VIDEO_RM & VIDEO.TS Files?

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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -  
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Hello,

I recorded a TV show on a DVD+RW. On my computer, I go to Computer > Right-click on DVD RW Drive => Open. I come across two folders: VIDEO_RM and VIDEO_TS. In the first one, there is a .BUP file, a .DAT file, and an .IFO file. In the other, there are 2 .BUP files, 2 .IFO files, and 2 .VOB files.

I would like to retrieve my video to put it on my computer.

How do I do that?

Configuration: Windows Vista / Firefox 4.0.1

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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
Hello,

Are you able to simply copy (Ctrl+C -> Ctrl+V) the two VOB files on your computer? Those are the only ones that matter, as geg62 said.

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gej62
 
Good evening Ziggurat, nice to "see" you again
you arrived just in time
cheers
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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
Hi geg62,
It's a bit of a mess with that type of DVD if I remember correctly, well it depends on the recorders.
I had a thread early on at CCM discussing this and I struggled with it, after successfully recovering a DVD from a standalone recorder to do some tests.
See image: http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2526/gymexploartion06.jpg
Notice the different weights!
The best technique I found back then was IsoBuster or direct copying, I can't remember. But if DVD Shrink can handle it depending on the devices, then everything goes smoothly after that ;)
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gej62
 
Maybe just create an audio_ts and put everything in a folder
otherwise, which software do you recommend?
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gej62
 
Hi
extract the vob files and open them with vlc
cheers
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
From the two folders?
But how do I make just one video file? :)
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gej62
 
If there aren't any in the first one, they are in the second one or you can use DVD Shrink
it has a cutting function

To copy your DVD, you need to copy the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive and then create an empty AUDIO_TS folder and burn everything onto a new DVD, the VIDEO_RM folder having no use for DVD creation, as it contains management files for the standalone burner

otherwise extract the VOB (MPEG) files to assemble them but it all depends on the final file you want to obtain
slts
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
No Extract button; I copied/pasted into a folder on my Desktop; however, I now have 2 VLC files :)
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gej62
 
that you can read with VLC (extracting is the action of moving as you did copy-paste
or drag and drop) what format do you want them in and to read with what, only on your PC?
SLTS
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
I prefer to put a little summary here :)

I managed to copy/paste the two files onto my computer. It's to make one single file to post on YouTube. I also need to add my comments (there shouldn't be any problems with that).
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gej62
 
try then movie maker
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
... I don't understand, sorry :) I have a file that's almost 1 GB and another that's almost 1 MB. Which one should I take care of?
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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
No better suggestion than WMM, as Windows Live Movie Maker no longer allows you to save ;-\
If you can't do it, then gej62 will explain how to do it, personally I would tell you to convert to AVI or WMV

I'm leaving you the name of another software that can do it (after the 15-day trial period you can only export files in AVI or WMV), it's VideoPad Edition: https://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html
It's much simpler than WMM in terms of effects and transitions and it's in English too.

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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
But I have two video files! ^^'
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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
Can you read your two files with your favorite reader?
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
The one with 912 MB that shows the video, yes.
The one with 256 KB that doesn't show anything at all, no. But it opens automatically with VLC.
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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
So make sure that all your video is in the nearly 1 GB file (fast forward), the other one shouldn’t be useful at all I suppose since it is practically insignificant, 256 KB being too small to contain video.
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Célébi 2000 Posted messages 97 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   14
 
You're welcome :)
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ziggourat Posted messages 24653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   5 340
 
I just found the link I wanted to leave you earlier: http://www.poyostudio.13.fr/poyoforum/tuto.php?titre=5%20logiciels%20sur%20la%20vid%E9os&id=9
Besides VideoPad, it also features VideoSpin which I forgot to mention.

If you need to convert, you can use SUPER for example, or Format Factory or even XMedia Recode. Normally WLMM should be able to open your file, so it can also serve as a converter, to add effects/transitions or create Titles/credits but does not allow you to add audio commentary.
For that, use WMM, VideoPad or VideoSpin if it can (I'm not familiar with it).

Good luck ;)
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