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DaveF · 02-09-2008, 08:53 AM

This is a question I have, too. I figured this out on Windows: how to extract a specific segment from a DVD and convert for use elsewhere (PowerPoint, in my case). I've not accomplished this on the Mac, largely because I don't want to pay $50 for QT Pro and the MPEG2 Playback codec. But, I think this process would work (but I've not tested it, so I can't guarantee this is $50 well spent).

Buy QuickTime Pro and Mpeg2 Playback component

Rip DVD
Open VOB file(s) with clip of interest into QuickTime Pro
Use QT Pro to trim clip and export as H.264
Import H.264 into iMovie 08
Edit as desired

02-09-2008, 08:53 AM	#2 of 7
DaveF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Local Time: 03:10 AM Local Date: 08-30-2008 Posts: 4,855	Re: A trick I need to do with iMovie: Capturing a DVD Clip This is a question I have, too. I figured this out on Windows: how to extract a specific segment from a DVD and convert for use elsewhere (PowerPoint, in my case). I've not accomplished this on the Mac, largely because I don't want to pay $50 for QT Pro and the MPEG2 Playback codec. But, I think this process would work (but I've not tested it, so I can't guarantee this is $50 well spent). Buy QuickTime Pro and Mpeg2 Playback component Rip DVD Open VOB file(s) with clip of interest into QuickTime Pro Use QT Pro to trim clip and export as H.264 Import H.264 into iMovie 08 Edit as desired Last edited by DaveF : 02-09-2008 at 08:58 AM.