Whats the best software to use to get DVD content onto .wmv - GoFuckYourself.com

nick3131 · 04-15-2008, 02:09 PM

I've been using Sony Vegas but its morbidly slow. I tried doing .vob to .avi then .avi to .wmv but the quality loss is tremendous.

Was hoping the GFY crowd could help me out.

Thanks.

Jim_Gunn · 04-15-2008, 02:17 PM

You are going from one compressed source to a compressed output so the quality will never be pristine, especially if the DVDs themselves don't look so great to start with. You might be able to just rename the .VOB files to .MPEG as I recall that is a trick that worked for me in the past. And then experiment with different apps to see which will accept those MPEGs as an input and which can convert to WMV the best.

Otherwise, going from VOB to AVI will usually work pretty well and then compress to WMV with the best settings possible in Windows Media Encoder, VideoCharge or other apps. The outputs should look pretty good at 320 x 240 and shouldn't look too bad at 640 x 480 if the source is decent.

dready · 04-15-2008, 02:18 PM

Canopus Procoder works nice.

nick3131 · 04-15-2008, 02:21 PM

Thanks for all your input guys

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nick3131 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,186	Whats the best software to use to get DVD content onto .wmv I've been using Sony Vegas but its morbidly slow. I tried doing .vob to .avi then .avi to .wmv but the quality loss is tremendous. Was hoping the GFY crowd could help me out. Thanks. __________________ Signed nick3131

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nick3131 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,186	Thanks for all your input guys __________________ Signed nick3131

04-15-2008, 02:17 PM	#2
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	You are going from one compressed source to a compressed output so the quality will never be pristine, especially if the DVDs themselves don't look so great to start with. You might be able to just rename the .VOB files to .MPEG as I recall that is a trick that worked for me in the past. And then experiment with different apps to see which will accept those MPEGs as an input and which can convert to WMV the best. Otherwise, going from VOB to AVI will usually work pretty well and then compress to WMV with the best settings possible in Windows Media Encoder, VideoCharge or other apps. The outputs should look pretty good at 320 x 240 and shouldn't look too bad at 640 x 480 if the source is decent.