Friday, December 27, 2024

Translation, please?

Awhile back, I had a local camera shop make a DVD of a 25-year-old 8mm home video.  I fiddled with it, tried to edit it, failed.  Speccy said that the CPU (Intel Core i7 10700 @ 2.90 GHz) had zoomed up to 98 degrees Celsius.  I put the DVD aside for 3 years. 

Now, as a recent retiree with more time to educate myself, it's time to try again.  After a couple of hours of trying, I still don't feel like I have a handle on it yet, although I have learned a couple of things that don't work.  

Find VOB files on the DVD: check

Import a VOB file into OpenShot:  check

Preview VOB file in OpenShot:  appears on timeline, but with blank screen and no audio

Try again.  Google some more.

Convert VOB file to MP4 with VLC media player:  Good picture, audio sounds like a chainsaw cutting down a tree

Try again.  Google some more.  Someone on Reddit advised to "Remux VOB to MP4 with Handbrake", which is another language altogether.  

Next - read and learn about using HandBrake, and remux it, don't convert it.  I think that's what next, anyway.  But not tonight, though.

Anyway, I learned something.  

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