Need help ripping DVD's with DVD2AVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dragonsau1988]

hi,
i need help using DVD2AVI. after i ripped the DVD into .vob files, i open up DVD2AVI. Then, i open up my movie(.vob) I then change the audio to "Track 1". then i goto mp3compress, settings, and change it to dual channel bitrate 224kb/sec. then i goto to "mp3compress", "use" and i choose "save with WAV header". Then i goto "save project" but it does nothing. what else must i do??? please help(i am a complete newbie to this) thanx.

[Morloc]

I suggest you read Sefy's DVD2AVI DVD Conversion guide available from the left margin. It details in about 4 pages how to use the mp3 compression, but only after suggesting that you not do so as quality will suffer.

Morloc

[dragonsau1988]

i read the sefy's guide, but i don't understand that if he recommends not to do so, then what should i do? i would really appreciate any help on this.
thanx

[Morloc]

These are the settings I use in DVD2AVI version 1.77.3.
Under the 'Audio' tab:
Select track (usually 1 for English)
Under 'Output Method', choose 'Decode to WAV (AC3, DTS)'
Under 'Dolby Digital Decode', choose 'Dolby Surround Downmix'
Under 48-> 44.1 KHz' choose 'Ultrahigh'

Disable 'MP3 Compress' if this is an option in your version of DVD2AVI

Morloc

[dragonsau1988]

then, after that, when i press "save project", will DVD2AVI automatically start the process? also, how long would it take approximately? once again, i appreciate your help.

[Morloc]

Yes, just save project, and make sure you have a couple of gigs of HD space. I have a slow PC (733 MHz) and most movies take at least an hour. I processed Lord of the Rings last night and it took about 2 hours. I'm forcing film (because movie type is NTSC Film) and this adds to the time. But if you think that's long...wait 'til you get to TMPEGEnc....

Morloc

[Treebeard]

I FOUND THIS GUIDE TO BE MUCH EASIER TO FOLLOW AND IT WORKS.
ONCE YOU CONQUER THIS THEN YOU CAN START TWEAKING SETTINGS TO MAXIMIZE QUALITY.

http://www.afterdawn.com/articles/archive/dvd2vcd_with_smart_dvd2avi_tmpgenc.cfm

[xnakX]

try dvd2svcd
http://www.doom9.org

[REDi]

yup dvd2svcd all the way. set audio to 160kbit, downsample from 48 - 44khz (only if your dvd player won't play at 48 i'm assuming), and use CCE with 4 pass VBR. Does an excellent job, plus since it does everything for you, just click the Go button and leave it overnight.

[Bic]

I have a question . I tried doing what dragonsau1988 said in the first post. Only on the audio part I didn't choose decode to wav. so I got three of these instead-- (file name) AC3T01 3_leh 32kbps DELAY Ums.ac3--
Are these the audio files that would go into the audio input in tmpgenc? If they are is it ok to use them instead of .wav or should I do the dvd2avi over again?

[scottrempel]

If you do not like working with dvd2avi why don't you try using CladDVD XP. It rips your DVD for you and has a frameserving option that opens dvd2avi automatically and runs it for you. In the end you have your .d2v and .wav files. I use it all the time and it works excellent.

[Bic]

Where do you get CladDVD XP ?

[scottrempel]

I believe you can get CladDVD XP from this site. Just look under the tools section on the left hand side. It will be listed under DVD rippers.