Preparing VOB footage for editing in Cinelerra?

[Katie Boundary]

I've traditionally edited video using the VOB -> DGIndex -> AVIsynth -> Premiere method. Now that I've joined the Glorious Linux Master Race, I'm interested in seeing what Cinelerra is capable of. Can I edit with frameserved VOB files, or will I need to re-encode them as MPEG or something first?

[Ghitulescu]

That says the web page
CODECS

Cinelerra does not support every codec ever invented, but it does support the most common WMV and FLV derivatives well enough to transcode them into a format suitable for editing. Most formats can be edited straight off the DVD, Blu-ray, or original file, without transcoding. The format that all your favorite online video networks import, H.264 video + MPEG4 audio on Quicktime, is the standard export format.

[Katie Boundary]

Hmmm. Editing the VOB files directly should prove to be... fascinating.