Convert & Trim DVD video to MPEG-1, freeware style
Download DVD Shrink 3.2 and Flask MPEG 0.594
This procedure assumes: “Files”-type rip of DVD to decrypted VOB using DVD Decrypter
DVD Shrink
- Click button Open Files
- Navigate to the VIDEO_TS subfolder of the directory that holds the DVD’s decrypted VOB files.
- Click button Re-Author
- Drag titles from the right-hand pane to the left-hand pane.
- To trim: on left-hand pane items, right-click and click Set Start/End Frames…
- Set the beginning and ending frames of the segment that you want to keep.
- Click button Backup!
Flask MPEG
- File >> Open DVD. Find your IFO file made when you trimmed the VOBs
- Select the streams you want to include, click Flask this DVD!
- Options >> Global Project Options
- Video tab
- Frame Size – This dictated the output resolution of the video, as far as quality goes. It does not dictate the viewing size of the video, since this MPEG-1 video is locked in at 352 x 240 for viewing. What this means is that this setting controls video qulity only.
- Files tab – set the path and filename for output video.
- General Tab
- Compiling Time – you can compile the first n frames/seconds of the project, instead of the whole thing. Good for testing settings.
- Click OK
- Options >> Output Format Options
- Video Stream Settings tab – select MPEG-1 and leave the rest defaulted
- Program Stream Settings tab – select MPEG-1 and leave the rest defaulted
- Audio Stream Settings tab – lower Bit Rate to reduce final file size, and leave the rest defaulted
- Click OK
- Run… >> Start Conversion
- Click Start on the bbMPEG screen that pops
- When finished, click Ok on the bbMPEG screen
- Test your finished video (segment)
Posted under Freeware, Video Editing
This post was written by Content Curator on October 27, 2006