Wizdan

I am running xp home, and it is FAT32, so are you saying that there is no otherway to do it other than running NTFS ?

Does that also mean that anyone else trying out this tutorial needs to be running NTFS as well?

Dan

stanb17

Dan,

"I" am not saying anything. That stuff above is cut and pasted from a Pinnacle Forum. What I am saying is... it worked for me. I have also talked with many people who confirm thr 4Gig limitation for FAT and FAT32 file systems. Because you are using a notebook your options become more limited. If you absolutely do not dare reformat the drive for NTFS, then I would look into one of those external, firewire drives to dump your data on.
I'm glad I was able to find that forum reply at Pinnacle so quickly. I lose sleep over stuff like that.
All the best.

Stan

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Originally Posted by Wizdan

I am running xp home, and it is FAT32, so are you saying that there is no otherway to do it other than running NTFS ? Does that also mean that anyone else trying out this tutorial needs to be running NTFS as well? Dan

Oh well damn! i should have asked if you were running Fat32 HDDs or not (stupid me) This is an easy fix. go to Dvddecrypter and go to your 'Tools' tab, then go down and click on 'Settings'. In the settings window that pops up, click on the 'IFO Mode' tab and then you will see a little pop down window in the 'Options' box that has 'File Splitting' next to it. It is currently set to None. Change it to 1GB and that should fix your problem. I wrote the tutorial to say that because I wanted to avoid confusion for people having multiple files if they didn't organize them properly, but i never took into account Fat32 users. Sorry for the confusion, I should propably change that in the tutorial write up.

Originally Posted by stanb17

I don't mean to hijack this thread...

Oh your never Hijacking a thread as long as your helping out another user ;)

-Brad

Bradish

Originally Posted by stanb17

You instructions were fine, but the X50 ships with Windows media Player that does not play AVI's. I found this great little player here... http://betaplayer.corecodec.org/

Ha! I can't belive I forgot to mention this all this time! I thought it was so obvious that apparently i forgot to put it in the tutorial. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

-Brad

Wizdan

So if i seperate it at every 1GB will AutoGK 'stick' them together?

stanb17

Originally Posted by Wizdan

So if i seperate it at every 1GB will AutoGK 'stick' them together?

That is a question best answered by Brad. He is the guru who started this thread with that kewl DVD lesson. He knows all about AutoGK.

Stan

stanb17

Brad,

If you are encoding a Family Guy episode (22Mins, 30Secs) into a 110MB file for your X50v at 480 x ? resolution.... it is conceivable that I can shoot for a lower target file size for an X50 at 320 x ? resolution and still get something that is not offensive to watch. Is this true. If so... what would be the math? What file size should I shoot for?

Funny note... I did 2 copies of Family Guy last night and it was interesting to note your selections and paramters above are identical to mine. "Geeks of a feather" I guess.

Thanks

Stan

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Originally Posted by stanb17

If you are encoding a Family Guy episode (22Mins, 30Secs) into a 110MB file for your X50v at 480 x ? resolution.... it is conceivable that I can shoot for a lower target file size for an X50 at 320 x ? resolution and still get something that is not offensive to watch. Is this true. If so... what would be the math? What file size should I shoot for?

A good average for MB to length ratio (if you have the room to work with that is) is about 5MB per 1 minute of video. With cartoons this can be a little lower, I have still had great results with Family Guy rendering at 3.5 MB per minute, But it is a fairly simple color scheme used by family Guy. When your wanting DVD movies, just a little bit over 5 MB per minute (I use 5.1MB) This allows for the best quality and I can still fit 2 movies per each 1 GB SD card. However, having a much smaller screen resolution (1/4 the resolution actually)you can create files that are much smaller than this. While I can't recommend using exactly 1/4 the filesize of a 640x480 movie, about 1/3 to 1/2 the filesize should prove adequate. But it is always good to experiment with it and find what works best for you.

Originally Posted by Wizdan

So if i seperate it at every 1GB will AutoGK 'stick' them together?

Yes, just make sure to make a new folder for each DVD you have, rather than jumbling them together in one big folder, otherwise all your split files will mix together.

