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Dr. DDS · May 23, 2006, 07:28 AM

My parents bought a DVD burner and they are transfering all the VHS's to DVD. But they asked me to edit later the movies...
I think i will have to rip the DVDs and then import in iMovie to edit to use later in iDVD.
Am I correct? I have downloaded HandBrake, and how do i set it up to have a good quality without making huge files?

MRTrauffer · May 23, 2006, 08:17 AM

Your best bet would be to capture them in iMovie first, then back up the footage to a data DVD in it's QuickTime format (for safe keeping), that way, your source footage will still have the best quality. Then you can burn a video disc. And when you want to edit something later, go back to your original source footage which has already been captured, and edit away.

By mastering to DVD first, then ripping the footage later will greatly reduce the quality of the video when you want to edit later.

Dr. DDS · May 23, 2006, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by MRTrauffer

Your best bet would be to capture them in iMovie first, then back up the footage to a data DVD in it's QuickTime format (for safe keeping), that way, your source footage will still have the best quality. Then you can burn a video disc. And when you want to edit something later, go back to your original source footage which has already been captured, and edit away.

By mastering to DVD first, then ripping the footage later will greatly reduce the quality of the video when you want to edit later.

thanks, but that's my problem. I don't have a capture device, and the DVD recorder can't conect to the computer. I guess i'm stucked with my first option,,,

I WAS the One · May 23, 2006, 08:24 AM

hehe... I hate when some people ask stuff as amateurs but they really know what they want to do... that's not you right?

so, anyway, the answer is simple, first mactheripper then handbreak, default settings will works fine.. so go ahead an do what you want.

Dr. DDS · May 23, 2006, 08:57 AM

[QUOTE=I WAS the One]hehe... I hate when some people ask stuff as amateurs but they really know what they want to do... that's not you right?

I'm asking because i did a research but i've never used any of the programs, just imovie and i saw how dificult it is to handle with big files. (as you can see, i have an ibook) And i looked at handbrake and didn't know how to set it up properly to not loose to much quality but still not get a huge file.

I WAS the One · May 24, 2006, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. DDS

i looked at handbrake and didn't know how to set it up properly to not loose to much quality but still not get a huge file.

ok, man... tell me what you wanna do and I will help you doit.

shoot!

Dr. DDS · May 24, 2006, 08:06 PM

I just need some help to setup handbrake when i rip the DVD. I dont want the file too big but with enough quality to see later in a TV, remembering that the VHS videos aer quite old and the quality ins't that much.
thanks for the help

Big Mac · May 24, 2006, 08:18 PM

Hold on a minute. If you're going from VHS -> DVD Recorder, the DVDs being produced will not have encryption, so Mac the Ripper will not work. Hand Brake will work, but since the VOB files are unencrypted you can work with them directly. My workflow for video is the same right now, and this is what I do:

1. Copy the VOBs to the hard drive.

2. Convert the VOBs to MP4s with OpenShiva

3. Use MPEG Streamclip to edit the MP4s.

I WAS the One · May 25, 2006, 05:37 AM

1. Copy the VOBs to the hard drive.

• true. but also if you have an Audiovisual input (like a PCI card or something) you can record it realtime with Quicktime Pro also...

2. Convert the VOBs to MP4s with OpenShiva

• well, I'm not sure but I think Streamclip will do both jobs...

3. Use MPEG Streamclip to edit the MP4s

• see what I mean...

but follow the instructions...

Uncle Skeleton · May 25, 2006, 02:46 PM

If the editing you're doing is just cut and paste, then do it in MPEG StreamClip directly (select all the vob files in MPEG SC's open dialog) to avoid extra conversions (you don't want extra conversions), but you'll need the $20 MPEG 2 Decoder from Apple for this. If you also need to add transitions or titles, then you'll have to convert it to DV to use iMovie, then back to MPEG to burn the DVD again.

Big Mac · May 25, 2006, 05:31 PM

Oh, I wasn't aware StreamClip did VOB conversion. That's one of the best shareware apps around.

Dr. DDS · May 25, 2006, 06:45 PM

thanks, i will try and post later