Dvd to avi

i need somthing to convert a dvd to avi file. I own the DVD's i want to covert, i just want them on my my macbook so when i travel i dont have to carry around a book of dvds. they are only snowboard and skate videos so they dont take up too much space. anyway if you know of anything that will convert this way please link me.

Actually, Toast is for burning CDs. If you want to do some DVD/video conversion, Roxio's Popcorn might be more appropriate.
There are quite a few other options as well:
http://www.mactheripper.org/
http://www.isquint.org/
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/
-Doug

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Do you have the FLA file? Open it then you can export it's format to AVI by File -> Export -> Export Movie and pick .avi from "Save as Type" drop down box. But take note that only animation directly on the timeline will reflect on the final output. If you have animation within movieclip timelines, they will be lost.

[OT] Video DVD a AVI

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DVD from .avi with iDVD

I have a number of old home movies in .avi format (each one is about 350MB). I would like to make a few DVDs using iDVD with at least 4 movies per DVD. But as soon as I add two of these movies to iDVD, I see that it takes up 3.7 of the available 4.2 GB (even after choosing "Best Quality" encoding.
Can someone suggest how I could get at least 4 files on to a DVD?
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iDVD doesn't care for size, but for length of projects...
onto a single-layered 4.7Gb dvd-r, you are allowed to fit 120min of project... your .avis are much compressed (mpeg? divx?), so the size in MB is no indicator..
or, use a 3rd party app as
VisualHub
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/
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I'm trying to make an avi-file using mencoder with subtitles. Playing the DVD, or the VOB-file in mplayer works and encoding it without subs in mencoder works, but as soon as I include the subs, the avi-movie starts to flicker like crazy after the first subtitle appears.
The command I use to encode.
mencoder dvd://1 \
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-o movie.avi
I've tried this on several movies, and the same result on all of them, so I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I've tried using xvid (before I ran into the subtitle-trouble), but found it was a bit slower, (maybe because the default bit rate was higher?), and most of the mencoder tutorials talked about using lavc with mpeg4; plus x264 was too slow, on my 1 GHz machine when I tried it.
The important thing is that I can play it on my (rather cheap) DVD-player, and include the subtitle in the video ("hard code it"), since my dvd-player can't read .srt or .sub-files, and I don't want to watch my backed up movies from the computer, but from the DVD-player, just as I would I do with the originals.
At first I assumed the trouble had to do with the encryption of the discs, but since it works without subs, I assume these are the culprits. I'm new at using mencoder, so I assumed I was missing something, and google just tells me a lot of people are having problems with "motion flicker" but I could not find anything related to subs.
Are you suggesting I do something like:
-ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=-700000 \
instead?

