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by robshotUPDATED: July 8th
I have received PowerRipper 1.20(beta), and testing it was one of the most exciting thing i did early this week!!! This new release will be in full release soon.
What's in it:
1. Improved Interface: Even easier than previous release, as you can choose your codec for .avi BEFORE beginning the ripping session. It also adds a button to launch PowerDVD (cool, eh?) and a bigger preview window.
2. New capabilities: This version answers questions about the 2gb limit of saving to .avi, by acommodating the ability to save as multiple .avi files. Do read the .txt on how to use this feature.
On the incompatibility report, I want to advise that before trying to rip on various aspect ratio, DO TRY FULL SIZE ripping at 1 or 2 second. People have reported that they received "can't open .avi" or "powerip stops after I hit start/begin". If you try at Full Size ripping, you would find that it actually works. The problem with the above errors are most probably caused by incompatible codecs for the .avi.
Also note, do not use hardware accelleration on Power DVD, as it might screw up the ripping session.
Swedish and Czech versions of Win95/98 still have some problem with the codecs. These two Windows version apparently only allows ripping at "Uncompressed" .avi. There is no workaround on this yet. If someone can make Poweripper works with Swedish and Czech Windows95/98, please email me on how you tweak your system.
UPDATED: July 5th
Due to the rapid progress on the ripping and encoding "technology" I have found this article getting somewhat confusing and in need of a total revamping. And reading a lot of whys and hows in various dvd forums encouraged me to redone this article. Btw, I also a frequent dweller of #pcdvd at EFNet.
Unfortunately, it is now taken over by some SCUMBAGS!!!. I now dwells on #pcdvd2, of the same EFNet. I wonder whether PowerRip was the reason of the #pcdvd takeover.
Anyways, here it is.
1. What is this Power Ripper, Total Recorder?
2.
How do I sync them Audio & Video?
3.
Tools, Softwares, Plugins and Workaround to create your own MPEG-2 Clips
(preview)
Robshot's Personal Note:
Power Ripper V.1.17
released
Bug Report: Power Ripper still cannot work with the installed codecs for Windows 98 Swedish Edition. It only allows for uncompressed .avi capturing. 2 reports confirm this :/
Since the release of Power Ripper v.1.00, people have been successfull, and failed, on their quest to get those nice scenes on their DVD to their harddrive. One main bug for the Power Ripper v.1.00 is that it cannot rip PAL disc. This is due to the PAL 720x576 aspect ratio. Some have wondered whether it was because of the SCSI DVD drive they used. It was infact the PAL system that caused PowerRipper v.1.00 failed to capture the .avi. There was also some problem with Swedish Win98. It might be caused by some .dll. But now, version 1.10 up to 1.17 has solved the PAL capturing. Do yourself a favor, and read the .txts that comes with Powerip117.zip. The .txts explains how to use it, and its limitations.
Notes: Power Ripper does not handle AUDIO. Instead, get yourself Total Recorder or work in conjunction with CoolEdit Pro, and test them to find out whether they can help you with the audio or not.
For what it's worth, Power Ripper CAPTURES to .avi (with codecs already installed into your system). I suggest you try software mjpeg codecs. Http://www.jpg.com is a good start. Do yourself a favor and search for them with Yahoo. Mjpeg has many variations. But overall quality is VERY GOOD. If you have dvmpeg installed, you can directly re-route your .avi to dvmpeg codecs, and create .mpeg1 or .mpeg2 video only. Syncing should be handle on the later stage, and multiplexing can be done with xing encoder or dvmpeg.
All in all, for PAL system would-be-ripper, get Power Ripper version 1.17 and test it yourself. Read the .txt that comes with it carefully. Very useful for understanding how Power Ripper works. Some tips are included for gaining faster performance and stable capturing.
Quick tips on using Power Ripper:
1. Run Power DVD (set capture setting with Power DVD with either copy to file or to clipboard to speed things up a bit).
2. Pause at whatever spot you want.
3. Run Power Ripper, and set your parameter. Remember that DVD Movies ALMOST ALWAYS (there is some cases where it is not) stores the video in 24fps (NTSC) and 24fps (Pal). The player plays at 29.97fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL), but the data stored IS 24fps. (Test it yourself :)
4. Wait for the codecs windows to appear (if capturing to .avi), and set your .avi codecs, or if you have dvmpeg installed, set it to mpeg1 or mpeg2.
5. Click start, and Power Ripper will advance frame by frame grabbing the movie into .avi. It also automatically change to Power DVD window.
