Import DVD

[steve]

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just can't seem to figure it out no
matter where I look. Hopefully someone can help.

I would like to work with DVD content, I have the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS
folders in the root of the project directory. I go to import and choose a
..VOB file and it tells me it has problems importing this clip. (Link to
external file is selected).

I have searched everywhere I know to look and can't find anything other than
a basic "click on import and select the source".

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[Aaron Jones - Macromedia TS]

In article <c23574$1fs$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"steve" <steve@fact.usu.edu> wrote:

> I would like to work with DVD content, I have the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS
> folders in the root of the project directory. I go to import and choose a
> .VOB file and it tells me it has problems importing this clip. (Link to
> external file is selected).
>
> I have searched everywhere I know to look and can't find anything other than
> a basic "click on import and select the source".

Hi Steve,

Are you on Windows or Macintosh?
What version of the OS are you using?
Do you have all the required files in your video_ts folder (VOB, IFO,
and BUP)?

Also, make sure that you set the folder property of the DVD object
reference to the "video_ts" folder.

--
Best regards,
Aaron Jones
Macromedia Technical Support

[steve]

Hello and Thank you Aaron,

OS = WinXP

Your comment about the DVD Object folder clued me in that I was going about
the import all wrong. For some reason, I assumed that I needed to "import"
the .vob, .bup, and .ifo files through File > Import.

I also had the problem that I didn't have a DVD software player on my
computer. Once that was installed, I went through the process and it
recognized the DVD in the drive off the bat. Then I changed the folder link
to a video_ts folder on my HD. This also worked great, but I had to put in
the absolute path (E:\director_test\video\video_ts). Is there a way to make
this relative? How will this work with distrubution?

Thanks again for the reply, I feel greatly relieved.

Steve

"Aaron Jones - Macromedia TS" <supportinfo@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:supportinfo-65E694.14073103032004@forums.macromedia.com...

> In article <c23574$1fs$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
> "steve" <steve@fact.usu.edu> wrote:
>

> > I would like to work with DVD content, I have the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS
> > folders in the root of the project directory. I go to import and choose

a

> > .VOB file and it tells me it has problems importing this clip. (Link to
> > external file is selected).
> >
> > I have searched everywhere I know to look and can't find anything other

than

> > a basic "click on import and select the source".

>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Are you on Windows or Macintosh?
> What version of the OS are you using?
> Do you have all the required files in your video_ts folder (VOB, IFO,
> and BUP)?
>
> Also, make sure that you set the folder property of the DVD object
> reference to the "video_ts" folder.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Aaron Jones
> Macromedia Technical Support

[Aaron Jones - Macromedia TS]

In article <c25o5n$s42$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"steve" <steve@fact.usu.edu> wrote:

> I also had the problem that I didn't have a DVD software player on my
> computer. Once that was installed, I went through the process and it
> recognized the DVD in the drive off the bat. Then I changed the folder link
> to a video_ts folder on my HD. This also worked great, but I had to put in
> the absolute path (E:\director_test\video\video_ts). Is there a way to make
> this relative? How will this work with distrubution?

Hi Steve,

No, you do not need to hard code the path. You should be able to use
"the moviePath" to set it up to be relative.

For example, something like this should work:

member("dvd").folder=the moviePath&"assets\video_ts"


p.s. WinXP is fine - I wasn't sure if you might have been trying to use
the DVD feature on an unsupported OS (such as pre OS X 10.3).

--
Best regards,
Aaron Jones
Macromedia Technical Support