what i am trying to do is rip dvds and burn the divx files to dvd to play on a dvd player can somebody tell me the best way to do it TIA
Easiest would probably be the divx conversion tool that comes with DivX. Otherwise use something like AutoGK or avi.net to convert to avi and then mux subs, add chapters, etc. to create your divx file. Think subs and multiple audio streams are about the only divx features working in current standalones though.
Why would you rip to divx first?, when you can just rip with decrypter or shrink and burn from there, it will save you over 4 hours, ripping to divx with autoGK take over 2 hours for best quality on a 2.8 processor, while popping in the dvd, opening shrink, backing up the movie and burning with Nero takes me 30 min, 40 tops for a long movie.
i use shrink now but would like to get the same ability as with the dvd recorders to store more shows on a single dvd+r or if there is a better way do tell TIA