VOB to AVI files

[Jolth]

i know this doesnt have a lot to do with photography, but mike and stu you two (ha that rhymed) know your computer stuff pretty well. I found a freeware DVD ripping software to rip the files into VOB, but i need to convert that into AVI so that i can go in and edit them in Adobe Premiere, since it does not use VOB files. If you guys know of any freeware software that could do that i would be most appreciative. I am really lacking in money right now and would like to find something that is free that i can use. If you have any info let me know. Thanks again!

[Stuart]

For the masses

Alright chief I think I found you something that will work. http://www.yasasoft.com/magicdvdripper/md_download.htm
Its shareware but you can just click "try it" every time.

Happy ripping

-Mojave

UhOh!

[Jolth]

one thing i was thinking too way maybe if i could rip just directly from the DVD and make it an AVI file....any ideas on software that does that?

[Crystal]

Charles Banks

I think that program will do that also. It seems to have the capability.

[Jolth]

ill give it a try and see what happens, thanks for the help!

[Stuart]

Quck was the fox

No problem man. Let me know how it turns out. Always happy to help a fellow mojave rip stuff.

-Mojave

When toasting bread it is wise not to burn it.

[Mike]

A VOB file (Video Object) is a container format contained in DVD-Video media. It contains the actual Video, Audio, Subtitle (VobSubs) and Menu contents in stream form.

VOB files are encoded very much like standard MPEG-2 files. If the extension is changed from .vob to .mpg or .mpeg, the file is still readable and continues to hold all information, although most MPEG-2-capable players don't support subtitle tracks.

I've always used the ImTOO DVD Ripper @ imtoo.com. Seems to work very well also. If you care about quality and file size, I recommend converting to DivX instead. Much better and you can use DivX Converter for free to do it.

[Stuart]

Yes indeed.

Yea Divx!

-Mojave

Vernal is old stinky and unauthoritative

[Jolth]

https://www.slysoft.com

Just found this site and man i really REALLY like their software. it's way simple and they have you a 21 day trial to try all of their stuff out. and they have a CloneDVD mobile that extracts your movies and such into the format that you want it to be. good stuff! thanks for the help again guys

[Stuart]

Large underground pipeline

Looks like some easy to use software. Not too complicated.

-Mojave

Into the Abyss!

[Jolth]

Yeah i think that is what i like about it, its simple and it does what i want it to. Might even consider buying it once im done with the trial

[Stuart]

Thats great.

Thats great. Im looking for some good software that I can use to convert FLV files to AVI. I have found a few, but they are all really buggy and obnoxious.

-Mojave

Canned air rocks!

[Jolth]

Yeah i think that the thing i hate the most is the watermark that some of them put on your video files. GAHH! so annoying! im really glad that this software doesnt. You should try out the DVDClone Mobile and see if it has what you are looking for. I havent had a chance to play a lot with it yet, but hey give it a try.

[Stuart]

Yea bro.

I also hate the watermark. It makes me really really mad. I would rather just have a time trial, or limited functionality than a watermark. They really suck. I think I might give that program a try. Who knows it might just do the trick.

-Mojave

Sleepy, so so sleepy.

[iamsquat]

Handbreak is where its at. Well if you are just interested in ripping a DVD to view on the computer. Its open source so its free and it works pretty well.

http://handbrake.fr/

Theres the website with a little bit more information about it.