problem with NTSC DVD source in Vegas

[lilly_the_kid]

Hi everyone,

I hope somebody can help me. I usually use .VOB files in Vegas which works fine. However, I now encountered a problem I've encountered before where the clips on the timeline keep stuttering/looping and these stutters and loops keep changing. Last time I powered through and recut and recut clips, but it was a nightmare and I don't want to do it again.

The DVDs are region 2+4, but the format is NTSC. I started one Vegas project where I chose NTSC and one where I chose PAL in the beginning in both versions these stutters occur. It's hard to describe, the clip is like frame, frame, repeated frame, frame, frame, different repeated frame and so on, sometimes with frames being repeated that are quite far removed from the recent frames. And like I said this keeps changing and it gets worse.

I use DVDshrink for ripping.

I'm open to all suggestions, I will change my ways of clipping/ripping/converting, I am desperate. I really want to make this vid and I don't want the process of making it be horrible.

Thank you!!


ETA: post on lj with some great suggestions: https://vidding.livejournal.com/3329174.html

ETA: I'm currently trying a version of those and so far so good :)
Thanks for everyone's input!

Comments

[littleheaven]

I have always vidded with .vob in Vegas, ever since it was Screenblast Movie Studio back in the early 2000's. I'm in a PAL region and I do remember having some issues with NTSC source but it was so long ago that I am not sure what they were or how I fixed them. However, this might help - have you tried the "match settings to source" button in your project settings? If not, go to the Project menu, then Properties, and on the Video tab at the top right there's an icon that looks like a bit of film. Click that and it'll take you to your media bin - just click on one of the .vob files that you want to match. Doing that should make all your settings the same as the source, which should, theoretically, remove any conflicts.

[lilly_the_kid]

Thanks for the tip! But alas, I do that with every project and it didn't have an affect on that source. I've been using several programs now to convert the vobs into avi files and those work.

[littleheaven]

Oh, that's annoying! I think that's probably what I did back in the day, using MPGStreamclip to convert to a different format. Extra work, but hooray for solutions!

[lilly_the_kid]

Yes, hooray! I see it as a good thing now (though I was really frustrated earlier today). I mean it's always good to know another method and I usually need a push to try new ways of doing stuff :)