Submit your opinions --------> Best Ripper

[Diegoll2k]

Which is, in your opinion, the best ripping program ??? Personally, I use FlaskMPEG XiS 3.0e and works fine, though some minor issues, that's why I want to hear some advice. I tried XMPEG 4.31 and it SUCKS (It cannot even recognize the video aspect correctly, I've had a lot of headaches with that). Please let me know what you think. I'm also looking for a little extra speed (cannot break the 11fps barrier in a PIII 600 - 128 MB RAM)

Thanx a lot

[hacker_on_fire]

currently i think Gknot is the best with divx3.11

I will experiment with

Gknot & DivX5
Nandub & M$MPEG v2 (using doom9's and uncasms guide)

however as i have had not time cos of exams (help!).

so my opinion is yet not final

[UncasMS]

try gordianknot 0.26 beta with divx 5.02

i am very pleased with the quality and the speed is much faster than nandub and ms v2 (which i prefered until now)

[kappiefj]

use NEODIVX, works perfectly !!!!!
can be downloaded at www.neodivx.org

Program works completely automaticly and results are perfect.
Ripping from DVD to AVi in appr. 4 hours

[Enchanter]

Nandub + M$MPEG4 V2/DivX3.11a.

[techno]

Smartripper + DVD2AVI + GK + Nandub + DivX3.11a.

Techno

[glocker]

Smart Ripper-DVD2AVI-GKnot-V-Dub-Nandub.

Gknot works great with all the codecs I've tried.

[llemor]

GKnot 0.26 + package softwares work fine with me.

Easy to setup, less off synch and you can control the output.

IMO, still the best avisynth-frameserver tool.

[Erci]

Smartripper + DVD2AVI + GordianKnot + Nandub with divx 3.11

//Erci

[benderman]

If you use DivX3.11 you could better switch to M$MPEG4V2. The quality is the same (or maybe better) and it's the original.

[Suhoi]

SmartRipper-DVD2AVI-BeSweetGUI+SoundForge(sound&volume)-GKnot+DivX3.11+NanDub

[crunch]

Neodivx, here too....smooth as silk, and fast.

Vidomi, is useful, but found it did give macroblocks for me in Return of the mummy sunset and sky scenes, a lot better with
Divx 5.02 (not pro) - seems to have more detail and depth.

Rip it all, (ver 1.24) worked for me a treat, and thanks for the tip Lex Law.
Still with neodivx ~ old habits, when I want to get it done, quickly and first time.

All of the above I keep on the puta and generally stick to the first 2.

Cheers,
crunch.

[techno]

I don't like the new version, the old one was the best and no blocks for me! :)

Techno

[crunch]

I still like the older 3.11a code, no blocks, and the 5.02 code too and after a while, with the new one, tweaking is addictive. After testing out an encode on the same movie again and again, I dont want to see that movie again for a long time. :)

cheers,
crunch

[techno]

sorry m8, I haven't use neodivx, I was referring to vidomi :D

Sorry about that! :)

Techno

[crunch]

Its cool, Techno, I figured that and edited my post as you were replying.

Cheers, m8
crunch :)

[silentshadow420]

i might be a newbee
but my favorite is
cladDVD~>flask 6~>Divx4.12/WM8
works good with a little tweaking
tempted to try gknot due to the reactions in the forums
sounds like a rock solid encoder
:D

[Diegoll2k]

Thanx for the great number of replies !! Now tell me something
which of this rippers you recommend require you to store the *.vob files in your hard disk prior to encoding the divx file ???

I wrote this because I've tried Rippack and CladDVD and they both need to do so, which is not the case of FlaskMPEG, it encodes directly from the DVD thanx to the dvd mism.

[khp]

I think Flask and DVDX are the only tools that support DVD->divx conversion directly off the DVD.

Ofcause I strongly advice against this.

[Diegoll2k]

I totally agree. Unfortunately, mi HDD is full and now things cost 4 times more here in Argentina. For a while, I'll have to stick to Flask, I think

[joel73]

Smartripper (joins the vob files)....Then Vidomi (excellent program) to encode (can use 3.11a, hybrids and 4.12).

[LaFouine]

I began with FlaskMpeg 0.594 and divX3.11 alpha.
Then I changed to divX 4.12 2 pass encoding, still using Flask. Very good quality but so slow... :(

Then I discovered Xmpeg, with which I could do the 2 pass automaticaly and much faster (it was my goal). But this software was a piece of ****. All my windows ressources got used by Xmeg. I could not do anything else on my PC. Sometimes, even mouving my mouse made my PC hang. :mad:

So I finally turned to :

GordianKnot v0.21beta (Smartripper / DVD2AVI / nandub / virtualdub) + divx 4.12

SO GREAT !! :D
Very good quality. Possibility to create jobs and then make several divx one after each other. Very fast. And very STABLE...

I also use MicroDvd to make "canada dry" looking DivX with menus, bonus, multiple audio, subtitles and so on. :bglaugh2:

And Nero cover designer for good looking covers (I know it's a detail, but...)

PS : my divx use AC3 sound.