an easier way?

nemesisENFORCER · Post by **nemesisENFORCER** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:00 am

ok so i heve read a&e's guide to all things video. my question is is there an easier way? all the programs i have downloaded and i still cant view my footage in premiere. it just seems like a lot of programs for just ripping footage and putting into avi or mpeg footage. i have been reading this stuff for about 4 hours now and i still havent gotten anywhere. someone please help i dont care that every line in the video is perfect or everysound is crisp i just want to be able to sit down in front of my computer and mess around with footage just so its easier to see if an idea will really work. i guess you guys can tell im a noob so i just stop before i piss off to many of you guys and never get a straight ansewer

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:32 am

Seems like this problem should be in video software help.

Where exactly is it that you are getting stuck?

1: smartripper puts .vob files on the hard drive
2: dvd2avi create .d2v project files from these
3: Avisynth scripts allow you to read these (saved as "all files" in notepad right?)in v-dub
4: creation of a smallish (yet still large) editing file in vdub
5: editing the smallish (yet still large) editing file in premiere
6: after saving your work, many crashes and lots of cursing... pizza helps.
7: Replace the smallish (yet still large) editing files with the original .avs files you used to create them with
8: export your video in huffyuv (not small at all, in fact very large)
9: compress using divx compatible xvid

I'm sure I missed some stuff, but that seems to be the basics here... less than ten steps. You'd have to do more at an AA meeting.

WilLoW :--) · Post by **WilLoW :--)** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:33 am

To sum it up :

1 - you rip the DVD with Smartripper, then you get vobs on your hard drive

2 - an easy way, though not the one recommended is A&E's guide, is to compress the vobs into avi (for example HuffYUV, you'll need lots of space) with any application that can do that (GordianKnot, DVD2AVi...)

3- you can open these avi files with your Editing sofware (example : Premiere)

Personally, instead of the 2nd step, I do :
2a - open the vobs with DVD2AVi and save a .d2v project
2b - write an avisynth file
2c - open the avisynth file with virtual dub, select the clips, and export them in (avi) HuffYUV.

Could you tell which one of these steps is a problem for you ?

WilLoW :--) · Post by **WilLoW :--)** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:34 am

madbunny you got me

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:42 am

WilLoW :--) wrote:madbunny you got me

Heh.. by one minute. Probably because you spell checked more than I did!

nemesisENFORCER · Post by **nemesisENFORCER** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:45 am

never mind i found a different program that works with my retarded noodness. But thanks for the help. and by the way maybe im blind but i never saw anything on smartripper in the guide.

Imaginos · Post by **Imaginos** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:07 am

I just rip with DVDDecryptor
Create the dv2 files with DVD2AVI
Create the avisynth file
Import the .avs file into Premiere
Edit

So far I have found this to be fast enough and rather simple for getting the needed footage onto my machine