Step by Step DVD to SVCD

[allycat]

Is there any kind person out there who is prepared to talk me through step by step for dvd ripping. I have mastered the art of putting a downloaded movie on to svcd but when I look at the guides they seem complicated. I try to download the programmes but they dont seem to work I already have tmpgenc and vcd easy.

I am trying to make a back up copy of oceans 11.

[ZippyP.]

I use Smartripper>dvd2avi>TMPGEnc> VCDEasy.

I followed the steps for these programs as laid out in Sefy's guide.

Try the guide and feel free to ask me (or Sefy) for some help.

[allycat]

Thanks very much, how long do you think it will take to make a back up copy

[allycat]

I have used a number of programmes and one has produced a vob file of 293,696kb does this sound right, what do i do with it?

[thor300]

helo. didnt u try to use DVD2SVCD? its kind of all in one, and its free. the things i like about it is that it will adjust the CQ value so the movie fits well into the number of CD's you specify (under the bitrate tab). i am satisfied with the quality even when fitting the movie in only 2 CD's. Eazy VCD is also an alternative, but no subtitles and it doesnt calculate the CQ value.
They both require TMPGEnc Plus (or TMPGEnc with valid trial period for MPEG2), and DVD2SVCD can also use some other decoders.

[allycat]

Yes I did try to use DVD2SVCD but had a problem getting it to start so gave up. I was expecting it to do everthing.

[thor300]

From DVD2SVCD "about":

There's only two things you need prior to the above and that's:
1. Install ASPI drivers unto your system. You can download that from http://www.dvd2svcd.org
2. Install one of two encoders, either TMPGEnc or Cinema Craft Encoder. Remember to go to the
Encoder Tab and select the appropiate Encoder.

Check your ASPI again, and restart the pc before doing anything else after the ASPI install. Then go to the encoder tab and specify the path to tmpgenc. I have encountered bugs in DVD2SVCD also, but it has never failed to initialize. i kind of like it, despite of the bugs. I have learned to ALWAYS close it and re-start it after its completed with one rip before trying to rip another DVD, or else it could come with an "invalid list-index" when processing the sound.

What about EazyVCD? does that work? or DVDx? DVDx isnt the best i think, but the result was acceptable for me. maybe its good too, i havent used it enough to know.

[allycat]

So far I haven't been able to get a good copy of eazyvcd,the ones I have downloaded do not seem to have the complete programme.

[ZippyP.]

Thanks very much, how long do you think it will take to make a back up copy

I tried dvd2svcd and it worked once and then kept crashing so I gave it up. I also felt like I had less controll of the final product because of it's all-in-one approach. It does automate some of the steps so that you spend less time in front of the computer. The process I outlined previously doesn't take any more time.

Smartripper 15 mins
dvd2avi 15 mins.
TMPGEnc 5-6 hrs. (2-pass VBR)

Your results will vary depending on your encoding method and settings.

[thor300]

Maybe DVD2SVCD is not so good on XP then, i have never experienced any crash (w2k Server sp3). One more reason to not use XP, not that i ever planned to anyway, as it doesnt come in server version. I look forward to install Win 2003 .Net server, lets hope it is better than XP, even if "better than XP" isnt much to write home about anyway. Sorry, that was off topic.

Anyway, ZippyP, can you tell me what settings for TMPGEnc you can't control in DVD2SVCD? Also, Your approach is not very good for the sound, its never a disadvantage to encode the sound and video separatly, as far as i know.

[dbecker]

try this site http://entiendo.gotnet.net it shows 2 easy ways of making a dvd to svcd

[Sefy]

Atleast now I feel good about myself, I wasn't able to get DVD2SVCD to work as well, but then again, I needed it to work so I could create the guide for it so that kinda of sucks

[gmatov]

Allycat,
Just to give our entrprenuer a hands on trial, try going to this thread https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=578000#578000 to give Cecilio's guide a run through. It is DVD2SVCD, and maybe it will help you. You have nothing to lose except the time of encode.
Actually, I like the prog, myself, but was surprised to have the boy (he's 15) tell me I was missing a few points. Give his guide a try. You may be surprised

[allycat]

Hi Sefy

You must remember me, you helped encode an avi file to vcd some time ago. I have tried to use your guide to back up a copy of oceans 11 but like before I am having so much trouble. Mainly because all the programmes I download don't seem to work for me.

[Sefy]

What OS are you using these days ? and what kind of problems are you having ?

[allycat]

Basically, I can't do a dvd rip to vcd. I have tried doing what everyone says but it just doesn't work, I download programmes like eazyvcd but it doesn't have the menus that you suggest, I have used dvd2svcd but that doesn't work either, it is obviously something I am doing, it took a long while to get the hang of avi to vcd.

[Sefy]

Lets start from Step 1, instead of using all those all in one programs, have you managed to just use Smart Ripper or DVD Decrypter ?

[allycat]

I have downloaded smart ripper but obviously didn't umderstand it, would this be easier through hotmail or yahoo?

[Sefy]

I'm not sure I understand what Hotmail or Yahoo have to do with it ?
Anywya, what seems to be the trouble with Smart Ripper ? does it give you an error or you just don't know what to do with it even using my guide ?

[allycat]

I have a problem when it gets to the target field. At that point I am not sure what to do, and whatever I select it does not give me the start button.

[Sefy]

Make a Folder on your HDD that has enough Disk Space to contain the movie, usually around 4.7 gb are required just for the movie files! for example, make a folder under "C:\TEMP" that is called "My Movie" and in Smart Ripper select in the Target the "C:\TEMP\My Movie" folder.

And if you have enough Disk Space, it will allow you to rip the movie.

[allycat]

Thanks Sefy, I am going to try that now, just one thing, maybe stupid, what drive should the dvd be in the cdrom or the dvd player

[allycat]

Sefy, I have just got it to work. I hope the next stage will be easy

[allycat]

Hey, good news, I ripped the movie, onto the next stage.

[Sefy]

Glad to hear that! now try following the guide's Step By Step, and i'm sure you will have no problems, just remember to read the text and not just look at the pictures

NOTE: Always put your DVD movies/media in your DVD Drive and NEVER in your CD-ROM/CDRW drive

[ZippyP.]

Anyway, ZippyP, can you tell me what settings for TMPGEnc you can't control in DVD2SVCD? Also, Your approach is not very good for the sound, its never a disadvantage to encode the sound and video separatly, as far as i know.

Sorry I didn't respond earlier, I didn't get an e-mail notice on this thread.

Regarding DVD2SVCD, I just felt that I wasn't able to tweak some of the settings that I sometimes do depending on the size and type of film that I was encoding (audio and video bitrate, soften block noise, sharpen filter). Maybe I just didn't get familiar with it enough because when it started crashing I gave up on it anyway.

Regarding sound, I use DVD2AVI which creates a wav file and I use Toolame within TMPGEnc to encode the MP2 audio. TMPGEnc outputs a muxed mpeg2 as a final product.

[allycat]

I have now got to the encoding stage and I can see the movie, but it is going to take another 42 hours, is this normal?

[Sefy]

Which CPU you got ? Encoding depends on the CPU speed

[allycat]

I will check that out, when the encoding has finished will the movie fit onto one cd. I didn't make two parts out of it?

[Sefy]

That depends on the playback length of the movie, if it's 80min you can fit it on a single 80min CDR (upto 800mb) if it's over that, well... you should have used the two parts