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Does anyone here use Dr. Divx?
青山 素子:
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 03:53:08 PM ---I have over a hundred of my DVDs in Divx format using Dr. Divx and the Divx 6.8.4 codec, and you would be very hard pressed to see a difference in them and an actual DVD.
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I would hope so. DVDs are encoded using MPEG-2 (specifically H.262). DivX/XviD/3ivX all are all MPEG-4 ASP (about equivalent to H.263) codecs. Although not as good as modern codecs, MP4 ASP is better than MPEG-2.
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 03:53:08 PM ---Rip them, divx them, and store the DVDs. makes watching your movies a lot easier if you have a system set up that will let your TV access a hard drive. I just hooked one of my computers to my TV.
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A much more modern program for converting from DVD is Handbrake. It uses the much newer H.264 MPEG-4 AVC codec. This means you'll get a lot smaller files for the same quality, or you can get higher quality for the same size. It doesn't decrypt commercial CSS-protected DVDs, so you'd need to use a different tool if you wanted to use those. Given I don't think Dr. DivX did that either, this shouldn't be a big issue. For 480p video (DVD/SD resolution), any computer made in the last ten years should play h.264 just fine.
Oh, you can also include subtitles if you want in your output file. The video files are in the more flexible mkv container, which supports things like multiple-audio tracks and subtitle tracks.
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 03:53:08 PM ---Dr. Divx may be an old program, but it works great if you take the time to learn how to use it. ;)
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I like my tools to be maintained and use modern features.
ML:
--- Quote from: 青山 素子 on May 04, 2012, 07:53:16 PM ---I like my tools to be maintained and use modern features.
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I downloaded Handbrake. It may do 264 as opposed to D.D. 263, but it isn't as good. Course, that is only my opinion.
As you have never USED Dr. Divx, you should give it a whirl just for the hell of it.
You can uninstall it with the click of a button.
One of the best programs ever developed. It is VERY easy to use, and makes excellent files.
青山 素子:
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 08:03:19 PM ---I downloaded Handbrake. It may do 264 as opposed to D.D. 263, but it isn't as good. Course, that is only my opinion.
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It all depends on the settings you give it. I believe the default settings are mediocre at best.
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 08:03:19 PM ---As you have never USED Dr. Divx, you should give it a whirl just for the hell of it.
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Next time I reboot into Windows, I might try it.
--- Quote from: ML on May 04, 2012, 08:03:19 PM ---One of the best programs ever developed. It is VERY easy to use, and makes excellent files.
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Keep in mind that I personally don't care much about being easy to use. I'm familiar with ffmpeg, x264, and the various switches they use. I used to do some encoding for an anime fansub group and am familiar with various video filtering. I'm also working on video processing for 2D-to-3D conversion for a customer at work.
At home, I use mplayer2 with encoding support to transcode videos to play on my Android tablet. My profile for this:
--- Code: ---[enc-v-h264]
profile-desc = "H.264 (x264)"
ovc = libx264
ovcopts = preset=medium,crf=23,threads=0
[enc-f-mp4]
profile-desc = "H.264 + AAC (for MP4)"
profile = enc-v-h264
profile = enc-a-aac
ofopts-clr = yes
[enc-a-aac]
profile-desc = "AAC (FFmpeg)"
oac = aac
oacopts = ab=128k
[enc-to-ah]
profile-desc = "MP4 for Android Honeycomb (Tegra2 Tablets)"
profile = enc-f-mp4
oautofps = yes
ovcopts-add = crf=21,maxrate=6000k,bufsize=5000k,rc_init_occupancy=1000k,level=40,profile=baseline
ovcopts-add = preset=faster
oacopts-add = ab=128k
--- End code ---
I use the "faster" preset because I don't need as good quality on the smaller screen. I'd probably use at least "medium" for a larger screen, and more likely "slow".
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