DVD to Editable format help

[dalebo]

I want to take a DVD and change it back to MPG or some other format that I can manipulate/editafter a DVD has been made. If there is some other BTTERand FREE app that I can use please advise bit if I am still to use DVD2MPG I cannot find the file mfdpme21.zip = Panasonic premiere plugin version v2.1 as noted in the installation directions for DVD2MPG.

[ormonde]

If you wish to convert an "Entire" DVD to a single mpeg file, then I would use "DVD2AVI" (free) to make a "Project File" that can easily be "Frameserved" to "TMPGEnc"/ "TMPGEnc Plus" (shareware) for conversion to an mpeg-1 or mpeg-2 file.

[dalebo]

Reply

What if I want to only take a portion and convert it to an editable file? And is the format that I want it in to edit MPEG2 format?

[ormonde]

"What if I want to only take a portion and convert it to an editable file?"

Then use "DVD Shrink" in "Re-author" mode to cut out the specific section you want and then use the method that I outlined in my last post.

[dalebo]

Last question

Thanks for all your help. Two last things; What is FRAMESERVED? and is there a good tutorial or help manual for TMPGEnc? (and I assume the PLUS version is the one that costs and the other one is free? Thanks again.

[ormonde]

"What is FRAMESERVED?"

Frameserving is using one utility to decode or read a video file and then, after it has been decoded, sending it straight to any other video editing or encoding application.

"is there a good tutorial or help manual for TMPGEnc?"

The information is fairly basic - visit this link:

http://www.videohelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm

"Thanks for all your help."

Glad to be of help

[dalebo]

Plugin ?

Sorry but one more question. I still don't know where I can get a free download Panasonic premiere plugin version v2.1 as noted in the installation directions for DVD2MPG. Thanks once again.

[sfheath]

Try http://www.geocities.com/dvd2mpg2/