What program to use for DVD to DIVX? - Club CDFreaks

thelook101 · 17-06-2005

Hi All,

I am having trouble with my favourite encoding program - XMPEG wich has started crashing on me.

What program can I use to encode DVD to DIVX with ease? I liked XMPEG's ability to easily select the size of your movie as well as the automatic cropping features.

Is there a good easy encoding program to do this?

**TimC** · 17-06-2005

See my post to your other duplicate post.

rendez2k · 18-06-2005

The two main tools are AutoGK (www.autogk.me.uk) or my personal fave, FairUse (www.fairusewizard.com). Hope this helps!

*Mr. Horse* · 18-06-2005

Beware of the spyware in AutoGK.

tigerman8u · 18-06-2005

I second fairuse. The free copy limits you to a 700mg file.

severach · 19-06-2005

I just tried about 25 of them and I settled on Magic DVD Ripper 32a. Easy to use for a Noob but a few options to keep control of what's going on. Plato DVD Ripper came a close second but a well placed BitRate Calculator won out over the preview screen and info display. Many of them are just rebadged by resellers.

G)-(osters · 20-06-2005

AutoGK

DARcode · 21-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Horse

Beware of the spyware in AutoGK.

What spyware and in which version?

Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D detect nothing.

rendez2k · 21-06-2005

Spyware in AutoGK is a new one on me too!

*Mr. Horse* · 21-06-2005

Don't you ever read the EULAs when installing software?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...0&pagenumber=1
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware

DARcode · 21-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Horse

Don't you ever read the EULAs when installing software?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...0&pagenumber=1
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware

Rarely (basically only when M$ crapware is concerned), thanks for the heads up, removed it now.

DARcode · 30-08-2005

No more spyware/adware in AutoGK: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...ht=AutoGK+1.96

**geno888** · 30-08-2005

Take a look at XMPEG.

Maybe a little dated, but simple to use.
Right now is in beta, but it's under development.

DARcode · 31-08-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by geno888

Take a look at XMPEG.

Maybe a little dated, but simple to use.
Right now is in beta, but it's under development.

I used to play with it when I first started tinkerign with DivX, but AutoGK is a way more mature prodcut with tons of additional features and tweaks.

*bcn_246* · 31-08-2005

I use DVD2AVI to make a .d2v file, then AVISynth with "MPEG2Source" to import that. I resize the video to a width of 512x x/x AR. I extract the AC3/DTS audio to 2ch WAV using foobar2000, normalising to -18DB with GoldWave, and then encode to ABR MP3 with LAMEEnc. I then use the Nic's MiniCalc to calculate the bitrate. The I encode using VirtualDubMod to XviD using 2 pass. If it is a bigger CD I encode fully, and then open again with VirtualDubMod and split using the "Direct Stream Copy" mode.

A little complex, but gives the best results you can get, and it is spot on size (between 697-699 MB every time).

*Mr. Horse* · 31-08-2005

That's basically the same method that I use. DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD, DGIndex (same thing as DVD2AVI basically) to demux the streams; AviSynth to apply any filters to improve quality or compressibility and to de-interlace, crop and resize the video where necessary; BeSweet to transcode the audio; and VirtualDub to encode the video and mux the streams together.

That's if I'm using AVI for any reason. I usually use Matroska and use ChapterXtractor, SubRip and mkvmerge in addition to those programs.

17-06-2005	#1 (permalink)
thelook101 CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 40	What program to use for DVD to DIVX? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi All, I am having trouble with my favourite encoding program - XMPEG wich has started crashing on me. What program can I use to encode DVD to DIVX with ease? I liked XMPEG's ability to easily select the size of your movie as well as the automatic cropping features. Is there a good easy encoding program to do this?

17-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? See my post to your other duplicate post.

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rendez2k CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Posts: 395	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? The two main tools are AutoGK (www.autogk.me.uk) or my personal fave, FairUse (www.fairusewizard.com). Hope this helps! __________________ Burning gear: 2 x Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x :: Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S (SATA) :: LG GGW-H20L (SATA)

18-06-2005	#4 (permalink)
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19-06-2005	#6 (permalink)
severach New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 17	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? I just tried about 25 of them and I settled on Magic DVD Ripper 32a. Easy to use for a Noob but a few options to keep control of what's going on. Plato DVD Ripper came a close second but a well placed BitRate Calculator won out over the preview screen and info display. Many of them are just rebadged by resellers.

20-06-2005	#7 (permalink)
G)-(osters CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1,824	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? AutoGK

21-06-2005	#9 (permalink)
rendez2k CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Posts: 395	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? Spyware in AutoGK is a new one on me too! __________________ Burning gear: 2 x Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x :: Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S (SATA) :: LG GGW-H20L (SATA)

21-06-2005	#10 (permalink)
Mr. Horse CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 532	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? Don't you ever read the EULAs when installing software? http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...0&pagenumber=1 http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...autogk+spyware

30-08-2005	#12 (permalink)
DARcode CD Freaks Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 206	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? No more spyware/adware in AutoGK: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...ht=AutoGK+1.96 __________________ Optiarc AD-7173A ( Liggy And Dee 1-O3) BenQ DW1655 (BCIB Patched by The Dangerous Brothers) BenQ DW1640 (BSRB Patched by The Dangerous Brothers) retired NEC ND-3540A ( Liggy And Dee 1.WB) retired BenQ DW1670 (1.03) retired NEC ND-3500AG (Liggy And Dee 2.TG)

30-08-2005	#13 (permalink)
geno888 Moderator, Editor & CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 17,709	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? Take a look at XMPEG. Maybe a little dated, but simple to use. Right now is in beta, but it's under development.

31-08-2005	#15 (permalink)
bcn_246 Top Referrer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 3,520	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? I use DVD2AVI to make a .d2v file, then AVISynth with "MPEG2Source" to import that. I resize the video to a width of 512x x/x AR. I extract the AC3/DTS audio to 2ch WAV using foobar2000, normalising to -18DB with GoldWave, and then encode to ABR MP3 with LAMEEnc. I then use the Nic's MiniCalc to calculate the bitrate. The I encode using VirtualDubMod to XviD using 2 pass. If it is a bigger CD I encode fully, and then open again with VirtualDubMod and split using the "Direct Stream Copy" mode. A little complex, but gives the best results you can get, and it is spot on size (between 697-699 MB every time). __________________ Click HERE to join CDFreaks... do it or I will dead you.

31-08-2005	#16 (permalink)
Mr. Horse CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 532	Re: What program to use for DVD to DIVX? That's basically the same method that I use. DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD, DGIndex (same thing as DVD2AVI basically) to demux the streams; AviSynth to apply any filters to improve quality or compressibility and to de-interlace, crop and resize the video where necessary; BeSweet to transcode the audio; and VirtualDub to encode the video and mux the streams together. That's if I'm using AVI for any reason. I usually use Matroska and use ChapterXtractor, SubRip and mkvmerge in addition to those programs.

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