Ok...I'm ready to start doing some DVD encoding...what do I need?

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Insane3D

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I finally decided to try my hand at this DVD encoding that everyone is doing, but I'm not sure where to start. I know everyone seems to use a DIVX codec, but where do I get it and what program do I use to encode the DVD? I would also like to know the best settings for image quality and sound quality. I understand this takes longer, but image quality is paramount to me. Also, can I burn these movies to ordinary CD's? How much HD space do these take up approximately...if it's a lot I may invest in another high capacity HD. Thanks in advance for all the info...:)
 
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Aihyah

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in my experience its not worth the trouble unless you have a laptop without a dvd drive:p
other then that its only use it so pirate movies..not dvd quality. better to let other ppl rip for you if your into piracy.
 
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gogeeta13

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Hmm, I think I will bitch slap you 4x over instead of giving you answer.

-You have now been bitch slapped 4 times-
 
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Mors

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Go to Doom9's site and read his guides there the best on the net(IMHO). His site also has all the software you will need and a great fourm section. You will need atleast 7GB for the vob files form the DVD and the divx and audio files. For the best image quality use a program called Nandub, its not the easist program to use but it does produces the best looking video. For the best sound either keep the AC3 file from the DVD or encode the audio as vbr MP3 using RazorLame.
 
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Agent004

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I rather use not use nandub+divx3.11, but instead use divx4+virtualdub. It will give you the same quality but much faster processing...

Be sure to do IVTC (inverse telecine) to get the best image quality at the same bit rate...
 
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Pabster

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DivX? Blah, what a waste of processor power and time!

If you want to encode, try going to MPEG-1 (VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD), preferably the latter. The sites others have mentioned should help you out tremendously. I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC.
 
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<< DivX? Blah, what a waste of processor power and time!

If you want to encode, try going to MPEG-1 (VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD), preferably the latter. The sites others have mentioned should help you out tremendously. I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC. >>


Thats bull, I have nearly 200 divx movies and they all run fine on my 750mhz machine. Before I got the G400 divx driver some of the older movies ran slowly when I play'd them fullscreen but now all of them run friggging fast ;)
Divx rocks ;)
(no I cant trade)
 
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<< I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC. >>

I think what he meant was that VCD's and SVCD's allow you to watch in on your TV unlike DivX. But then, some people might actually utilize the TV out function of their vid cards so in that case, it really doesn't matter.
 
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Aihyah

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<< I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC. >>

I think what he meant was that VCD's and SVCD's allow you to watch in on your TV unlike DivX. But then, some people might actually utilize the TV out function of their vid cards so in that case, it really doesn't matter.


??vcds and svcds are not dvd quality, just rent the damn dvds for godsake. its all a waste of time.
 
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<< << I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC. >>

I think what he meant was that VCD's and SVCD's allow you to watch in on your TV unlike DivX. But then, some people might actually utilize the TV out function of their vid cards so in that case, it really doesn't matter.


??vcds and svcds are not dvd quality, just rent the damn dvds for godsake. its all a waste of time. >>



bkn says u the devil.

booty
 
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OneOfTheseDays

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we'll here is my thing. Many people on hotline have dvd divx rips. That means i can build a whole collection of movies on my pc. My tv that doesnt have a dvd player is only a few feet from my pc. I can tvout and audio out from my pc all the way to my tv. It all works out great. Better than vhs quality and near dvd.
 
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Aihyah

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but whats the point of building a divx collection. :p dead end format, your not going to play divx on your hdtv when you finally get one. and how many times can you possibly watch a movie anyhow.
 
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Sugadaddy

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DivX is good because the files are small so they're easy to download. I convert them to SVCD after so I can play them on my DVD player.
 
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Mors

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<< DivX? Blah, what a waste of processor power and time!

If you want to encode, try going to MPEG-1 (VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD), preferably the latter. The sites others have mentioned should help you out tremendously. I'll never understand why people trudge along encoding DivX at meager frame rates (usually 7-8fps, maybe 15 on a decent machine) for something that can only be viewed on a PC. >>



Unless your using CCE and doing cbr encoding making a SVCD takes longer then making a divx rip. I get between 28-35 fps using Avisynth and Nandub on my 2GHz P4 and with tv out your not stuck watching them only on your computer. I have about 300 movies and I've watched a lot of them more then once.
 
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mors wrote:

"Unless your using CCE and doing cbr encoding making a SVCD takes longer then making a divx rip. I get between 28-35 fps using Avisynth and Nandub on my 2GHz P4 and with tv out your not stuck watching them only on your computer. I have about 300 movies and I've watched a lot of them more then once."

Of course I use CCE, anything else sucks. And I never use CBR, it's a terrible waste of space. Always 5-pass VBR. The quality of these SVCD's far outshadows DivX conversions, and I can play them most anywhere. DivX, on the other hand, can be played almost nowhere. Easy choice for me :D
 
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