DVD to AVI hardware converter ?

[Infrared]

Hi

I am trying to convert small clips from DVDs to avi for manipulation on my PC. Problem is, I can't seem to find a method which provides suitable quality AVI's.

What I have tried are;

1. DVD2AVI and Smart Ripper - file sizes are huge, also times are silly and quality is poor.

2. Adaptec Videoh - poor quality. USB 1 may be the problem.

I am now looking at Firewire capable hardware eg DAZZLE
HOLLYWOOD 1394 DELUXE VIDEO EDITING KIT.

Can anyone give me advise on this or other hardware because I really need a good solution soon??

Thanks for your time.

Regards

N

[Baron_Samedi]

Being an impatient soul, I too found Adaptec's Videoh a waste of time - again as I realise now that the USB ports on an NF7 mobo just don't like USB1.1

I took that back and got the Pinnacle PCTV Deluxe which owing to the ports and iffy software was a waste of time too

Getting even more impatient, I bought the Canopus ADVC-100 with which I was able to SCART into from VHS, DVD etc and capture AVI without any hassle whatsover.

[Infrared]

Thanks for your reply.

Does the Canopus convert directly to AVI? Also, which editing program do you use?

I use Premiere 6.5 which is excellent but, I find that it becomes unusable when MPEG2 files are loaded - it just grinds the machine to a halt.

Thanks

N

[tonyp12]

1. DVD2AVI and Smart Ripper - file sizes are huge, also times are silly and quality is poor.

What are you talking about??

Ripping the DVD with smartripper/dvddecrypter and frameserving it with
DVD2AVI is THE BEST quility you could get.

It impossible to get any better quility!!!

Trying to capture dvd-clips with a analog capture card?, blah.

[Infrared]

How long does it take and what size are the files after putting it through DVD2AVI?

N

[tonyp12]

DVD2AVI has frameserving if you plan to convert more than a few minutes.

Under file is "save project", so the file size is 0 (zero)

[Infrared]

I got a Canopus ADVC-100, it is by far the best solution I have tried to nab small clips from dvds.

Just two question if anyone has done it before -

1. When I bring the clips into Premiere 6.5, are there any specific methods to maintain as sharp an image as possible?

Eventually the output is an avi compressed with the Intel Indeo 5 codec. The results are good but, I feel that a wee bit more could be squeezed out of it !

2. When using the Canopus 100, is it better to have the dip pins set to analogue or digital when recoring from a dvd player or vhs?

thanks

N

[Adder_78]

Just read the guides DVD -> DivX or XviD... I just dont understand why are you using poor quality codecs like Intel Indeo 5... Like tonyp12 said the DVD2AVI is just a frameserver but with avisynth+virtualdub (or with some other software) you can produce great quality rips. You really should learn more about the codecs and the softwares that can produce high quality avi's... 8)