I have successfully encoded an AVI to MPeg using TMPGenc 2.54. I have successfully authored to video_ts folder using TMPGenc DVD Author 1.6.
Is this ripping/decrypting or is that a completely different thing? Is it done before encoding or after? How do I know whether certain things need removing or not?
If I bought a DVD and would like to save a file to my HD so I can click and play it what would I need? What would I need if I then wanted to author this movie to my own DVD?
Ripping/Decrypting is the process of making a copy of a movie into your hard drive(by bypassing css protection on the DVD).
Encoding is the process of converting one file format into another(ie. .AVI to mpeg2), and is done after decrypting.
If you would like to save a copy of your DVD to your HD you will need DVD Decrypter. It will rip the movie and save it to your HD. If you would later on want to burn the copy to DVD, then use DVD Shrink to compress the copy and make it fit into a blank DVD. After which you burn it to a blank DVD using Decrypter.
ok, but I have one movie I saved to HD using TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6. After encoding to mpeg. It is in a video_ts folder. This is the format I would want when burning to DVD, which I am going to do today after installing my NEC DVD burner, right? For this file I would not need to use decryptor correct?
Is decryptor used to copy a physical dvd that I buy and put into my burner to copy to harddrive? Is there a way to tell/view if there is css or other protection on an AVI file or dvd?
Here is a listing of file formats based on file size ranked from biggest to smallest. DVD>mpg1&2>.avi(Divx included). As you can see .AVI is the smallest file format possible and is probably not copy protected(havent seen one yet) because if it started of as a DVD format, css protection has already been bypassed for it to be compressed further to .AVI.
As for the movie you saved to HD in a video_ts folder,it is in DVD format already so it can be burned by Decrypter. Simply open Decrypter and point it to the video_ts folder(provided that the movie you stored is less than 4.35 gigs in size or it wont fit in a blank DVDRRw).
Decrypter can rip a movie from a commercial DVD(file size would be 6-9gigs),which you will then have to shrink to a file size of 4.35 gigs(using DVD Shrink), in order for it to fit onto a blank DVD. After you shrink the file, you can burn it with Decrypter,Nero, or any other DVD burning software.
Thanks much - I am currently encoding a file that will be greater than 4.07 G and TMPGEnc 2.54 gave me a prompt indicating it may not be read by the DVD Author program. Though it will be under the limit of size to fit to DVD I anticipate I may run into trouble when trying to author. In this case something such as DVD Shrink would be one option - I also have the option of using 8.5 G disks. Do problems occur with author programs when the size of encoded files goes above a certain size?
I think DVD Shrink will allow you to burn a file up to 4.35 gigs in size. If you plan to use 8.5 gig disks then (In Decrypter),choose iso-->read, after the DVD is read choose iso-->write. No need to compress the file. 8.5 gig disks though are costly.
