Why the hell can't you import a movie as 1 file in Workshop?

mattchime · Post by **mattchime** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:01 pm

I was trying to finish off a project that i was having problems with in DVD Movie Factory 4 to create (it kept losing the audio) and so turned to DVD Workshop to finish it and make a better looking dvd.

When i came to import my movie into Workshop it split it into 4 seperate titles! Why would you want this to happen if you have the import from dvd function?
Now all other Ulead programs seem to have the import as one long file function added to them recently, why not DVD Workshop when its Ulead's product competing with the other semi pro dvd Authoring programs?

It doesnt make sense to me.

Now can anyone recommend how i can solve this problem so i can finally get my movie burned and a professional dvd look to it at the end?

Liamo · Post by **Liamo** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:58 pm

Check this out
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=610

Think that your 'Split by Scene' option is ticked

mattchime · Post by **mattchime** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:57 am

That split by scene is only available for DV files not DVD's. But thanks for the redirection to that thread as it told me how to solve the problem using DVD Decrypter, which can be set to import as one big file.

Cheers

mattchime · Post by **mattchime** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:59 am

And i still reckon its a feature that Ulead should build into DVD Workshop as an essential! It doesn't make sense why it isn't in it.

ploggy · Post by **ploggy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:36 am

the import dvd module of WorkShop 2 is old. it imports the DVD videos and splits them according to chapters.

DMF4 has the option to import by title or chapter. im pretty sure the next version of workshop will have this feature.

mattchime · Post by **mattchime** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:11 am

Couldn't the import module be modernised by a new update though, rather than having to wait for the next version? Or is it a bit more complicated than that? (I'm a computer novice so forgive me if it is).

Devil · Post by **Devil** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:59 pm

No. The WS2 architecture does not easily permit major rehashes of the capture module. I've little doubt that WS3 will permit single file captures, but this is not yet on the cards (and may be a long time before it is). I suggest that, if you have any of the more modern apps, like MF4 or MSP8, you create your single mpg file in those and import it into WS2.