Problem converting dvd to avi or mpeg

[JARRE2000]

I recently purchased a dvd ripping program. I tried 15 tests with the trial software and the picture and audio were great. But now after I buy it, the video has lines and waves in the converted video. I don't understand this. The trial was perfect. Can anyone help me. I want to convert my dvds to mpeg or avi and then use my menu software to make menus. But if I can't get a good dvd ripping program to have a good picture, my dvd menu software will be useless.

Thanks

Bob

[guns1inger]

It would help if you specified what tool your purchased.

What you are describing sounds like poor resizing of interlaced source. If you tested the product with progressive source you might not have seen this issue during your testing.

There are plenty of quality free options. If you are taking source from commercial DVDs, DVDFab Decrypter can be used for ripping for free. VOB2MPG will then get you the MPG files without any re-encoding or quality loss

[manono]

And if the intent is to make another DVD from it (perhaps to shrink the size), then you don't need any 'dvd menu software' as you can use the original menus from the DVD.

Purchasing your 'dvd ripping program' was most likely a complete waste of money as there are freeware programs as good or better than most payware programs which, in most cases, just steal the freeware and repackage it with a fancy GUI.

To make an AVI from a DVD, try AutoGK. To make a smaller DVD try DVD Rebuilder or even DVD Shrink. And as guns1inger said, to get an MPG, use VOB2MPG.

[JARRE2000]

Thank you both for your help. I am using Aimersoft Dvd Ripper and Tmpgenc dvd authoring. All I really want to do is take my dvds and rip them to avi or mpeg 2 and make dvd menus and cut out commercials.

I really just want a good quality audio and video file to be able to do a menu from.

Thanks

Bob

[classfour]

dvdfabdecrypter (free) in movie only mode. Unless you want to keep the menu - then use customize it (may be only available in paid version). TDA can import the DVD from the folder, and add menu - unless you want to use DVD Remake Pro, keep the menus and change the way it plays.

[guns1inger]

I assume, by the 'cutting out commercials' comment, that these are your own recordings. In that case there will be no copy protection, so even the venerable DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink or a simple Windows Explorer copy will work. I also just use VOB2MPG directly from the source DVD in these cases so I don't have to rip first and then demux.

Aimersoft are just another of the many low cost, low quality tools that often spam these forums. It is almost like there is a kit out there that these companies have subscribed to that lets them just put their own badge on a cookie cutter front-end to open source tools. Generally they are not worth even the relatively small amount that they charge. There are so many good quality freeware tools that simply leave most of these in the dust.