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[JAG609]

I have tried every proccessand every link on digital digest and have not gotten results. The video is jerky, audio sync, ect.

Is there anyone with first-hand knowledge of a way to get
DVD->DivX that works everytime? Link to instructions would be appreciated

-JAG609

[setarip]

This is what i do:

From Ripping through DivX (by me)

1) Rip DVD with Clad v.1.71(not MDEC, the one I use is an older, totally reliable version - not to say that the MDEC version is unreliable)

2) Convert to .AVI using Flask v.0.594PX3 (improved conversion time versus "plain vanilla" 0.594 - and less prone to lockup)
A) Using DivX v.3.11 codec (Fast Motion 910kbps, keyframe every 10 seconds)
B) Using PCM (uncompressed) audio at 48,000Khz (Maintains synchronization of audio and video)

3) Load .AVI into VirtualDub v.1.4D
A) Set "Video" to "Direct Stream Copying"
B) Set "Audio" to "Full Processing Mode"
C) Under "Audio", click on "Conversion", select "44,100Khz"
D) Under "Audio", click on "Compression" select "MP3", "44,100Khz", "96Kbps"
E) Save revised .AVI with new filename

[JAG609]

thanx a lot man.

-JAG609

[benderman]

1) Ripp with smartripper

2) Open ripped VOB-Files in DVD2AVI, select audiotracks, save as project (*.d2v)

3) convert *.d2v to a pseudo-avi by using VFAPI (included in DVD2AVI)

4) Open pseudo-avi in nandub, use filters (resize, clipping,deinterlace...), add audio-wav, select calculated bitrate for audio and video, start "Two passes"

That way gives you the best possible DivX-avi.

@Setarip: Why DivX-fast-motion and 44.1kHz? Low-motion and 48kHz should do better.

[Kaiser-Soze]

I agree with Bendermann way
It is more simple and easy to learn for a start (but reliable too)

[setarip]

To benderman

"@Setarip: Why DivX-fast-motion and 44.1kHz? Low-motion and 48kHz should do better."

Smaller filesize, lower overhead required for playback. I may not be as discriminating regarding image quality as are some others - less of a perfectionist, perhaps. Additionally, I share my .AVIs with many friends and relatives (if they're nice to me). These settings have proven to yield the most "universal" acceptance by the wide variety of machines they're played on.

[Hailsmelter]

3) convert *.d2v to a pseudo-avi by using VFAPI (included in DVD2AVI)

Hi Benderman, anyone...

Sorry to be a complete bongo-brain , but how do you convert to a pseudo avi?

Also, how do you adjust the aspect ratio of a dvd within DVD2AVI? At the moment the letterbox isn't wide enough so that the film is 'squashed up' a little bit. I've checked everywhere and can't see an option to change it?

Ta!

[khp]

Sorry to be a complete bongo-brain , but how do you convert to a pseudo avi?

Just like any other avi file. I think this guide covers it all

http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/DVD2AVI.htm

[Thrawn]

have u tried dvdx 1.7? its a all in one solution, u just have to choose divx as output *g*, should work every time

steps required:
1) start dvd player first for some secs
2) choose input (for movies longest file)
3) choose output settings: u shouldnt choose less than 900 or 1000 kb/sec, u see the output size in the prog (should be right in most cases), for other settings have a look at the screenprints in the german workshop at www.e-media.at , there u search for dvdx and u get to the workshop.

u should get a synch divx movie, that fits on 2 or 3 cds (>2 hours).

[Hailsmelter]

Excellent -

Thanks for your help!

[horseshoe7]

I just got into ripping 3 weeks ago and I have successfully ripped about 15 DVD's or so. I have the same method which is simple, and effective. I don't have time to be a hardcore tweakhead, so I can't be bothered to rip the video, then the audio, then filtering, then interleaving them back together, etc. because this takes days!

The solution? go to www.doom9.net and follow the guide there for DVD-DivX conversion using XMPeg. Follow it exactly. But be warned, XMpeg is ridiculously buggy, and many users say they hate it and give up. What this means is that sometimes it encodes, and then sometimes something happens which makes it impossible to encode after that. I digress. XMpeg is practically a one-step process that can rip a DVD from start to finish for only 20-30 minutes of your time, and 8-12 hours of your computer's time.

The problem with this program is that its bugs are not well understood. I find the best workaround to the bugs is to use a program like Norton Ghost. I set up my machine as a dual boot win98-2k, where i email etc on 98, but the ripping takes place in 2k. I take a ghost image of the win2k harddrive after installing windows, codecs, ripping software etc. when everything worked fine. Whenever XMpeg's bugs permanently screw up the program, I just restore a ghost image - you return your computer to a point in time where everything was stable, in under 15 minutes. You'll see many people in forums with many solutions to XMpeg bugs, but a lot of the time the problems with XMpeg could be hardware dependent (ie motherboard chipset, chip type, etc) so any user's solution is exactly as they say - it works for them.

So, this works for me. Norton Ghost can probably be found using a file sharing app like Morpheus.

XMpeg is a bitch and the odd time it can't rip a DVD properly, but it is the least time consuming way to rip. I won't even consider anything else, because I just don't have that kind of time. It's good to get out now and again, know what I'm sayin'?