simple DVD to AVI DV ripping tool needed

[Zach]

This question has likely been asked before but for some stupid reason we can't search for the phrase "DV"...seems that would be useful on this particular site.

I am attempting to rip out segments of a DVD to an AVI file with the DV codec (panasonic in particular).

I'm looking for software that will let me set an in and out point for the segment I want (while scrubbing thru the video) and then rip it to AVI DV.

I'm fully aware I don't need to buy any software to do this. I'm definitely not stupid when it comes to video but when it comes to this, I just can't get it to work right and I'd rather just buy something that will let me do it in one step and be done (though freeware is even better but I doubt i'll get that lucky).

I'm overwhelmed by all the DVD to AVI software that appears in a Google search, most of which seems to be the same program with different names, and they all seem designed for DivX which is NOT what I want to use. I haven't been able to get any to work right for DV (and it seems a rule that they must have the ugliest GUI's ever). I just want to toss in the DVD, pick the segment to rip, and not have the program try to resize, deinterlace or change anything else w/ my video. I want the nice DV AVI file I can throw back into my editor.

Please please please...can someone point me in the right direction? PC or Mac, it doesn't matter (pc preferred though)



thank you

Zach

[yoda313]

I just want to toss in the DVD, pick the segment to rip, and not have the program try to resize, deinterlace or change anything else w/ my video.

Many programs can do that.

dr divx, dvdx, and a combination of techniques with other programs.

To pick just the section you want you can use dvd shrink. It will open the dvd and then just select which section you want and copy it to the harddrive.

Or for more control rip the whole disc with dvd decrypter with file splitting to none and no chapters and you'll get one large vob.

With that one large vob you can have several choices.

Your best bet might be virtualdubmod or virtualdubmpeg2. Both can open vob files and can convert to avi with just about any codec you have on your computer.

Virtualdub can select any segment of the video you want. Then you can convert it to whatever codec you choose.

[Zach]

Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for a combination of programs, that's what I've tried before and can never get it to work right when I need it. Either my audio and video go out of sync or the interlacing doesn't work right when it goes back to tape. I already use DVD Shrink and Decrypter for ripping discs but that's not what I'm discussing right now.

I'm looking for one single program that will do it all for me, very simply, no multiple steps in different programs. And not DivX, it needs to be DV. I will gladly pay for this program if it works.

Or...if someone can point me in the direction of settings for virtualdubmod that will fix my audio/video sync and interlacing issues it would also be appreciated.


thanks

zach

[yoda313]

Go to FILE-FILE INFORMATION and it will give you the lenght of the video and audio. That can give you a good idea right there.

Also check VIDEO and ERROR MODE or scan for error to see if there are problems in the video itself.

By the way thats the menu settings for VIRTUALDUBMOD.

[Zach]

Forget I asked about virtualdub, I want to get back to my original question. Can anybody recommend a utility like I've explained above?

[yoda313]

I had mentioned dvdx and it seems it could work for you:

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=823810#823810

UPDATE:

I recently reinstalled a lot of software & codecs, including DVDx. When I went to the output settings>AVI under the codec dropdown menu, low and behold I saw my Panasonic DV codec listed! I installed the Canopus codec and it replaced the Panasonic codec on the menu. Uninstalled the Canopus and the Panasonic was back. I noticed the menu listed 9 codecs althought I know there are more than that installed on my machine. Perhaps DVDx only allows for 9 codecs to choose from. I'll experiment a little more, but for those who want to rip directly to DV it appears there is an answer.

MJ

Worth a try.

[Zach]

I've tried this one (one of ugliest GUI's of the bunch unfortunately) and it got angry when I tried to pick my correct audio stream from the DVD. I will try it again and see if I have better luck (since I've gone thru so many I haven't been giving a lot of time to each one). But in the mean time, any other suggestions anyone?

[celtic_druid]

Closest thing I can think of is FairUse Wizard. Just need to modify it so that you can keep the pcm wav audio. It allows you to select sections of the video for converting and to use ffdshow for encoding (which supports DV). Wouldn't be hard to modify since it already uses azid to downmix/convert to pcm wav. Just normally it re-encodes and deletes it.

Other option would be mencoder. It can convert sections directly from DVD, can encode DV and pcm audio. No ugly GUI to speak of since it has no GUI. Still if you have multiple sections to convert, it would be faster anyway since you can just batch process.