Using DVDDecrypter in IFO mode, rip the episodes one by one into separate folders on your HD.
Then convert each to AVI using GordianKnot
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/g... I backed up every episode of Trailer Park Boys this way, making 3 episodes fit 1 CD-Rom (they are only 1/2 hour each) so 700/3 = ~230MB per episode.
This works well, but 640x480 'fullscreen' is actually pretty demanding (lots of pixels per frame) so I did Sex And The City at 700/2 = ~350MB per episode.
This provides excellent quality and does not tempt one to reduce the resolution to 512x384...
Actually, a widescreen film @ 672x304 has approx. the same pixels as 512x384 fullscreen, so you can see 640x480 is actually pretty large (more than 300,000 pixels/frame!)
Are you in NTSC-land or PAL?
NTSC is always interesting because you can get different sources: Progressive (24fps), interlaced (30fps) or Telecined (30fps).
Detecting whether your 30fps is telecined or true-interlaced is one of the big challenges for n00bies who are working with fullscreen television content...
There is a great deal of tech info floating around about this topic - including this on Doom9:
http://www.doom9.org/dvd-basics.htm But, I dunno how that works in PAL :^)
Hope this helps,
Regards
When I originally ripped the DVD, I used the "File" mode in DVD Decrypter, saving them all in the same directory. I think that is what confused DrDivX a little.
I re-ripped the files using the "IFO" mode, ripping the episodes to different folders and DrDivX worked fine.
Thanks again for your help, it was much appreciated.
