VC-1 for my XBox 360

[AMaskedMan]

I am computer savvy, but not in this arena in the slightest. I want to encode .ISO DVDs or I can burn them back to disk, whatever, to VC-1 files for my XBOX 360 to see them in media center or the dashboard.

What software do I need and what should I be concerned with? Space is not really, I rather have higher quality and use the space. Additionaly, I dont need all the menus and such, just the video/audio.

I have been reading for the last 2 weeks and things are all over the place. Its quite confusing.

Thank you

[Inspector.Gadget]

Start with the original DVDs. Run DVD Decrypter in IFO mode and rip the main movie with the audio stream you want (use "Stream Processing" to disable unwanted audio and sub tracks). Index the resulting VOB(s) with DGIndex and demux the audio. Use DGIndex with Avisynth to serve video (and NicAudio with Avisynth to serve audio) to Microsoft's Expression Encoder (the non-pro version is free). You can pick your WMV and WMA parameters (there are built-in Xbox 360 presets), encode, and then you should have VC1-in-WMV files ready to go.

[sekininsha]

create a .d2v project with DGindex, and encode through avisynth to wmv vc1 with "WMNicEnc"

[AMaskedMan]

Avisynth may be an issue. It looks like its going to be bitch to figure out. Any GUI alternatives?

[Inspector.Gadget]

There are plenty of GUIs for Avisynth (MeGUI, Staxrip, Ripbot264) but as far as I know none of them encode to VC-1. Anyway, the stuff you're doing in Avisynth shouldn't be too difficult: you're only going to be deinterlacing or performing an inverse telecine where appropriate. Cropping, resizing, etc. can all be done in Expression Encoder's GUI if you're more comfortable with it.

[AMaskedMan]

Im stuck at the avisynth part.

I have a bunch of .ac3 files, .IFO file, .d2v, a log and stream txt file.

Is there a program that does this all that is reasonable? Encoder Pro is $200, not reasonable.

Encoder accepts .vob. Cant I decode a CD to an audio format Encoder accepts?