reformatting?

sweetgurl723 · 05-12-2009, 01:08 PM

some friends of mine made a video of themselves on street bikes and put it on a dvd+r but when they try and upload to the internet it tells them that the format is wrong..how do i or can i even change this so that it works?

**zuluclayman** · 05-13-2009, 02:05 AM

If the video has been authored to DVD (one suitable to play in a DVD player attached to a TV - not just one burnt as a data file) the file on the DVD containing the video will be a vob file which is not suitable to upload to video sharing sites like Youtube etc.
If you don't have the original file/project that was used to create the DVD you would need to convert the VOB file back to a suitable file format - mpeg, avi so that it could be uploaded. You can do this by using a freeware converter (quite a few out there - try this one - I haven't used it but looks OK). Once converted to avi or mpeg you can upload it to video sharing site - check the site's recommended specs for videos - ususally noted somewhere in the help menu for the site.
If you do have access to the original file/project - rather than burn to DVD as your output selection, choose to make a file suitable for use on a computer - will be either .mov, .mpeg, .avi, DivX, Xvid or some similar setting depending on software used.

dr_livingston · 05-13-2009, 02:08 AM

download a video conveter from the net and convect the video format to mpeg or avi to upload it

05-12-2009, 01:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
sweetgurl723 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	reformatting? some friends of mine made a video of themselves on street bikes and put it on a dvd+r but when they try and upload to the internet it tells them that the format is wrong..how do i or can i even change this so that it works?

05-13-2009, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: reformatting? If the video has been authored to DVD (one suitable to play in a DVD player attached to a TV - not just one burnt as a data file) the file on the DVD containing the video will be a vob file which is not suitable to upload to video sharing sites like Youtube etc. If you don't have the original file/project that was used to create the DVD you would need to convert the VOB file back to a suitable file format - mpeg, avi so that it could be uploaded. You can do this by using a freeware converter (quite a few out there - try this one - I haven't used it but looks OK). Once converted to avi or mpeg you can upload it to video sharing site - check the site's recommended specs for videos - ususally noted somewhere in the help menu for the site. If you do have access to the original file/project - rather than burn to DVD as your output selection, choose to make a file suitable for use on a computer - will be either .mov, .mpeg, .avi, DivX, Xvid or some similar setting depending on software used. __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

05-13-2009, 02:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
dr_livingston Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Re: reformatting? download a video conveter from the net and convect the video format to mpeg or avi to upload it