Posted by Bob on 05/07/06 12:45

On 6 May 2006 20:04:34 -0700, "gerry" <gerrytwo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>DVDDecrypter will do its usual fine job extracting the video files from
>the DVD. From there, I have found that the only guarantee you have in
>converting to XviD is that you will use up a lot of time. AutoGK
>works, but I have yet to figure out how to crop (not resize) the video
>files to eliminate the VHS ribbon distortion at the bottom of the
>frame, in the overscan area. WinAVI is fast enough, but it seems to
>enlarge the picture for me - I must be doing something wrong. When I
>see what a good job others do with the XviD files they post at
>bittorrent sites, I can only say, more power to them.

XviD is an ongoing project and gets better with age. Be sure you have
the latest codecs because the older ones are not as good.

http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

http://www.free-codecs.com/

AGK includes the latest codecs that the writer likes, so you can
always reinstall it.


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