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- mutabi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Good tutorial. I would suggest using AutoGK as an alternative to DrDivX for converting to AVI, as I have found it gives much better quality and flexibility.
- NiLeS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Good tutorial. If you like it, grab DVD Decrypter while you can - Macrovision just bought all rights to it.
- lickmygiggle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3lol. Complete with warez links inside.
(Dr. Divx plus Keygen) - cyberbeing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3DGmpgdec, Avisynth 2.5, Decomb filter, Virtual Dub with fast re-compress for me.
There is a thing called Interlacing that most DVDs have which results in unsightly "combing" of the picture in movement scenes. There is also a thing called IVTC (3:2 pulldown) to cut out the interlaced frames (leaving you with progressive frames). Depending on the DVD you might also want to want to convert it to 23.976fps (film). Also you probably want to crop the black lines on the edges off and resize it to 704x396 or 853.44x480 for 16:9 and 640x480 for 4:3 DVDs because anamorphic encodes suck.
Example AviSynth script:
loadplugin("C:Program FilesDGmpgdecbeta2DGDecode.dll")
loadplugin("C:Program FilesAviSynth 2.5pluginsDecomb.dll")
Mpeg2Source("C:DVDRIPVTS_01_1.d2v",cpu=6)
AssumeTFF()
Telecide(post=4)
Decimate()
Lanczos4Resize(704, 396)
Note: You might have to fool around with the different Telecide and Decimate options. If the DVD is pure video (30fps) then you probably don't want to use decimate as it will probably make for jerky motion scenes.
The guide posted here is for a person who is new to encoding and from scanning through it the results will most likely not be the best. For those who want better results you might want to setup basic AviSynth scripts similar to the one I have shown (or just play around with Vdub filters).
http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/dgmpgdec.html
http://neuron2.net/decomb/decomb522.zip
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57023&package_id=72557
The guide posted here is for a person who is new to encoding and from scanning through it the results will most likely not be the best. For those who want better results you might want to setup basic AviSynth scripts similar to the one I have shown (or just play around with Vdub filters).
http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/dgmpgdec.html
http://neuron2.net/decomb/decomb522.zip
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57023&package_id=72557 - WalkerBurgin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3AutoGK is without a doubt the way to go... check it out (http://www.autogk.me.uk/) and give it a shot.
- ajz8182, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2^^^ For all you noobs, ignore all comments above ^^^^
just go to http://www.fairusewizard.com/lang_en/
there is simply no simpler way to convert a DVD. period. - mentallo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Answer for teamparadox: Try DVD Author here http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tda.html
Very fast convertion from Vob to Mpeg2 - n0xie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4http://www.videohelp.com/
http://www.doom9.org/
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/
All host numerous guides/tutorials whatever for this sort of thing. This is nothing special. No digg. - kaz928, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2see there's that N word I was worried about......
- celeb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1good guide for the newbies out there
good post - TNHitokiri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The tutorial works, but is by far not the best way to create a quality divx rip. Dr Divx is a idiotic program and does not have enough funtionality to encode the movie that will meet the standard of a scene release
- tmanka, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yeah I second the autogk method, VERY easy to use and very powerful. No Digg
- republicoftexas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1AutoGK is the way to go. Really good quality, and free.
- lordfoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1AnyDVD + Nero Recode = Higher Quality mp4 + Easy
- mingistech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just use Handbrake. Everything in one easy step.
http://handbrake.m0k.org/ - gookie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1who wants ***** divx's?
- cmirza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dr. DivX isn't free. AutoGK is free and is easier to use.
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/autogk.htm
Even simpiler guide to ripping a 4gb DVD to 700mb XviD. - chime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1DrDivx isn't completely free. If you are going to spend this much effort on converting from VOB to XVID/DIVX, either get ffmpeg (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=263) or mencoder (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/). Both are command line utilities and it's quite easy to write batch scripts to convert from MPEG2 to XVID/DIVX AVIs.
After you've used DVD Decrypter to extract VOB files, here's how you can convert to XVID (I prefer that to the commercial DIVX format) using ffmpeg:
rem Include the following (with the correct page for source and dest files) in a batch script or copy/paste on the command line:
echo PASS ONE using ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i "source.vob" -y -f avi -vcodec mpeg4 -b 768 -g 384 -bf 2 -deinterlace -an -pass 1 -passlogfile fftmp.log fftmp.avi
echo PASS TWO using ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i "source.vob" -y -f avi -vcodec mpeg4 -b 768 -g 384 -bf 2 -deinterlace -ar 44100 -ab 128 -acodec mp3 -pass 2 -passlogfile fftmp.log "dest.avi"
Here's how you can do the same using mencoder:
echo PASS ONE using mencoder
mencoder -ovc xvid -sws 9 -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound -passlogfile metmp.log -o metmp.avi "source.vob"
echo PASS TWO using mencoder
mencoder -aid 128 -ovc xvid -sws 9 -xvidencopts bitrate=768:pass=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts fast:preset=standard -passlogfile metmp.log -o "dest.avi" "source.vob"
Obviously, you'd want to read the manuals for both the encoders and change the arguments to suit your needs.
It's pretty trivial to setup a dedicated VOB-2-XVID converting machine. I rip my DVDs to the D:Queue folder and a simple DOS script automatically starts converting all the files one-by-one to XVID. Next morning when I wake up, D:XVID folder has lots of goodies. Once I verify all the files are in good condition (sometimes there's issues with corrupted MPEG2 format), I delete the original VOBs from Queue folder. Anyone think I should make a tutorial or anything for it? - Half-Fast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0AutoGK...couple of clicks, wait a while, and the job is done. With the price of DVD media these days, why would anybody bother downsizing a DVD unless shrinking from DVD9 to DVD5?
