VCDs and DivX

Summo · Nov 13, 2002

Evening, kids.

I'd like to 'backup' some DVDs and create VCDs out of them but OH MY GOD how do I do it?

I have DivX 5.02 Pro but I need to know what is a popular and easy application to encode them. As I say, I just want an easy way to convert a DVD into a VCD.

ENLIGHTEN ME, PEOPLE!

Thanks.

Krazeh · Nov 13, 2002

http://www.divx-digest.com/index.html

Your one-stop resource for all things Divx-y.

http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/dvd2divx_gordianknot.html is a good place to start

Summo · Nov 13, 2002

Ooh! Gordian Knot, eh? I'll give it a go.

Thanks!

Kempo · Nov 13, 2002

also try www.vcdhelp.com extremely useful site for making vcds

shadow` · Nov 13, 2002

I created a VCD the other day actually, and was surprised at the quality.
It's actually much better than I expected, although nothing beats a good divx :|

Sar · Nov 13, 2002

http://www.clonead.co.uk/

For all your DVD backup needs.

bids · Nov 13, 2002

I use DVDx, which is a click and go job - can be got from:

http://www.etplanet.net/downloads/dvdtools.shtm

Some of the other tools on this site are good too - Smartripper may be worth a try.

Summo · Nov 13, 2002

Gah! Loads!

DivX is about the best quality I can get, right? If so, I need to rip my DVD to DivX format, then somehow get it in VCD format without losing the quality. Right?

I'm confused.

dysfunction · Nov 13, 2002

So you cant rip DVD directly to a VCD then?

Summo · Nov 13, 2002

It seems like you can, but they're not as good quality as the DVD > DivX > VCD route.

Although I could have misunderstood everything.

Kempo · Nov 13, 2002

ive not done any ripping or vcd making personally, but i think dvd --> divx using dvdx tat bids said then, split the audio and video using audiodub, save audio it as a wav, use tmpEnc to put the two together again as a mpeg and then burn away with vcd easy.

but then i may just be talking shit

Summo · Nov 14, 2002

old.Kez · Nov 14, 2002

And it takes like, Three Days.

.cage · Nov 14, 2002

www.doom9.net

and kez is right, it takes aeons, even on a fast machine.

btw, why backup dvd's to vcd? you're sacrificing 99% of the quality :/

stu · Nov 14, 2002

Originally posted by Summo
Although I could have misunderstood everything.

That is distinctly possible...

DivX = shite

Summo · Nov 14, 2002

Help me, Stu! Advise me!

Originally posted by .cage
btw, why backup dvd's to vcd?

Um... not exactly for backup purposes....

Scooba Da Bass · Nov 14, 2002

Originally posted by Summo
Gah! Loads!

DivX is about the best quality I can get, right? If so, I need to rip my DVD to DivX format, then somehow get it in VCD format without losing the quality. Right?

I'm confused.

Ripping Vob (DVD format) to DivX, then converting to VCD is tres stupido. You're converting from one format, to another (lossy) format, then onto another lossy format, why waste the vast ammount of time it'll take just to do a pointless intermediary step.

If you care about quality you'll prolly be wanting to aim for SVCDs, 2 for a movie is best, but you can get away with 1 depending on the length of said film.

I can write you up a little guide for ripping DVDs to SVCD but I'm not sure if I should do it here

old.s-p · Nov 14, 2002

As already mentioned, vcdhelp.com is a great site for making VCDs etc.

As you're concerned about quality, its best to backup to SVCD on 2 discs. For a nice guide on how to do this, visit http://www.vcdhelp.com/sefy/

Sar · Nov 14, 2002

I 'backed up' the LotR DVD, and the three hour film took eight hours to rip.

Bah.

Nice quality though

caLLous · Nov 14, 2002

Scooba is completely right, although I'd like to see a full length film (ie 90+mins) with watchable quality on a single SVCD.

And cage is right too, doom9.net or .org is the best site I ever visited.

And if you're doing the DiVX, you might be interested in trying out the XViD codec. Basically you can achieve much better quality on the same film on 1 disc with XViD than DiVX.

Yeah, that's it.

And the DiVX/SVCD quality argument has been going on for ages.

dysfunction · Nov 14, 2002

Scooba Id like to see your

little guide for ripping DVDs to SVCD

Purely for educational reasons only you understand.

xane · Nov 14, 2002

I looked into DVD ripping a few months back, I ended up moving the DVD/CDRW onto a separate machine, it can take all year to rip now, I can play on the main machine.

Munkey- · Nov 14, 2002

same. if youd be so kind scooba?

Summo · Nov 14, 2002

Thanks, peeps. It's all clearer now.

dysfunction · Nov 14, 2002

Originally posted by Summo
Thanks, peeps. It's all clearer now.

Is it?

Could you run through it one more time for me then?

Scooba Da Bass · Nov 14, 2002

Originally posted by dysfunction
Scooba Id like to see your purely for educational reasons only you understand.

Ok, I've got bugger all to do tonight, I'll write it up and link to it.

dysfunction · Nov 14, 2002

Thanks!

danger · Nov 14, 2002

yeah good call I'd like a slice of the pie

hmmmm pie...........

Happy Go Lucky · Dec 4, 2002

Hi

I've having trouble converting my dvds to divX i'm using Xmpeg4.5 when I load up the ifo file nothing happens, when I load up the vob then the ifo file it says it is 'corrupted or the dvd drive is locked'.

Do I really need it to create encode my dvd rips into divX?

thanks

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