DVD / VOB converter to WMV or MOV

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http://www.badaboomit.com/

you can also use a program called handbrake - http://handbrake.fr/

Here is an example if what i mean - it takes badaboom 9 minutes to convert a dvd (whole dvd) to the apple tv HD format - or about 1.30 Minutes for handbrake to do it.

ASKER

Thank you for your feedback castellan. So if the DVD is about 2 hours it shouldn't take like 5 or 6 hours, correct? I'll check out badaboomit.com. I do have handbrake, but I haven't tried it yet. Thank you again for your help.

I have some corrections to make on my oroginal post:

1. It takes about 35 Minutes to convert Star Wars Episode III (Yes, I own the DVD) to a Resolution of 720 x 480, with my video card.
2. It takes around the same time using Handbrake - but I have Core i7-930
3. It actually Takes Badaboom - abut 9 minutes to convert an Episode of Star Trek : TNG to the Apple TV format.

I used badaboom quite a bit before but have recently done an upgrade, so in retesting i was able to get more accurate numbers.

So if the DVD is about 2 hours it shouldn't take like 5 or 6 hours, correct? ... Depends...

Normally with all video conversion projects it really seems to depend on processor speed / memory speed and then of course the settings in the converter.

However, some transcoders are faster than others, for example the One that comes with Adobe Premiere Elements is extermely slow. (I mean like hours slow).

What kind of hardware are you working with ?

ASKER

Dell 13"
Genuine IntelR CPU
U2500 @ 1.290 GHz
790 MHz 0.99 GB Ram

I think this is pretty small to do what I need to do correct?

thank you

Yeah... this is a netbook correct?

This your CPU:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27240

Also what kind of video card do you have?

YOu need to upgrade your RAM - 1GB of Ram is simply not enough.

ASKER

I don't think I have a video card. Unless it's called something else. What is the language for video card?

Go here:

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/

Download GPU-Z - Then Run it and tell me what is says (do a screen shot)

http://www.ehow.com/how_4723343_capture-screen-shots-windows-vista.html

or for XP - do ctrl + alt + Print Screen

ASKER

I downloaded the techpower GPU-Z then this came up

TechPowerUp GPU-Z v0.4.4
Please click one of the links below to start your download.
techPowerUp! US-3
Alternate Sources:
Load %
techPowerUp! US-3
14 / 100
techPowerUp! US-1
16 / 100
techPowerUp! US-4
38 / 100
techPowerUp! NL-1
6 / 100
techPowerUp! FR-1
27 / 100
techPowerUp! UK-1
9 / 100
techPowerUp! FR-2
21 / 100
techPowerUp! DE-1
12 / 100
528.3 KB
Estimated time:
78 sec
68 sec
34 sec
9 sec
5 sec
2 sec
1 sec
@ 56 kbit
@ 64 kbit
@ 128 kbit
@ 512 kbit
@ 1 mbit
@ 4 mbit
@ 10 mbit

I dont follow. I did not have that problem. What is your dell service tag ? Note: There is a security risk here so its up to you as to whether or not you want to give it up.

ASKER

HI,
This is the page I'm at
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1837/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.4.4.html

What do I do now?
Thank you

yes then click the first link and download the program

then install

then screen capture (as described or within the program).

ASKER

I get to this page

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1837/mirrors.php

Is this correct?

yes click

techPowerUp! US-3

Can you explain what you are untimately trying to achieve so we can offer the best possible solution.
VOB can be ripped from a DVD in minutes and you have a beautiful MPEG-2 video/audio file in a VOB container,which will play on your PC or can be uploaded to a site such as Youtube. However because of the high resolution (720 x 480 NTSC) it's too big to email to a friend. So where do you want to go from there?

ASKER

HI,
Thank you for the information, but my computer takes at least 5 to 6 hour to convert a VOB file that is about 2hours long into a WMV file. I'm still new at all of this and I'm trying to learn. Do you know what ripper I should use to convert in minutes? Right now I have AVS4 and handbrake.
According to Castellansolutions who was also very helpful, that my computer was not capable to convert in minutes like you are saying. My computer maybe the culprit. Thank you.

I've ripped DVDs on much less powerful PCs in much less time. I think you need to respond to the queries.

ASKER

What I want to do is to edit the file and the only way I know of editing a recording from a DVD is turning it into a WMV file. This is were I am at. It's a big problem for me that I have to wait so long for the file to convert. So I'm asking does it normally take this long is there something that can help me to make it convert faster. Thank you

Yes:
Here's the quickest path. If this doesn't work then you may have PC problems.
Download DVD Shrink (Free)
Rip DVD to VOB files (it will put them in a TS folder).
Now you have an MPEG-2 file in a VOB container. For viewing you can simply change the extension to mpg -- but I wouldn't advise editing in this way as some editors get mixed up with the container (VOB).
So Download a copy of SUPER.
Open super and import your VOB files (Super will also batch convert a number of files).
In the top box tick mpg (container) in the middle box tick MPEG-2 (codec) and for the audio you can either have AC3 or MPEG-2.
Then (this is how you make it fast) in the Video box tick STREAM COPY
You can also do this in the AUDIO box -- and you will be left with the original audio (probably AC3).
In a couple of minutes you will have an MPEG-2 file in an MPG container. All editors love this file -- except one DOG of an editor: Windows Movie Maker -- this is because Microsoft tried to out-market MPEG and refuesd to buy the MPEG licence. So my advice is not to use WMM. But if you are locked into it then use SUPER to make a WMV file in the same way. Choose WMV for the container WMV9 for the codec and wma for the audio.

ASKER

Thank you so much I will try this.

Here's the link for SUPER:
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
(Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Start Downloading Super"
Super looks a bit busy when you first open it, but it's really simple -- and you'll notice that when you choose your container -- then your codec, that a lot of the other choices just go to defaults.
What you are really doing with the VOB in Super is simply putting its MPEG-2 video (and its audio) into a different container by choosing MPG (when you choose Stream Copy). The container specifies different ways that the codecs will operate -- like VOBs along with their IFO files tell the video how to behave in a DVD player.
Get Shrink here:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cd_dvd/copy_dvd/dvd_shrink.cfm

ASKER

Thank you so much fredshovel.

I have another question, we stream a talk radio format show once a week. We have three cameras which outputs into a switcher and then from there three lines goes into a hub like component and then from there it's output into the computer. Now is possible to output a line from another computer or laptop to show a video or graphic and input it into the switcher and output into the hub? Will this work or do I need an interface for the output computer? Thank you

Of course it depends upon how many video inputs your switcher has. You say you are using three at the moment, if you have a fourth video input you can mix it and output it with the rest of the switcher's video/audio output signals. The Laptop will have to have the required video outputs to match to the switcher or you need to convert the laptop's vga signal to either component or composite video.