Topic: What Dvd To Divx Ripper Is The Best? (Read 151 times)

nezff · « **on:** October 20, 2003, 06:42:00 PM »

i want to rip my dvd movies to divx and then ftp them over to the xbox, which one do ya'll recommend?

netscan · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2003, 08:09:00 PM »

dvd2svcd.

All in one solution for "backups"

XDAWG · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2003, 10:41:00 PM »

I use Gordian Knot it works the best for me. look at http://www.doom9.org for some info.

XDAWG

nezff · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2003, 03:21:00 AM »

QUOTE (XDAWG @ Oct 21 2003, 01:41 AM)

I use Gordian Knot it works the best for me. look at http://www.doom9.org for some info.

XDAWG

i tried gordian knot and i really want a all in one program to just put the dvd into the drive and ripp straight to divx. dr divx did not rip a dvd the right way. i tried dvd-to-avi and it does that.

Gamester17 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2003, 04:23:00 AM »

I use FlasKMPEG and XMPEG(based on FlaskMPEG) among others, both are user-friendly with many options

Aron Parsons · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2003, 08:28:00 AM »

If you want the best quality, use the Gordian Knot package (it's a collection of tools to do convert the DVD). Other solutions provide noticeably worse results, but may be preferrable to those not wanting to learn all the aspects of video encoding. Like said above, check out www.doom9.org; it is hands-down the most comprehensive resource on the web.

82ross · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2003, 11:41:00 AM »

I have to agree there, goto Doom9 and check out the guides, i would use GordianKnot and also Robot4rip. Both work in harmony and guides can be found at doom9.

~Excellent rips

ZWinFlame · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2003, 05:27:00 PM »

drdivx works really easy and nice.

ChrisF · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2003, 08:20:00 PM »

Another vote of Gordian Knot. It looks complicated at first simply because it can incorporate tons of functionality but in reality I use only a few settings. It provides much more control over video and audio quality (like for a movie you really love vs. one you don't mind having access to) and the results are better than any all in one program since GK is actually a compilation of some of the best stand-alone tools with a single interface. I taught a friend to use it in about 5 minutes (not counting time to rip and create an AVI project). If you are looking for quick convenience and don't want to invest any time whatsoever than another solution may be more appropriate but if you really want to do it right spending a little bit of time with GK and the tutorials will set you up perfectly.

Another point - I watch my divx on a large screen in 480p so quality is far more important when blowing a picture up that large - if you have a similar setup or plan to use these rips in a larger screen HDTV setting in the future you should take the time to do it right now since you will be mightily disappointed when you find out your good quality rip looks horrible when you move from a smaller standard tv to a large screen setup.

NerdENerd · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2003, 06:15:00 AM »

Gordian Knot cannot be beaten.
Just read the guides, overwhelming at first but very easy once you have done a few.

nezff · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2003, 06:19:00 AM »

well, with gordian knot, do i have to use the dvd decryptor and then do something else after?

NerdENerd · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2003, 06:24:00 AM »

QUOTE (nezff @ Oct 22 2003, 03:19 PM)

well, with gordian knot, do i have to use the dvd decryptor and then do something else after?

Yes, but it is not a real big effort.

nezff · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2003, 06:27:00 AM »

what about just using a all in one program to just encode the movie straight to divx?

nezff · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2003, 11:36:00 AM »

how do i use gordian knot then. I know i put the dvd movie into the drive and then what. what apps do i use and need in the rip pack. do i use dvd decryptor and then use what to convert it into divx. what steps do i take. anyone that has used it let me know. thanks.

someone hook me up with a good ripper that encodes straight from pc dvd drive to divx on the pc hdd. then i can ftp it over.

Brouhaha · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2003, 02:22:00 PM »

You might wanna checkout fairuse. Its a dvd to divx (and now xvid too) wizard-like app. Haven't checked out the latest versions, but you might have to do audio seperatly and thats it. It'll rip/crop/resize/encode video in a few clicks only.

Good luck

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