DVD to Divx or Xvid w/ AC3 sound

[vandakeg]

I have looked but have been unable to find a guide on ripping from DVD to Divx (or Xvid), and keeping the original 5.1/6.1 sound. Is this even possible?
I have recently setup a 'media' computer to a tv in a spare room, which I have connected to my home network. I'd like to rip my DVD collection, and store them as Divx or Xvid, so that I can watch them on that tv through the network. File size isn't much of an issue (I have nearly 400gb) so I don't mind if the divx movie is over 1gb.
I'm simply looking for the best quality, w/ the actual DTS or Dolby Digital AC3 stream. Thanks in advance for any help!

[zodiac]

use dvd2avi.
i use these guides http://www.doom9.org/
when i rip i dont let gordian knot do the audio.i take the ac3 that dvd2avi made and join with nandub or convert to mp3 then join.
useing dvd2avi wont take long to make the ac3.

[vandakeg]

Thanks for the reply Zodiac. Does anyone know if DTS is an AC3 file? I ripped the dts sound from 'the bourne identity' dvd, but it has a .dts extension. Is there a program I can use that will allow me to have a dts audio stream w/ a divx video codec?

[ronnylov]

A good avi muxer that supports ac3 and dts is AVIMuxGUI. You can download this utility from www.doom9.org.