DVD to MPEG2

[bvanderw]

I simply want to take titles from a DVD and convert them to MPEG-2 files. How can I do this?

--Bruce

[redwudz]

VOB2MPEG to convert the whole DVD to a MPEG may be the easiest.

[bvanderw]

Thanks for the link! That app would be perfect, except that the audio is not included in the resulting MPEG-2 file. Should it be?

--Bruce

[redwudz]

It should be included. Check the file with Gspot. It may be a format your computer doesn't have a codec for.

[aedipuss]

vob2mpeg still has a few problems occasionally with multistream audio vobs. if you use something like dvdshrink first to strip out just the main movie and one audio stream you may find it will work.

[bvanderw]

Actually, I do have audio if I play it only computer. I am missing audio, however, when I try to play it through my Happauge MediaMVP. GSpot reports that the audio is encoded using DOLBY_AC3, so I'm guessing the MediaMVP doesn't support this?

It doesn't look like VOB2MPG provides an option to encode using MPEG2_AUDIO. Is there another application I can use to convert the audio portion, or is there another DVD to MPEG2 converter that will give me what I want?

Bruce

[Bjs]

If you have dvdauthorgui , besweet and vobedit , then

Vobedit > Load first vob of title > demux > select all 3 options in lower panel (not the split) , and output to new folder .

Besweet installed , then rename ac3 to Audio.ac3 , and place on C:\

Go to where this audio file is now , then right click anywhere , and select "new text file" , now rename it convert.bat , answer yes to the file extention change , it must have BAT as the extension .

Right click this file , and choose edit , and copy this next lot of text into it , and save .

"C:\Program Files\Besweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input C:\Audio.ac3" -output "C:\Audio.MP2" ) -azid( -s stereo ) -2lame( -m s -b 192 -e ) -profile( ~~~~~ Default Profile ~~~~~ )

And let it rip , and wait till completed .

Rename the m2v video stream to video.m2v .

Move video.m2v and the new audio.mp2 to C:\Program Files\DVDAuthorGUI\bin

Reopen our convert.bat file , and replace the original text with this new lot , and save it .

mplex -f 8 -o final.mpg video.m2v audio.mp2

Move this edited bat file to C:\Program Files\DVDAuthorGUI\bin , and let it go .

Your mpeg is called "final" , and is found in C:\Program Files\DVDAuthorGUI\bin\ folder .

[Nelson37]

Vob2Mpg does what you asked for, it does not Convert anything, just strips out the extra VOB information leaving the MPG files that the VOB contains.

The MPG files have AC-3 audio, as most DVDs will. Rather than lower quality and take a lot of time on every conversion, I would concentrate in either finding a way to make your chosen player able to play the higher-quality original sound without time-consuming conversion, or get another player. Most will handle AC-3 sound.

[Bjs]

Atleast I can still avoid .net framework 2 , and batch is much more fun when you know that the final file will be what you wanted in the first place .

[bvanderw]

Nelson37,

I understand what you are saying, but MediaMVP is not a DVD player per say, so it isn't a matter of finding another player. The device connects to your TV and pulls video content from the network. I could go on and on about the deficiencies of this product, but it is what it is, and I'm looking for a solution that will work with it.

--Bruce

[Abond]

Is there another application I can use to convert the audio portion, or is there another DVD to MPEG2 converter that will give me what I want?

Bruce

I think Super can do it.