Gp Cinema Again Plz...

[carapalida]

***i thought i would repost this since i did not hear from anyone...can someone please give me their advice...thank you...

this is what i did last night...and it worked...

programs i used were: *dvd shrink 3.2 to rip file into your cpu,*dvdx 2.3 to convert the movie to .avi format by using codec divx 4.12, *virtualdub 1.5.10 build 18160 was used to convert the .avi file into a file that will work on your gpcinema of your gp32 unit.

guides i followed, in order: *first followed this dvdx version 2.3 guide with it's settings http://www.dvd-guides.com/content/view/25/59/, *second i followed this virtualdub version 1.5.10 build 18160 guide with it's settings http://faq.gp32emu.com

***for some reason the virtualdub guide bellow did not work for me http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ewaystation/gpcin.html

???questions???

1. i understand the reason for to use either a program like dvdshrink or dvd decrypter to transfer the movie from your disc into your cpu...i also understand the reason to convert those .vob files from the disc into an .avi file...but what i don't undersand is the reason to use virtualdubb. does it change the .avi file again? or virtualdub only resizes the video/audio to a rate that works for the gp32?

2. doesn't the program xmpeg do what the dvdx and the virtualdub do all in one step? if so, does anybody know a GOOD guide for this program please?

3.is there a program that can do all of it in one step? rip, convert to avi, and resize to work on the gp32?

thank you all once again...

carapalada.

 

[Talyz]

I can answer the first question:

1. VirtualDub converts almost any video format (as long as you've got the codec) to Divx or Xvid.
Why you need to "compress" the film twice is because the first program probably only rips the movie to either high-qality Divx (or Xvid), or just rips it without compressing it.
If the film's got to high quality (high framerate and very good sound quality), GPCinema may run the movie, but very slow. If it's uncompressed GPCinema can't play it, but it wouldn't fit on your SMC anyway (uncompressed movies often sizes 4GB)...

Hope that helped ^_^


//Talyz Prower

 

[airds]

Dont know if this works or even if it will help you but a second after reading your post here, I read this on fileforum

I prefer the VirtualDubMod version of this (available on SourceForge) because it adds .vob and .ogm/.mkv container support as well as a host of other features.

so *maybe* you can miss out one of the steps and go straight from VOB to an AVI which works on the GP32

Like I said I have never tried it, or even downloaded VirtualDubMod but it might be worth checking out......hmm........probably...

link HERE

 

[argon0]

Which Divx codec do you have installed? You need to be using 4.12 (?) not the most recent one... (I think, please don't flame me if I am remembering this wrong)...

 

[Thyphoid]

3.is there a program that can do all of it in one step? rip, convert to avi, and resize to work on the gp32?

You want a prog-compilation named "DVD2GP32"

I dont think that exists, I use:

- VStrip: writing the VOBs
- DVD2AVI: converting VOB into AVI
- VirtualDub: resize and encode with DivX4.12/XViD

This useful programs can be found in a compilation called DVD2DVD, links to tutorials with the ideal settings can be found in the FAQ Section on the board.

 

[Octavious]

^^
yup
I used this to rip a chapter from my predator DVD
ya know the part where they go ape shit on the forest with all their guns?
I plan on using that scene as a bit-rate test so I can find the best bit rate for an extremely fast paced action sequence

~Octavious

edit
and, just in case you flip out when you see a real big file size thats uncompressed, compressing it really does do a lot
I took a 750 meg 4 minute clip down to 3.76 megs after compressing
so, dont flip out if files seem big before compressing, I know I was kinda iffy

 

[Anbu_2]

Thanks for the link to GP32emu site, I've been having issues with VDub using Xvid codec, I made a thread but (seemingly) no-one could help me, but the information on that site works great.