How to convert To MPEG
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Key Facts of MPEG4/DIVX 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 1. CladDVD (best decrypting tool now and not illegal...yet..) 2. DiVX Codec 3. *NEW STEP* DiVX Bitrate Calculator 4. *NEW STEP* Radium MP3 Codec (Apachez - Tools) 5. FlaskMPEG Encoder 6. Latest Virtual DUB 7. Latest Windows Media Player (best way to play divx files) And now... The Guide Please Read This Entire Page Before Asking Questions Somewhere Else! 1. CladDVD (put the dvd in your dvd-rom and rip to your hard drive) Note: For this entire procedure, you're going to need plenty of hard drive space. DVD movies are anywhere from 4 to 10 gigs, and u also need the space that the resulting MPEG will occupy, which can be an extra 1 to 2gigs. Quick Benefits of Vob Dec engine: VOB Dec will not fail at removing the newest encryption schemes and also runs with DMA ON!! Making it nice and fast.. First, please install and run... Select your Destination Directory and make sure "MultiRegion" and "No Macro" are checked. Whether or not you want to use the remove "MultiAngle" feature depends on the way you're going to encode in FlaskMPEG. If you wish to use subtitles or are sure you are going to do IFO parsing or have no clue what you're doing, this feature must be UNCHECKED! If you are going to use FlaskMPEG in file mode, this option must be CHECKED! Secondly, start a DVD Player program and play the movie then pause it. You have just authenticated the dvd drive. Now, in CladDVD select "Decrypt Movie"... sit back..relax... and wait. If CladDVD detected a key series next the to vob filename, the movie is encrypted and is being decrypted to your HD. If the VOB Key says "Not Encrypted" then you need to COPY, in Windows, from your dvd drive to your hard drive. Remember .. Only series of names with the 1gig files in it plus the corresponding IFO are needed. 2. Flask Encoder Install the DIVX Codec and the Radium MP3 codec and REBOOT before proceeding with Flask. Remember to save this URL somewhere! Welcome back.. (if you bothered to reboot that is). Please READ the DOCS Section or the readme.html file. I suggest reading also the news and everything you can on the site to gain more knowledge as to how the program works. You may see a solution for a problem that you can avoid. DVD Mode: This is the mode I recommend, the encoding process is done by the timing indicated in the IFO file. To use this option you should have left the multiangle option in CladDVD UNCHECKED! Now you must copy the proper IFO file from the DVD itself to the location where you ripped the movie. It should be named just like the Vob's that were ripped. For example, Vts_01_0.ifo belongs to Vts_01_1.vob thru Vts_01_5.vob.
Startup Flask and go to File, Open DVD and find the IFO file you just copied to your HD, NOT on the DVD! A menu will come up, choose the Movie which should be the longest one. The Audio track language and Subtitles if you wish. Press Flask this DVD! File Mode: 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 which should be the very first vob CladDVD ripped. 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, remember to choose DiVX AVI as your Output Format. Now it's time to do some CALCULATING! You can skip this part if you do not wish to target the filesize of your DiVX AVI file. Run the bitcalc.exe you downloaded from bitcalc.zip. Now... set the desired filesize to about 635-640 for 1 CD, or 1280-1285 for 2 CDs only to allow for error. I strongly recommend not going below 128 bitrate for audio. The value of multilanguage is 1. Remember the bitrate you get or just leave the damn program open :) Now in Flask 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. Slide the bar with left and right arrow to get it exact if you're trying to target 1/2 CD's to the bitrate the calc quoted. 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 insanely huge desync problems) Start playing with your Global settings. You can use any resolutiuon you wish with DiVX since there is no standard. Full resolution for DVD is 720x480 NTSC and 704x576 PAL. That may be a bit high for some people. So really just pick what you want. 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" below that. 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. And anywhere from 8 to 14 hours later (depending on your processor).... 3. VirtualDub (fix sync problems resulting from the Radium Codec) File -> Open the AVI. Important!! Go to audio menu and verify that it is set for direct stream copy. Go to the video menu and also check it is for direct stream copy. Then click on the interleaving menu for audio and set preload 500ms and interleave every 100ms. Now go to the file menu and click Save AVI. Choose a new file name... (anywhere from 2-5 minutes usually, if it takes longer, you didnt set direct stream copy) you should have a perfectly sync'ing DiVX AVI straight through to the end.
Startup Flask and go to File, Open DVD and find the IFO file you just copied to your HD, NOT on the DVD! A menu will come up, choose the Movie which should be the longest one. The Audio track language and Subtitles if you wish. Press Flask this DVD! File Mode: 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 which should be the very first vob CladDVD ripped. 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, remember to choose DiVX AVI as your Output Format. Now it's time to do some CALCULATING! You can skip this part if you do not wish to target the filesize of your DiVX AVI file. Run the bitcalc.exe you downloaded from bitcalc.zip. Now... set the desired filesize to about 635-640 for 1 CD, or 1280-1285 for 2 CDs only to allow for error. I strongly recommend not going below 128 bitrate for audio. The value of multilanguage is 1. Remember the bitrate you get or just leave the damn program open :) Now in Flask 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. Slide the bar with left and right arrow to get it exact if you're trying to target 1/2 CD's to the bitrate the calc quoted. 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 insanely huge desync problems) Start playing with your Global settings. You can use any resolutiuon you wish with DiVX since there is no standard. Full resolution for DVD is 720x480 NTSC and 704x576 PAL. That may be a bit high for some people. So really just pick what you want. 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" below that. 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. And anywhere from 8 to 14 hours later (depending on your processor).... 3. VirtualDub (fix sync problems resulting from the Radium Codec) File -> Open the AVI. Important!! Go to audio menu and verify that it is set for direct stream copy. Go to the video menu and also check it is for direct stream copy. Then click on the interleaving menu for audio and set preload 500ms and interleave every 100ms. Now go to the file menu and click Save AVI. Choose a new file name... (anywhere from 2-5 minutes usually, if it takes longer, you didnt set direct stream copy) you should have a perfectly sync'ing DiVX AVI straight through to the end.
