ryanhanks
19th May 2005, 07:43
I have several dvds consisting of collections of music videos and/or short films. I would like to convert each music video (MV) and short film (SF) into a divx or xvid file. I don't particularly care about the output file sizes but would like to maintain a consistant compression quality. I can't assume that the aspect ratio will be the same for all the MVs/SFs on a DVD and would like to crop black bars where applicable. On the DVDs, I believe that each MV/SF can be found in it's own chain (PGC) and also part of a larger PGC representing a "Play All" option (i.e., a set of MVs/SFs all in one PGC).
I've tried several methods so far and haven't found one that I found satisfactory. I've tried using "Fair Use Wizard" and doitfast4u but neither of those seems well-equipped for what I'm trying to do. I've been hoping to find something where I can select a PGC to re-encode, specify encoding parameters and a filename, and enqueue it as a batch job for processing at some other time. I DON'T want to have to specify an output size, only a compression quality.
I've got a B.S. in comp sci, so I'm not afraid of a little scripting. In fact, writing some kind of script seems like it might be the best way to tackle this. What would be the best way to go about doing this? How have you approached tasks similar to this in the past? Would I be able save myself a lot a trouble by re-evaluating one or more of my requirements?
Any feedback is much appreciated in advance. :)
I've tried several methods so far and haven't found one that I found satisfactory. I've tried using "Fair Use Wizard" and doitfast4u but neither of those seems well-equipped for what I'm trying to do. I've been hoping to find something where I can select a PGC to re-encode, specify encoding parameters and a filename, and enqueue it as a batch job for processing at some other time. I DON'T want to have to specify an output size, only a compression quality.
I've got a B.S. in comp sci, so I'm not afraid of a little scripting. In fact, writing some kind of script seems like it might be the best way to tackle this. What would be the best way to go about doing this? How have you approached tasks similar to this in the past? Would I be able save myself a lot a trouble by re-evaluating one or more of my requirements?
Any feedback is much appreciated in advance. :)