NotesDVD

NotesDVD
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(see also NotesDVD)

Contents
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PAL/NTSC Aspect Ratio
DVD to DivX



PAL/NTSC Aspect Ratio
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Resolutions that video streams can use, are:

720x480 (NTSC, only with MPEG-2)
720x576 (PAL, only with MPEG-2)
704x480 (NTSC, only with MPEG-2)
704x576 (PAL, only with MPEG-2)
352x480 (NTSC, MPEG-2 & MPEG-1)
352x576 (PAL, MPEG-2 & MPEG-1)
352x240 (NTSC, MPEG-2 & MPEG-1)
352x288 (PAL, MPEG-2 & MPEG-1)


PAL/NTSC 720 x 576 / 720 x 480
Size Ratio
720 x 544 1.32:1
640 x 480 1.33:1
592 x 448 1.32:1
544 x 416 1.30:1
512 x 384 1.33:1
448 x 336 1.33:1
400 x 304 1.32:1
384 x 288 1.33:1
336 x 256 1:31:1
320 x 240 1.33:1


PAL/NTSC 720 x 576 / 720 x 480
Size Ratio
720 x 384 1.87:1
640 x 336 1.87:1
576 x 304 1.89:1
512 x 272 1.88:1
480 x 256 1.87:1
448 x 240 1.86:1



DVD to DivX
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Summary
1. Rip DVD VOB files from DVD to Hard Drive
2. Convert VOB into AVI
3. Convert VOB into WAV
4. Combine AVI and WAV into another AVI file

Method A: Using mpeg2avi, ac3decode, VirtualDub, Danii's GUI
Step 1 - assuming this is done .....
Step 2 - using mpeg2avi with Danii's GUI
Step 3 - using ac3decode with Danii's GUI
Step 4 - using VirtualDub

Convert VOB into AVI
- open Danii's GUI v0.20
- click MPEG2AVI
- fill in location of:
i) mpeg2avi program
ii) VOB file for single VOB file or
*.lst file for multiple VOB files (containing a list of all VOB files to be combined)
iii) output folder
- click on "DivX Auto"
i) Low motion
ii) 10 Keyframes
iii) 70% compression control
iv) 600 kbps (varies)
v) click Save
- fps = 25 (for PAL)
- q0 High quality
- r1 32bit MMX iDCT
- Output = o8 AVI-YV12 for DivX
- PAL - 4:3
- Crop and Resize (see Resolutions data above)
- Click Create My AVI

Convert VOB into WAV
- open Danii's GUI v0.20
- click AC3DEC
- fill in location of:
i) ac3dec program
ii) VOB file
iii) output folder
- Global Output Gain = 300
- Check - "Span over multiple VOBS automatically"
- Click Create My WAV

Combine AVI and WAV into another AVI file
- open Virtual Dub
- File -> Open video file (output from step 2)
- Video -> Direct Stream Copy (because already compressed to DivX/AVI)
- Audio -> WAV Audio
- Audio -> Full processing mode
- Audio -> Compression - MP3
- Audio -> Interleaving - adjust by testing if video out of sync with audio
- File -> Save As AVI