6. DO NOT click PLAY on Power DVD. It would screw your resulting .avi. Just sit and wait for Power Ripper to do its job.
7. You might
want to try Total Recorder to grab the audio portion for later syncing.
Its not stable. It might work, but it might not.
2. How do I sync them Audio & Video?
Okidoki Guys, FOOLPROOF Trailer RIPPING in VIDEO AND AUDIO :)
Well, use total recorder
1.0 or Use total recorder 2.0 with CoolEdit Pro
Since we are still finding a way to correctly capture the audio digitally, some friends on IRC have come up with solutions. Some are complete, some are still buggy. But to present their solutions in an orderly fashion, here they are, from a buggy solution to the TOTAL SOLUTION :)
You might also want to consider Soft Encode Dolby Digital encoder, to re-create .AC3 files from your captured .wav (well, 2 channel Dolby Digital :)
Solution #1 (thanks
for Careyer for TR1 and keygen and the insight)
At the
end of the day, you have a perfect synced .avi and .wav :). Now the next
course is for you to decide. Use Xing encoder or DVMPEG to encode and multiplex
the audio/video to MPEG1, use DVMPEG or other MPEG-2 encoders to re create
the MPEG-2 Trailer, if you want.
TIPS: If using Premiere,
set the speed of the 24fps movie only to 100.03%. IT would help perfect
syncing when exporting to NTSC mpeg1 VideoCD. (thanks to Gherk)
Solution #2 (Thanks to kREZ for writing it up to this article)
Sure
I have, and these are the ones I found floating around on the Net. But
sadly NONE of them worked! Remember, you don't have to believe me on this
one - just try it out for yourself! Once again, if it works for you tell
us about it and share what you know. Tell us what we're doing wrong!
That's it for now, try it and see if it works with your system.
On a personal note, I thank
the Anonymous Programmer/Encoder for making this happen. Whoever you are,
this thing has made quite a "shockwave" to the DVD playground. BYE BYE
FRAME CAPTURE, WELCOME AUDIO/VIDEO CAPTURING :)))
I am jumping to this section by assuming that you have gone through the first version of this article, which is still available down .. down below :).
After so many tests with so many encoders, and reading so many "how to(s)" and manuals, I have found that some of the description about mpeg2 video streams that I wrote was slightly incorrect. This writing is a compilation of information taken from various resources. I thought re-writing and summing it up would help you. If you want to read the original information, you can visit http://www.neoucom.edu/Cruce/Dvd98/creating.html, or http://www.dvd-video.co.uk/index.htm (hey... give credit where it's due :)
1. DVD Video Disc: What is stored in disc in terms of frame rates.
A 35mm film (the original material/source of movies) runs at a rate of 24 frames per second. When it is transferred to video for encoding and DVD premastering, it will encounter a problem because NTSC video runs at almost 30 frames per second (actually 29.97 fps). PAL video (25fps) is also another different problem.
To be able to handle the NTSC film-to-video transfer, a process called telecine is performed. This process, generated "extra" video frames from the film to fill in the gaps. It is called "3-2 pulldown" (3 fields, 2 fields, 3 fields, ...). Each film frame is converted into two interlaced fields (odd and even) and every 5th video field is a duplicate of a previous one. A detail of this "3:2 pulldown" is available on .pdf format. Please read this .pdf from ARRI before you continue with the next section.
Now, the telecine transfer generates the "REDUNDANT" information (additional fields). If the resulting video is to be encoded to an mpeg2 video streams, the redundant information will also get stored, and resulting in a "not-nice" and "unprofessional" mpeg2 video stream :). It is a choice to make.
If you want to "remove" or "not include" this redundant information, MPEG-2 allows for storing 24 fps film images and inserting a "repeat first field" flag into the video stream. What the "repeat first field" does is actually tells the decoder in the player to perform a 3-2 pulldown for NTSC 60 (59.94) Hz displays. This means that the encoded mpeg2 SHOULD STILL HAVE 24fps. BUT HOW? Isn't the telecined video already has the redundant information nonetheless? Here is a 2 case scenario:
a. Encoding a Telecined-video stream captured from external sources (TV/Video/Laserdisc/DVD/etc) which already has redundant information.
If not carefully "tweaked" and "set", encoding a captured NTSC video streams which already contain the 3:2 pulldown process to mpeg2 will create an mpeg2 video stream which would contain the redundant information. This is generally not good for playback on PC Monitor, because the redundant information is visible and "disturbing". If the playback is in TV Monitor (output from your decoder card), it is hardly noticable.
