![]() ![]() Inside a folder labeled “VIDEO_TS” on a DVD, there are files that have a “.VOB” extension. These files might be named “VTS_1_1.VOB”, “VTS_1_2.VOB”, or “VTS_1_3.VOB”. When making a backup of a DVD, some people just save the VOB files instead of the entire DVD. Many people think that video can be extracted straight from the VOB files on a DVD. If hard drive space is a concern, there are several excellent alternatives to this codec, such as the Apple ProRes series, the Apple Intermediate Codec, and DVCPro. However, the 8 Bit Uncompressed codec can create very large video files. The video produced is identical to the original DVD. When DVDxDV converts a DVD to this codec, every pixel is preserved. It’s not visually lossless or mathematically lossless but completely lossless. ![]() There is no better codec than 8 Bit Uncompressed as it contains no compression. The Highest Quality Codec to Use For Extracting Video From a DVD Use a high quality codec, such as ProRes or 8 Bit Uncompressed for faster editing and better video quality. Even though the H.264 standard supports interlaced video encoding, most of these conversion programs just remove the interlacing from the video. This process destroys the quality of the video.Ĭonverting your DVD to H.264, will cause the video to look worse than the original DVD and slow down your editing system. H.264 conversion can destroy interlaced video. Most freeware and commercial DVD converter programs only export DVDs to H.264 encoded video. H.264 is a complex video codec that makes it difficult for the computer to decode individual frames. In Final Cut Pro and other editing systems, H.264 can be painfully slow to work with. This article covers the top ten most misunderstood things about the DVD format and extracting video from it.ĭon’t Convert Your DVDs to H.264 for Editing Over the years, my customers have asked a lot of questions about the DVD format. In those seven years, DVDxDV, has been adopted by every major television network in the U.S. Feature - Top Ten Most Misunderstood Things About the DVD Format.įor the last seven years, I've been writing a software program called DVDxDV that extracts video from a DVD, so it can be used in Final Cut Pro, Avid, and other editing systems. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |