Converting DVD to Xvid using Fairuse
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Ive had a few people ask me what I use to convert dvd to xvid & I always recommend this little beauty. However thats usually followed by "How do I use it?".. , so I thought Id have a stab at a guide. Its not as complicated as some apps, but has a good deal of control and gives excellent results..
Get Fairuse Wizard Here;
FairUse Wizard v2.8
http://tracker.gaytorrent.ru/details.php?id=22023PRINT THIS GUIDE OUT BEFORE YOU START.
Before we get started, turn off as many programs as your computer will safely allow. This will help in the quality of the finished product.
Fairuse will convert to Xvid from either disc or .iso. If you are doing it from disc, it will rip to your HDD so there is no need to do this first.
Assuming this is from a disc, first put it in your drive and open Fairuse.
At the first screen in the project title box put the name of the movie. In the second box choose the destination on your Hard Drive that you want Fairuse to output to (I usually create a folder and name it the title of the movie), then click next.
You will now be prompted to choose the drive the disc is in, do this and click next.
The next screen will display the contents of the disc, and it should be obvious from the run times what the main movie is. It will also display info on Aspect Ratio & languages. Highlight this and click next. This is when Fairuse will rip that part of the disc to a temp location on your pc.
When it has finished ripping you will get a page where the movie is displayed and can be scrolled through. This is where some of the tweaking is done, and the disc can now be removed.
Under the video preview you will see a "Include Subpictures" check box, untick this. Around the video display you will see crop lines. These can be adjusted using the Top/Bottom/Left/Right buttons on the left of the screen. Adjust these so that they fit around the movie in preview. You can also cut the end credits if you wish, by moving the slider along and noting the frame number in the box below. Enter this number in the "Set Credits End" box top left of the screen. Careful here tho as some movies run bloopers thru the credits or have something connected with the movie at the end of them. Click next.
The next page will ask you for what mode, theres 3 of them but just click Auto-Detect and go with what it says, then click next.
The next page is where you set the output size, audio type, and codec (in this case Xvid, which is normally checked by default). This the bit where you have to decide how much quality to go for. If you choose a 1 disc 700 MB file, I would recommend you choose MP3 from the audio drop down option. If you want to keep the 5.1 Audio in, you must choose AC3 and choose a 2 disc (part) output, which you should set to 1398 MB to make full use of the disc space. Bear in mind that AC3 5.1 audio will take up about 350 MB of the file, so choosing this option on a 1 disc file doesnt leave a lot of room for the video.
One last thing is too move the quality slider from the default centre towards the maximum setting but not all the way, about 75% is ok, and ensure "two pass" is checked, click next to begin the process.
As with all video conversions, this will be time consuming and resource hungry so it's best to leave it running overnight or when you are not planning to use your computer for several hours.
Happy converting..
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Please note that I wrote this guide for another site and pasted it here.
The rule of thumb is 1gb per hour of porn and regular movies with lots of action and PIXAR type films. Regular movies and TV shows {without lots of action or Pixar type} are 500mb per hour.
While this guide tells you how to make a video into separate discs, this is not allowed here. So please adjust it accordingly.
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Please upgrade to v2.8 as it has a number of bug fixes and improvements.
This is especially important for those using multi core CPUs as it now makes use of all the cores your CPU has, giving better quality and reduced encoding times.
FairUse Wizard v2.8
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With the new rationator rules, are you still recommending a 1Gb per video hour conversion rate? Do downloaders now prefer sacrificing video quality for the sake of maintaining their ratios?
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I would rather have to seed back longer to get a good quality video than have to try and watch one with lots of motion blur.
If you have a really good computer and you turn off all other programs {including the screen saver} and leave your computer alone while it converts, you can get a good quality 2hr video at 1.5gb and in some cases even 1gb.
The problem is that most people don't have really good computers, nor do they turn the other programs off and leave it alone while it converts.
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I have a low-power, single-core CPU, but use a conversion software that specifies a certain output file size. If I have other programs running, it simply takes longer to convert but the file size remains the same.
I have seen other downloads, using different codecs like Xvid 1.1.0 and they all seem to hover around the .8 to 1.1 Gb per video hour and they all appear to be too soft in image quality at that rate, even if the motion artifacts seem to be minimal. I find the image softness to be unacceptable.
The exception is the conversion using the Xvid Mpeg-4 codec, which results in a smaller footprint than my DivX 5/6 - Xvid 1.1.2/3 codec, and both the image quality and the decreased staircase motion artifacts are superior to what I have. But I heard that the conversion time, using Handbrake, exceeds ten hours. At that rate it is not worth the trouble. I have checked the bonus points I receive for uploading, and they are so few that I may cease uploading and rely in seeding others' uploads instead. The few bonus points I receive do not justify the conversion time and upload bother.
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I have read the thread "New Ratio requirements" and have seen some of the light. I came to the new rationator rules as a gambler comes to Las Vegas, seeking to beat the system. I understand now the system is a community. As such, my prior post is modified.
Regarding the ideal Xvid Mpeg-4 conversion, is there any software other than FairUse Wizard or Handbrake that will achieve excellent image quality with little noticeable motion artifacts? I have an issue with FairUse because I read that it accepts only DVDs on disc or an ISO image on hard drives, but not DVDs on hard drives or simple stand-alone vob files. I have an issue with Handbrake because the conversion time is too long on slower CPUs, like mine.
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@ Raphjd
Is there a difference of quality, speed, etc. between Fairuse and AnyDVD and WinAvi ???
All three are available for download, but which is the best to use?
I have uploaded internet files before, but now I want to convert some of my older DVD's for uploading.
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I've tried pretty much all the converting software out there and I still stick with Fairuse.
Fairuse isn't the best, but when you look at the whole picture {quality, speed, etc} it gives the best balance. Everyone is different and has different computers, so it's best to try them out and see what results you can get from each.
There are some programs that take 24 hours or more for a dvd to convert, but they give excellent results.
There are some programs that take nearly 100gb of hard drive space to convert a single layer dvd, but the finished results are excellent.
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I tried Fairuse twice yesterday and last night. Both times it threw an error at the end, saying it sad to shut down and sorry for the inconvenience. So I am trying AnyDVD Ripper now to see result. Looks like it will give me a big VLC file, so I will have to convert with WinAvi.
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OK, so I ripped it with AnyDVD Ripper, but the WinAVI had a watermark, so i used Prism Video Converter to change to .avi files. Then I joined them into one and seeded it. Kind of roundabout, but it got the job done.
Any better suggestions?
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I'll see what I can find for you and upload them.
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