- indijay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is useless guide. I am totally frustrated by using most of the programs suggested here. Something new that I found, was comment written by chime1 and now I am almost come to the conclusion that these best 700mb fit videos must be using some other programs which are not in the mainstream.
It will be great if chime1 could make a guide for this method!!
Somebody suggested-264 codec but be warned before using it, this codec is not supported by many standalone player so you may not want to go for it. In my experience, it takes quite a LONG time to encode a movie. - NtroP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"This is horrible. You can go through all this trouble OR just grab Fairuse. Which does everything for you."
Yeah! IF YOU HAVE WINDOWS. Note for the real noobs out there: "Windows != Computer and IE != Internet"! I know it's easy to think that but there are A LOT of people out there that actually don't run Windows. Saying that a Windows-only program is the OBVIOUS answer just makes you sound ignorant.
That being said, there are many different packages available for many different platforms (just read some of the links above). There is no "one simple answer" to this, in spite of this tutorial. You will have to learn a little about the different codecs and packages available for YOUR platform of choice before you can expect to find the solution that works best for you. Be patient. Google is your friend. - jackusage, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0autogk 4 noobs
- moose_diggs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I agree with many of the previous posters that this may not be the best or easiest method. With the price of DVD burners and blank media damn near equal to CD (700mb) formats.. who the hell still rips to such a crappy quality?
- VesperDEM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hey NtroP, one could say the same about people touting "http://handbrake.m0k.org/" as well. A Mac only product.
Unless, of course, you are saying that this site is for people with OS's other than Windows. I mean after all, Windows does dominate the market, does it not? :) - davidaq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yeh another vote for fair use wizard. i did use autogk for quite a while and was pretty happy with it, but i think fair use definatly has the edge on it.
- SmeRndmGy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0heres an easier 1 step method:
step #1: Fair use wizard.
enjoy - dmron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've seen much better tutorials. He goes into lots of detail and there's lots of screenshots but I still thought it wasn't that good.
- inactive, on 10/29/2007, -3/+3Handbrake.
Insert disc. Set target size to 700 MB. Select oen or two pass encoding, and codec.
Click go.
Guess everything really is easier on a Mac.
:-p - kaz928, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Thank you, thank you , thank you, i've been meaning to ask this in forum somewhere but was afraid of the flames. This is very helpful, thanks again!
- n3mi5y5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i dont really see how this is is a big deal, i do 700 mb movies all the time.
- chevyorange, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Good God anything but AVI please! mpeg4, .mov, WMV, anything but AVI please.
- Coolcan2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can't wait until DrDivx 2 comes out. Nice fast encode speeds, open source, and best of all settings to tweak.
- bigboludo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Amen to the AutoGK suggestions. www.autogk.net good luck finding DVD Decrypter. Mark Cuban had a great post in his blog about Macrovision and how much they suck www.blogmaverick.com
- Euan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nero 7 recode.
- pillfred, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0MrZop - DVDSanta easiest ***** i have found so far drag and drop just like a cd. On my sempron 1.8 it does a little over second for second. on the emcode worked good for me so far.
- holmesxt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great tutorial. I was looking for something like this the other day to backup my DVDs!
- amitrix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i thought the link was helpful but i guess the comments were even more useful...
- diemonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yah seriously, it's all about fairuse wizard. there really isn't anything else out there that's better.
- MrZop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ok. But what i need is the opposite. I have a Xvid and i want to be able to play it on a DVD player / Television. How do i encode it so i can put it on a DVD?
695MB XviD
640 x 480
192kbps
I want that on a Normal DVD. Its a Video my friend made and we need to be able to play it on a regular TV/DVD.
Any heplp would be great. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The program Forty Two works well for me. You can make movies ?x720 resolution that will still play on the iPod too. Having one file good enough for the projector and still playable on the iPod rules.
- garagefighter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0MrZop, if it's a good DVD player is should be able to play a VCD or SVCD. There are several apps to convert an .avi to either one.
- Menoats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is horrible. You can go through all this trouble OR just grab Fairuse. Which does everything for you.
- jaymunee80, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sorry my host is based in columbus. Theres a huge power outage. Entire city, itll be down for a while.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Man, people hate too much. "This is so n00b . . .no diggs . . . but I will comment anyways cause I am a dumbass" Great how to, nonetheless. +digg
- meander, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0why would anybody bother to downsize a dvd anymore? because even people with super fast internet like me dont want to download 4gb+ files nor do i want one file taking up that much space.
- sabit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0For casual rippers IMO DVDx is the best
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvdx.cfm - Drood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0DVD Decrypter -> AutoGK -> Jobs done
www.vcdhelp.com is a terrific resource. The problem I've just solved thanks to that site is the reverse process. AVI's with AC3 audio BACK to DVD. - elcaro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0good effort... but i feel Doom9.org has very good guides ( without keygens for software, though ;) ).
Also, the guide can be upgraded to Divx 2.0 which is open source, so no need for a keygen anymore :) - DaWolfman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^^AVI is just a container. It can hold lots of different streams, including MPEG-4, MP3, and others. To give you credit, tough, it is a bit outdated.
Dr. Divx is nice for the newbies, but if you're serious about the quality of your rips, take cyberbeing's advice. It's a lengthy process, but it pays off big time, especially if you use newer codecs like x264 (http://www.x264.nl) and AAC. I use BeSweet with Nero 7's AAC encoding drivers, and I can get decent 5.1 sound that is not much bigger than it's MP3 stereo counterpart. And video quality still looks great on a 1-CD rip. -
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