vob files to DivX or other format

hello,
I made of home video with a cassette video recorder, burned to a dvd and burned the .ts/vob files to my computer. I want to convert the files to another format that cant be sent online to family members. What do you recommend? Any freebies out there, would like to post the files on putfile or something like that. Thanks!

 

You might want to look here http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2divx.cfm

Ignore the first part about ripping a dvd as you said youi already have vob files. The rest of the tut will show you how to convert them to divx.

 

WinAVI video converter can convert all video formats to AVI/WMV/RM/ASF/Divx/Xvid.
You can have a try:http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm

 

@lisa_8023, do you work for winavi?

 

thanks for the help guys. I do lose quite a bit of quality when going from a 45mb clip to 6 mb, but at least its able to be sent now. Thanks

 

In general, if you use DivX with about 700 kbps and a MP3 audio of at least 96 kbps you can squeeze a a movie long about 2h (exactly, 2h 1' 25") into 700 MB.
Of course, you have to use well VirtualDub + some extra applications + some plugin which 'teaches' VirtualDub to load DVD2AVI's .D2V files (see http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2divx_anamorphic.cfm or http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2divx.cfm) .

If you want to reduce the AVI's size you can either lose quality or split the movie into many AVIs (e.g. movie_CD1.AVI, movie_CD2.avi...). It depends if you want to make an 'exact AVI backup' or just want to distribute small clips. In this case you can even use Windows Movie Maker (AVI -> WMV ; WMV can have a very low bitrate).

 

yeah, i now have it in AVI format. Im going to "cut" a clip of it and then shrink the quality to send to a couple friends, the quality does drop, but its just some home videos, they will get the idea.. oh, and I forgot about windows movie maker! I can use that too! Thanks

 

Easiest way is to create d2v file with DGIndex then import the d2v with an avisynth script into Virtualdubmod then you can do anything you want: filters, resize, deinterlace, Xvid, DiVx, etc. Go to Doom9.org.

 

I agree completely. I too use Avisynth (but I thought it was too 'for experts' and I sugegsted the plugn contained on the guide http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2divx_anamorphic.cfm ).

Anyway, the method I use is:

- make a D2V with DVD2AVIDG (it's not necessary, but DVD2AVI drops some frames);
- load that D2V with VirtualDubMod (you'll see why -Mod later). You can either have the [bold] VFAPI Reader Codec[/bold] plugin or write a txt D2V file made this way:

[bold] LoadD2V.avs [/bold]
MPEG2Dec3dg_mpeg2source("C:\The directory you place the D2V file\Movie.d2v")
AddAudio()
ConvertToYUY2()

With MPEG2Dec3dg.dll is an AviSynth DLL contained in Avisynth \plugin directory, and addaudio.avsi is a text file you wrote and placed in Avisynth directory:

[bold] addaudio.avsi [/bold]
function AddAudio(clip v1) {
v2 = Blankclip()
v1 = AudioDub(v1,v2)
return v1
}

After that:

1) you extract the DVD audio. You can select to extract it as uncoompressed WAV (Using DVD2AVIDG 'output mode'= decode to WAV the 'delay' will audtoatically will put to 0) THEN compress it to MP3 CBR using some encoder (I use HeadAC3he) or extract the AC3 audio with ReJig (IFO Mode___Open IFO, check only the audio you desire, check 'correct ac3 delay' then go).
2) Create teh AVI by loading as video the D2V file (as explained in http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2divx_anamorphic.cfm ), then do Stream__Stream List: [bold]Disable[/bold] the 'fake' audio you made with addaudio.avsi and [bold]Add[/bold] the AC3/MP3 stream (that is the reason I use VirtualDubMod instaed of VirtualDub).

Of course, the bitrate you'll choose in Video__Compression will depend upon the movie's length and the kbps of the audio (MP3 : by default 128 but you can avoid using the preset 'alt CBR' and change it, in HeadAC3he; AC3 is 448 or 384 kbps, ReJig will tell you it, I think, or HeaAC3he [just by loading it]).

This way you can do plain AVI with MP3 CBR 128 kbps audio, or movies (maybe split into 2 CD-R, using VirtualDubMod's 'select range' commend) with AC3 audio.
You can also decrease a little the MP3 bitrate (until 96 kbps) if the fle is a little ong and you want to fit it in a CD usin a bitrate not less than 700 kbps (I decidet it as 'minimum' for 'normal quality' movies).

What do you think? A litle too advanced? I might decide to 'sticky' it, if not.