DVD -> AVI

[LOUISSSSS]

for example, i have an original dvd of Fast and Furious 1
i use dvd decrypter to put it into my hard drive (Audio_TS and Video_TS) i'm a video noob so excuse that.
then i have a folder with a range of 20-70 files in it with an average of 7gb size. i can only play these movies with a dvd player like cyberlink power dvd, i'm sure others can but thats the only one i'm using. i have other .avi files of movies in the 700,000KB range size. is there a way to convert those 7gb movie files to .avi format? thanks

 

[ScrapSilicon]

mrbass

 

[ForumMaster]

you need to use a program to encode that raw ts files. Flask is a good choice. just install a codec pack before. i suggest K-Lite Codec Pack. use xvid. it is superior to divx imo.

 

[WobbleWobble]

AutoGK (free) or CloneDVD Mobile (not free, but very easy to use)

 

[bob4432]

i use Fair Use Wizard 2.5 for my compessing dvd to small files. i use x264 along with 128kbs mp3 or ogg audio and it looks excellent at 500MB total movie usage. plus it is free if you want your finished movie to be less than 700MB. to be honest a 500MB x264 is very impressive in video quality.

if anybody knows of a way to do a quick cut of video in x264/mp3 format, i wouln't mind showing what i am talking about with a short clip of dust to glory. again, all i want to do is cut off the front and end parts of the video. let me know what will do it.

also i use vlc for my video player, plays just about every format out there.

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
AutoGK (free) or CloneDVD Mobile (not free, but very easy to use)

Seconded for AutoGK.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

thanks guys.. testing out AutoGk with the included codec now... trying to convert "WaterWorld" DVD to avi format. will let you guys know how it is when i'm done, btw how long do you think it will take with that specific program and the rig in my sig

 

[deLouis]

Its going to take 3-5 hours for 4g.

http://dvd.brothersoft.com/dvd-to-avi.html
""1. High speed . A two-hour DVD movie can be converted into an AVI movie with high quality within 5 hours.""

 

[bob4432]

i thought i remember reading somewhere about some spy/ad/malware issues wit autogk....have those been rectified?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

hmm someone know anything with this?? ^^

oh i just finished my first dvd last night, worked pretty well and simple as usual. didn't go into any advance settings but everything worked. took me 1 hour 40 mins =]

whats this process called btw? dvd encoding? decoding?...?

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
AutoGK (free) or CloneDVD Mobile (not free, but very easy to use)

Seconded for AutoGK.

Thirded.

I have had no spy/ad/malware issues with this program at all. Works absolutely beautifully for me.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
hmm someone know anything with this?? ^^

oh i just finished my first dvd last night, worked pretty well and simple as usual. didn't go into any advance settings but everything worked. took me 1 hour 40 mins =]

whats this process called btw? dvd encoding? decoding?...?

i wiill look for the thread(it may have been on cdfreaks, dvdrhelp or doom9...), but in the mean time you owe it to yourself to try out something that puts out in x264....

 

[LOUISSSSS]

whats x264? and whats the difference between that and the .avi format i'm getting from using autoGK?
and is this process called dvd encoding?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
whats x264? and whats the difference between that and the .avi format i'm getting from using autoGK?
and is this process called dvd encoding?

x264 is the open source verions of h264, kind of like xvid compared to divx, one is free(x264/xvide) and one you have to usually pay for(h264/divx)

also i would personally call this re-encoding or transcoding. if you are making the files a lot smaller like 400-800MB or so, then you would be re-encoding into a different format, most likely divx, xvid or the mp4 x/h264 stuff that is getting better and better.

like i said if you want to see a x264 encoded video that is encoded at ~5MB/Min i can cut a small part of dust to glory out(figured out how to do that last night) that has a lot of colors, dust, action, etc so you can see the quality of the encoding. file size would be ~20MB, so ~4Min of video @ 704x368px

 

[bob4432]

i posted it on my tracker here - http://bob4432.sytes.net:6583/