how can i get the best quality?

[mojo2185]

Hey everyone
I'm still pretty new to this, so i got a ton of questions, and here's my latest: How can i get the best quality rip?
What processes should i use to get the best picture and overall quality, which formats should i encode to? and which programs produce the best results? ( i hear that some mpeg encoding softwares are better than others)
If you know how to get the best results, please let me know! Thanks!
Mojo

[Vice]

Well first of all I want to say is that I'm also an newb at this. But I already tested several times. First thing you have to do is pick a format. Do you
1)want to play it only on your PC or
2)do you want to watch it on your standalone DVD player.

If you chose for 1 I think divx is the best format and if you want 2 I would recommend the DVD to CVD guide from baker, it gave me very good results.

[mojo2185]

I definately want it to play on my standalone,
So is using DVD2SVCD the best program to use?
Thanks
Mojo

[Vice]

In my opinion, yes DVD2SCVD is the best(easiest) to use. Check the guides here and on doom9.org . They are well writen and easy to understand