converting footage for import in premiere 6.5

[Jochem H]

Hi,

I'm making a videoclip and therefore I'm trying to import some scenes from a dvd. I ripped the dvd and am busy converting the VOB's to a format that I can import in premiere 6.5. (To be honest, I don't know what's the best format to choose).

I am a dazzled by the complexity of things (as it seems to me) but started with good hopes. However, I AM encountering problems!

This is what i've done so far:

- installed DGIndex 1.0.12 (the 'new' DVD2AVI); installed avisynth 2.5; installed the plugin 'DGDecode.dll' (this one interprets dvd2avi project files, so that Avisynth can open them, I understood).

- with DGIndex I made a .dv2, called 'test.d2v'
(I made no changes to the basic settings)

- I made a simple .avs-script, called 'test.avs', containing:

LoadPlugin ("DGDecode.dll")
mpeg2source ("test.d2v")

(script and .d2v are in the same dir.)

now comes the problem:
When I drag 'test.avs' in PowerDVD, nothing happens; no image, no protest.
When I drag 'test.avs' in Mediaplayer (v 8.00.00.4477) it starts looking for a codec, which it cannot find; so the video is not played. :angry:


Has anyone an idea how I can deal with this?


oh, I'following a guide on: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/videogetb.html

Regards,

Jochem

[GrofLuigi]

Hi Jochem,

Try the script with full paths, i.e.

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DGMpgDec\dgdecode.dll")
MPEG2Source("D:\VIDEO\DVD\test.d2v")

and most important:

do not move the original *.vob files from the location where they were at the time when test.d2v was made. If they were on a DVD, leave the disc in the same drive.

Also, try opening the test.avs without dragging, i.e. by menu (File->Open) or similar and changing the extension (file type) if you can. If those players don't allow it, try another player (or virtual dub :) ).

GL

[MrTVideo]

I use dvdx to convert to mpeg2 svcd and use pinnacle. for menu's. Nero, power producer and many other programs can burn to disc. I think VCDeasy can. I think it can convert to dvd format. I get one movie on two cdr's.

[Jochem H]

thanks.

I did the whole thing again (with 2 different .vob's) and added full paths namens to 'test.avs':

LoadPlugin ("G:\films\test dvd2avi\DGDecode.dll")
mpeg2source ("G:\films\test dvd2avi\test.d2v")

I did not move the original *.vob files
tried to open the .avs with the open menu's of four different players, (sometimes changing the extension to .avi, as GrofLuigi suggested):

Windows mediaplayer: still tries to downl. 'a' codec, but can't find it
PowerDvd: only resize its frame
virtualdub: couldn't locate decompressor for format 'yv12' (unknown')
media player classic tries to lookup the fourcc 'yv12' codec, but fails

I do not understand why it's looking for this mysterious 'yv12'-codec anyway!! drives me crazy...


Regards,

Jochem


ps: the contribution of MrTVideo seems a little bit off topic to me.

[Leak]

Originally posted by Jochem H
Windows mediaplayer: still tries to downl. 'a' codec, but can't find it
PowerDvd: only resize its frame
virtualdub: couldn't locate decompressor for format 'yv12' (unknown')
media player classic tries to lookup the fourcc 'yv12' codec, but fails

I do not understand why it's looking for this mysterious 'yv12'-codec anyway!!

You need a VfW-codec that can convert raw YV12 data (which is what MPEG2Source returns) to RGB, since at least VirtualDub < 1.6.0 can't handle that itself.

Look here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=56972) for one...

np: Phoenecia - Hiccup (Brownout)

[Jochem H]

ok! thats great

it works :)

just when I least expected it

[MrTVideo]

Sorry about that I thought you wanted usable MPEG2 files that You can use in Premiere. I was just showing how I do it. Avisynth is not the only option

[Jochem H]

ok, no offense

i just didn't understand your post

if you can be more specific - I'm quite a nOOb in this area - maybe your ideas are very usefull


Jochem

[MrTVideo]

Ok there is a program called DVDx which will rip DVD's vob files to vcd, svcd go to Sourceforge.net and also vcdhelp.
It works well I use it as I said to copy a full movie to 2 cdr's as vcd's.