DVD-9 > DVD-R with Re-encode...

[Roveer]

Have people been able to do this with any degree of success? I just bought a 300 disk changer, and want to start putting DVD-R's in for permenent accessability. On the < 4.7gb disks, I've had good luck with smartripper and prassi primo. Now for those > 4.7 disks. Here's what I'd like to do:

Rip in smartripper removing all but the AC3 soundtrack
if it's > 4.3gb then I guess I'll have to re-encode

I'd like to re-encode using CCE 2.5 (or 2.6?)

Has anyone created a guide for this yet? I've read a great number of threads about audio sync problems. Have they been addressed? Also, I tried this a few times, and had good success putting the mpeg file from CCE back together with the WAV file in DVD-IT SE, but I was using downmixed dss by letting DVD2SVCD extract the audio for me.

What utility do I need to use to extract the AC3 soundtrack, and what utility to make a DVD compliant folder?

Roveer

[Antonio S.]

To extract AC3 files you can use DVD2AVI. After reencoding you can use "SPRUCEUP", just load .m2v file, it will load automatically AC3 file (put both files in same folder and rename with same name, example:movie.m2v and movie.ac3 ). Works fine except, no moving menus, no multiple audio, and no subtitles...

[magnus73]

And no 16:9.

Worthless. :rolleyes:

Your only chance is DVD Maestro.

I HATE DVD MAESTRO!

[jdobbs]

Ahh... but you can!!!

1. You encode at 16:9 with CCE
2. Import into SpruceUp
3. Write to a Titleset.
4. User IFOEdit and change the VTS title to 16:9 (offset 200)
5. User SpruceUp to write to DVD.

Works like a champ, and allows you to mix 4:3 and 16:9 on the same DVD.

Of course I have a copy of SpruceUp and I don't have DVDMaestro so that makes my choice a little limited...

[Antonio S.]

jdobbs:

And what about...

-subtitles ?

-multiple audio ?

-moving menus ?

Antonio S.

[magnus73]

Have all the issues been resolved?

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13447&highlight=spruceup

Does the IfoEdit method work on ALL players?

What I'm trying to say is this: Even if you only want a no-menu single 16:9 movie with 1 AC3 track and 1 sub-title track you have to go with the professional stuff like Maestro or Scenarist. There's no two ways about it.

The reason I hate Maestro is because I don't have it. :(

/mag

[jdobbs]

magnus73:

I'm with you. It sucks to hear all these great reviews and tips about Maestro only to know that I don't have it and they don't make it anymore.

Antonio S:

Can't argue your logic there... I can only wish I could do all those things with SpruceUp -- sigh...

[CiViC]

dammit no way to do subtitles...i've got an anime dvd here (kenshin vol. 1, the DVD-9 version) that's been encoded at a ridiculously high bitrate (96mins = 6gigs, the average bitrate was 1042KB/s according to smartripper). I could always just rip out english audio and put only 4eps/DVD, but at 95 episodes for the whole series, it'll quickly become too expensive...

[magnus73]

@jdobbs

you have a PM.

[mikeathome]

... give it a try

http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10621&highlight=chapter+point

AND

http://rilanparty.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13551&highlight=terminator


mike

[talman]

I'm curious to know if there are any decent authoring programs out there that can do all the great things we hear about and that cost under 500.00? Anyone??

[magnus73]

@talman

Short answer: No.

But then again it depends on what you want to do. ReelDVD might be a good bet.

Download trial here (haven't tried it myself):
ftp://onetime:str1k&@ftp.scenarist.com/onetime/ReelDVD20-demo.zip

Buy here:
http://www.daileycreative.com/ReelDVD/

It's $1200 though so maybe a little too pricey for you...

There's a feature matrix also so you can see for yourself what it has to offer.

/mag

[talman]

Thanks magnus73--1200.00 is too much for me. Hopefully within a year or so we'll see the prices drop significantly on the good software.

[Antonio S.]

magnus73:

Before downloading trial version of ReelDVD, what features does this program has ? Can I make multiple audio and subs?

Thanks,

Antonio S.

[magnus73]

http://www.sonic.com/reel_matrix.htm