ruri
11-17-2002, 06:48 PM
I have been using Gordian Knot to rip DVD to Divx for sometimes now, but there's a new version of Flaskmpeg that makes ripping DVD alot easier than just about any other methods out there.
I'm currently using the latest beta (v. 0.7.8.39) downloaded from www.flaskmpeg.net. The UI is similar to the 0.6 / 0.594 version, but slightly tweaked for better interface.
On DVD that's not copy-protected, Flaskmpeg will read the .IFO and .VOB just fine, but it may have problems with copy-protected disc.
For that, I use Smartripper to first create a decrypted .IFO and .VOB files onto my hard drive, then Flaskmpeg from the HD.
The beauty of Flaskmpeg is its speed. Whereas GKnot will call several programs (azid, lame, nandub, vobsub) in order and framserving to nandub, each taking quite sometimes to run, Flaskmpeg does most everything by itself. It will convert the VOB file to whatever format you want so long as you have the right codec installed.
I have successfully used it with Divx 4 and 5, XVID, and some generic windows codec without problem. For audio, I'm using the Lame MP3 codec. On my XP2000 / 1 GB / 120 GB RAID0 array, I can do from 18-22 fps at 512x384 resolution with 1-pass HQ encoding. People with P4-2.5GHz+ or XP2400+ should be able to do encoding in real-time (same time as length of movie).
Give it a try.
I'm currently using the latest beta (v. 0.7.8.39) downloaded from www.flaskmpeg.net. The UI is similar to the 0.6 / 0.594 version, but slightly tweaked for better interface.
On DVD that's not copy-protected, Flaskmpeg will read the .IFO and .VOB just fine, but it may have problems with copy-protected disc.
For that, I use Smartripper to first create a decrypted .IFO and .VOB files onto my hard drive, then Flaskmpeg from the HD.
The beauty of Flaskmpeg is its speed. Whereas GKnot will call several programs (azid, lame, nandub, vobsub) in order and framserving to nandub, each taking quite sometimes to run, Flaskmpeg does most everything by itself. It will convert the VOB file to whatever format you want so long as you have the right codec installed.
I have successfully used it with Divx 4 and 5, XVID, and some generic windows codec without problem. For audio, I'm using the Lame MP3 codec. On my XP2000 / 1 GB / 120 GB RAID0 array, I can do from 18-22 fps at 512x384 resolution with 1-pass HQ encoding. People with P4-2.5GHz+ or XP2400+ should be able to do encoding in real-time (same time as length of movie).
Give it a try.