I have 2 more questions

[elister]

1) What program can I use to convert .VOB files to AVI? Preferably some form of MJPEG (compressed AVI, but not so much as DiVX or XViD) that I can load up in Adobe Premier and edit with?

I played around with DVD2AVI, but I dont think i managed to figure this out. Plus, I dont think it accepts VOB files.

Basically I have a series of LEXX DVDs that all have 5-10 minute "Making Of" extras on them. Id like to rip them all and convert it into one big SVCD file, trimming off the intros to each segment in Adobe.

2) How exactly do I get DVD2SVCD to do batch encoding? I have a much faster system now, and it rips/encodes incredbly fast now. How can I rip a bunch of DVDs to different folders (not to mention saving all the work to different folders as to not overwrite) and let it run overnight and during the day (IE: When I sleep and when I work).

Is there a guide for this as well?

[natebetween]

Okay....everyone has their preferred methods....but here's mine.

Rip the VOB's to your HD using one of the DVD ripping programs like Smart Ripper.

Open up DVD2AVI....load your first .VOB and it should pick up the rest. Select you audio track and tweak the audio or video settings as necessary, and save project. It won't save an .AVI...don't even know why that's there. It'll take a few minutes and you'll be left with a .D2V file and an audio file.

I use TMPGEnc to make my .AVI's....personally I find it friendlier that one of the others I tried. Someone tried to tell me that TMPGEnc doesn't make .AVI's....but I do it all the time.

Open up TMPGenc.....open up your .d2v file, (and audio file if applicable) go to FILE - >Output to file -> .AVI.......choose your codec, and your options, and let 'er rip. I believe that it is also possible to go to File -> and Batch Encode as an .AVI, although I haven't tried it yet.

As for which codec you'd like to use.....I suppose that's only limited by what's on your system. TMPGEnc should be able to access most/all codecs you have installed.....so pick your poison.

IMPORTANT: Yu have to have the DVD2AVI.VFP and VFAPI files located in the same directory as TMPGEnc.exe. If you have one of the NEWEST versions of TMPGenc then you shouldn't have to worry about the VFAPI, but the DVD2AVI.VFP file still has to be there or TMPGEnc won't be able to recognize your .D2V files.

Good luck!!

BTW....with all the VOB's you'll be ripping to different folders and all the .AVI's that you'll be batch encoding.....I hope you have LOTS of hard drive space!!

[Lupin123456]

Vidomi also does a great job of encoding VOBs to AVIs. Although, it encodes primarly with XVid and Divx. I personally dont have any real problem of encoding with Divx... Especially since your going from a larger resolution to a smaller one. But then, I'm still pretty new at this.

http://www.vidomi.com/

Its extemely easy to use too.

[elister]

Oh crap, I forgot about DVD2AVI, there it was sitting on the DVD2SVCD site. Cool, ill jump on that when I get home.

As far as the batch encoding goes, I was more interested in encoding the VOB/DVDs to SVCD using DVD2SVCD, but I dont see any batch mode settings. Normally I can figure this out, at least get it started, then screw it up in the process latter on, but I dont know what I overlooked.