Re: [PLUG] Video question

["Steve Morgan" <stevem.firefly@gmail.com>]

Do remember that DVDs for movies that are bought at <insert DVD store
here> are encrypted with CSS and that simply renaming the file may not
be enough.  Also, I wanted to mention that the DVD camcorders suck..
They suck because you have to use their stupid proprietary software to
work with their proprietary video that is recorded to the discs.
Tried several different methods to extract MPEG 2/4 video and nothing
seemed to work.  I think we eventually had to HandBrake the video off
the disc (as opposed to copying the files to the harddrive and using
that) to get some kind video that we could finally then import into
iMovie.


Steve Morgan




On 11/1/07, Mark Baker <mark.baker@hxti.com> wrote:
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> The files on the DVD are in VOB format and can be converted to other formats
> with software packages available online.  I have also read that VOB files
> are in mpeg-2 format and they can simply be renamed from *.vob to *.mpeg and
> will play that way, but I have never tried it.   Maybe someone on the list
> has tried this??
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> Mark
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> From: Josh Goldstein [mailto:oopjosh@yahoo.com]
>  Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:44 AM
>  To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
>  Subject: Re: [PLUG] Video question
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> I thought DVDs were just a collection of mpeg files with some other files
> for the menus and stuff.  Maybe you could just copy the mpeg files from the
> dvd??
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> ----- Original Message ----
>  From: Brian Vagnoni <bvagnoni@v-system.net>
>  To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:48:01 PM
>  Subject: Re: [PLUG] Video question
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>  If you live near Bensalem there is a New York Camera on street road, and in
> south philly there is Calumet Photographic both offer professional services
> and will be much more knowledgeable than the local drug or video store. Of
> course professional means $$$, but a phone call can't hurt.
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>  Good places to go and try out high end gear, and then go and buy it online.
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>  Brian Vagnoni
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>  Good Luck, & Best Wishes for you and yours
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> From: Eric [mailto:eric@lucii.org]
>  To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> [mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org]
>  Sent: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:53:54 -0400
>  Subject: [PLUG] Video question
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>  This is only tangentially related to Linux but I need some advice/help.
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>  My daughter has to complete a 3 minute speech on my old VHS-C video tape
>  recorder tomorrow, have it converted to one of these formats:
>  [wmv|avi|mov|mpg|mpeg|mp4|3gp] and upload it to the contest site on Friday.
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>  college scholarship or considerable portion thereof could be in the balance
> here.
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>  Neither of my computers has the capability to take a video input (skip long
>  "Pinnacle sux" story here). The Camera Shop will convert it for $29.99 (3
>  minutes or 2 hours - same price) but they have no freakin' idea what the
> file
>  format is. They just say: "You put the DVD in your DVD player and it
> plays!"
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>  Does anyone have suggestions about going from VHS-C to a file in short
> order?
>  Perhaps someone could help out - I'd be happy to pay the $29.99 and drive
> over
>  if that helps :-)
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>  Thanks!
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>  Eric
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