i'm goin nutz lol.. is there a guide out there that explains in laymen's terms.. plain and simple english ( lol ) how to go start to finish on burning dvd's onto dvd player compatible cd's?? i've tried using dvd2avi and i've got the vob files on my pc.. now dvd2avi doesn't recognize them and i'm stuck at this point! i don't need fancy options a very simple outline start to finish would be groovy! thanks in advance. shakesy
You could try the 321 studios program - the link is the same as for DVDXCopy from the home page here.
What format to you wan't to backup dvd's to? VCD (MPEG1) SVCD (MPEG2) Are you using a dvd burner or a cd burner? Shoey
heya shoey! i'm using a cd burner and i'd like to make copies of my dvd's that will play in my dvd player! any help would be sooooooooo appreciated lol. shakes
Ok but I nned to know what format your home dvd player supports m8. Look on the dvd player itself and look for VCD, SVCD. If you don't see SVCD then look on your remote for a "PBC" function. If you have this located on your remote then your home dvd player supports SVCD format. Shoey
aaaaahhhhhh!! ok i'm tryin to play these dvd's on my pc.. i have power dvd on my home computer. I haven't graduated to actually purchasing one lol. Not untill I can master this shakes
Well then Vidomi would suite you just fine as Vidomi encodes the audio\video for you. All you have to do is use DVD Decrypter or SmartRipper and rip the movie m8. [bold] How to backup DVD2DivX using Vidomi [/bold] ----------------------------------------------- How to simply backup your DVD's to DivX_Vidomi This would have to be the simplest way to backup your DVD's to DivX in a 2 step operation; Rip & Convert and it can produce some great results. It will give you the best quality DivX movies with the simplest of fuss. Although this guide uses SmartRipper to rip (remove the movies encryption and transfer to your Hard Drive) the movie off the DVD, other freeware rippers could also be used. These include DVD Decryptor and CladMdec. The actual encoding of the DVD Video to DivX is done by Vidomi (which installs the DivX Codec 3.11a) and the Audio is automatically converted to MP3 using Lame, for the best quality. Vidomi can use either DivX codec, 5.x or 3.11. I have tested this method with PAL Region 4 DVD's. I know it works for PAL, there may be some tweaking needed for NTSC or FILM. Software you will need: 1. SmartRipper 2.41 or later 2. DivX Codec 5.02 or later if required 3. Vidomi 0.448 or later 4. Your favorite burning software if you want to save it to CD. You will also need a Computer with: * Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP installed. * A Pentium 400 MMX or equivalent as a minimum. * At least 64meg memory * An internal DVD Rom player (any speed) * Hard drive with at least 4 gb, but preferably 10 gb FREE space in one partition. * A CDR(W) Burner to burn the DivX files onto CD and a box of good quality CDR's or CDRW's * A sound card to check the finished product. Tips before we get started: * Turn OFF your Screen Saver, it will simply slow the conversion down by hours. * Do not run any other program in the background while Vidomi is running, especially if you have a slower computer. * Turn the screens colour depth to 24bit colour or better. * Re-boot the computer BEFORE you start the conversion. Step 1: Getting Ready. 1. Install the DivX Codec 5.02, if required. 2. Install SmartRipper to any suitable folder. 3. Install Vodomi to any suitable folder and it will install DivX Codec 3.11 also. 4. Install any suitable burning software if you do not have any, Such as Nero, Diskjugler, Prassi PrimoCD, NTI, etc. Step 2: Copying DVD files to hard drive. 1. Put the DVD movie into your DVD Rom player. Pretty simple so far! 3. Run SmartRipper and and it will make a Folder for you to extract the files to. 4. Select Settings and for Key Check set Every VOB File. For File Splitting, set Every VOB File and for Options select Unlock Drive, DeMacrovision and Create Directories. 5. Selecting Start to start ripping the .VOB files of the DVD to your hard drive. This can take from 5 to 30 minutes depending on your computer setup and the DVD. A typical directory of a DVD is similar to : VIDEO_TS BUP 16,384 VIDEO_TS IFO 16,384 VIDEO_TS VOB 43,008 VTS_01_0 BUP 77,824 VTS_01_0 IFO 77,824 VTS_01_0 VOB 1,695,744 VTS_01_1 VOB 1,073,565,696\ VTS_01_2 VOB 1,073,565,696 \ <-- This is the Main movie VTS_01_3 VOB 1,073,565,696 / VTS_01_4 VOB 589,365,248 / VTS_02_0 BUP 18,432 VTS_02_0 IFO 18,432 VTS_02_0 VOB 43,008 VTS_02_1 VOB 1,014,976 Step 3: Conversion to DivX 1. Run Vidomi. Click on Mode to make sure your in Vidomi Encoder mode, not Player Mode. 2. Click on ADD and load each VOB file in turn that SmartRipper copied to your HD. 3. Enter in an appropriate Output Path and Filename. 