Topic: DVD > AVI

[RJPass]

I have a few master DVD's and i wanna grab the video and audio offa it and convert it to AVI so that i can add a different audio track to the one that's on there, make menu's for the DVD (The one i got doesnt have it) and re-burn the dvd.

How in the fuck can i do this, and how much space will it take to do this?

Any comments or lil ideas will be appreciated.  Thanx  =)

[firmdragon]

i haven't found a good way to go DVD->avi.  most of my problems stem from the fact that mpg2 is a compressed format.  i usually end up w/ out of sync audio.

for what you're trying to do.  id be easier to just extract the mpeg2 and .wav file from your dvd.  then replace the .wav w/ your alternate audio.  then find  an authoring program that uses seperate streams as inputs.

in a worst case scenario (where your dvd is a full ~4gigs) you would need probably 8 gigs?  (4 for extracting the original.  4 when you end up creating the new dvd.)

[dklein]

Maybe try...are you ready for it...DVD2AVI 

http://arbor.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~jackei/dvd2avi/

If it doesn't work, just google dvd2avi and follow one of the tutorials - I don't remember if I installed the vfapi thing they talk about or not.

[sickrick43]

Go to the Doom Website... 

Most of the FAQ's are pretty detailed, all the FREE APPS to do DVD RIPPING and authoring are there.  Some apps are NOT free, but can be had on USENET if you look in alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.0-day, or alt.binaries.multimedia.utilities.  Look in the latter for posts by Dr. Mercury - he puts together a movie kit that includes most utils for ripping and converting.

Rick

[hyperplane]

I have a few master DVD's and i wanna grab the video and audio offa it and convert it to AVI so that i can add a different audio track to the one that's on there, make menu's for the DVD (The one i got doesnt have it) and re-burn the dvd.

How in the fuck can i do this, and how much space will it take to do this?

Any comments or lil ideas will be appreciated.  Thanx  =)

it sounds like all you want to do is take an existing DVD, rip the audio and video tracks, use a *new* audio source and then re-burn to DVD with a menu.

if this is what you're wanting to do, there's NO reason to convert the video to AVI. you just add in re-encoding to the process, and it will lessen the quality of the "final" DVD you're going to burn.

all you need to do is take a program like SmartRipper or DVDDecrypter, rip the audio and video tracks (as separate files). then, if needed, convert the ripped audio file (if it's AC3, you probably need to convert it) with something like px3. then, open up the original audio source in Cool Edit/Audition, and line up the new audio source with the original one. when you've got them perfectly lined up, save the new source. encode it to AC3 (if needed), then fire up a DVD Authoring program, import the video and audio sources, and compile it.