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| Updated October
3, 2004
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Sefy's Complete DVD Backup Guide v2.6
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AVI comes in many falvoures, the
most typical ones are DivX or the most recently
XviD codecs (Compression/Decompression) which allow for a near DVD
quality
but at extremly small file sizes. However, it is not as portable as a
VCD
for example, since you can only play it on a PC (at the moment!) and it
also
requires codecs to be installed for it to work. To encode it you first
have
to make sure your AVI file plays smooth in Windows, or atleast make
sure
you have the proper codecs installed.
In the past this would have been extremly complicated, but recently a
small utility called "GSpot"
has been released, and it helps detect which codecs are being used in
the
AVI file, once you know, you can use just about ANY encoder that exists
to
convert your AVI into a fully compatible MPEG file for Authoring
(VCD/SVCD/DVD), If
you want to author the resulting file into a DVD Media, then I suggest
you
change the Audio Frequency to 48000 Hz instead of 44100 Hz, as DVD
specs
require it. |
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| Extracting the
Audio |
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| Sometimes an Encoder does not
always handle the coded AVI file, as it has
problems reading the Audio section, so it's better to extract the Audio
into
a pure uncompressed WAV file, so we can use that instead as the Audio
Source
for the Encoder. If your Encoder can handle the Audio, then you do NOT
need
to do this. |
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| FrameServing an AVI |
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| Unfortunatly as most AVI's are
encoded with one or another compression method,
not all encoders can open them, In those cases you can create a
frameserving
file using VirtualDub, and then use that file as your source, this will
slow
down the encoding, but quality wil not be affected. |
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- VirtualDub
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This program can create a "fake" AVI file from your original AVI and
FrameServe it to the encoder while giving the ability to add filters,
for example: VobSub for SubTitles
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| Encoding directly
from an AVI File! |
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| Here I have included programs
that are capable of decrypting the movie
on their own and encoding internaly or by the use of plugins, please
make sure you have installed all the required programs for the path you
choose. |
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