Pro X3 Crash the PC in import

[AdotC]

Hi to all,

when i try to import a Vob file from DVD, the PC go in bluescreen!

There is a log file for X3 where Can i see the error and post here?

[DVDDoug]

I assume this is a "home made" DVD and not a copy-protected commercial DVD...

sure, you can post the log here but I don't know if it would help...

I don't know why Video Studio has trouble with some DVDs, but there are a couple of programs/methods you can use to rip/convert* your DVD to MPEG-2, which hopefully you can then open and edit.

The first thing to try is to copy the DVD to your hard drive with Windows Explorer and import from there. If you can't copy the files to your hard drive, the DVD is damaged or defective. (DVD players & player software can usually ignore these "data" errors, but Windows will not.)

VOB2MPG is a FREE DVD "ripper" that creates an MPEG-2 file without re-encoding the video.

If you just need a short clip, you can rename the VOB files to MPG (after copying to your hard drive) and try opening the MPG files with Video Studio. Or, there are instructions on the VideoReDo website for joining the VOB files together. (Again, you can rename the VOB file to MPG.)

If you still can't open the MPG file, you can try re-encoding it with SUPER. In general, you'd like to avoid re-encoding because it can degrade video quality. But, sometimes you don't have a choice...

You can search the Net for a "DVD ripping" program that can rip to an audio/video file. There are plenty of these programs around, but most will re-encode the MPEG. Handbrake is a very poplular FREE DVD ripping program, but I believe it can only rip to MPEG-4. This is handy if you want to play the video on your iPod, but MPEG-4 can be difficult to edit. And, if you're making a DVD, that means another "lossy" conversion back to MPEG-2...


* In case you don't know, the VOB files on a DVDs are MPEG-2.