I am sorry if this has come up before (it probably has) or if the thread is posted on the wrong section of the forum. I would really like to know if there is a program out there that can convert DVD files (I guess they would be “Video TS” files) into AVI files, or MPEG… or any other similar format. I am familiar with DVD Flick and it is a great program. From what I have seen, it converts any type of file into DVD files without any video/audio quality loss. So I guess that what I am looking for is a program that does the opposite. Thanks so much!
Auto GK is very good. Load 'VTS_01_0.IFO' from the source folder and choose 'Custom size' output. For a standard movie, 700MB may be a good starting point. Note that custom size output makes two passes, thus it's best to let the conversion run undisturbed - or overnight. http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/autogk.cfm
Thanks a lot for the info, Attar! No problem, Creaky. I see that it was me the one who posted the thread on the wrong forum, so sorry about that. This forum is great, by the way.
I just tested the program with a short clip and it worked great! Thanks a lot! I just have a couple of questions. I converted the file using the "custom size" option, as you mentioned. But wouldn't it better to choose the "target quality (in percentage)" option and turn it up to 100? Wouldn't that preserve 100% of the quality? Is there a reason why not to use the target quality option? Also, I noticed that once the process was finished, the program created a folder named "agk_tmp". What is that? By the way, when I first installed Auto GK in my computer, other programs came with it: AviSynth 2.5, VobSub and Xvid. Are those necessary? What do they do? Sorry for asking so many questions. I really appreciate your help!
AVISynth is used to feed information to VirtualDub, which in turn uses the XviD compressor (or codec) to create the AVI file. VOBSub handles subtitles (if elected). The % setting may improve quality - but at the expense of controlling the file size. The AGKtemp folder is where the work files for the job are stored. There is a comprehensive guide here: http://www.autogk.me.uk/modules.php?name=TutorialEN
The following question might be unrelated to this thread, because it has to do with Auto GK and Sony Vegas 7, but here it goes: I converted a DVD file into an AVI file using Auto GK. It worked just fine. But when I tried to open the file with Sony Vegas, the video could not be loaded. It said: Video: stream attributes could not be determined. Audio: stream attributes could not be determined. I tried with another file that was also a DVD file converted into AVI (also using Auto GK), and the sound could be opened, but not the video stream. Does anybody know what is wrong? Thanks!
