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Key
facts:
- Format:
.avi (MPEG4)
- Resolution:
640x480 (recommended)
- Bitrate:
650MB stores 80-90 minutes at 640x480
- Quality:
Video - similar to SVHS/DVD Audio - CD Quality+ (48kHz,
128kBits, Stereo)
- Encoding
time: 2-4 frames per second on a PII-350
- Best
quality format for backing up DVDs
- Half
the time to encode and smaller in size than MPEG1/VCD.
-
This format works on the DivX (MPEG4) and MP3 codecs and
therefore can only be played back on Windows systems with
the Windows Media Player
- Hardware
MPEG Decoders such as the Hollywood Plus or DXR3 will NOT
play the MPEG4 file using the card's TV-Out
- Playback
quality demands higher CPU power
- The
only way to watch the resulting file on a TV is with a Video
Card that supports TV-Out or with a card that is only meant
for TV-Out
Software
You Will Need
-
DeCSS (guess what? this isn't a link...find it somewhere
else)
- DiVX
Codec
- *NEW
STEP* Radium MP3 Codec (Apachez - Tools)
-
FlaskMPEG Encoder
- Latest
Virtual DUB
- Latest
Windows Media Player
And
now... The Guide
1.
DeCSS (put the dvd in your dvd-rom and rip to your hard drive,
dont merge files)
Note:
for this entire procedure, you're going to need plenty of
hard drive space. DVD movies are anywhere from 4 to 6 gigs,
and u also need the space that the resulting MPEG will occupy,
which can be an extra 1 to 2gigs.
I only recommend using DeCSS...way too many reported errors
with DoD Speed Ripper.
When
running DeCSS remember... you only need to rip VOB files.
Starting with the first 1gig file until the end of the files
named like it. For example. Vts_01_1.vob is the first 1gig
file....select all the files named Vts_01_X.vob except Vts_01_0.vob.
* For those of you having problems ripping to HD (like "Title
key might not be encrypted...done") Try to temporarily disable
your DVD drive's DMA mode. Right click on My Computer, go
to Properties, Device Manager tab, double click on your DVD
drive under CDROM and check the Settings tab. Uncheck "DMA"
while "Sync Data Transfer" and "Disconnect" should be checked.
Auto Insert should be off. These settings provide for faster
data transfer and speed reliability. Reboot. Retry to rip.
Remember to turn DMA back on after you're done :)
2.
Flask Encoder (direct stream copy audio+video at once to 2
files)
Install
the DIVX Codec and the Radium MP3 codec before proceeding
with Flask.
Now,
remember to choose AVI as your Output Format.
Flask
DOES have the ability to see all the files in the directory
and treat it as one file. This removes the need to merge.
When you go to File -> Open, select the FIRST 1gig vob of
the series. It will then auto detect the other ones and say
something like "Vts_01_1.vob thru Vts_01_5.vob found and will
be treated as one logical file." Then select your audio track
(numbered in the way they are presented in the movie usually).
Now
go to Options -> Output Format Options. Under Video, click
select Codec and choose DiVX Low-Motion and click Configure.
Here you set your Video quality options. You should always
use keyframe 10secs and crispness 100%. For video quality,
using the preset 910 is ok, but remember, the higher you go,
the more CPU power it will require to create/playback. Click
ok when done.
For
Audio Codec, now you may choose MPEG1 Layer 3 and directly
encode into that. 128kb quality with 48khz is recommended
for DiVX. If you do not see MPEG1 Layer 3, you may need to
un-install Radium's codec and re-install again. (Note: You
must use 48khz with the Radium codec otherwise you risk huge
desync problems)
Start
playing with your Global settings. You can use any resolutiuon
you wish, but I recommend 640x480 NTSC, 640x576 PAL. Also
change the "Time Base" settings to 29.97 for NTSC and 25 for
PAL. Now go to the select "Decode Audio" from the Audio Tab
and be sure to keep "Same as Input". Finally, select your
file destination. Remember to choose a drive with enough free
space on it. (Note: no extension like .avi is needed, as it
is done automatically). Press OK to proceed.
Start
the conversion process by going to the "Run" menu and selecting
the "Start Conversion!" option.
Now it's time to be patient... and a couple hours later...
FINALLY...you...are...DONE!
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