Kariudo wrote:how 'bout dvd Decrypter
it's free, and you can still get it with the amvapp or on www.doom9.net
(click downloads, and then click on descrambling/ripping tools
topgamer101 wrote:Kariudo wrote:how 'bout dvd Decrypter
it's free, and you can still get it with the amvapp or on www.doom9.net
(click downloads, and then click on descrambling/ripping tools
I thought I tried that once with bad results, but I'll give it a try. Thank you
topgamer101 wrote:topgamer101 wrote:Kariudo wrote:how 'bout dvd Decrypter
it's free, and you can still get it with the amvapp or on www.doom9.net
(click downloads, and then click on descrambling/ripping tools
I thought I tried that once with bad results, but I'll give it a try. Thank you
Ok so I've tried it, but now it's ripped it into file types I can't use. Anyone know how I can rip it to mpeg or wmv files?
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madbunny wrote:topgamer101 wrote:topgamer101 wrote:Kariudo wrote:how 'bout dvd Decrypter
it's free, and you can still get it with the amvapp or on www.doom9.net
(click downloads, and then click on descrambling/ripping tools
I thought I tried that once with bad results, but I'll give it a try. Thank you
Ok so I've tried it, but now it's ripped it into file types I can't use. Anyone know how I can rip it to mpeg or wmv files?
It's a multistep process.
You rip the disk w/ dvd decryptor
You then use VirtualDubMod to save the file in whatever manner suits your purpose. (EG: resize to 512x384 or 640x480)
Without going overboard, doing it this way has a lot of advantages, such as being able to filter your footage, cut out sound etc, plus you assure yourself that you're getting the best possible file that you can.
Kariudo wrote:the way I see it, you can either have ease of use or superior quality and control.
it's a little more work, but most people would agree that the extra work is worth it.
I'm guessing that you encoded your avi files with divx or xvid...both of which are bad for editing. you can take clips in vritualdub(/mod) and encode those with a lossless codec such as huffyuv or lagarith.
you probably wouldn't have the space (or other cpu resources) to handle entire episodes encoded with huffyuv or lagarith.
for more info, check out EADFAG
Kariudo wrote:unfortunately it's often not that easy, if you want dvd quality it'l take some work.
But depending on the series, even "dvd quality" can suck (which then takes more work to clean it up and appear good)
EADFAG is a very good guide, and every program mentioned is free (minus the editing program...but you already have that)
topgamer101 wrote:My old program would rip it full dvd on one file and on my laptop would make it look dvd perfect. But if these new progams won't let me load the file into my editer then they are pretty useless to me. I'll do some reading but if I can't find a solution I probably won't use them.
Thanks anyway for the info
Willen wrote:topgamer101 wrote:My old program would rip it full dvd on one file and on my laptop would make it look dvd perfect. But if these new progams won't let me load the file into my editer then they are pretty useless to me. I'll do some reading but if I can't find a solution I probably won't use them.
Thanks anyway for the info
Don't delude yourself, VCD, SVCD and the other VCD-varients that Eazy VCD produce aren't "DVD perfect". This is why on your new desktop computer and LCD monitor the resultant video "isn't very good" with "those boxes" (macroblocking).
What program are you using for editing? I assume WMM since you mention mpeg and wmv files (which imports MPEG-1 (VCD), WMV, and AVI files*). Since DVDs contain VOB files (wrapped MPEG-2 video and audio) you'll need to convert them to something WMM can use. MPEG-1 isn't considered very good quality nowadays (as you noticed), and I don't know of any free DVD-to-WMV converters (not that I recommend using vanilla WMV for footage), AVI files with video encoded in an editing-friendly codec are the way to go (Huffyuv, Lagarith, or for the people with massive amounts of HDD space - Uncompressed).
As Kariudo mentioned, for quality video you will have to do some work. But the results are generally worth it and after a few times, doing the steps detailed here: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... ogetb.html become easy.
topgamer101 wrote:Willen wrote:topgamer101 wrote:My old program would rip it full dvd on one file and on my laptop would make it look dvd perfect. But if these new progams won't let me load the file into my editer then they are pretty useless to me. I'll do some reading but if I can't find a solution I probably won't use them.
Thanks anyway for the info
Don't delude yourself, VCD, SVCD and the other VCD-varients that Eazy VCD produce aren't "DVD perfect". This is why on your new desktop computer and LCD monitor the resultant video "isn't very good" with "those boxes" (macroblocking).
What program are you using for editing? I assume WMM since you mention mpeg and wmv files (which imports MPEG-1 (VCD), WMV, and AVI files*). Since DVDs contain VOB files (wrapped MPEG-2 video and audio) you'll need to convert them to something WMM can use. MPEG-1 isn't considered very good quality nowadays (as you noticed), and I don't know of any free DVD-to-WMV converters (not that I recommend using vanilla WMV for footage), AVI files with video encoded in an editing-friendly codec are the way to go (Huffyuv, Lagarith, or for the people with massive amounts of HDD space - Uncompressed).
As Kariudo mentioned, for quality video you will have to do some work. But the results are generally worth it and after a few times, doing the steps detailed here: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... ogetb.html become easy.
Actually my editer is Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0 (thinking of upgrading) I did wonder if my new LCD moniter somehow made it look like that. I'm working with uncompressed because I have plenty of space at the moment, however I'm still trying to find a way to load it into the program. I'm ripping some new files now and am going to see if Elements will let me load them in.
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