How do I convert VIDEO_TS data into a playable Video?

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I am very new to video but have a short-ish fused problem and am looking up a hill.

Very recently I obtained 11 DVDs from YESVIDEO via Walmart. A relative had taken my mother's many 8 and super 8 film strips and gotten the film converted into digital . Problem is now mine when we found that those DVD's are not in any readily useable format. We want to play these old "movies" --- or parts of them --- for my father (95 years old) at the Thanksgiving reunion. Since I am known in the family for being a Photoshop guy (since the 1980's) I now have the YES DVDs and Premier Elements 12. Plus Elements 12. And no experience in this type of photography.

I have gotten a converter off the web and it works alright. And I can play the DVDs in Premier from the DVD without a converter.

Next step seems to elude me. What files should I copy onto the hard drive from the Walmart DVDs to support editing and outputting in a video format? Exactly which of the files should I aim Premiere at --- right now it is VIDEO_TS. What about AUDIO_TS? And the other files?

A second quesion is what abilities does Premiere have to improve B&W footage? All help appreciated!

the_wine_snob · Answer

OK, let's start near the beginning.Those WalMark Videos:You mention VIDEO_TS. I am assuming that when you look at those DVD's, in say Windows' Explorer (you did not mention your OS, and its version, and that might be useful now), you should see two folders, VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. You can ignore the AUDIO_TS folder, but what is inside the VIDEO_TS folder?It should be several IFO, BUP and VOB files. Do you see those?If so, then the WalMart DVD's were done as DVD-Video, so should play directly. If they do not, in your set-top DVD player, hooked to a TV, then there could be issues with the discs, themselves. I would also try playing those on your computer, with DVD software, such as CyberLink's PowerDVD, or the great, free MediaPlayer Classic HC. Do those DVD's play on your computer?If not, then there is likely an issue with the discs, but we'll keep our fingers X'ed, that this next operation is successful.In PrE 12, Open a New Project. It should default to HD AVCHD, but under File>New Project, you can change that to DV NTSC Standard (I would use Standard, in lieu of Widescreen, since you are using old 8mm footage, which was 4:3, or Standard), and check Force Settings. Then you will want to Import the VOB files with Add Media Flip or HDD Camera. Hopefully, those VOB files will Import, and then you can edit those, an Share>DVD.Please let us know the results of those tests.Good luck,Hunt

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