Dvd2????

[BbAaSsSs]

Just wandering whats the smallest form of video with the best picture can i convert my dvd into? and how many cd's will that form usually be? I know it all depends on the size of DVD on how big of file but whats the smallest file format out there with the best picture! for example Divx, Xvid, VCD, SVCD, and so on and so on!! Thanx for your help!!

Bass

[BbAaSsSs]

Anyone wanna help??

[khp]

Well it depends.

If you want the movies to be playable on a standalone DVD player, you have to use VCD or SVCD (only some players will do SVCD).

If you only need playback on your PC, DivX (or any other Mpeg-4 format) is by far the best choise. With DivX5 pro you can quite often fit a 100 minute movie on 1 CD and get pretty good quality at 640*X or more.

[BbAaSsSs]

Thanx khp, Ya I am wanting it to fit on one cd so divx is my best bet! I just tried to make my first divx from the dvd joy ride! it is a 100 minute movie and the avi file is only 400 mb but there is no sound could you tell me where i went wrong?? thanx i really appreciate it! oh ya and the video isnt all that clear! dont know where i went wrong there either thanx im using gknot

Bass

[gs0666]

You probably haven't muxed (or extracted) the audio
yet(Use Virtual Dub or NanDub).

Check out the GKnot guides here :

http://gknot.doom9.org

[BbAaSsSs]

(and select the AC3 that DVD2AVI has demuxed) what file is this? I have like 4 or 5 files that have the .ac3 at the end which one do I select?? do i select the .mp3 file? this part is real confusing the hell out of me! any help would be very appreciated! thanx

Bass

[khp]

Originally posted by BbAaSsSs
... the avi file is only 400 mb but there is no sound could you tell me where i went wrong??...

Without knowing any of the settings you used, that is pretty much impossible to answer. But 400 MB is cirtainly way too small even without audio.

(and select the AC3 that DVD2AVI has demuxed) what file is this?

Usually you'll want the main audio track, the filename of which will contain the string "T01". But of course for 1 CD rips I strongly recommend converting it to mp3.

[UncasMS]

for a guide on gordianknot + divx5 (which should be a very good combo) click on my upper anigif

[BbAaSsSs]

Thanx guys I got it! The avi file is 1.3gb though it looks and sound great but i really wanted it on one cd ill keep trying to get it to one cd do you think this is possible with good video? thanx

Bass

[gs0666]

That depends on the length of the video.
When the movie is over 2 hours long I encode it to two cd's with ac3 sound.If the movie is under 2 hrs I encode with 128k mp3.
And over 2h30min I use mp3 again.
Just experiment with different setting to hit your goal.

Cheers

[BbAaSsSs]

Thanx for your help guys I finally got it a perfect divx! great picture and great sound all with a 700mb file! thanx for your help again!!

Bass

[gs0666]

no prob m8