Importing Mpeg2 files into AVID

I'm working with a PAL production company in Italy sending me corporate videos on DVD as mpeg2 files. I need to import the mpeg2 into the AVID in order to do some language dubbing work and then remaster it to DVD for local distribution. I'm having a problem importing the mpeg2 file - AVID doesn''t recognize them. Any advice??? The file extension is .mpv

Thanks

Thanks, this is a good begining. My need is to import the video, which is on the DVD as a pure Mpeg2 data (.mpv) - not a VOD file. I have the original auido files as seperate elements on a second disk. My concern is knowing which program can convert this .mpv file to a file AVID can use while maintainin the highest possible resolution. Since I'm on a MAC platform I supose QT would be best. After I've replaced the italian narration with english I will be mastering the final AVID sequence back to DVD for local distribution.

Therefore between Sorensen Squeeze and Media Cleaner, is one better than the other? Or is there still another way of getting this done?

Thanks Scott,

I'll give it a try. Just for clarity I'm not "ripping" the file from the DVD as the DVD is only being sent to me as a data source. The file is just there like any file one would write to a disk. They choose to send it as an .mpv file instead of a QT for the reason of file size. Though it sounds like the upcoming version 7 of QT might change all that. Anyway, I'll download the Sorensen demo and see what it looks like.

Very interesting. I was begining to have doubts about Mpeg2 as source material. Regarding the PAL to NTSC issue, this is being handled in Italy. The shop over there has all the high end production gear including a broadcast quality systems converter. In the past they would send us the source tapes on SVHS and we would do the dubbing direct to one of the audio tracks and then make our copies from that master. We never had the funding to purchase a betasp deck. Now with the advent of DVD's we were hoping to use this digital format and work directly in the computer. Is there another digital compression format that can put a one hour program on to a DVD disk that could be used as source material?

Thanks Scott,

I like your thinking. Any preferences for DVD authoring software? The simpler the better - at least regarding the user interface.

I'm on an AVID DVpro.

Ed,

I'm using encore right now by adobe... but I'm not really sure if you need to do any authoring or not. If you don't need to do any you just might want to find a program that will burn it over like nero or easy cd creator. if you are authoring I would recommend encore it's pretty easy to use and already has some built in templates you can use for the authoring. let me know what you decide to do.

Scott