as we find more and more useful postings and good guides which i dont want to make stickies out of as there are too many, i decided to collect the useful bits and pieces in this thread and link to the corresponding threads

please do not hesitate to provide further guides / descriptions and of course pm me if you think you have come across a helpful routine explained in a certain posting!

ok, here we go:

- A universal all-in-one converter

- AVI to DVD

- Convert only audio stream of an avi file

- DVD to Ogm Conversion Guide

- Extract audio/music from dvd

- How to convert DVD, video files to iPod

- No sound or no video? Read this first!

- OGG / OGM Creation and Cutting Guide

- Re-encode AVI to Ensure Maximum Compatibility [on standalone players]
     - AVI Recomp AVI to XviD Re-Encoding Guide [standalone, game console compatibility - new guide using a new tool]

- Removing Logos

- Splitting/Cutting AVI Files

- Using VirtualDubMod - Joining AVI Files