However this is not necessary because your beloved player can carry out the frame rate conversion. So, at the encoding process, there are several ways to fix this. Ligos LSX Mpeg2 encoder has a "detect 3:2 pulldown" in the encoding menu to "NOT INCLUDE" the redundant information to your final mpeg2 video stream. Megapeg Mpeg2 encoder from Digigami also has this similar feature. Another encoder known to have this feature is Pixeltool Mpeg Expert and its software family, and Heuris Mpeg2 Professional. Anyone can help me obtain a demo is appreciated. The demo is sent to email, but being very limited in email space prevent me to have this 3mb demo :(.
Play around with the demos of these tools to get a grip of this "gig" :).
b. Encoding a 24fps digitally encoded movie already available from the internet in Quicktime or .AVI. (DON'T TELL ME YOU HAVE NO PLAN TO ENCODE THOSE STARWARS QUICKTIME to VOB - hey... they are 24fps and encoded with a good quicktime sorenson codecs :))))
Simply put, you have downloaded Phantom Menace trailer A and B, and those beautiful tvspots. They are all in Quicktime with Sorenson codecs. FYI, The Mummy and the teaser for the latest BOND is also at 24fps quicktime. Interesting, eh? Get them at http://www.apple.com/quicktime.
You want them in .VOB for cool output to TV and showing off a friend visiting your den :). Now, there is no redundant information in the quicktime. BUT, there might be INTERLACING issues here. More on interlacing after we finish with this quicktime/avi to .vob business :)) (yeah.. I want Starwars on .VOB... screw interlace/deinterlace :)
Use Adobe Premiere to get you a correct aspect ratio of 720x480 (NTSC) or 720x576(PAL), because the original quicktime/avi is not in that aspect ratio. Have the correct mpeg2 plugins for Premiere (dvmpeg, bbmpeg, megapeg) installed, and try encode to either NTSC (29.97fps), PAL (25fps), or Film (24fps). You will see that encoding to FILM at 24fps will create a shitty .mpeg2. WHY? Because the flag to "repeat first field" is not yet included. As of this writing, you can do with NTSC or PAL, while I dig information on how to put the "repeat first flag" info to make it THE CORRECT DVD WAY :). Remember, DVD Video is stored at 24fps ON DISC, while the player/decoder generates the redundant information while DISC IS PLAYED.
Notes on PAL film to video transfer: For PAL video which has a 50 Hz display, the decoder performs a 2-2 pulldown with a 4% speedup.
DVD Video Table from http://www.dvd-video.co.uk/index.htm
| MPEG-2 | MPEG-1 | |
| NTSC resolutions | 720 x 480
704 x 480 352 x 480 352 x 240 |
352 x 480
352 x 240 |
| PAL/SECAM resolutions | 720 x 576
704 x 576 352 x 576 352 x 288 |
352 x 576
352 x 288 |
| Variable Bit Rate (VBR), Constant Bit Rate (CBR) | VBR or CBR | CBR |
| PAL/SECAM Frame rate | 25fps | |
| NTSC frame rate (on disc) | 24 or 30 | |
Phewww... So much for encoding video. HOW ABOUT INTERLACING ISSUE? HOW ABOUT AUDIO? What is VBR? What is CBR?
