Way to rip to 4 gig using Divx *and* keep menus?

[lesd]

OK, Here is what I'm doing now: Using DVDshrink to make a 4.3 gig version of my original DVD, so it all fits nicely on a CDR. But I hate the fact that it's still MPEG2 and at a lower bit rate so it looks rather bad. But I love the menu's and especially the extras that DVD's have.
SO is there an easy tool that allows me to make a full featured copy of my DVD's with menu's, extras, and good sound BUT WITH A MODERN CODEC ?
That's all I ask. I play everything on a PC, I don't need Mpeg2.
I don't have time to re-author or hand program a new menu system, nor do most casual users.
There has to be a way to do this easily, by now, right ? ( fingers crossed)

Thanks!

[Dimmer]

Why don't you just rip the entire DVD as is and keep all the 7Gb of it (or whatever it takes)? No modern codec would make MPEG-2 look better. It makes sense to convert to DivX if you want to reduce the size of the movie and put it on CD-R, or put several movies on one DVDR without menus. Apparently, HDD space is not an issue for you, so why bother using DVD Shrink.

[killingspree]

what you're asking for is not possible, sorry mate...
you cannot combine mpeg4 with a normal dvd (=mpeg2) menu

steVe

[lesd]

I've tested with 'modern codecs' and it makes a big difference. If you let a divx movie take up 3 gig, it looks just as good as the original mpeg2 movie at 6 gig.
Even the film grain is preserved.
I still want to keep movies on DVD's, not hard drives.
It would be amazing if someone could figure out a way to hack the normal dvd structure to use mpeg4. Everytime it calls the mpeg2 codec, it gets the mpeg4 ( divx) codec.
Well, thats my dream method , at least.

[Piaf]

Originally posted by lesd
OK, Here is what I'm doing now: Using DVDshrink to make a 4.3 gig version of my original DVD, so it all fits nicely on a CDR

hmz this line doesnt make sense to me,anyways why you would make a 4gb avi in the first place?
anyways getting menu's on ur divx you must checkout MP4:)

[lesd]

Sorry, I said CDR when I ment DVD R .

Why would I make a 4 gig AVI ? For quality ! I like to see the original quality of the DVD. The old days of a 700 meg divx were awfull. Divx is better than mpeg2, but I'd say only 2X on the data rate reduction. Perfect for a DVD R .

I'll check out MP4, any links to help me there?
Thanks!

[killingspree]

Originally posted by lesd

I don't have time to re-author or hand program a new menu system, nor do most casual users.

... which pretty much rules out mp4 i guess...

[Piaf]

ah thats why now i see,np i'm interested into this to but then 1cdr incl menu's
ur only option is still the mp4-way?
gonna try it myself assap but it would take some time i guess.
nways its worth a shot :) usethe search btw for mp4 info

[bond]

Originally posted by Piaf
ur only option is still the mp4-way?yep, mp4 is the only way atm

but there is no automatic dvd menu structures -> mp4 menu stuctures converter existing, which means you have to do it by hand, which is not that easy, but much easier now with my "envivio" script i posted about here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76735)

it can also be played in wmp9, quicktime and realplayer and any dshow based player