by -Reda- » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:39 pm
DVD Decrypter isn't all that confusing. Make sure you have your mode set to IFO, select the track with the longest time (it is by default I believe), then hit Decrypt. If you have more than 1 episode on a disk, repeat this process until all the 20 minute or so segments are ripped. Sometimes DVDs will have all the episodes in one thing for some reason, so if you only see around an hour long segment and not individual eps, this is simply all of them lumped together.
Once you do that, index the .vob files you ripped with DGIndex, which is included in the AMVapp, which if you don't already have you need to get.
Then after it's indexed create an .avs script for the .d2v file DGIndex gives you. Apply a deinterlace and any touch up scripts you would like to use on the file. Now depending what you do next you'll need to switch up a few things.
If you're editing with the .avs file:
-Put #'s before all your enhancement scripts. You don't need to render out these until the final render of your video. The "#" negates that lines action temporarily, but keeps it in there so you don't have to retype it. It's very important once you start editing not to change your deinterlace. Different deinterlaces do different things with your frames, so if you change it, your timecodes on your file will be different and all your cuts will be absolutely fucked. Don't do this. Leave your deinterlace at the very least.
If you'd like to edit with AVI files:
-This method requires a lot of HD space, but I can't honestly beat the ease of editing with them, so this is the method I use. After I create my avs script, instead of editing with it, I create a full lossless avi of my source. To do this I import my .avs script into VirtualDubMod, and then export the entire thing as an avi file with a Lagarith Lossless compressor selected. Depending on my scripting, the lossless file COULD take up to 24 hours to encode entirely, and can take up anywhere from 15-60 gigs of HD space, depending on resolution, duration, and frame rate. Honestly, this is just easier to do and helps me avoid some of the problems I have editing with .avs scripts. I mainly enjoy the ability to scrub through my source file quickly when it comes to making a cut, something I can't do with an .avs file version. I highly recommend this method if you have the HD space.
None of this is really new information of course, but it doesn't seem like you'll take the trouble to read through all of the excellent guide, so that is the short version to it.
*sips tea*