vidding_livejournal_ark2 | Entries tagged with software: recommendations

cosmicviolet.livejournal.com

Hello, I have a few questions about the best way to decrypt and rip DVDs. I've been ripping DVDs for years, but only to back up discs, not to use the footage in vidding. I used to use DVD Decrypter to rip the discs to VOBs, encode them as mp4 and then move the big VOB files to my external drive in case I needed them again. But DVD Decrypter is pretty old now and can't crack the copy protection on a lot of the newer discs, so I started looking for a replacement, but it doesn't look like there is a free option out there that is as good. Then I discovered that with a little tweaking, I could rip the discs straight through Handbrake as mp4s and skip the step of having to decrypt and then re-encode. Yay! But I want to create the best footage possible for vids, and according to what I've read, I should be making VOB files and then saving them as DV in MPEG Streamclip. So what I'm wondering is, if I'm converting them to DV anyway, couldn't I just use the mp4 files I made with Handbrake, or would there be a huge quality loss in doing that? I will make VOB files if absolutely necessary, but I'd prefer not to. Also, if anyone can recommend a good decrypter that's more updated than DVD Decrypter, that would be great. I'm a fairly tech-savvy person, but new to vidding techniques, and the amount of stuff you need to know seems a bit overwhelming. Thanks!

dkwilliams.livejournal.com

I am going to be advising someone on getting started in vidding, and I realized that the tools I use are no longer available. I am comfortable using them, but I need to recommend software that can be purchased/downloaded now, and I wanted to see what others were using.

In particular -

1) ripping raw content: what do you use, and what media is it applicable for? (i.e., DVDs, CDs, Blue-ray, etc.)

2) converting raw vob files to usable clips: what software do you use, and what format do you output it in? Dos the software handle aspect ratio or do you have to adjust in the vidding software?

3) what software do you use to create vids? How easy is it for a beginner? How does it handle correcting aspect ratio on the output? What types of source formats does it allow? (i.e., wav or mp3 or something else for audio, and what kind of video files?)

4) compressing the output file - do you generate big for a master file and then compress into smaller format (i.e. divx) for uploading? Do you generate a small file from within your vidding program? And again, how does it handle that pesky aspect ratio issue?

5) separating audio and visual for conventions/dvds - do you use the Llamaenc or something else?

Thanks for the input! Let me know if there is anything else you think a newbie might need to get started.

Diana W.

cupidsbow.livejournal.com

Title: Choosing a Video Editor, on Livejournal or Dreamwidth
Author:

cupidsbow
Summary: An overview from a vidder's perspective of the main choices in video editors, focusing on free/Windows platform options. Additional commentary welcome.

rurounihime.livejournal.com

Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to compress VOB files? I'm making a video from clips I've made using DVD Shrink and DVDFab, but the files are just too large to work with in any functional capacity. I've heard HandBrake is a good way to go, as well as SUPER and AutoGordianKnot... Do you have a favorite?

I'm working on a PC and using Pinnacle to make the actual vid (it handles the VOB files well but does not compress them, though the vid it turns out is AVI. I am concerned because I did a test run vid made up of exactly two clips and a ten second mp3, and the file ended up at 48.3 MB).

Thank you so much!

owl-coffee.livejournal.com

Hi, I'm looking for recommendations on what software to use to rip DVDs in Ubuntu. There seem to be a lot of similar-sounding DVD ripping/conversion software out there (eg, AcidRip, OGM Rip, DVD95 converter, dvd::rip, k9copy, etc...) and I'm confused trying to work out which would be best for me to use. I would like to make high-quality (probably .avi) files out of them, to make vids out of later with the Cinelerra software.

Can anyone with Linux/Cinelerra tell me what they use to rip DVDs, and why they chose it?

Thanks very much to anyone who can help out!

Current Mood: confused

lauramcewan.livejournal.com

Hey all,

I use Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 and for years now have been using DVD Decrypter followed by AutoGordianKnot to convert the .vob files to .avi files.

However, the .vob files seem to be nicer looking.

I've had someone tell me to set my ripper to 'deinterlacing' and I totally get why...but I don't have one that does that.

I've tried Handbrake and it simply does not work on my machine. I've tried a few times, even. *head meet brick wall* When I did have success, it insisted on running different episodes from my dvds (tv show) into each other, so I'd get part of episode one, the rest of 1.1 and part of 1.2 on the next file, then parts of 1.2 and 1.3 on the next file, etc. Which makes it hard to rename the files and find what I'm looking for.

