View Full Version : VOB files in premiere cs4


Thanushan Kanagaratnam
November 30th, 2009, 09:35 PM
i been trying to import and edit .vob file for my friend for 4 hours now with no luck.
have anyone experienced this? is there any guide for this.....thank you guys

Battle Vaughan
November 30th, 2009, 09:45 PM
Try converting with mpegStreamclip (excellent freeware) Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac and Windows (http://www.squared5.com), you will need Quicktime installed as well to make it work.../Battle Vaughan

(BTW, and this may not work, it tickles my memory that someone imported by changing the file extension to .mpg....vob is a particular kind of mpeg....unable a present to test this before recommending, but might be worth a try....)

Thanushan Kanagaratnam
November 30th, 2009, 10:06 PM
I'll try this program... i tried change the file extension but the audio is messed up. thanks for your help i'll let you know if the program works....thanks again

Martin Chab
December 1st, 2009, 04:55 AM
it is very simple. Change the extension to mpg and open it. It should work without any problem.

Harm Millaard
December 1st, 2009, 05:11 AM
Unless the DVD was made without adhering strictly to the specs (PR is not lenient for anything not meeting specs) or the VOB files contain multi-angle, strange subtitles, non-approved sound tracks, etc. In all those cases you are out of luck. For sound you may get by if you demux first and then convert the audio to PCM/WAV.

Thanushan Kanagaratnam
December 1st, 2009, 07:08 AM
i tried changing the extension but i am losing the audio. The dic was finalized from the camcorder (sony dcr-dvd305). i just converted the .vob file into .mpg from intervideo windvd but i havn't tried importing to premiere yet. i am at work i'll let you guys know...
thanks for your replies

Battle Vaughan
December 1st, 2009, 10:48 AM
You can use mpegStreamclip to demux and convert the audio, as Harm suggests, and import it separately as a .wav or whatever. /BV

Thanushan Kanagaratnam
December 1st, 2009, 04:22 PM
Battle Vaughan; thanks alot...it works finally!!! thanks alot guys

John Hewat
December 3rd, 2009, 06:50 PM
Would this also work for a Blu-Ray rip?

Some Blu Ray rips just go straight into Premiere and some don't - I just get audio, no video.

Might this program be the solution?

Battle Vaughan
December 3rd, 2009, 10:18 PM
Generally, when you get audio and no video --or vice-versa --- the cause is a missing codec.
PPro has export support for H264 bluray and MPEG2 bluray (what the difference is between those codecs and the regular versions I have't a clue) so presumably would recognize files in those formats. If you have a bluray that Premiere has no video codec for, it won't be able to play the video, although it apparently has whatever codec made the audio stream. / Battle Vaughan

PS I have never tried to rip a blu-ray. mpegStreamclip does a fine job on .vob files from DVD's, and lots of other conversions as well. It is an excellent free program, couldn't hurt to try it and see.../bv