Cut and paste

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 00:30

Hi Everyone.

I need some advice, hope you can help.

I just started looking into this VJ stuff with a view to creating visuals for a band. What i want to do is cut and paste images (for short loops and mixing) from DVD's . Is this possible with VJ software? My only friends who know anything about visuals say i'd have to rip the whole DVD and then convert it to another file (like avi) and then cut out the bit i want but this seems very long winded when i might only want ten or so seconds from a whole film.

Hope someone can help

thanks

Dom

r.ke · Post by **r.ke** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 01:01

VirtualDub-Mpeg2 is an modded version of VirtualDub which can open the vob files directly from dvd (although i recommend to copy the vobs to your harddrive).

With VirtaulDub you can copy the frames to the clipboard and paste is anywhere you like.

http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/stable/

good luck!

[Edited on 10-1-2005 by r.ke]

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 14:14

Hi there, thanks fo the info!

Unfortunately i'm not savvy with alot of video terms yet as i'm really an audio man myself.

What are vobs, and how do they help me capture the dvd sections? I can find Virtualdub as a download ok so that's no problem .

hope you can help.

Dom

r.ke · Post by **r.ke** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 17:06

Originally posted by Anonymous
Hi there, thanks fo the info!

Unfortunately i'm not savvy with alot of video terms yet as i'm really an audio man myself.

What are vobs, and how do they help me capture the dvd sections? I can find Virtualdub as a download ok so that's no problem .

hope you can help.

Dom

"Since a .VOB file is just a specialized MPEG-2 file, most MPEG-2 decoders and players can play them. You may need to change the extension from .VOB to .MPG. However, any special features such as angles or branching will cause strange effects. The best way to play a .VOB file is to use a DVD player application to play the entire volume (or to open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file), since this will make sure all the DVD-Video features are used properly.

Many DVDs are encrypted, which means the .VOB files won't play when copied to your hard drive."

http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#4.10

r.ke · Post by **r.ke** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 17:13

you can find the vobs in the \VIDEO_TS directory of your dvds if you open it as normal drive.

Enjoy!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 21:55

Do the program that allow you tp rip .VOB files also allow you to save them as MPEG-2?

Do all files in order to be used need to be saved under MPEG-2 or is MPEG sufficient?

What are the main differences between MPEG and MPEG-2?