Encore CS4 Stops transcoding to DVD DV AVI files

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When burning a DVD directly from the timeline in Elements 7, there is usually no problem, however, when first exporting it to an .avi or .mpeg2 file, and then putting that new file back into the timeline, and then burning that new file to a DVD, there is jitter or "strobing" when the subject in the video moves (when playing the DVD).
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I do not know the newer Pinnacle Studio products, but going back to 8 and 9, through 9.4.3, the workflow was based on DV-AVI, just like PrE is. Pinnacle might have changed over to MPEG-2 in later versions, but I just do not know, as I have not seen a version, since Studio 10 hit was such a disaster.
One of the problems when working from DVD-Video material is that it has already been compressed to MPEG-2, loosing a good bit of data, and also converting the material to GOP (Group of Pictures), so that individual Frames are not present any longer. This precludes Frame-accurate editing, unless that compressed material is converted to all I-frame. See this ARTICLE for some background on GOP. Then, upon Burn to Disk, that I-frame material is once more compressed (again) to MPEG-2 and GOP for use in a VOB container. This WILL cause degradation of the image, most noticeable where there is motion, either subject, or camera motion. Some NLE's offer what is referred to as "Smart Rendering." This can help in some areas. For portions of the footage, where no changes have been made, beyond just cuts, the material will NOT be Transcoded again to MPEG-2, but will be used, as-is. Note: add a Transition, or a Title, or a PiP, or any Effect, and that footage WILL be Transcoded, so the Smart Rendering aspect will be moot. Sony's Vegas has been recommended for Smart Rendering, but I have never used it. This might be worth investigating. Also, if Pinnacle Studio is working fine, you might want to consider using that program. I have 5 different NLE's on my workstation, and use each for specialized situations, though the vast majority of my editing is done in PrPro.
Regarding the existing DVD-Videos, much depends of the source. PrE can Import and work with 100% DVD-compliant (very important) VOB's. Unfortunately, most DVR's do not create 100% DVD-compliant discs. This is most often manifested in the first VOB, which will contain any Menus and navigation. This ARTICLE will give you some background on VOB's, which are Video Object "containers."
As you point out, there can be issues with the resulting MPEG-2, as it will span part of VOB 1, and then all remaining VOB's. With 100% DVD-compliant VOB's, there will be a perfect flow in the MPEG-2 that spans the multiple VOB's. When the VOB's are not 100% DVD-compliant, issues can arise.
Considering your DVR, it is likely that ripping is going to be the best workflow, as that will strip out the other material in the first VOB and should then gather the data for the spanned MPEG-2. The ultimate rip will be to a DV-AVI Type II file w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio. This is an older FAQ Entry from the Encore Forum, on ripping, but might have some useful tips. Note: this was for getting material from a DVD-Video for authoring to a new DVD in Encore, and not editing.
For non-commercial DVD-Video editing, I will use an A-D bridge and my DVD deck, and capture to DV-AVI Type II w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio, and Import the resulting files into PrPro/PrE. This is exactly the same workflow that I use, with analog material, like VHS.
Also note that PrPro, a US$900 program did not get VOB Importing until CS4.2 (current version), while PrE has had it for some time now. Also, PrPro is a DV-AVI-based, I-frame, program, just like PrE, so no "Smart Rendering" there either. Same exact issues exist in "big-brother," PrPro.
Most of all, good luck,
Hunt

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Quick Assist.
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Ripping dvds to avi

Ok, I own some DVDs that I need to rip, but I need them to be .AVI so that I can edit them in Final Cut Pro for my final project in an editing class. I keep searching the web, downloading things and nothing is really working. Does anyone here know of ripping software for Mac that will rip to .AVI files or knows how?

AVI is Audio Video Interleave, these are Microsoft Generated Video Files.
I am curious as to why you need to rip these files.
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I am sure that Mactheripper will rip these files, but my quess is they will be Video TS files after.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414
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I read a lot of topics but i don't understand so much!!!
I would to buy a video ipod because i fall in love because of its beauty, its great sound quality and its simplicity... but i have a problem: i want to use ipod like an external hard disk where i put all my videos and my films to watch them on my tv...
Is there a program to convert all file formats that i've written above in ipod compatible format (mpeg-4 and h.264 320x240)? And when i had converted all this file and i've transferred them into my ipod, can i watch them on my tv or the image is too small? Is there a way to storage videos or films on the ipod for watch them on a tv? Forget my bad english!!!!!

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I have two problems in my subtitle process.
1) I have made subtitles manually in a 5 minute movie, within the safe margins of the screen. None are more than one(1) line long. I have the movie to play at once (no menu) and just a single subtitles track. It works fine when I preview it in encore (cs3), however, when I build a DVD folder and play it, there are no subtitles and I cannot enable them.
I am quite new with encore, so perhaps I am missing something vital (apart from not being experienced ;)). What should I do?
2) I need my subtitles to work if I convert the DVD files to another format. That is, I will be needing it for a youtube video, with subtitles or something similar. Is there any method to prefer above others - and what should I be aware of, when I convert.
Will subtitles from a correct DVD folder, be integrated in a conversion?
Thanks in advance,
- M.

I'm having the same problem that Marcus had, is there a solution please?
"Marcus Grønbech - 05:12am Dec 4, 2007 Pacific
I have two problems in my subtitle process.
1) I have made subtitles manually in a 5 minute movie, within the safe margins of the screen. None are more than one(1) line long. I have the movie to play at once (no menu) and just a single subtitles track. It works fine when I preview it in encore (cs3), however, when I build a DVD folder and play it, there are no subtitles and I cannot enable them.
I am quite new with encore, so perhaps I am missing something vital (apart from not being experienced ). What should I do? "

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What exactly do I have to do to use iDVD 6 to make a DVD from .avi files?

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