How do you create a sample movie?

[Bodach]

I used dvd2svcd to create a superb two cd rip of a movie in svcd. This looks amazing. Now what I need to do is just grab a couple minutes out of the movie as a sample, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this. Is there a specific program that can do this?

Bodach

[aleksander]

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aleksander

[markrb]

You can select just to encode certain chapters in DVD2SVCD.
All you need to do is load the IFO file like normal, make sure you have internal routines selected as the ripping method and then click on the time shown on the conversion tab a popup window will come up with chapters that you can unselect. Then just hit go as normal.

You cannot easily just take sections out of an already encoded video.

Mark

[xrv1138]

im no expert
but try tmpegenc on doom9's download page

[Bodach]

All you need to do is load the IFO file like normal, make sure you have internal routines selected as the ripping method and then click on the time shown on the conversion tab a popup window will come up with chapters that you can unselect.

Markrb,

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that tonight. You made mention to specifically use internal routines verses vstrip. Why is that? I read in a guide (on doom9 I think) that vstrip was the best ripper available. What's the difference between internal routines and vstrip? If there is a quality difference I may redo the whole movie.

Regards,

Bodach

[markrb]

With DVD2SVCD you cannot do chapters with Vstrip.

Vstrip is considered by many to be the best stand alone ripper, but the internal routines have been specifically designed for DVD2SVCD. I always use Internal Rountines unless it fails, which happens rarely.

Mark