I've looked through several forum posts and I think I'm still a bit lost. I would like to take the .vob files I've ripped from DVDs and shrink them down into an .avi or some other format (I'm not trying to back the files up on a DVD). Converters will do this, but they are almost the same file size. I had been using Vidomi and been able to shrink a 1gb .vob file into a 150mb .avi file. For some reason that doesn't seem to be working anymore, it completely slows/freezes my computer even if there is nothing else running. I realize it could be an issue with my laptop and I have tried reinstalling vidomi, but no luck. I thought maybe trying a different encoder might work but I'm having trouble figuring out which one to use. Any help? Thanks!