Actually I have 2 DVDs, which I plan to mix excerpts of both DVDs into a new DVD. So if I rename all VOB files as mpg do I put all the files in Vagas 8? After doing the cutting and joining my excerpts do I still need to render my mpg segments into one single mpeg-2 file before transferring the file in DVD architect?
Thanks!
Mixing two DVDs?
If you a mixing big long chunks from each DVD - and not actually mixing the two angles together - you can use any number of the mpeg editors listed above at videohelp.com.
However, it's a whole different story if you're talking about mixing the two angles of a concert video and frequently switching back and forth between angles.
Mixing mpeg concert footage without re-encoding the footage can be done, but it's a royal pain in the ass and it's very tricky to do while keeping it looking nice. It would be a job only for the most experienced people out there - but even most of them wouldn't do it.
I'm not going to bother explaining how to it - as I doubt you'll want to try.
If you are absolutely set on mixing these two angles, probably the best thing would be to re-capture the footage from the tapes you have for the first angle. If you have the tapes for the second angle, recapture that also. But from what I gather - you only have a DVD of the second angle. If that's the case, you could just put that DVD in a DVD player and capture it as raw footage. That will add an analog layer to that footage, but coming from a DVD sourced from a master tape - it shouldn't make that much of a difference. You'll need an analog --> digital converter for that though (something like a Canopus).
Now you've got raw footage of both angles that you can easily edit together.