So I'm willing to consider buying a good DVD ripper program rather than trying to rely on freeware. Does anyone have any good suggestions on ripper software that allows for deinterlacing while I pull the .vob files?

hold-onhope.livejournal.com

Hey vidders,

I'm very new to this process, so of course the information out there is pretty overwhelming. I'm hoping you can help me decide my best choice as far as which program to use, how to go about ripping DVD files, codecs, etc.

I have both Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD. As far as making/editing clips, I really like Premiere (although it's possible that Vegas' trimmer is just as easy to use and I just can't figure it out...). I'm confused about ripping DVDs. Apparently Premiere doesn't like XviD/DivX, so I've been trying to avoid that.

What I've done is ripped a disc of episodes (S1 of Supernatural, not that it matters much) using CloneDVD5, which of course gave me .vob files. I looked around the internet a bit, and learned that Premiere will accept .vob files if you change the extension to .mpg, and it worked. I was able to import a .vob file and played around with editing it as well. The only problem I ran into is that the episodes were split into more than one .vob file - is that something my DVD ripper did, and if so, how can I fix it?

The big problem is that it seems too easy. Will I have trouble exporting/getting my finished vid onto the internet if the clips used were edited as .vob/.mpg files?

Basically I'm wondering if I should stick with Premiere, and if so, keep editing as .mpg or try to convert my .vob files into something else. Or, should I just convert them into DivX files and learn how to use Vegas? I realize that what program you use is just a preference issue, but I don't want further complications down the line.

Thanks!

Current Mood: working

lapillus

A coworker has a homeburned dvd which is skipping short (a few second) sections initally but eventually is entirely unreadable. I was wondering if anyone knew of any software that might at least do better than your average player playing it. Ripping it to a drive and playing from that is also a doable solution if you know of something that is better at error correction than your average ripper or player. Either PC or Mac software suggestions are welcome (it's a biplatform department).

Thanks!

Current Mood: sleepy

imzadi-gumdrop.livejournal.com

I had to get a new computer and now have the Windows 7 operating system. I was devastated when I found it didn't come with Windows Movie Maker. I have tried tracking down the program but it seems every download I find goes through the windows update and will not work. Is there anywhere to find just Windows Movie Maker?

If not I'll need another movie making program if I want to get back to vidding. (I'm in withdraw now) Are there any good free ones out there?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

mranderson71.livejournal.com

If you’ve ever wondered what the NLE’s that industry professionals use are like, then now you can give it a try for yourself at home. Avid Media Composer is an Emmy and Academy-award winning film and video editor and can be downloaded from their website with a full 14 day, unrestricted trial (2 weeks from the date of install).

It is available in both Windows & Mac flavors, though you should also check on the system specs that Media Composer requires to run properly first.

And be aware that it won’t work with Xvid/DivX/WMV/MP4/MKV or even Mpeg 2 files. It will support uncompressed .AVI or .MOV/Quicktime files so if you want to import some footage you would need to convert your source to either of those formats first.

If you’ve got an intermediate level of ability in Premier/Vegas/FCP then you can probably navigate your way around the Composer interface – the basics are the same: the “I” key is for in-points, the “O” key is for out-points & space is play…you get the idea.

http://www.avid.com/forms/info.asp?iTrackingID=MC35TRIALDL&cmpid=1065&elq=1E3B9CD89B224013BDBBD18AABD79263

Current Location: The Internets

heidi8.livejournal.com

Is there *any* program for Windows (I have Vista) that would allow me to put about 16 videos onto the screen at the same time, sort of like the end of Love Actually? Freeware is fine, but I am happy to spend to get something good.

If it is possible to do this in Sony Vegas, please let me know if there's a tutorial for it, because I can't find it within the program itself.

ender24

the user rankings are pretty top on this, so you will have the next 20 hours to download and install and activate it:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/wondershare-video-converter-platinum/

Wondershare Video Converter Platinum is the best video converter software that can convert all common video files to various formats to meet different format requirements and for playback on most popular players including iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, Pocket PC, Creative Zen, PS3, Xbox 360, Archos and more. It is also the best HD video converter and AVCHD video Converter which can convert HD video and AVCHD video to avi, convert m2ts to avi, convert mts to avi, convert ts to mp4 etc with excellent quality.
Key Features:

