"Capturing" video from DVD????????

[Deep C]

Yet another mayday as Deep Dunce tryies to modernize... I have been tossing old analog stuff into a machine that digitizes it and burns dvd from it. I have a dvd drive on my computer and can play them. Thats all fine and sugarry sweet but the one program I have "nero" to work with doesn't have an option to capture right from the driver thats built in...

Is there something else I can try???? Some program that won't break the bank that I can run off my drive?

This device has a pass through that would be ok for working with some of my 8mm and hi 8 stuff but to do old vhs with it would be about impossible without splitters monitors and miles of wires...

[Proheat]

Deep- Give me a little bit here. I have Nero and Pinnacle and I have done it. Let me get back to you.

[WAHOONBOX]

THIS IS EASY.......... YOU CAN RECORD THE DVD YOU JUST MADE BACK INTO THE DV CAMERA....NOW YU HAVE IT ON DV TAPE......THEN CAPTURE IT BACK INTO YOUR MOVIE PROGRAM


THIS REQUIRES THE CAMERA TO BE IN THE : VCR MODE....YOU HIT TWO BUTTONS AT ONCE ON CAMERA ...ON MY SONY I OPEN UP THE WINDOW AND THERE ARE TWO BUTTONS PAINTED RED (REC)...DEPRESSS THESE AT THE SAME TIME TO RECORD AND START THE PROCESS YOUR DVD FROM A DVD PLAYER


THE CONNECTING CABLE IS A TWO PART PLUG - IN USUSALLY WHITE /YELLOW TO DVD PLAYER ...SOMETIMES 3...AND THEN ONE MALE END TO VCR........THIS CABLE SHOULD HAVE COME WITH CAMERA AND IF NOT...IT IS AVAILABLE AT RADIO SHACK FOR PENNIES

[Deep C]

Accccckkkk! I don't have the dv camera yet... There has to be some program that I can take it off the DVD reader and "capture" it all within the unit.
I can run stuff through that device kind of like you're talking about but I have pared hundreds of hours down to a couple hours on the dvds. It would be way tough to go back and look through 100s of hours to get just a few minutes. Also some of the real good stuff is on VHS and thtas in a different room... I can't load hours and hours of that onto my hard drive and with no monitoring capability. Guessing is not an option...

[AteUp]

Deep C
Try www.videohelp.com

From what I gather you are trying to basically convert the DVD file back onto your computer and save it as ?

This web site has how-tos, downloadable programs (at least they used to) and forums where you can ask questions.

Hope that helps a little.

[flatbottom]

deep c

explorre the dvd(open my computer...right click the dvd....check explorre.....look for the VOB file....right click...copy....paste to desktop......right click the VOB file on desk top....rename the file extention to mpg2.....then see if windows media can play it....or nero player


let me know if it has sound.......choose the largest VOB file in the dvd

[Bite Me]

In Pinnacle, or I assume most movie programs, you can open the file you want to import by browsing for the correct source.

Go to your capture screen, if you are using Pinnacle a little camera shows up. At the bottom of that camera there is a "settings" tab. Open it and you will see a tab for "capture source". Select your DVD drive.

Check it out and let us know.

[Deep C]

See i don't have Pinnacle... I do have nero and that isn't an option...

Flat
I'll take some time and try what you suggest...

[flatbottom]

deep a VOB file is a mpg2 file....dvd standard is to call the mpg2 file a VOB...why I do not know.

[Deep C]

Flat
Don't go confusin me. I get stuck on simple directions as it is... Step by step shit is all that this old processor between my ears is good for...