divx with just 1,5GB HD?

[jmmeuss]

IS IT POSSIBLE?
I WANT TO MAKE DIVX FROM A DVD WITH ONLY SPACE FOR ONE VOB FILE AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW. BUT I SUPOSE THAT I HAVE TO CONVERT VOB FILES ONE BY ONE INTO AVI (DIVX) FILES AND THEN JOIN IT. BUT I NEED AN EXPLANATION OR TUTORIAL.

THANKS.

[techno]

Sorry, unfortunatly you need a bigger hdd! Read the nicky guides on DVD-Digest.com or digital-digest.com

I hope it helps

Techno

[cg24]

I'm not sure if there will be a tutorial for doing this. It would just be a simple matter of ripping one VOB at a time and converting it. It should be pretty self-explanatory if you've done a conversion. Alternatively you can also use the css.mism plugin if you use FlaskMPEG. This plug in lets you convert a DVD VOB straight from the DVD (no ripping needed). Be warned though, that this might wear out your DVD laser (Your DVD will have to be active during the whole encoding process)

[quang]

Just use DVDx 1.6 from http://www2.labdv.com/dvdx/.

You don't need 5GB of diskspace. All you need is enough space to hold the final output, 1.5GB or 700MB if you want 1 CD.

Anyway, with DVDx, all you need it pop the DVD in the drive, run PowerDVD to unlock it. You don't have to play it. Once it's unlocked (5 secs later) you can quit PowerDVD.

Specify some parameters in the output/input settings and hit Encode and sit back and relax. Some 4-8hrs later (depends on your CPU speed) it's done. You can convert DVD to VCD, XVCD, SVCD, XSVCD, DivX, etc... with MP3, WMA, etc.. for sound.

Moreover, it splits the final output into the segments or chapters so you can put onto CDRs. No need to use half dozen apps and a million steps for conversion. That means no VirtualDub, no SmartRipper, etc... Just DVDx, and of course DivX4.12, and (RadiumMP3 or LAME-MP3).

If you're not happy with DVDx, XMPEG 4.2a is even faster and does the same job as DVDx. Well, almost.

Find XMPEG 4.2a from www.mp3guest.com

There are others, like DVD2CD from http://www.dvd2cd.de/

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Quang

[techno]

But, it is not good doing it on the fly. It ruins the whole DVD and the player. Better safe than sorry. Also you can't do direct editing when ripping on the fly, can you?

Techno

[quang]

What kind of editing do you want during the conversion? You can enable Plugins and change the settings in the Plugins you want... Or use a different app to serve as a frame server.

There's an option called "Save your DVD drive" in DVDx. Set it to 10MB buffer or higher so it only spins when the buffer runs out. That's even better than having it running constantly for an hour during the ripping procedure in a hot day.

With XMPEG 4.2a, let's say you have 10 DVDs that you would like to convert to DivX while you're away for a couple of days. Copy the *.IFO and *.VOB files (only the groups with longest lengths) to your harddrive in different folders. No, need to SmartRipper them; just straight copy. Make sure you have PowerDVD to lock the DVDs first though, otherwise you'll get "Encrypted data error." Create 10 jobs to handle them. This process takes a couple minutes. Then hit "Start Conversion", turn off the monitor, and when you come back you have them all. No need to sit around babysitting it. On a fast computer 1.9MHz, you'll get about 29fps during conversion. Don't forget to set your screen depth to 32-bit for faster speed and better viewing. This doesn't affect the actual quality of the output, of course.

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Quang

[quang]

Pardon me... Make that a 1.9GHz...

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Quang