Converting Series DVDs to Xvid/Divx

[Jman999]

If I want to backup a season of X-files that I own to xvid how do I do this? I know how to backup a movie using xvid (I use GK and AutoGK), but my problem is this:

Each episode doesn't have it's own vob file. For example part of episode 1 will be one vob and another part on a different file.

So in order for me to make an xvid file of a single ep I have to either convert everything to xvid and split it into segments or try to join the vobs and split them into episodes and then convert those to xvid.

I would like an easier and more effective way to do this? Does anyone know how?

Thanks, Jonathan.

[wulf109]

You need to rip the episodes in ifo mode with DVD Decrypter,not file mode. These are like most episode DVD's they place all the episodes in one VTS. You must rip in ifo mode to separate the episodes.

[Jman999]

Thanks, that worked great. Is there anyway however to get dvd decrypter to do all the PGCs together, instead of having to do each individually?

[I_LIKE_FIRE2005]

I think it would be easier to use SmartRipper insted of DVD Decrypter. The interface is much easier to understand, not the mention you can specify which streams you want to rip (If you wanted to rip one episode at a time, for example).

[jimmalenko]

I think it would be easier to use SmartRipper insted of DVD Decrypter. The interface is much easier to understand, not the mention you can specify which streams you want to rip (If you wanted to rip one episode at a time, for example).

You can do that with DVDDecrypter also.

I think they're both equally good to do this job.

I don't now any way of getting either of them to do all PGCs at once.