RE: Streaming DVDs - questions

["Dean Smith" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Goto www.doom9.org

And download the "Gordian Knot" codec pack and application pack.

The DivX 5.11 codec in the codec pack is the "adware" pro
version. There are
instructions for disabling the "adware" part but I simply dont
use that
version of the codec and download and install the 5.11 basic version.

The app pack basically gives too apps "Robot4rip" and
"Gordian Knot" itself.
These give a nice user friendly gui to the apps that actually do the
ripping
and encoding - which are all the usual suspects
DVDDecrypter,DVD2AVI,BeSweet
VirtualdubMod etc etc.

Doom9 has excellent guides complete with screenshots etc. (Far better than
I
could reproduce here) for the actual process but using the GK packs - which
are all tested to work together- going from DVD Original to DivX endcoded
AVI is literally just a few clicks (an avaerage film take about 5/6 hours
to
encode on my 1Ghz Athlon)

With a film encoded to fit on 1 CD (Film = 400K, DD5.1 Soundtrack = 300K)
the compression is obvious. With the whole thing set to produce a file of
about 2GB (Film = 1.7Meg, DD5.1 Soundtrack = 300K), which is the largest
file XBMP can handle, I personally cannot distinguish the rip from the
original on a 32" Wega (Xbox playing DivX vs Sony NS905 DVD player) .
Using
digital out from my XBox to my AV Amp the sound uses the orig AC3 (DD5.1)
track - so is identical to the original. (excluding any DTS vs DD5.1
arguments ;-) )

Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: Benfield, John [mailto:john.benfield@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 March 2004 11:58
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Streaming DVDs - questions


>If you're short on space and not too woried about keeping everything as
>good quality as possible then you should look at Divx encoding them. (I
>don't do this so can't help you there.)

Okay, as a follow up can someone point me at the appropriate Divx codec.

JB


The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Registered in Scotland No. 90312.
Registered
Office: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority and represents The Royal Bank of Scotland Marketing
Group. The Bank sells life policies, collective investment schemes and
pension products and advises only on the Marketing Group's range of these
products and on a With-Profit Bond produced by Norwich Union Life (RBS)
Limited.

This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If
the message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please return
the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message
from
your computer. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The Royal Bank
of Scotland plc does not accept responsibility for changes made to this
message after it was sent.

Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of
viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the
onward
transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not
adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc in this regard and the recipient should carry
out
such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate.



UK Home Automation Meet 2004 - BOOK NOW!
http://www.ukha2004.com

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx
Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx