Posted by Ken Maltby on 10/24/05 21:09

"Loren Amelang" <loren@pacific.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:14:04 GMT, "Rachel and Garry"
> <rmpublic@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I have the following problem:
>>
>>I have some home movies on DVD+R (as .VOB files)
>>I try to import them in to Magix Movie Edit Pro 10 (and I've tried in
>>Magix
>>Movies on CD & DVD 4.0) and the 2nd, 3rd onwards files will import fine
>>but
>>the first file just will not import. It says it is not a supported file
>>type, yet it is just the same as the next files.
>>
>>However, the home movies on DVD+RW do not cause this problem.
>>
>>Can anyone here think of any reason for this?
>
Magix, likes messing with our minds?


> The +RW format includes an editable mode with a different file
> structure from the usual "video mode" DVD.
>
> On the video mode disc, could it be that your "first file" is
> VIDEO_TS.VOB, or VTS_##_0.VOB, while the ones that work are
> VTS_##_[1+].VOB files? Only the VTS_##_[1+] files contain your video
> content. I don't really know what is in VIDEO_TS.VOB and VTS_##_0.VOB
> files... Menus?
>
> Or is your "first file" VTS_01_1.VOB, and therefore you are missing
> the beginning of your video program?
>
> ./VIDEO_TS:
> total 4051408
> dr-x------ 2 root root 4096 Jan 22 18:58 .
> dr-x------ 4 root root 4096 Jan 22 18:45 ..
> -r-------- 1 root root 12288 Jan 22 16:47 VIDEO_TS.BUP
You would also have a VIDEO_TS.IFO
The Backup (BUP) and Information (IFO) files are the same and
contain essential navigation and playback information.

> -r-------- 1 root root 159744 Jan 22 16:34 VIDEO_TS.VOB
This is the Video Object (VOB) file for the main menu, that lets
you select from among the Video Title Sets (VTS). It can contain
still images and/or motion clips for the menu, and in this one also
some additional small clips/images (FBI warnings and such)

{It surprises me if MEP10 won't see at least the first object in
the file.}

> -r-------- 1 root root 71680 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_0.BUP
> -r-------- 1 root root 71680 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_0.IFO

> -r-------- 1 root root 159744 Jan 22 16:34 VTS_01_0.VOB
This contains the video objects needed for the Title menu, which
allows you to select among the chapters of that VTS.

> -r-------- 1 root root 1073565696 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_1.VOB
> -r-------- 1 root root 1073565696 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_2.VOB
> -r-------- 1 root root 1073565696 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_3.VOB
> -r-------- 1 root root 1073565696 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_4.VOB
> -r-------- 1 root root 923359232 Jan 22 16:47 VTS_01_5.VOB
These are all one (impossibly large, for a DVD-5) Title Set
It is a single video structure composed of matching MPEG
data, that has been broken up into acceptable DVD size
files. It would be more common to have some other VTS
file structures besides VTS_01 ( a VTS_02, ect...).
>
> Loren

There are several ways to add material to the "Media Pool"
perhaps you can try just using the "Drive Tab" to browse
and load your file.

Luck;
Ken

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