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03-05-2008
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| | Copying onto hard drive won't work. I have a simple question to which I can't find the answer anywhere. I wish to copy some dvd s onto my hard drive. They are NOT copy protected and I am entitled to make a copy for my own use. I CAN play them, when I put them in the dvd drive ,in Media Player. I have tried copying them to desk top using drag and drop or the copy command. They appear to copy ok, but when I attempt to play them Media Player gives me the error message, "Can't play this file type." They are vob files, whatever that is. I can copy movies, music etc onto cd s and dvd s with Nero, but when I try to copy dvd s just onto my hard drive they won't work. I have a high end gaming machine with Vista home premium, so I can't see it being a hardware prob. I get the feeling the answer is obvious , but I can't see it. Help! |
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03-06-2008
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| | Re: Copying onto hard drive won't work. Thanks, mate. Very helpful. "Edward" wrote: Quote: > > "vampirelover" <vampirelover@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht > news:0EF80AE6-B5CB-4E26-AE40-61E0191E7A8D@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have a simple question to which I can't find the answer anywhere. I wish > >to > > copy some dvd s onto my hard drive. They are NOT copy protected and I am > > entitled to make a copy for my own use. I CAN play them, when I put them > > in > > the dvd drive ,in Media Player. I have tried copying them to desk top > > using > > drag and drop or the copy command. They appear to copy ok, but when I > > attempt > > to play them Media Player gives me the error message, "Can't play this > > file > > type." They are vob files, whatever that is. I can copy movies, music etc > > onto cd s and dvd s with Nero, but when I try to copy dvd s just onto my > > hard > > drive they won't work. > > I have a high end gaming machine with Vista home premium, so I can't see > > it > > being a hardware prob. I get the feeling the answer is obvious , but I > > can't > > see it. Help! > A VOB file (Video Object) is a container format contained in DVD-Video > media. VOB is based on MPEG-2 program stream format, but with additional > limitations and specifications in the private streams[1][2]. It contains the > actual Video, Audio, Subtitle, and Menu contents in stream form. > > If the VOB file extension is changed from .vob to an MPEG-2 type file > extension such as .mpg or .mpeg, the file is still readable and continues to > hold all information, although most MPEG-2-capable players don't support > subtitle tracks. > > In order to burn the VOB files to a DVD±R disc, other standard DVD-Video > files are needed as well, including IFO and BUP files. The burning is easily > done using software like K3b, Nero or Roxio Toast. > > VOB files will play on a Macintosh using MPlayer, VLC media player, and > sometimes DVD Player. On Linux, they will play using Xine, MPlayer or VLC > media player. On Windows they will play using Media Player Classic, VLC > media player, GOM Player, most DirectShow compliant media players, or Nero > Showtime. > > |
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