I have a DVD I want to rip into an AVI or MPG so how do I go about it? What program do I use? Anyone that helps I will hook you up with a copy of the movie.
DivX: http://www.afterdawn.com/articles/archive/dvd2divx_anamorphic.cfm VideoCD (can be played with your regular DVD player): http://www.afterdawn.com/articles/archive/dvd2vcd_with_smart_dvd2avi_tmpgenc.cfm SuperVideoCD: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd2svcd.cfm
Read the definition for SVCD and VCD from here: http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/ SVCD produces excellent quality video that most of the modern DVD players can play, but one good quality movie backup takes 3 CDs (while good quality DivX takes 2 CDs). You can determine if your player is capable of playing SVCD discs by checking it from here: http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php