Converting Dvd to avi

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Hi

Could anybody help me out here I have tried alot of different software that is available on the net but all the dvd files I convert is out of sync.

I want to put all my dvd's on the media centre and thus dont want to dump all the vob files to the drive.

I need a simple software that will just convert the main movie to a avi file that still have the video and audio in sync.

My last attempt was No1 Dvd but that was a money waster as all the movies are either 3 - 4 seconds out of sync.

I dont mind buying software to do this but at least it should work need something simple and easy to use

Any help is appreciated.
 
May I suggest encoding with H264 into a mp4 container, if your media player can play mp4's. I alternate between MeGui and Nero Recode depending on what I am doing. I never get audio and video sync issues with Nero Recode and although most of their stuff is bloatware this product is actually very good.
 
How to back up Your DVDs and rip your DVD collection to your Hard Drive!

1) Remove Region Protection...
Install this program first... it will remove the copy protection and macrovision while you decrypt... (and will also allow you to watch region protected discs in the future)...
http://www.dvd43.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD43

2) To make a backup of a DVD to another DVD...
DVD Decrypter can rip the DVD to your hard drive or make an ISO image...
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/
(Note: DVD Decrypter removes the CSS encryption on the DVD)
If DVDDecrypter has problems with a newer DVD install DVD43 (above).
If you have ripped the DVD files to your hard drive, you can then use DVD shrink to make the image smaller and turn it into an ISO file that I can fit onto one DVD... Note: you have to select ISO image as the target file from the drop down menu.
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/
Once you have the ISO image you can use this program to burn it back to a DVD...
http://www.imgburn.com/

3) To Rip a DVD to an AVI or DivX (XviD) file...
The free version of this program Fair Use Wizard can rip any DVD to a 700 Mb AVI (XVid) File... with just one click...
http://www.fairusewizard.com/
but.... I find I get a much better quality rip, when I follow these steps...
i) Use DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD to your Hard Drive.
ii) Use DVD Shrink to make an ISO image of the DVD, but turn the compression off completely, in other words, the ISO image will be an exact image of the DVD. Also enable the two extra read options in DVD Shrink to get a better quality image, it is slower, but it pays off. Put that image on a different drive to the one you are going to rip to.
iii) Now use Fair Use Wizard to rip from that unencrypted image in your hard disk. You will get a very high quality rip with no artifacts and no "streaking".
Compare that to a rip straight from the DVD and you will see what I mean. Of course the quality of your DVD drive and speed of your processor is also a factor. 3.0 Ghz strongly recommended!
Here is a guide for Fair Use Wizard... if you need one...
http://www.mediafire.com/?uluiwhkxetc

4) Ripping Tutorials...
The last DVD and Blu-Ray Ripping Guide you will ever need!...
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/rip_your_movie_dvds_and_watch_them_anywhere
Here is a Tutorial on how to Back-up a DVD using DVD Shrink...
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9425/How+to+Use+DVD+Shrink
...and a tutorial on backing-up using Auto-GK...
http://dailyapps.net/2008/08/hack-attack-how-to-create-axxo-quality-dvd-rips/
... and a tutorial using DVDFab Decrypter....
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=15715
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/03/26/turn_your_pc_into_a_dvd_ripping_monster-2.html
How to convert TV Series DVD episodes to DivX/XviD with ease using freeware... (thanks Charlie82)
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic301015.html
A nice illustrated tutorial for DVDDecrypter and AutoGK...
http://www.rita.lt/guides/AutoGK_DVDtoAVI.htm
How to copy a DVD using VLC...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2686/how-to-copy-a-dvd-with-vlc-1.0/

5) Other Ripping Programs...
SimpleDivX is a fairly basic tool to convert DVDs to DivX
http://simpledivx.org/
English Guide for SimpleDivX
http://www.simpledivx.org/Guides/SimpleDivX_Guide/English Guide.htm
AVI2DVD Freeware...
http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareAvi2Dvd.php?b2=1
DVDSmith...
http://www.dvdsmith.com/
Amok DVD Shrinker...
http://www.amok.am/en/freeware/amok_dvd_shrinker/
DVDRip Automates DVD ripping...
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/02/13/dvd_rip_automates_oneclick_dvd_ripping-2.html
Check out this all in one solution...
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm

6) To turn video files back into a DVD...
http://www.dvdflick.net/ or here http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdflick/
Tutorials here...
http://lifehacker.com/software/dvds...t-any-video-file-to-a-playable-dvd-232322.php
http://lifehacker.com/5082262/how-to-burn-any-video-file-to-a-playable-video-dvd

7) Other Video Tools (Editors and Converters) here...
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showpost.php?p=1592441&postcount=16
 
What are you using to rip the DVD with as that could also be your problem.
 
Acid0 something like DVDfab works a lot better than dvd shrink.
 
DVD Decrypter to rip the movie.
AutoGK to encode the movie.

Handbrake does not seem to do .avi
 
I have tried so many of them but I think that out of all them the best by far is dvd ripper platinum. http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper-platinum/

It is very simple, extremely good quality, very fast and you can do just anything including:

'If your original DVD's audio is out of sync with movie, the Intelligent A/V Synchronizer can help you solve the problem.'
 
Garyvdh said:
Why?
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The commercial DVD rippers are kept up to date with the latest copy protection methods used. When I last used DVD Shrink I was getting errors similar to the OP and it turned out DVD Shrink was no longer in development. Have things changed?
 
Spark said:
The commercial DVD rippers are kept up to date with the latest copy protection methods used. When I last used DVD Shrink I was getting errors similar to the OP and it turned out DVD Shrink was no longer in development. Have things changed?
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Haven't had a problem yet with DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink in combination with DVD43.

The key is DVD43 (it is kept up to date)... it decrypts the disc on the fly so that DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink can do their magic.
 
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