what is the best format to use with svcd2dvd?.

[shamus]

hi guys.

im trying to establish the best format to use with svcd2dvd?.

if i rip a dvd
1.whats the best program to use?
2.what format do i convert it to for best quality/ease of use with svcd2dvd?.
i.e xvid/divx/kvcd/mpeg1/mpeg2 etc etc.

for example i want to put a trilogy set onto 1 dvd5 disk.
so i am looking to rip the dvd into a format that is excellent quality,but easy to use.

thank you in advance for any help or advise.

[Jikchung]

The best ripper has always been DVD Decrypter but newer DVD's will require something more up to date. Try DVDFab Decrypter or AnyDVD for ripping.

Ideally, once it's ripped, I would recommend DVD2SVCD with CCE to get a good quality file in DVD format with the proper output size, then use SVCD2DVD to author. That being said, CCE is prohibitively expensive.

If not using DVD2SVCD, I would try an XVID conversion (do a guide search), then run through SVCD2DVD to convert and author.

3 movies on a DVD5 will be a tight squeeze as far as quality. If you have a dual layer burner, I would put the trilogy on a DVD9 with SVCD2DVD.