I need to go from a DVD to DV AVI

[kouchimk]

Ok, I have a simple question. I need to rip a DVD to DV AVI. Before anyone flips, I do own the DVD and it's for my own training purposes, nothing else. I don't plan to sell or distribute it. My reasoning is this. I'm learning Video Editing, but I don't have a mini-DV camera. So I don't have any 720x480 clips that I would like to edit, then burn to a DVD. So I want to take a DVD, then rip it to DV AVI to edit. The reason DV AVI is because it's best to edit with (the word on the street). I can rip to VOBs easy with DVD Decrypter, but then I'm stuck. I tried one program before, but it just makes it a divx AVI, which premiere 6.5 can't read. I think this is a simple thing, I just don't know how to do it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[redwudz]

To each his own. Never really tried this, but if you have a DV codec installed, you should be able to convert a MPG to DV in VirtualDub Mod. I tried a short VOB and AVIcodec reports a Sony AVI, which is what it calls my DV files. I have the Panasonic DV codec installed. Check the compression choices in VD to see if it shows up. Good luck.

[kouchimk]

I don't have any DV codecs installed I think because I don't have a capture card or DV camera. So can I download these or do I have to have the card?

[redwudz]

You can install a DV codec without any card. I give this no gaurantees, as I have not done anymore than a quick expirement to see if it would work.

[normando]

This is the DV codec you are looking for:

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=193#comments

Do you realize how large these DV files are going to be? How many minutes of footage are you planning on working with?

[kouchimk]

I know these are going to be huge. From my understanding, an hour of DV AVI is about 13 gigs, so if you have a two hour DVD, looking at about 26 Gigs. I know that's a lot, but then I can edit, do what I need to, then delete them later since it's not important footage. I'm going to try that link later today after work. I'll tell you how it goes. Thank you.

[kouchimk]

I downloaded the Panasonic Codec from that link and installed it. I then bring in a clip I want to try to change. In Virtual Dub under Video - Compression I see Panasonic DV CODEC. I click OK to select this, then File - Save as AVI.

[kouchimk]

Sorry, post got cut off. To continue....Then I go to File, Save as AVI, but then I get a Virtual Dub error that says "Cannot Start Video Compression : The Souce Image Format is not acceptable. (error code -2). Any suggestions?

[kouchimk]

Has anyone else had this problem with VirtualDub? I'm sure it's something small, I'd just like a little advice. Thank you.

[redwudz]

With VirtualdubMOD, I tried it on a VOB from a backup DVD I did. Works OK there, but doesn't seem to with other types of video files. I had the same error with a regular MPG or a SVCD MPG. Try a VOB.