I'm attempting to put an AC/DC Live At Donnington DVD on to my N810.

Using DVD Shrink, I end up with .VOB files. Nokia Media converter will not accept these VOB files unless I change the file extension to .mpg/ mp2 or some such.
Having done this, a double click on my desktop loads them to Windows Media player and they play fine with sound.
I then drop them to Nokia Media Converter which takes the renamed .mpg file without complaint, converts it to good video and when copied to my N810 plays it nicely. Except, no sound.

Has anyone else come across this? Other files I have copied, my own movies in .avi or .mov have converted with sound.

I'm also surprised that other people don't mention the need to change the file extension from VOB to mpg before NMC will accept it. Or does it accept VOB in other people's setups?

Can you play the converted file in windows with sound?

If not then read this.
Well if you just change the file extension the audio stream is not getting changed.
In a DVD the audio is usually ac3 and I do not know if Nokia Media converter well convert.
That is my only thought. I use Mediacoder to convert my movies.

Yes, the sound is there in the converted file. As I say, no-one mentions that Nokia Media Converter doesn't accept VOB files in that I'd have thought that was what most people would be converting.

I'll try Mediacoder, as you suggest.

Are you talking about the ITVC software (in my sig) or the other Nokia Media Converter?

I tried a couple of videos that are about 1.45 gb. They play well but there is absolutely no sound??

And yeah i am talking about the nokia internet tablet video converter.

can you file a bug about it at https://bugs.maemo.org? It'd be great to get a *small* sample of the original file (i.e., the file you're feeding ITVC) so we can figure out why there's no sound being converted.

I'm reluctant to file a bug until I'm sure it is the ITVC V0.32 that's at fault so I'll continue to hunt around until I'm sure, Some DVDs have converted successfully for me, after all.

Is there a way to get ITVC to accept VOB files directly?

No, right now ITVC won't take VOB files directly, although if you'd like to file it as a feature request, it's not a bad idea. Of course ripping DVDs directly can't be supported in ITVC due to DVD encryption issues.

I think i mentioned this in another thread, but someone used the ITVC API to do one step DVD ripping/conversion: http://code.google.com/p/tutorial2tablet/

Again, Nokia can't support or endorse that kind of work, I am just mentioning that it's out there.

What files does the Nokia Video Converter support? In other words, if I am just starting the process, what format should I rip my media to for it to work with the converter? I read the Nokia site and it wasn't apparent to me.

Thanks

On Windows, any format that Windows Media Player can play, then ITVC can convert it as well