From: orbro on
A friend presented me with some short mpegs shot by a digital camera and
two different DVDs, authored from two different camera videos, all of the
same event. He wants me to join the three files (I'm assuming here that all
I need from the two DVDs is the main VOB file from each) into a new DVD ie.
one that is authored to play in a consumer DVD player. I rarely dabble in
this area, so tend not to read posts on the general subject, so I beg your
indulgence if this matter has been discussed recently. Anyway, I'm looking
for freeware (natch) to accomplish said goal.
TIA

O
From: David Catterall on
orbro wrote:

> A friend presented me with some short mpegs shot by a digital camera and
> two different DVDs, authored from two different camera videos, all of the
> same event. He wants me to join the three files (I'm assuming here that all
> I need from the two DVDs is the main VOB file from each) into a new DVD

Orbro,

Among mpeg files even .vob's vary in frame size, frame rate, bit rate
and sound format (and possibly other things I never had to deal with).
I suspect that you will have to convert all three to a common spec
before attempting to append them to each other.

To my shame, I haven't got round to using freeware to do this but the
payware I do use complains if the streams are not similar! That said,
there is a freeware called avidemux which appears to do all you require.

Kind regards,
>David
From: orbro on
David Catterall <DJCatt(a)Eircom.net> wrote in
news:hscjab$938$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:




> Among mpeg files even .vob's vary in frame size, frame rate, bit rate
> and sound format (and possibly other things I never had to deal with).
> I suspect that you will have to convert all three to a common spec
> before attempting to append them to each other.
>
> To my shame, I haven't got round to using freeware to do this but the
> payware I do use complains if the streams are not similar! That said,
> there is a freeware called avidemux which appears to do all you
> require.
>
> Kind regards,
> >David
>

Thanks. I had forgotten about avidemux. I think it was because my head
nearly exploded trying to read the directions. :0)

O
From: M.L. on


>A friend presented me with some short mpegs shot by a digital camera and
>two different DVDs, authored from two different camera videos, all of the
>same event. He wants me to join the three files (I'm assuming here that all
>I need from the two DVDs is the main VOB file from each) into a new DVD ie.
>one that is authored to play in a consumer DVD player.

1.) Use VOB2MPG to convert each DVD vob set to a single mpeg2 file.

2.) Use GSpot to verify that all the mpegs are DVD-compliant.

3.) If necessary, use Any Video Converter Free to reencode
non-compliant mpegs to DVD-compliant mpegs.

4.) Create a new DVD by loading all 3 ordered compliant mpeg2 files
into 007 DVD Author Free.

Simple DVD Creator and DVD Flick can create fuller-featured DVDs but
they have increasing learning curves to match.

007 DVD Author Free
Pros: No reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files, preserves 5.1 AC3
Cons: Registerware, no DVD menus, chapter or subtitle support, no
audio normalization, no 5.1 AC3 upmixing
Input: MPEG2
Output: VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
OS: Win NT/95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
http://www.007-dvd.com/007-dvd-author.htm

Simple DVD Creator
Pros: Batch encoding, no reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files,
supports subtitles and auto chapters, burns to DVD with ImgBurn,
supports AC3 5.1 channel audio
Cons: No audio normalization, no DVD menus support
Input: MPEG2, VOB
Output: DVD, VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
OS: Win NT/95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Simple_DVD_Creator

DVD Flick
Pros: Batch encoding, no reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files,
supports DVD menus and auto chapters, burns to DVD, preserves 5.1 AC3,
upmixes AC3 to 5.1 AC3, sets output by size
Cons: No audio normalization, moderately busy interface
Input: 3G2(Mobile), 3GP(Mobile), AVI, AVS, FLV, HDMOV, MJPG, MKV, MOV,
MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG-PS, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, NUT, NSV,
OGM, QT, RM, SMK, SWF, WMV/ASF
Output: DVD, ISO, VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista
www.dvdflick.net/
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVD_Flick
http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html (user
guide)