-Brad

barrowsh

I installed this on my PC and it is LOADED with spyware. It also locks your volume so when you try to do a disk check it will not allow it on XP. It also trashed my norton anti-virus.

Be careful.

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ztoddman1

Ok, after a succesful try, my 2nd and 3rd attempts are failing. I am trying to rip a DVD (Saving PRivate Ryan-almost 3 hours long) and after each time with the AGK, it gives me insufficent space on my SD card. I have a 1G SD so it should work, correct? The 2nd attmept was with Enemy at the GAtes and it ripped good but with no sound. Any ideas? I followed this tutorial to a T (very good tutorial I might add) with the exception of changing the output size from 300, 300, 450, 500, and 1000 mb.

Gokuu_Elemental

I've heard earlier in this thread that Saving Private Ryan has had problems in the past with being a whole lot bigger than the suggested file size. I had the same problem with my John Mayer DVD, I told it to be 400mb each time and it came out 750mb. You might want to check the actual file size of the .avi file. As for the second attempt, you might want to put "5ch" instead of "2ch". Again, with the John Mayer DVD, I tried to include the 2ch and it there was just a bunch of humming and the audio was extremely low, so I tried 5ch and it worked just fine. Doesn't make too much a size difference either. Hope suggestions work.

ztoddman1

Originally Posted by Gokuu_Elemental

I've heard earlier in this thread that Saving Private Ryan has had problems in the past with being a whole lot bigger than the suggested file size. I had the same problem with my John Mayer DVD, I told it to be 400mb each time and it came out 750mb. You might want to check the actual file size of the .avi file. As for the second attempt, you might want to put "5ch" instead of "2ch". Again, with the John Mayer DVD, I tried to include the 2ch and it there was just a bunch of humming and the audio was extremely low, so I tried 5ch and it worked just fine. Doesn't make too much a size difference either. Hope suggestions work.

Oh well, I have seen SPR like a hundred time so I really could watch somethign else.
The only options they gave me for the video was a 2ch and a 6 ch. I tried the 2ch so I attempted to use the 6 ch for the SPR but since I couldn't watch it, I didn;t knwo if there was as differnce between the channel.
Thanks

ztoddman1

AFter tinkering around with the DVD Decryptor, I reazlized that several of my movies were coming out at almost 6GBs. No wonder that it was saying insufficient disk space. How can I shrink this down?

stanb17

I have had little or no problems with any of this software or this tutorial. So.. might I suggest, as a way to reduce your frustration with endless de and re-compiling sessions, that you start out getting used to the settings and software by taking on small DVD projects. Family Guy episodes are all about 22:30. By starting out small... you'll get used to the idiosyncrasies of the software and interface, without waiting 3-4 hours to discover you have wasted your time. Then, when you get an idea of how much elbow room decoding a small DVD requires, you can interpolate what should be required by larger DVD's... again, starting with more traditional 90 minute DVD movies instead of that new genre of butt numbing, time consuming movies in theaters today... that have you spending $50 on crappy food, without which you would resemble cast members in the final 4 of Survivor.
Also... this may seem obvious, but you need to weed out all that menu and chapter crap and simply decode just the core movie. The core movie is only findable by matching the play-time with the chapter information in the DVD Decoder window (upper right). This is what your computer sees. If you decode all the ancillary crap, you will be building a much, much larger file, filled with features you can't even use on a PDA (at least using BetaPlayer, as I am).
Hope this helps.
Stan

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Originally Posted by ztoddman1

AFter tinkering around with the DVD Decryptor, I reazlized that several of my movies were coming out at almost 6GBs. No wonder that it was saying insufficient disk space. How can I shrink this down?

Well I don't think that would have an effect on your SD card because after you take out the .vob files and re-encode them, they change size. After DVD Decrypter, the files are 6-10GB, but once you use AutoGK, the files are a determined size, whatever you determine, so that should have nothing to do with insufficient disk space. UNLESS, your PC is telling you that you have insufficient disk space, then you should delete some stuff off your Hard Drive.