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Which format should I rip my DVDs in?
Which format should I rip my DVDs in – AVI, MPEG2, Ipod, WMV etc. Basically I’m looking for the best quality possible. Which format will provide the best quality?
Many thanks.
I’ve heard ISO is best for quality – but I use Magic DVD Ripper and it doesn’t seem to do that format. Any other programmes that do? And most imp’ will Sony Vegas play ISO files?
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ISO is a burning format, not something that can be dropped on a Vegas timeline.
As far as formats, DV-AVI is preferred for subsequent editing in Vegas. -
OK. Great. Thanks. So what ripping programme should I use to rip in DV-AVI? Normal AVI isn’t the same as DV-AVI?
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Sorry Jessica.
By DV-AVI, I meant regular AVI and not DivX, XviD or any of the other weird codecs that call themselves AVI that Vegas can’t always read. -
You can import from camcorder, or drag the vob files from the DVD to the time line and save to disk, copying media with it, then render to WMV 3 mbs and it will look good and not take alot of space. then delete the original veg and saved vob files. Danny
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OK thanks for the advice.
I used my Magic DVD Ripper to rip one of the DVDs (it took up a lot of space though so I may try Danny’s suggestion.)It ripped in VOB. The quality looks quite close to perfect, but there are a few bits of film that look slightly fuzzy. The ripper gives me the option to convert to AVI and change the resolution to make it even better (I set the resolution to the recommended 640×360.) However there are no recommendations for the audio/video bitrate – it says the higher the bitrate the better quality the video. But I’m not sure how high to place them – any ideas? The film itself is 2hrs 27 mins long.
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