ok, heres a little tut for those of you interested in ripping dvds.

1. rip the dvd to you hard disk using smartripper. just change the settings to use the same key for the whole disc and splitting to max filesize and set the max filesize to 8000MB.
2. create a folder called 01.avi in the directory where your ripping your dvd to. then use mpg2avi to convert the vob to avi and ac3. i generaly use these parameters:
MPG2AVI.exe -b c:\mydvd\vts_01_1.vob -f0 -s3 -a0x80 -o7 c:\mydvd\01.avi
assuming youre using the folder c:\mydvd.
3. use AC3WAV to convert the ac3 sound file to a wav
AC3WAV.EXE c:\mydvd\01.avi\stream0x80.ac3 c:\mydvd\01.wav
4. use virtual dub open 01_1.avi. video>filter>resize. 512x320, 640x360, 768x423 are the correct 16x9 aspect ratios. use bicubic scaling. then just crop out all the letter boxing. then video compression. i like the divx low motion at kf every 10s, 100% sharp, and 850kbps usualy works for a 1.5h movie.
then audio>wav audio>01.wav. audio>full processing mode. and audio>copmression mpeg3 at 96kbps 48kh stereo
5. file>save avi

heh, nice but i forget why this is in web design.

eh, web design, graphics, video. there no other place it would fit.

humm, no other place to fit? sounds like the defenition of the "off topic" forum

You win.

bah, you guys are jews. Respect the mighty olosoft!

TIP for you CD copiers. There's a difference between CD-R's and CD-RW's. heh, you don't want the CD-R's even though they're a lot cheaper.

/me wonders what to do with his 100 pack of CD-R's...

why not?

oh, and i didnt put it in the off topic forum beacuse (a) i dont like it, there are too manny dumb conversations in there, and (b) i wanted to post something in one of my sections so it looks like it has more action, lol

hahaha olo...

SR, i'll take them, I have like 50 CDRW's and a good 400 cdr's, i go through a spindle in a few weeks...

i still wanna know whats wrong with cdrs? i love them. at .05$ each for 700megs, thats like 5$ for a 70gig hard disk. and in my experiences they always for fine.

i dont get it...

For some reason Nero requires a CD-RW medium when I'm copying CD's. And as for general data CD's... maybe I wanna edit the contents huh? oh well, I'll just have to be very careful for the next 95 CD-R's...