* Support converting between various standard Video formats including MP4, MOV, 3GP, AVI, WMV,MKV, RM, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, ASF and more.
* Support converting HD Videos and AVCHD Videos (m2ts, mts, ts, tp, trp etc) to popular video such as avi, mp4, flv etc.
* New upgrade to convert video to SWF, DV (digital video format), AU, AIFF, FLAC and so on.
* Extract audio from video files to M4A, WMA, WAV, MP3, AAC and AC3.
* Allow you to crop, trim, adjust video effect, edit watermark and add plug-in subtitle for videos.
* Support merging more than one file into a single file and renaming the output files.
* Two real time preview windows allow you have a full control of video effects.
* Capture your favorite pictures from your video files and save the captured pictures on your computer.
* Built-in iPod Video Transfer and PSP Movie Manager that allow you to transfer files between PC and iPod/PSP.
* Support upgrade automatically whenever there is a new version is detected.

ender24

the user ratings are pretty damn good for a software from giveaway site, plus, there are literally hundreds of free tools to dl from youtube, but I have a site, that I think, is somewhat streaming in SWF, and I yet have to be able to get that stream!
I hope, this one will work, but I will have to wait till tonight, before I can test it, so I am already sharing the info here:

Giveaway of the Day - Web Video Downloader 1.2
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/web-video-downloader-12/

Sothink Web Video Downloader, a convenient video downloader, can detect any live video from internet, capture, download and save them to your PC for offline enjoyment.

You can download Flash videos (flv) from YouTube, MSN, Google, or videos in other formats (swf, wmv, asf, avi, mov, mp4, m4v, 3gp, rm, rmvb, etc.) from most video hosting sites and blogs.

available for the next 19 hours.

ender24

just in case, you don't have a converter and ripper yet:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/extra-dvd-copy-ripper/

Extra DVD Copy Ripper — Copy and Rip DVD movies as you like! With this special pack you can copy DVD so You needn’t worry about your beloved DVD damaged. At the meantime you can rip the data so Take Your Favourite DVD Movies Wherever You Go - Without Carrying Any DVD.

Extra DVD Ripper Express is a versatile DVD ripper application, it is extremely easy to use, and it will help you to convert DVD movies into almost every format including AVI, MPEG, iPod(MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC), iPhone(MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC), FLV, Sony PSP, Sony PS3, BlackBerry(3GP, AVI, WMV, MP4, MP3, AAC, M4A, WMV), Zune(WMV, MP4, MP3, AAC), WMV, Pocket PC(WMV, AVI, FLV, MP4, 3GP), RM, RMVB, Mobile 3GP, Apple TV, Archos Player, Creative Zen Player, Disney Mix Max Player, xBox360, HP iPAQ Series, Audio(MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV) and many other formats with no quality loss.

Extra DVD Copy can copy most DVD-5/DVD-9 type DVD movies to DVD-9 (Dual Layer) or DVD-5 disks with no quality loss. You get a perfect copy with complete video-audio synchronization. No wonder this is the world’s most popular copying software!

laurtew.livejournal.com

Okay, my laptop crashed in a big way and my husband brought home an extra one from his work so I could work on my writing. Well, it actually didn't have WMM on it, so I downloaded and installed it, but it won't run on this computer. (It's a Lenovo Think Pad and no matter what my techie husband did, it won't do more than start the program before it crashes and I get the "The program died, do you want to tell Microsoft?" message. And we tried like 6 different versions.)

So my question is this. Where do I find free movie maker software that will run on this computer? If I have to wait until April, when I get my new laptop, to be able to make videos, I might well go postal. I used Yahoo to search for something, but I get the idea that I have no idea what I'm looking for. I just want something easy, something like WMM, just something to put video clips to music, and free, that will run on this. (It has XP.) Suggestions?

Thanks so much,

Laura

lauramcewan.livejournal.com

what do you use to scroll through all your source?

All this time I've been using VDubMod for my .avi source because I do my clips from it there, too, but lately I've gotten frustrated with it. I can't smoothly scroll through everything, I can only jump to key frames or move forward at regular speed. What I'd like is something I can bring my episode up in that I can move through the footage quickly but I'm not skipping frames...like I can manually make the scenes go fast-forward so I'm still able to see all the action and faces. I know in a professional capacity, the footage comes up and you can use a shuttle knob to go back and forth quickly and easily. Is there anything like that for my computer that I can use?

I use Vegas Pro 8.0 for vidding.

TIA!