We'll get to that in the next update. I need to dig up some info first. NEXT UPDATE WILL INCLUDE THE ISSUES ABOVE, and Short DVD-VIDEO on CDROM
TIPS and TRICKS:
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The software is available in demo mode at www.mainactor.de, and being a demo, it will put a caption of MAINACTOR! In the middle of your output video file. MainActor itself acts as a video editor and video sequencer (a nle editing in comparison with Premiere). Being not at the first choice of NLE editing, MainActor surprises user with this Mpeg2 conversion features. It would be not long until MainActor gets the recognition it deserves. Now to get an .m2v from an unencrypted .vob, you will need a demuxing program (software that lets you separate video and audio from a .vob into independent video and audio files). Tools for this are ExpertDemux from Pixeltools, DVMPEG and VobSnoopy. I recommend VobSnoopy, because it can separate .AC3 sound file. The other 2 cannot. Speaking of .AC3, www.soundforge.com has a software licensed by dolby to allow you to MAKE .ac3 from a 2 channel audio (wavs) or even 6 channels to make it 5.1 channel .AC3. Unfortunately, a demo of such program is crippled, and will not allow you to do the feature they actually offer. The software is called Soft Encode, and it comes in 2 versions, to handle 2 channel (stereo), and 5.1 channel (DIGITAL baby groovy). This software can also re convert back an AC3 soundfile to pcm/wav soundfile. So use this to reconvert your .ac3 to wav. The moral of this update: YES, NOW IT IS EVEN CLOSER TO USER TO MAKE VideoCD from an unencrypted .vob without CAPTURE BOARD. And being software only solution, this is THE DIGITAL WAY J )). No analogue involved. ON THE ENCODING UPDATE, there are news, ESPECIALLY DVMPEG version 5.0 and its update version 5.1 On my earlier review of DVMPEG, I wrote that this encoder is for beginner wanting to touch base with mpeg2 encoding. Both its front end application and the plugins for Premiere are of average quality. Not the top choice for quality. BUT THIS FACT IS NO LONGER TRUE. DVMPEG version 5.0 creates wonder J truly its encoding engine is faster and better. The video output is crisp and stable. The only thing I havent confirm is the ability to do 3:2 pull down/up conversion to handle a film to video to film transfer. Credit to my cool online friend for updating me on this. He is a rogue Jedi in his own right J On the player side. Ive found that LSX player is the least cpu consumptive and hardware friendly software to play vob. Period. There is also a www.streamanywhere.com. IT is MPEG4. It is a ASF encode, it uses MPEG4 codecs, someone told me that it is much better than MPEG2. But I think he was referring to MPEG1. His information includes capability to convert a whole VideoCD movie from 2 CDs into ONE Cd at better quality than original. The problem with this format, being new at the field, is no support for player outside pc realm. Mpeg1 and Mpeg2 is worldwide and not pcworld dependent. On the Authoring end. I have found streamweaver uniquely easy to use. Unfortunately, I have different version software to learn with a different manual to read. Strange but true. Scenarist NT, on the other hand, makes me headache when entering the section to create menus and navigational program. But make no mistakes. Scenarist NT is THE ONE TO CHOOSE to make PROFESSIONAL DVD Video J New Section: TIPS. 1. On making 48khz sound sample for audio stream. This one from a rogue Jedi called Obi-Wan Kenobi: for exporting 48K wavs.... DON'T do it through QT4... export from QT4 FIRST as 44K... then IMPORT into Premiere and Export again BUT as 48k. Much better results. Previous update by Oleg was the update on Updated bbDMUX to version 1.1 and uploaded bbINFO, an MPEG2 program stream analyzer. Both are now present in a single downloadable file, bbTOOLS. Also uploaded the source for both. Still good mpeg2 encoder. Still takes loooooong time to encode. Updated 06/07/99 by robshot@startrekmail.com 1. Adobe Premiere (4.2, 5.0, 5.1) from Adobe To create a DVD quality video/audio program stream (the growingly sought-after ..vob file(s)), one must first understand what DVD video/audio program stream is. The simplest way to say is, .vob is a joined MPEG-2 video/audio PLUS navigational program. Let us start with Mpeg-2 video/audio specs. MPEG 2 Video - (the obvious) An MPEG elementary stream
file with the extension of *.M2V. This file contains encoded video content
material for the Video Title Set in the DVD Authoring Session. It is the
most frequently used format for DVD-Video developers. Basic encoding parameters
include:
Restrictions Resolution of 352x480 and 352x240 in 4:3
aspect ratio only.
