Audio sync problem when ripping a DVD to avi or mpg HELP!!

[Elaphe3]

This is my first attempt at ripping a DVD and I can’t seem to get it right.

Here is what I have done so far :

I’ve created a VIDEO_TS folder with vob files using both ‘DVD Shrink 3.2’ and ‘DVD Decrypter’.

I then used DVDTOAVI (compressing as xvid ) and when that failed I tried TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6.26.73 (with the ac3 plugin) that failed too. The problem I am encountering is that the audio and video are not in sync. Moreover the video seems to be smaller then the audio (timewise). What that means I don’t know. I am using xp with sp2 if that has any bearing. Please help!!!

Elaphe

[Elaphe3]

Can somebody at least point me in a direction? I mean is the problem with the rip or conversion? Please help I am loosing my mind.

[Elaphe3]

I've been searching and searching for an answer, but I cant find anything. It seems that quite a few people have this problem. Is there a guide that I am missing that addresses this? I've been considering buying one of the retail products that rip to any workable format, but they are expensinve and my fear is that I pay all this money and it still doesn't work. Can somebody give me some kinds guidance? I am a poor college student and paying $50 for a program means I eat pasta and sauce or tuna all week. I don't mind doing that, but I would hate to do that and the program still doesn't work.

Elaphe3

[Cobra]

What format do you want to go to? You say AVI and MPEG in your subject line - which is it?

If it is MPEG, use TMPGEnc to encode it. If it is AVIm I would recommend AutoGK coupled with DivX or XviD.

There are plenty of guides over to the left under "Convert" that will take you through this step by step.

Cobra

[Elaphe3]

I would prefer mpg -2, however anything workable would be fine at this point. I used TMPGEnc Author to convert the vob's and the result was an audio sync problem???

Elaphe3

[Cobra]

Run your original .VOB files through DVD2AVI. Select "Downmix to stereo" and output to WAV. Save the project. This will output a .d2v file (very small) that you can feed into TMPGEnc and a WAV file that also goes right in.

https://www.videohelp.com/mpeg2tovcd.htm

This guide says to use .mpa audio - never seen this before from DVD2AVI but I'd still suggest you use WAV audio.

What is it that you are trying to achieve here anyway?

[Bjs]

Check my reply here :

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=246033

It fixs 99.9999999% of stuffed up dvds

What I mean is producers edit menus , vobs and ifo files in various ways so as to prevent people from making pefect legal backups .

My way may be longer than some , but its done using freeware

and all my mpeg4 files play with no issues at all , perfect .