violently_ill
14th July 2003, 04:49
for the past few months i've been ripping dvd's using windows media encoder 9. it's an 8-step process that requires about 45 minutes just to prepare a dvd for encoding, and if i want to encoding 5.1 audio i'm out of luck. i'd like to reduce this to a 3-step process that does support 5.1 audio rips:
1) decrypt dvd into a single .VOB file
2) change extension from .VOB to .mpg
3) encode with windows media encoder 9
the problem is that because of intentionally crappy default mpeg-2 support in encoder and media player, the rips come out looking horrible. the official microsoft faq says this:
"Q. Can Windows Media Encoder 9 Series convert MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files?
A. Yes. But in order to convert MPEG-2 files, you must have a Microsoft DirectShow® decode filter installed on your computer. The DirectShow decode filter is available from third-party software vendors. You can test the source file by playing it using Windows Media Player 9 Series. If the video does not appear correctly, then the file will not be encoded correctly."
so i tried intervideo's dvd xpack and also windvd 5 and powerdvd xp, and although i could watch dvd's straight off the disc through media player, opening the 5gb mpeg-2 file on my hard drive still used that original crappy default mpeg-2 decoder.
if anybody knows how to get wmp9 to properly decode a large .mpg extension mpeg-2 file, i'd sincerely appreciate your help. i feel like i'm so close to dvd ripping nirvana, but my efforts keep getting thwarted at the last minute.
1) decrypt dvd into a single .VOB file
2) change extension from .VOB to .mpg
3) encode with windows media encoder 9
the problem is that because of intentionally crappy default mpeg-2 support in encoder and media player, the rips come out looking horrible. the official microsoft faq says this:
"Q. Can Windows Media Encoder 9 Series convert MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files?
A. Yes. But in order to convert MPEG-2 files, you must have a Microsoft DirectShow® decode filter installed on your computer. The DirectShow decode filter is available from third-party software vendors. You can test the source file by playing it using Windows Media Player 9 Series. If the video does not appear correctly, then the file will not be encoded correctly."
so i tried intervideo's dvd xpack and also windvd 5 and powerdvd xp, and although i could watch dvd's straight off the disc through media player, opening the 5gb mpeg-2 file on my hard drive still used that original crappy default mpeg-2 decoder.
if anybody knows how to get wmp9 to properly decode a large .mpg extension mpeg-2 file, i'd sincerely appreciate your help. i feel like i'm so close to dvd ripping nirvana, but my efforts keep getting thwarted at the last minute.