Convert DVD to Xvid using original resolution

[iBeech]

Hey everyone,

I recently purchased some seasons of my favourite TV show on DVD. I've ripped them to my hard disk and have used AutoGK to convert to to XVid.

I've only done one episode so far, but i have noticed that even if i set the quality to 100%, it still shaves some of the resolution. How do i rip with the original resolution.

I know you will appreciate that there are lots of epiosdes to rip, so a solution which has a simmilar queue system as AutoGK would be appreciated...

Any thoughts?

[Baldrick]

Click on advanced setting and set the Fixed width to 720. But it will resize to a 16:9(720x416) or 4:3 size(720x540).

[manono]

Yeah, my guess is that you don't know what you're asking, since DVDs are resized at playback, and not played at the 720x576 PAL DVD resolution. If you'd like to check for yourself, though, then go into the Hidden Options (CTRL-F9), check "Tune auto crop parameters," set Threshold to 0, and set all Cropping to 0. Then, as Baldrick suggests, by setting a fixed width of 720 in the Advanced Settings you'll get back the original 720x576.

[iBeech]

I simply want as 1:1 from the DVD as possible. Thanks for your suggestions people

[Baldrick]

If you want it as 1:1 then should YOU resize or it will look stretched, follow my advice.

But I guess you want it in the dvd resolution then follow manonos advice above(it will be 720x576 or 720x480). But it will look stretched if you make it 1:1...but change the aspect ratio to 4:3 or 16:9 and it will look okey in players that read aspect ratio in avi files.

Read www.doom9.org/aspectratios.htm

[ricardouk]

Hey everyone,

I've ripped them to my hard disk... it still shaves some of the resolution. How do i rip with the original resolution... a solution which has a simmilar queue system as AutoGK would be appreciated...

Any thoughts?

Altough nothing wrong with AutoGk i would recommend avi.Net, just select 720 as resolution, it has a queue system, if you crop you have a realtime preview of what is being cropped, better GUI(in my opinion).

try it