Posted by raylopez99 on 10/28/07 11:05

On Oct 27, 3:35 pm, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet.com>
wrote:
> raylopez99 wrote:
> > Too complicated for me...even though I code for a hobby! Too much
> > work--you have to use two different programs--I would need a FAQ to
> > avoid spending a day figuring it out. I'll stick to my workaround,
> > thanks.
>
> Errmm...
> I installed TMPGEnc after I downloaded it (under 2 Meg downlaod, IIRC).
> No configuration needed. It just unpacks itself into a directory, &
> doesn't even put any keys into the registry. Ditto with DVD2SVCD (11.5
> Meg or thereabouts), then I told it to look for the VCD.ini file
> (Unpacked into the install directory) & load that. It finds TMPGEnc or
> any other MPEG encoder you have installed while it installs itself. This
> took 5 or 10 minutes on a Celeron 1.2GHz machine. Then I put a DVD into
> the drive & told it to rip & convert. A while later (About a fifth of
> realtime speed on that machine), I had all the stuff on HD in a
> directory I'd specified. .ac3 to .wav or CD conversion is a doddle, as
> almost any sound editing program can do it.
>
> If that's too hard....
>
> There's an excellent support forum on Doom9 for this system.
>
> The *only* reason DVD2SVCD doesn't include its own MPEG encoder is that
> the encoders aren't freeware under the GPL scheme, & royalties have to
> be paid for using MPEG2.
>
> --
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.

Well John thanks for writing! I forgot to add...I also a rocket
scientist (well, I took a few graduate level courses before dropping
out to go to business school, when I found out it's way harder than I
thought--for one thing, you have to be familiar with the so-called
Navier Stokes equation of fluid mechanics, which is one of the most
difficult equations in the world, arguably even harder than the
Schrodinger equation of quantum physics).

OK, with that background, here's my latest thoughts on this--remember,
I'm trying to convert .VOB WIndows DVD files to extract the audio
into .MP3 format, using only freeware, on a Celeron based Windows XP
OS.

checked out:

http://www.dvd-guides.com/content/view/136/59/ How to rip audio from
a DVD to Audio CD--but uses as the example freeware/discontinued
program "DVD Decrypter", rather than Nero (which I tried to get to
work but failed), and my spyware program identifiefd "DVD Decrypter"
as a trojan (rightly or wrongly, probably the latter).

This program: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Ver. 4.3.1.222 Trial Version -- has
severe limitations (30 min max output):

This software is a trial version freely usable for 14 days.
After the installation, an Internet connection is required to receive
your temporary license validation.
Limitation: Output file length is limited to 30 minutes. All functions
and options are usable except the Batch encode tool and the Project
Open/Save options.

In lieu of TMPG I will try this freeware: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Any_Video_Converter__d5692.html
"Any Video Converter 2.03", and report back.

I'll report back later...

RL

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