Dapule wrote:

I ultimately wanted it in DivX, but MPEG is halfway there so I was looking for any information I could get on the topic. I'm still in the process of testing the responses I've gotten. Thanks I'll try them all until I've gotten past the block I experience at the 10 second mark [bumper].

Could be an error in the source video or maybe you're not ripping the video from the vcd correctly

Must be, I was stopped cold using VCDGEAR even after trying all the options. It suggested something about removing a bumper of some sort. But it did it with every kind of VCD I tried, so I'm trying to limit human error.

Dapule wrote:

Must be, I was stopped cold using VCDGEAR even after trying all the options. It suggested something about removing a bumper of some sort. But it did it with every kind of VCD I tried, so I'm trying to limit human error.

Use isobuster to rip the dat file since you can't just copy the dat file onto your hard drive and expect it to work. Isobuster has this filter option, which fixes most problems.

I'm trying it right now -- happen to know how long the process takes?

Dapule wrote:

I'm trying it right now -- happen to know how long the process takes?

from vcd to divx? It really depends on file length and cpu speed and ram. How big is the file? For me, it's maybe like half an hour or so for a 45min video

Yeah that was about the same I experienced, problem was once it hit a bad sector or something it asked to ignore/retry and it just freezed. But so far its worked and now all I have to try is the conversion to divx now.

Came out more compressed than I wanted it -- so I guess its now about adjusting the settings in TMPGEnc.

Dapule wrote:

Yeah that was about the same I experienced, problem was once it hit a bad sector or something it asked to ignore/retry and it just freezed. But so far its worked and now all I have to try is the conversion to divx now. Thanks again!

ouch bad sectors suck. It's hard to do anything with a bad sector but good luck

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Well now that I�fm putting 2 and 2 together. I�fm trying to figure out at what settings will a VCD look decent [meaning subs and image intact] in DivX. Since the image size is from a fixed ratio VCD is smaller than all those we trade on BitTorrent – I�fm wondering if changing the Kbps has anything to do with that.

I wanted to ask, if someone knows how to put a drama on tv or video/dvd on your computer and then to an avi-file?
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exmoment wrote:

I wanted to ask, if someone knows how to put a drama on tv or video/dvd on your computer and then to an avi-file?

Here's one way: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic_4918.htm

thanks for the link! sounds quite diffucult. the problem is, that all programs are for windows i think, but i'm a mac-user...
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exmoment wrote:

thanks for the link! sounds quite diffucult. the problem is, that all programs are for windows i think, but i'm a mac-user...

I'm sure there are Mac equivalents... Once again, Groink should know since he's a Apple/Mac collector aficionado (but I won't hold it against him )...

Paging Groink..........

Hi,

I want to burn my collection of dramas to CD (there already on my computer). But I haven�ft done this before and I don�ft think my software can do videos so I was wondering if any one could recommend some free software for this??

Thanks to anyone that can help
Koisuiren
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I think this is a similar thread to this one...But nero is a good burning program...
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

I think this is a similar thread to this one...But nero is a good burning program...

I vote for nero 5.5

I'm using Nero 6. The program is pretty good, you can make different kind of medias such as data files or change mpeg into vcds.

but nero isn't free...is it

www.suprnova.org.... The solution to all your problems my friend...!!
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

www.suprnova.org.... The solution to all your problems my friend...!!

AHAHAHAHA very true

Nero will do fine. The Express feature is simple and easy to use.
A burnin programme is usually bundled in a cd burner, Nero is likely.