DvD Decryter, DGIndex, and AVS

[Kariudo]

because most new dvds have each episode in a different vob, you may find it easier to use file mode instead.
with file mode you can select multiple vobs to rip (in ifo mode you can only go one at a time. Personally I like to set it and forget it until it's done of course)
if you use file mode, look for files that are ~1GB in size

the only drawback is that you can get some wierd side-effects if your dvd has multiple angles (when you're looking through the footage in vdub(/mod) using avisynth it'l look like a few frames play, then repeat themselves a few times.)
in which case you need to re-rip the vobs one by one in ifo mode

[Osakaisthebomb]

Okay the decrypter is out of the way. Now onto virtual dub. So does the video need any filters on which in virtual dub? Or will the quality stay good (or get better)?

[Kariudo]

well...according to EADFAG, you should index the vobs with DGIndex
(I can't recall exactly why at the moment...)

then you can use avisynth to clean up the footage (avisynth is often better than vdub at cleaning footage)

...or you could just open the vobs with vdubmod (vdub can't import mpeg2 streams).
whatever you do, it is probably a good idea to de-interlace your footage (unless you got lucky and got dvds with progressive footage)

[Osakaisthebomb]

well...according to EADFAG, you should index the vobs with DGIndex
(I can't recall exactly why at the moment...)

then you can use avisynth to clean up the footage (avisynth is often better than vdub at cleaning footage)

well there is my problem. I was told to use DGIndex to be able to make AVS files but it doesn't seem to work. 1st dgindex doesn't make a avs no matter what I do. 2nd everytime I try to make it myself it will not open in virtual dub or my editor program. (avs I make from videos made in the editor work fine)

[Minion]

because most new dvds have each episode in a different vob, you may find it easier to use file mode instead.

x2. just holds crtl, select which ones you want, and rip.

[Kariudo]

well...according to EADFAG, you should index the vobs with DGIndex
(I can't recall exactly why at the moment...)

then you can use avisynth to clean up the footage (avisynth is often better than vdub at cleaning footage)

well there is my problem. I was told to use DGIndex to be able to make AVS files but it doesn't seem to work. 1st dgindex doesn't make a avs no matter what I do. 2nd everytime I try to make it myself it will not open in virtual dub or my editor program. (avs I make from videos made in the editor work fine)

to do that, you have to have a template (I think...I've never used the feature myself)
it's just as easy to write your own script (though if you have a lot of single episodes the template could be kinda nice)

load your vob file(s) into DGIndex and go to file, save project.
this creates a .d2v file
after that, open up notepad (or wordpad)
type (or cpoy/paste) the following.

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Mpeg2Source("filepath to your d2v file.d2v")

save the file, and put .avs at the end of the filename (ex: eva_script.avs)
you should then be able to open the avs file in vdub(/mod)
you can (and probably will end up) add more things to your script to make the video look better.

one of the most common things people do is IVTC(inverse telecine) their footage.
[this is one method of trying to restore the original progressive footage]
last I heard, the TIVTC package was better than the old telecide/decimate combo
if you wanted to do that, you'd add the following to your script:

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TFM()
tdecimate()

with most filters/functions, you can specify paramaters to make the filter/function work better for your source (the paramters and values are usually given in the documentation for that filter/function)

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TFM(order=-1,mode=5,PP=7,field=-1,slow=2)
tdecimate(mode=1)

*sorry if I went over stuff you already know

[Krisqo]

one of the most common things people do is IVTC(inverse telecine) their footage.
[this is one method of trying to restore the original progressive footage]
last I heard, the TIVTC package was better than the old telecide/decimate combo
if you wanted to do that, you'd add the following to your script:

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TFM()
tdecimate()

with most filters/functions, you can specify paramaters to make the filter/function work better for your source (the paramters and values are usually given in the documentation for that filter/function)

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TFM(order=-1,mode=5,PP=7,field=-1,slow=2)
tdecimate(mode=1)

*sorry if I went over stuff you already know

For TFM, don't you have to add another call to your D2V file?

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LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\TIVTC.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\AMV_SOURCES\CARDCAPTOR1\sakura1-FIXED.d2v",cpu=4,upconv=true)
TFM(d2v="C:\AMV_SOURCES\CARDCAPTOR1\sakura1-FIXED.d2v", PP=0)
TDecimate(mode=1)

I can't get it to work without that d2v in there.

[Kariudo]

works for me just fine.
are you thinking of having to add "d2v=" to mpeg2source?
in the DGDecode documentation it says that you have to specify that the file is a d2v like that...but it didn't work when I tired it...

[Krisqo]

It's just like I posted

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TFM(d2v="C:\AMV_SOURCES\CARDCAPTOR1\sakura1-FIXED.d2v", PP=0)

In the TFM function, not the mpeg2source.

[Qyot27]

The 'd2v=' parameter in TFM is an override, it isn't required, and TFM naturally assumes that the file loaded by MPEG2Source is the one it's working with. As an aside, I wouldn't recommend using PP=0, though.

I would imagine that problems may be caused if AviSynth doesn't want to autodetect TIVTC, which might be why the d2v parameter needs to be there for TFM to work for you (I'm assuming TIVTC not autoloading is the reason you're using LoadPlugin - as that's the only reason it should be there).

For instance, this is the script I'm currently using on Please Teacher:

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MPEG2Source("pt03_1.d2v", ipp=true, cpu=4)
TFM(order=-1,mode=5,PP=7,field=-1,slow=2)
TDecimate(mode=1, nt=2, m2PA=true, denoise=true)
Crop(4,0,-4,0)
Lanczos4Resize(720,480)
deen("w3d",3,4,6)
ConvertToRGB24()
AssumeFPS(24)

And it loads just fine, albeit slowly (which is why I'm going to cut HuffYUV clips from it to edit with in Premiere instead, hence the ConvertToRGB24 call).