VOB2MPG
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VOB2MPG

GSpot
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GSpot

Any Video Converter Free
Pros: Batch encoding, splitter/joiner, file merger, output presets,
audio normalization, AC3 audio, supports subtitles, video preview
Cons: Max 30 fps, no 5.1 audio
Input: 3GP(Mobile), AVI, AVS, DV, DVR-MS, FLV, M1V, M2V, M4V, MKV,
MOV, MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG1, MPEG2, QT, RM, RMVB, VOB, WMV/ASF
Output: AAC, AVI, FLV, M4A, MKV, MP3, MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG1,
MPEG2, OGG, SWF, WAV, WMA, WMV/ASF
OS: Win 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
http://any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5692
From: orbro on
M.L. <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in
news:0o2ku55q5l9rm28tl65hh5320vfrl3demb(a)4ax.com:

>
>
>>A friend presented me with some short mpegs shot by a digital camera
>>and two different DVDs, authored from two different camera videos, all
>>of the same event. He wants me to join the three files (I'm assuming
>>here that all I need from the two DVDs is the main VOB file from each)
>>into a new DVD ie. one that is authored to play in a consumer DVD
>>player.
>
> 1.) Use VOB2MPG to convert each DVD vob set to a single mpeg2 file.
>
> 2.) Use GSpot to verify that all the mpegs are DVD-compliant.
>
> 3.) If necessary, use Any Video Converter Free to reencode
> non-compliant mpegs to DVD-compliant mpegs.
>
> 4.) Create a new DVD by loading all 3 ordered compliant mpeg2 files
> into 007 DVD Author Free.
>
> Simple DVD Creator and DVD Flick can create fuller-featured DVDs but
> they have increasing learning curves to match.
>
> 007 DVD Author Free
> Pros: No reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files, preserves 5.1 AC3
> Cons: Registerware, no DVD menus, chapter or subtitle support, no
> audio normalization, no 5.1 AC3 upmixing
> Input: MPEG2
> Output: VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
> OS: Win NT/95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
> http://www.007-dvd.com/007-dvd-author.htm
>
> Simple DVD Creator
> Pros: Batch encoding, no reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files,
> supports subtitles and auto chapters, burns to DVD with ImgBurn,
> supports AC3 5.1 channel audio
> Cons: No audio normalization, no DVD menus support
> Input: MPEG2, VOB
> Output: DVD, VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
> OS: Win NT/95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
> http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Simple_DVD_Creator
>
> DVD Flick
> Pros: Batch encoding, no reencoding of DVD-compliant MPEG2 files,
> supports DVD menus and auto chapters, burns to DVD, preserves 5.1 AC3,
> upmixes AC3 to 5.1 AC3, sets output by size
> Cons: No audio normalization, moderately busy interface
> Input: 3G2(Mobile), 3GP(Mobile), AVI, AVS, FLV, HDMOV, MJPG, MKV, MOV,
> MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG-PS, MPEG-TS, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, NUT, NSV,
> OGM, QT, RM, SMK, SWF, WMV/ASF
> Output: DVD, ISO, VOB(VIDEO_TS folder)
> OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista
> www.dvdflick.net/
> http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVD_Flick
> http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html (user
> guide)
>
> VOB2MPG
> http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VOB2MPG
>
> GSpot
> http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GSpot
>
> Any Video Converter Free
> Pros: Batch encoding, splitter/joiner, file merger, output presets,
> audio normalization, AC3 audio, supports subtitles, video preview
> Cons: Max 30 fps, no 5.1 audio
> Input: 3GP(Mobile), AVI, AVS, DV, DVR-MS, FLV, M1V, M2V, M4V, MKV,
> MOV, MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG1, MPEG2, QT, RM, RMVB, VOB, WMV/ASF
> Output: AAC, AVI, FLV, M4A, MKV, MP3, MP4(IPOD,PSP,ZUNE), MPEG1,
> MPEG2, OGG, SWF, WAV, WMA, WMV/ASF
> OS: Win 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
> http://any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
> www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5692
>
Wow!
Thanks for the comprehensive tutorial.

O