DVDx Frame rate

[keats7]

Can someone help me with this problem.
I have beem trying to backup an Asian dvd with dvdx
i get the following error message.

Warning the output and input frame rate are
not equal pull down (up) will be performed.

The only time i do not get this message is if i
decode in NTSC format. But the resulting movie
file still has the jagged edging surrounding the
people and other things in the movie. as it does with
every other type of pal attempt.
I have had this problem before with asian copied dvds.

I have been using a video bitrate of 1150 in the output settings
Would this need to be changed. if so why.
THANKS all.

[DivXExpert]

Try to get away from DVDx. If you ask a pro what method they use to back up dvds they will never say DVDx.

try this method
DVD Decryptor > DVD2AVI > Check for Film Source (if so check forced film) > SaveProject > open the Project in TMPGEnc > De-Interlace (if needed) > Encode as a VCD or whatever.

[keats7]

I tried your sugestion.
I was already familiar with dvd-decrypter I worked out
dvd2avi ok but found tmpgnc a little confusing and a much
longer operation overall and i ended up with one file instead of two

Can you tell me why this proccess is better than
dvddecrypter > DVDx > Nero.

For a beginer the later seems easier and i found a lot quicker.

Thanks for your reply.

[Laddydaddy]

The error message you get in DVDx merely means that the frame rate of the film you are encoding is different from the frame rate of the film you are creating. Look at the input settings screen. You will see a window that states output frame rate. If you change this to match the frame rate of the video you are encoding, you will not get the error you speak of. As far as TMPG goes, you can encode the movie into two files instead of one. There is a bar labeled settings at the bottom of the TMPG screen. Click on it. When the new screen pops up, click on the advanced tab. Now from the new window choose source range. Check the box and double click on the line itself. A new window will pop up. You can set the source range to whatever you want. Drag the bar to the right and you will see the movie change in the screen. When you get to the frame You want to be the end of your first cd, click on "set end frame." Your movie will stop encoding at this point. When you encode the second half of your movie, use the same process. Drag the bar to the starting point of your next cd and click "set start frame." You can also encode the film as one whole film (as you have done) and cut it in two using the tools section of TMPG. The advantage TMPG has over DVDx is that of quality. DVDx is faster, but TMPG is a better encoder. DVDx' real strength is in it's ability to frameserve. It is a better frameserver than an encoder.

[keats7]

I thank you greatly for taking the time with your lengthy reply.
I will take all your advice onboard.
Just one more question do you De-Interlace
and what does it actually do.

[Laddydaddy]

Go to www.lukesvideo.com. On the left hand side of the web page click on "interlacing." There is a great explanation of interlacing there. Since DVDs are usually not interlaced you can probably choose no interlace filter in DVDx. I'm not sure about Asian DVDs though. Look at the examples of interlaced videos on Luke's site. If your final product looks like one of them you will need to deinterlace your video when you encode it. Good luck.