HDConvertToX

[ratboys]

i just downloaded HDConvertToX. i'm trying to rip a dvd of mine, the program says to to rip dvd in a single big vob file.
problem is i don't know what program to use to make that vob file.
can somebody please help me
thanks for your help 8)

[minidv2dvd]

vob2mpg might work for you.

[buzzqw]

you can use dvddecrypter to rip without splitting

and.. don't forget to update hdc executable!

BHH

[ratboys]

i'm still having a hard time with this program. can't get on how to rip my dvd to use this program.
has anybody used this program if so, how good is it. or is there a better program for ripping dvd's
to a high quality mkv file. i'm trying to put all my movies on my computer in my theater room.
i have to many movies and want to down size them with the best quality
thanks again for your help 8)

[buzzqw]

first of all rip as a single vob your dvd
launch HDC, point to your ifo file or to vob

select audio stream
select codec/container type
set codec/video quality
select final size
select resizing
start

BHH

[ratboys]

again i still don't know how to rip my dvd as a single vob.
i've never done this before.
i use dvdfab to rip my dvd to my hard drive and use xvid4psp to make my mkv file. i was just seeing if there was a better program out there.
is there a better codec out there than mkv for a better quality pichure.
thanks again

[buzzqw]

mkv isnt' a CODEC is a container , like avi or mp4 or .divx

if you want quality select mkv as container, x264 as codec, encode by quality (crf = 18 )

BHH

[ratboys]

sorry i ment container. still how do i make a vob file from my dvd
thanks

[buzzqw]

if you use dvddecrypter you have a convenient option to not split vob

launch dvddecrypter -> tools -> settings -> ifo mode -> File Splitting: set it to none

then rip your dvd

BHH

[FulciLives]

DVD Decrypter hasn't been updated in ages and as a result it no longer works for a lot of more current DVD Video releases. So sometimes you have to use DVDFab HD Decrypter instead.

There are a couple of work arounds to this though ...

1.) Rip with DVDFab HD Decrypter first to an ISO file. Then mount that with something like Daemon Tools and rip again to a single VOB using DVD Decrypter.

2.) Rip with DVDFab HD Decrypter to a DVD VIDEO_TS folder of DVD Video files. Then use pgc.NET to rip to a single VOB file.

I thought I would bring this up because several people have mentioned using DVD Decrypter but nobody mentioned that hey it doesn't always work well these days.

As for the two methods listed I would try method 2 as I think it is the easier of the two options.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[ratboys]

thanks for your help