Edited for clarification.

ender24

using the V10 version myself, along with roxio, its pretty good, so in case anyone of you is still in need of a DVD burner:
(available for the next 19 hours)

Giveaway of the Day - StarBurn v.11
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/starburn-v-11/
StarBurn is a powerful tool for grabbing, burning and mastering CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD media. StarBurn supports all types of optical storage media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Dual layer DVD-R & DVD+R, BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) as well as a wide variety of burning hardware.

StarBurn is easy to learn and to use. In addition to advanced DVD authoring and mastering features StarBurn offers a number of step-by-step wizards for novice users.
New features of StarBurn v.11

* Data Burning Wizard is completely re-written. Now the form has big drag-n-drop capable two panel window instead of the simple file list as it was before.
* All of the wizards are now simplified. Application can run in two modes: Advanced (all wizard pages are accessable, all options are selecable) and Simple. Most of the wizard pages are not shown. Basic default options selected. Number of steps required to perform any action had decreased in ~2 times.
* UDF mastering can now perform multi-session (append already created UDF discs)
* Minor issues has been fixed.

fangirlism

It came with my webcam. I haven't really tried it out yet.

Has it ever been used for fanvids? (I have Sony Vegas I've been trying to learn, so it's not a matter of me being without a program.)

laurashapiro.livejournal.com

jarrow and I have been making a vid together across a couple of states, and per his suggestion, we've started using GoToMeeting as part of our process.

I've done several long-distance collaborations, and generally it's involved sending fragments and drafts back and forth, a process that works fine but is quite different from working together in the same room.

GoToMeeting has the advantage of emulating that "in the same room" feeling. It's conferencing software that allows you to see your partner's computer screen on your own. So I'm here in San Francisco and I ask

jarrow to look in the Season Two bin for a clip we might use, and I can see in there. He can play the clips for me and I can see them and recommend in and out points and all that editing jazz, in real time, together.

My computer doesn't have a microphone, so we talk on the phone while we're doing this. But if your machine's got a mic, you can use GoToMeeting's audio features to talk to one another and hear your vid's audio and so on. The program also offers chat if you'd rather type to one another.

The best thing about GoToMeeting is that it's cross-platform, so Mac and Windows users can use it (I'm not sure about Linux). If your machine is on the slow side, there may be a slight timing delay in vid playback, which would interfere with fine-tuning on the vid, so I wouldn't necessarily use it to review timing considerations. But for early stages work, getting clips on the timeline and moving stuff around, it's proved an excellent resource.

The software costs $49/month, but only one of you has to buy it. The other person/people can attend your "meetings" for free. And it's got a 30-day free trial, which might at least get you through your first draft. (:

ender24

I assume, many of you are either using WMM, or Vegas or whatever high end private user video editor is out there. But this came up today, so if you feel adventourous and want to try something new, here you go, available for the next 18 hours.
Please always, read the comments of other users in the comments section first, before you try to install or need further info on the software.

Full-featured video editor.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/avs-video-editor/

AVS Video Editor lets you organize home videos in the easiest way possible. No prior special video editing skills required. Over 300 innovative video effects and trasitions for every taste and occasion. Audio recording, mixing, trimming. DVD with menus burning. All key video formats supported.
Features:

* Edit Video Truly Easily
* Make Video Exciting
* Edit Precisely
* Add Audio
* Trim Video
* Work Smart with Overlay
* Manage Various Video Formats
* Burn Movie DVDs
* Apply DVD menus
* Output to Various Sources
* Create Slide Shows
* Watch Videos on Mobiles

Profile

Vidding Livejournal Archive Through 3-15-22

March 2022

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Syndicate

Page Summary

Style Credit

Style: Neutral Good for Practicality by timeasmymeasure

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags

Page generated Jun. 24th, 2025 09:58 pm

Vidding discussion

Entries tagged with software: recommendations

Best method for decrypting and encoding footage?

Technical Tools Question for Vidders

Choosing a Video Editor

Compressing VOB files?

Software Advice? Ripping DVDs in Ubuntu

GOOD dvd rippers...

Changing file extension vs. converting to .avi

Seek software to view and/or rip cranky home burned dvds

Windows 7 Woes

Avid Media Composer available for download

Program recommendations?

info: Giveaway of the Day - Wondershare Video Converter Platinum

info: Giveaway of the Day - Web Video Downloader 1.2

info: Giveaway of the Day - Extra DVD Copy Ripper

Help!!

When looking for those particular scenes...

info: Giveaway of the Day - StarBurn v.11

ArcSoft Video Impression

A good collaboration tool

Giveaway of the Day : AVS Video Editor

Profile

March 2022

Syndicate

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags