DVDX 1.7 HELP !!!!

[Puneet]

I am usng DVDX 1.7 to rip and convert DVD movies to MPEG files. The following table gives the different input and output settings I tried. Please Note, I did not use any Plugin.

Input Settings
iDCT : MMX
Deinterlace Filter : Interpolate

Output Settings
Bitrate : 1150
Motion Search :Good
Calculation :MMX
DCT/Idct :MMX
Export :RGB32
Resize Filter :Nearest Neighbour
Zoom : None

Result : OK picture but not very good. Slightly choppy in fast motion scenes

However I noticed that if I choose FPU in the DCT/iDCT in the Output settings (with or without MMX in calculation), I always got a very very bad greyish picture.

I read the guide on this site to convert DVD to VCD without having 5GB free. Can someone please tell me why I am getting worse picture and how can I use FPU.

Also, what are plugins used for and which is the best one to use (thinking in mind, its flexibilty and ease in installation).

[silab]

U can try Panasonic plug in for VCD as instructed in DVD rip guide

[Puneet]

Ya, I tried it. But couldn't get it to install it properly. In the output settings "Premiere PLugin encoder", it does not detect it.

I read somewhere that u need Adobe Premiere for it. I think I cannot afford to buy it for the Panasonic Plugin. Is there any other good plugin (which is easy to install and gives good picture).

[silab]

I tried it too for a test

For some reason, it is giving me illegal something on the video height and width when i cant see any settings on the plugin nor in the DVDx settings itself about video width and height so i couldnt test the quality

How about testing this http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdbackup.htm

go to ripping DVD using DVDx and tmpgenc?

Should be good quality since it is tmpgenc

[Puneet]

What about that warning they have :

"Pre-Warning: Some people have said that if you convert directly from your DVD-ROM, without ripping,
it may overheat resulting in your DVD-ROM drive not to work. I don't now if this is true or not (its never
happened to any of my friends or my drive), but if it is I take no responsibility whatsoever!"

I am a bit worried about that.


Also, in that site the link to DVDx 1.4 is no longer valid. Anyway, I downloaded DVDX 1.7...But it does not contain any "AviSynth.zip" files.
Ya, it has only the "Videoserver.zip" file along with the DVDX.exe and Auth.dll and Readme_1st.txt
So how do I get the AviSynth.zip files

[silab]

Puneet

I tried it last night for the first 5 minutes on one of my dvds, Antitrust.

I really regret I did not give it a try before (as I was spoiled using DVD2SVCD) but I thought I should try as well as I want to learn the easiest way to convert DVD to VCD just in case, I might want to learn.

Anyhow, so there, I tried it and it really worked well. I have DVDx 1.6 and 1.7 and true, 1,7 doesnt have avisynynth.zip but DVDx 1.6 does. If u cant find it on their website, give me an email at clubbersof7@yahoo.com and I will send you that. Just follow the steps and u will get it. As well, I am so glad because I can use the template one of the users here published by the name cybermage i think that can fit 200 min movie in one cdr.

Oh and about the warning, what I do and always do anyways is I use DVD decrypter to rip the DVD files to my harddrive (u can find it on the tools section of this website). So DVDx wont have to rip it as all files are in the harddrive now. Also, regarding DVD decrypter, put in your dvd disc and as soon as u can open the program, it will select all the movie files for you so u just need to click one button which is copy and then there, u get all vob files u need.

Then I start up DVDx, open IFO files instead of DVD root since they are ripped to harddrive now, set up some settings in output settings (follow that guide on this site) and just go on with the guide. Once u have done it once, u wont be lost the second time :)