[MacDV] short question . . .

[Nick Scalise]

On May 13, 2008, at 7:56 PM, Brian Olesky wrote:

>>> I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some   
>>> presentations
>>> on).  Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06.  Can anyone   
>>> tell me the
>>> sequence of events I need to follow to do this?
>>>
>> Free (almost) Solution:
>>
>> MacTheRipper (Free) to copy the DVD to your harddrive.
>>
>> MPEG StreamClip (Free) to convert the VOB files to DV.
>>
>> Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component for MPEG StreamClip to access the   
>> MPEG2 VOB
>> files ($20).
>>
> If all he wants to do is move the files into iMovie, why does he  
> need the
> third ($20) step? Can't .DV files be moved directly into iMovie and  
> then
> strung together to create new DVDs? (Just curious.)


Because MacTheRipper does not create DV files, MPEG StreamClip does.

The filies that come directly off of the DVD are VOB files and they  
are MPEG2. For MPEGStreamClip to read those MPEG2 files, it needs the  
MPEG2 QuickTIme component.

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Nick Scalise
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