I recently had to import DVD to Premiere Pro to edit for a client and it had been so long since I had done it, I had to stop and think about it for a while.
I thought that this resource might be helpful for those out there who are in the same boat. To be honest though, it’s actually REALLY easy!
- Copy VOB files to computer and duplicate (this way you have a back-up in case something goes wrong)
- You need to be able to change the file extension from .VOB to .MPG
- If you can’t see the file extension, go to
- Start
- Control Panel
- Folder Options
- Select “View” tab from the top
- Uncheck the box “Hide extensions for known file types”
- Click apply
- If you want to reverse this after you are done, go back in and check the same box
- When asked if you want to change the file extension, select “yes”
- Import .MPG files to Premiere Pro as per usual and you are done
I told you this one was easy!
Happy video editing.
I guess it was only a matter of time really until we were able to edit our video content online.
With the speed of the internet these days, uploading a video has gone from a long and arduous process to one of relative simplicity. Gone are the days when you had to figure out the exact and specific settings to save your video before upload. I remember I had a very long list of specifications I needed to follow before before I could even consider putting something of decent quality on YouTube.
Well now, things have moved along and you can upload your videos in full quality if you like and YouTube figures out the rest for you. Phew!
Here’s the kicker. YouTube has now put a (very basic) editor within their test tube area. You can actually do basic crops and join multiple videos in a single timeline before resaving them for broadcast. You can even replace your initial (probably crap) audio track with one of the thousands of approved songs they have the rights to use.
Sure, this is extremely primitive, though c’mon people, what did you expect.
It is at least a step in the right direction and I’m sure that in the very near future, you will have a full functioning video editor available at your disposal free of charge.
Here’s a link to the official YouTube blog anyway. There’s a little more detail there.
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/06/edit-video-in-cloud-with-youtube-video.html
Enjoy. Let me know how it works for you.
