these things.   What I would like to do is transfer these minidiscs to regular discs.  What I had attempted to do was purchase a converter that would convert VRO files (apparently some of these minidiscs I made as VROs and others as VOBs(?)).  The converter I purchased will put these in a .mov format that eventually I can put in to imovie '11.  The minidiscs that are saved as VOBs when I attach the camera with a minidisc in it to my mac  gets placed directly into imovie.

 

What I would like to do is one by one take my minidiscs put them into imovie and then place them on a regular size dvd.  My fear is that if I don't get these off the mindiscs (while this camera is still functional) eventually I might have a hard time since the mac computers don't accept these into the slot.  Am I making this hard by trying to place things into imovie and then burn a disc from these.  Is there something different I should be doing?  Is .mov not what I want to be converting VROs to?  What do VOBs become converted to once they go into imovie?

 

AM I better off just leaving these VOR and VOB minidiscs as is and not putting them on full size DVDs?

Thanks

Andy

Posted on Aug 18, 2013 3:42 PM

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  • by Klaus1,Helpful

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Aug 18, 2013 4:34 PM in response to AndrewWeisinger
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    Aug 18, 2013 4:34 PM in response to AndrewWeisinger

    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:

     

    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. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

  • by AndrewWeisinger,

    AndrewWeisinger AndrewWeisinger Aug 19, 2013 5:41 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Aug 19, 2013 5:41 PM in response to Klaus1

    Thank you so much Klaus1.  It seems that IMovie '11 "automatically" converts the VOB files without me really doing anything at all.  Is this "DV" format?  If I save these IMovies to a DVD (without any editing - just saving to get them off those minidiscs), will the I movies be saved on my DVD in a form that will be useful later on?  Or have I saved them in a form that won't ever be helpful.

     

    My real question, Klaus1, is do you see any reason to take VOB and VRO saved minidiscs and convert them to some other format so that they can be stored on a "regular" sized DVD?

     

    Sorry for all of my questions... I am the biggest biginner ever.

    Thanks, Andy

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Aug 20, 2013 3:30 AM in response to AndrewWeisinger
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    Aug 20, 2013 3:30 AM in response to AndrewWeisinger

    My real question, Klaus1, is do you see any reason to take VOB and VRO saved minidiscs and convert them to some other format so that they can be stored on a "regular" sized DVD?

    Just my opinion: Yes! minidisks are a dead format.