4. Use Audio Track defaults to Track 1, which is English 95% of the time. 5. From here on, you only need to do this once as it will remember all these settings next time its run. 6. Click Option, then Video Options. For Video Codec Settings, select DivX 3 VBR (Two Pass) or DivX Networks (Two Pass) if you prefer to use DivX 5.x codec . Encode Colour Space should be YV12 (Faster). Leave all other settings alone on this page. Click OK. 7. Leave Options / Advanced Video Options at defaults. 8. Click Option, then Audio Options. Select Lame Bit Rate. I use 128kbs, but for 2hr+ movies select 96kbs. Lame Encode Type to Joint Stereo. One Pass Normalization should be selected and at 100%. Leave all others at the defaults. Click OK. 9. Click Options, then Subtitles Options. If you wish to include Subtitles, tick Subtitle Channel and select the Track you wish to include. 10. In the Options / Chapter options, I have not tried this yet but they appear you have to manually enter the frame number manually for each. 11. Click Options, then Output Options. Set number of Media Disks you want to use, normally 1 or 2 and set the size of the CDR to 1 meg less than its rated size, ie; 649 or 699. 12. Click Options, then Select Source Range, but only if you do not wish to encode the whole movie. Use the [ to set Start Point and the ] to set the End Point. 13. Click Options (last time!), then General Options and for Output All Files With The Extension, select .AVI. Uncheck the Check for New Version box. Leave others at default. Click OK. 14. Your now ready to start, so click on Start Conversion. 15. Turn your monitor off, go to sleep, work or school and when your back, it will all be done. 16. You now have a DivX AVI file on your HD. Run Windows Media Player, load in the new file and sit back and enjoy. 17. Burn to CD as a Data disk using your favourite burning software. All done. Vidomi:http://www.vidomi.com/ DVD Decrypter:http://www.dvddecrypter.com/ ChickenMan (C) 2002 [bold] Shoey [/bold]_X_X_X_X_X_[small]Certified Computer Technician http://www.afterdawn.com Main Website^ (Afterdawn) http://www.afterdawn.com/general/legal.cfm Forum Rules^ Mobo: KT4VL MSI-6712 CPU: AthlonXP Barton 2.5 Ram: 512 SD-DDR (PC-2700) nVidia GeForce4 MX440-8x ATA\133 hd[/small]
oooo i'm so close shoey lol.. ok i got er all ripped and encoded.. i set up Nero and start to burn.. then I hang i get scsi\atapi command timeout error.. any thoughts?? shakes
Are you getting this error frequently or occassionally? Try a different brand media (cd-r) or a freebie burning program and see if you get the same results m8. BurnAtOnce:http://www.burnatonce.com/index.html CDBurner XP Pro:http://w1.737.telia.com/~u73702956/download.htm Shoey Shoey
just a thought shoey.. way up ^^ u included a guide for divx.. at the end u state burn to a data cd in your fave burning software.... will this play in a standalone dvd player?? last time i bug ya lol.. xoxo shakes
There are a few home dvd players that support MPEG4 (DivX) format playback (Kiss Technologies) but I would assume these home dvd players are quite expensive. I read somewhere where there is a Waitec home dvd player on the market that will play MPEG4 as well. Shoey
well shoey.. i'm now a pro at this lol !! unfortunately i'm still the whitest gal on the block as i've not seen the sun in weeks! thanks soooooooo much for your help. (fyi.. i used easyvcd.. dvd shrink and alcohol. for some reazon my burner hung with nero even after i jacked up the buffer. weird.) but i've backed up a tonne of dvd's now and am very happy and impressed with both shoey and afterdawn.com. thx everyone.. i'll be poking around.. shakes
Your quite welcome shakes! If you have a little extra cash then grab ya a home dvd player that supports dvd-r(w), svcd and then you can get into some serious dvd rips using DVD2SVCD using CCE (Cinema Craft Encoder) and you'll be amazed at the video playback I assure you. This way you're all setup in case you purchase a dvd burner. Something to keep in mind when looking for a home dvd player and it doesn't say SVCD format on the box or home dvd player then ak the salesman or look for a "PBC" function on the remote control. If it's there then that dvd player will support svcd. Now get outside and enjoy the sun this week and get a nice tan (hehe) Shoey
