Beginners Start Here

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General Links:<blockquote>
DVD/AVI/DivX/Digital Video Glossary Page - http://www.divx-digest.com/glossary.html

The PC-DVD Guide - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/pcdvd_guide.html

DVD Ripping Guide - http://www.riphelp.com/articles/dvdripping.html

DVD Conversion Guide - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvd_convert.html

Nicky Page's Guide (a lot of guides of great use) - http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com

Nicky Page's FAQ (a must read) - http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/FAQ.htm

UncasMS's DVD Backup Guides :
- In English and German - http://www.atlandide.net/~uncasms/

Sefy's Complete Newbie DVD Backup Guide - http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/33_1.html
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DVD to DVD Backup Links:<blockquote>
DVD Shrink Guide - http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/23_1.html

Quick DVD Backup Guide - http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/18_1.html

Quality DVD Backup Guide - http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/24_1.html

Sefy's Complete Newbie DVD Backup Guide - http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/33_1.html
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DivX/XviD Links:<blockquote>
For a very very very brief introduction to DivX, please refer to our DivX Help page :

http://www.divx-digest.com/help.html

and our SupportFAQ section on DivX :

http://www.digital-digest.com/supportfaq/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=80100&page_id=2&menu=801

and our DivX glossary page :

http://www.divx-digest.com/glossary.html

Some more useful links for beginners (these guides have been the most requested by beginners) :

DVD Conversion Guide - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvd_convert.html

DVD to DivX Conversion Guide - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvdtodivx.html<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * DVD to DivX (3.x or 5.x) using Gordian Knot Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/dvd2divx_gordianknot.html

Joining AVI/DivX Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/joinavi.html

Cutting AVI/DivX Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/cutavi.html

AVI/DivX to MPEG-1/VCD Conversion Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/avi2mpeg1.html

ASF to AVI Conversion Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/asf2avi.html

AVI (non DivX) to DivX Conversion Guide - http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/avi2mpeg4.html
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These guides should contain links to all the software you'll need, plus pictures and step-to-step instructions to guide you along.

Enjoy!!