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LinusF
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November 10, 2013
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How do I convert VIDEO_TS data into a playable Video?

  • November 10, 2013
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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!

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the_wine_snob
the_wine_snob
Inspiring
November 10, 2013

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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LinusFAuthor
Participating Frequently
November 10, 2013

Super  and super helpful. Thanks Bill & John.

My system is Win7 pro 64.

My understanding of what you have written is that I should convert these files, in other words Premiere does not convert.  To what format should I convert?  I assume Classic HC is a good choise in this field.

What I see in the video_ts file are .bup, .ifo, .vob files.

What I see in the file list of the DVD is

audio_ts

photobook

pictures

sheet

video_ts

data.zip

extra.zip

autorun.inf

digitalISB25.exe

digitalISB25.exe.manifest

idx

libexpatw.dll

Which these may I safely just leave on the DVD.  They seem to be oriented toward getting the buyer to buy prints.

My question for isn't playing, it is getting what I need in a format that premiere can edit.  And then learning how to edit.

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LinusFAuthor
Participating Frequently
November 10, 2013

LinusF

Please refer to my comments to Hunt in post 5.

Please determine if you can put your DVD disc in your DVD burner tray, open Premiere Elements 12 with its project set to DV Standard or Widescreen, then use Add Media/"DVD camera or computer drive"/Video Importer. Set the Source: field in the Video Importer for the drive where the DVD is inserted and select that drive.

Does that work for you so that you see VTS_01_1.VOB series video files included in what you see? If you do not see them, what do you see there?

Thanks.

ATR


Dinner is sercved and that trumps tonights efforts!

Thanks a bunch everyone and I'll be back tomnorrow afternoon.  Thanks again.

And, yes, Premiere does play what is on the DVD.  And I presume somehow I can then get it to the HD and edit it.

John T Smith
Community Expert
John T SmithCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 10, 2013

1st, use Windows file manager to look at the directory structure of a commercial DVD... your video_ts folder SHOULD indicate that the transfer process to DVD was aimed at creating a playable DVD... if your converted DVDs are not playing when put into a standalone player attached to a TV, something went wrong in the conversion process

2nd, what you want to edit to make a new DVD are the VOB files in the video_ts folder

Ripping a VOB to edit http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1322647

The Tutorial Links Page http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1275830 may also help

Plus

Premiere Elements FAQ List (2 pages of FAQ as of September 2013) http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_faq?view=all

Premiere Elements TIPS List (6 pages of Tips as of September 2013) http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_tips?view=all

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