Finding Nemo DVD9 encoding difficulties

[docrhody]

I feel dumb asking this, does anyone else find it nearly impossible to rip and encode finding nemo?

I can rip and encode other DVD's without problems but not Finding Nemo.

I have tried several different programs and several guides:

I have ripped with both SmartRipper and DVDDecrypter, this seems to work well. I can watch the files with PowerDVD. I am trying to convert to Divx, so I go to DrDivx next.

The problem here is that the audio track is to short, by about 28 minutes. So I use DVD2AVI to get an AC3 file, 9 out of 10 times the AC3 is unreadable. I managed to get one that sound forge could read and convert to wave but deleted it with the next problem. That next problem was that DrDivx get an encoding error at 99% of the first pass, it just keeps going with the bar at 99% and the frame number way beyond what it should be.

I would frame serve with TMPGEnc, however, first I need to get lucky and produce a readable AC3 (other DVD's produce readable files--I did Spirited Away over again to test this), second TMPGEnc loses the wide screen effect, and I want the wide screen. I could use TMPGEnc and then resize in virtual dub, but that would start to degrade quality too much.

So I tried DVD shrink, Great program, same problems with its out put as with the DVD.

This is probably a simple problem, but please help.

docrhody

[hech54]

I backed up the movie only to a DVD+R with no problems with DVDDshrink....but I know NOTHING about DivX....sorry.

[Gazorgan]

Had no issues backing it up. Maybe you have a corrupted disk(that does happen ya know)?

[djtrixx]

Doc,

Do not use DVD2AVI for trying to strip the .ac3 audio. If you've got the movie backed up on the HD (all files) go back and use smartripper, and demux the ac3 file to it's own file, and use that one to encode back to your converted video. I have had many problems using DVD2AVI outputting the correct audio.

[FulciLives]

If I recall I RIPPED the MOVIE ONLY using DVD Decrypter then imported the VOB files into TMPGEnc DVD Author. I only kept the 5.1 AC-3 audio track. No compression was needed.

I then did a second RIP this time doing ALL FILES and processed that with DVDShrink. I did STILL PICTURE thing for the movie and that left everything else at 100% (no compression).

So I have a 2 disc DVD-R back-up. One with the movie only at no compression and one with everything else (the extras) with no compression.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[docrhody]

I think I solved the audio problem with DVDx 2.2 very easy and worked well. Unfortunately the avi file (divx) I created is only 1hr 20min long. The movie is supposed to be 1hr 40min. The beginning and end are both correct. I have to sit and play the whole thing to figure out what is going on. I did not know I could pull out the audio with smart ripper, I'll have to try that.

Thanks

[Addix]

Since "Fish!!" is my son's favorite movie (he's 2), I needed to back this one up immediately. Toddler + DVD = short lifespan for DVD.

Anyways, I just ripped the movie, title screen/menu, and some of the extras (encyclopedia, etc) with DVD Shrink and had no problems at all. Last time we watched it, I used the back up disc so I could check it for errors and it was perfect. I haven't tried converting it to Divx though, so I guess I'm really not much help.

[Ziffelpig]

Dr.DivX is full of bugs. Try the trial of Intervideo DVD copy, it will encode to DivX, just did Christmas Vacation DVD to DivX@ 444 MB. Fast and worked very well,too bad I can't say the same about the DVD copy part of the program. The DivX feature is the only thing good about Intervideo DVD copy.

[docrhody]

I am still fighting with this. Latest attempt turned out a great movie that was 20 minutes short, I have to watch it to see where. Scuttle butt is that this movie hss intentionally corrupt file or the disc I have is corrupt.

My current plans of attack are, encode each vob individually then join them with virtual dub. Since Creative Play Center will play the unruly AC3 it will also record to mp3, that I can edit in sound Forge. Then find a way to encode the movie at 100 minutes instead of 80 minutes.

I still have finish a guide that used Smart Ripper, BeSweet GUI and TMPGEnc. But TMPGEnc didn't recognize the d2v created when I processed just the 5.1 audio to it's own file.

BTW, other than Nemo DrDivx (this version) has not had any problems for me, but it has fits with Nemo.

In the end I may use DVD shrink and give up on the Divx file.

[tomames5]

I had the same problem with DVD shrink, not on any other disc tho...very strange. I ran the "shrunk" file thru DVD shrink a second time to compress to 4.3GB. It plays just fine.

[docrhody]

I solved this problem (for me anyway), by converting each vob file individually. I used DVD Decrypter then DRDivx on each vob individually. Then I appended all the files together with virtual dub (have to turn off the automatic find for additional segments box in the save dialogue).