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notjoe · 04-13-2005, 10:39 AM

What I am going to do here is trying and help some of you out with your questions about encoding DVD content, what programs I have used and found useful and some which I might have not!

Now the last couple of years I have been encoding a lot of video as well as doing all the programming, integration of design and code and numerous other tasks. I missed the days of having free time. I would sit on my laptop with 5+ instances of VNC running trying to get my work done while managing encoding.

Here is how I encoded some of the best fucking quality content ever!

First, get these programs:
SmartRipper - http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...martripper.cfm
Mpeg Mediator - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/do..._mediator.html

You'll have to buy either cleanerXL or a program called procoder 2 pro (I believe) these are the programs which actually encode the video. I?ll stick to cleaner XL examples since that WAS what I used.

Step 1
Rip the DVD using SmartRipper. Try to rip the DVD so that each scene falls into a chapter/VOB file, you might need to join multiple VOB files but that can be done with smartripper by going into the setting tab and then to file splitting options and selecting the max-filesize option. This will make you?re life easier instead of ripping to one big VOB file.

Step 2 ? Converting VOB files
Make sure you got lots of HDD space. I found the best program for this to be Mpeg Mediator which is very much like the programs DVD2AVI and FlaskMpeg.
Export the video to a raw/uncompressed avi file. Make sure that you keep the sound track in the AVI instead of demuxing it to a file. When I converted the VOB files to AVI the resolution I used was the biggest format I was encoding for. In short, I converted the 720x480 VOB file to an uncompressed AVI file at 320x240 with an uncompressed wav soundtrack knowing that the final format I was encoding for was never going to be bigger than 320x240.

You can then load that file into Cleaner XL or procoder 2 for final encoding. Here are some encoding specs I would use for the video but that is best left open to you and your desire to consume/save bandwidth.

160x120 ? 100-150Kbps Video, 8Kbps audio
320x240 ? 500-700Kbps Video, 8Kbps audio

Try to use 2pass encoding as it will improve the quality slightly and decrease the bandwidth required.

04-13-2005, 10:39 AM
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	Some FREE Advice on DVD Encoding which you might or might not know - ASK YOUR Q's too What I am going to do here is trying and help some of you out with your questions about encoding DVD content, what programs I have used and found useful and some which I might have not! Now the last couple of years I have been encoding a lot of video as well as doing all the programming, integration of design and code and numerous other tasks. I missed the days of having free time. I would sit on my laptop with 5+ instances of VNC running trying to get my work done while managing encoding. Here is how I encoded some of the best fucking quality content ever! First, get these programs: SmartRipper - http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...martripper.cfm Mpeg Mediator - http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/do..._mediator.html You'll have to buy either cleanerXL or a program called procoder 2 pro (I believe) these are the programs which actually encode the video. I?ll stick to cleaner XL examples since that WAS what I used. Step 1 Rip the DVD using SmartRipper. Try to rip the DVD so that each scene falls into a chapter/VOB file, you might need to join multiple VOB files but that can be done with smartripper by going into the setting tab and then to file splitting options and selecting the max-filesize option. This will make you?re life easier instead of ripping to one big VOB file. Step 2 ? Converting VOB files Make sure you got lots of HDD space. I found the best program for this to be Mpeg Mediator which is very much like the programs DVD2AVI and FlaskMpeg. Export the video to a raw/uncompressed avi file. Make sure that you keep the sound track in the AVI instead of demuxing it to a file. When I converted the VOB files to AVI the resolution I used was the biggest format I was encoding for. In short, I converted the 720x480 VOB file to an uncompressed AVI file at 320x240 with an uncompressed wav soundtrack knowing that the final format I was encoding for was never going to be bigger than 320x240. You can then load that file into Cleaner XL or procoder 2 for final encoding. Here are some encoding specs I would use for the video but that is best left open to you and your desire to consume/save bandwidth. 160x120 ? 100-150Kbps Video, 8Kbps audio 320x240 ? 500-700Kbps Video, 8Kbps audio Try to use 2pass encoding as it will improve the quality slightly and decrease the bandwidth required.