First of all, if you want have an edited mpeg-2 files, you will need an editing softwares. Try Adobe Premiere (version 4.2, version 5.0 and the updated 5.1). Now, this is the professional Non Linear Editing. In its native format, it will not create an output of MPEG-2 video/audio stream. But, plugins exist to output your edited video/audio clips to MPEG-2 video/audio clips. Such plugins are: a. DVMPEG (version 4.32, 4.36beta, 4.36fix, 5.0 to 5.05) from www.darvision.com DVMPEG is very installation-friendly. If you have Premiere installed, then installing DVMPEG will add BOTH the plugin to Premiere, AND standalone programs varying from avi/wav to mpeg-1/-2 video/audio converters; mpeg-1/-2 multiplexor/muxer (to "join" separated audio/video); and mpeg-1/-2 demux (to separate "joined" mpeg-1 and mpeg-2 program streams). Encoding to MPEG-2 is quite fast with both the Premiere plugin and the standalone program. Take into consideration, though, that MPEG-2 specifications will ask for certain parameters for compatibility when playing the final product. The quality of MPEG-2 video/audio streams made by DVMPEG so so (grainy). But this is ok for a start. b. BBMPEG plugins for Adobe Premiere 5.0 above, and standalone avi2mpeg-2 converter. http://members.home.net/beyeler/bbmpeg.html This is a SHAREWARE. Installation will put a plugin (similar to that of DVMPEG) and a standalone ..avi2mpeg-2 converter. Albeit its slow encoding process/time, the resulting MPEG-2 clip IS BETTER than that created with DVMPEG. I've tested it :). c. LSX-MPEG1/-2 avi2MPEG1/-2 converter from www.ligos.com (version 2.0, 2.5, 2.51) This is a standalone converter. I witnessed modifications, perfections and finetuning from version 2.0 to version 2.51. As of this writing Ligos is also selling plugins for AVID NLE suite. I don't know about that. But demo of latest version is available from www.ligos.com. This Demo limit the output of your final mpeg-2 clip up to 30 seconds. The latest version is a BEAUTY! It's FAST, Hi-Quality encoding, and with some encoding features such as 3:2 pull down telecine detection. Problem is, LSX only accepts ..avi. And with the limit of a maximum full 720x480, 29.97fps uncompressed ..avi that is 2 G, you can only make a VERY SHORT MPEG-2 video clip (say.... under 2 minutes). NOW WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS LIGOS THINKING??? Bottom line, ITS MAJOR DRAWBACK is that it does not anticipate that AVI file has a max. of 2 GIG size (in normal Windows environment). AND, 2 GIG of uncompressed AVI with DVD specs EQUALS less than 2 minutes MPEG-2 clip. LIGOS SHOULD PUT A FEATURES to JOIN SEVERAL AVIS and ENCODE them into one/single .mpeg1 or mpeg2. d. MEGAPEG from DIGIGAMI (www.digigami.com) Digigami products includes an MPEG-2 plugin for Adobe Premiere, and a standalone avi/mov2MPEG-2 encoder. These two are the BEAUTIES!!!! The standalone and plugins for Premiere is available for demo. Both demos put caption in the first 5-10 seconds, then a logo on right bottom. ENCODING time is medium (slower than DVMPEG, faster than bbmpeg), but QUALITY is VERY GOOD. Read the manual carefully :) e. XING Encoder v. 2.20. for MPEG 1 only (video and audio) SIMPLY THE BEST MPEG1 ENCODER!!!. Use it for encoding audio for your mpeg 2 multiplexing session. But try the mpeg-1 encoder... LOOK HOW GOOD IT IS. It's available in demo at www.xingtech.com for both the standalone program and PLUGINS for PREMIERE 4.2 and 5.0. NOT FOR Premiere 5.1. f.HEURIS MPEG Professional. (www.heuris.com) WORDS SAYS THIS IS THE BEST. I just received the demo. More on this LATER. :) NOW, TO MOVE TO DVD COMPLIANT FILES This is somewhat confusing. Simply said, you HAVE to use DVD Authoring program to make the famous so-called VOB files. Simple multiplexing programs (such as DVMPEG, MEGAPEG, LSX-MPEG) can join video/audio streams to a fully working program stream, BUT THEY ARE NOT .VOB YET. Simply said, a .VOB needs some navigational programming (simple, but i don't know how, the DVD Authoring Software creates the navigational programming automatically). If you only want to create a single .vob file, you are JOINING the audio and video. That's it. A demo of a DVD Authoring Software available at www.mtc2000.com along with other tools. It's called STREAMWEAVER. This program multiplexes video/audio (in its simplest use), and will output a DVD-Video compatible file structure (the \Video ts in every DVD-Video Disc). Other more sophisticated DVD Authoring Suite are Scenarist NT from www..scenarist.com, Sonic DesktopDVD from www.sonic.com and some others. My advise is try StreamWeaver and play around with 30second mpeg2. Find the best result that you can come up with. I will be updating my page on this soon. :) email/questions can go to robshot@startrekmail.com
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| Prassi DVD Rep: http://www.prassi.com/product_dvdrep.htm
The first complete pre-mastering for DVD-R, with DVD disc copy and UDF recording on the fly. DVD Rep is a Win 32 (Windows 95 and Windows NT) professional software application for DVD-R mastering. DVD Rep is UDF compliant and masters on-the-fly or via disk image UDF/ISO Bridge or pure UDF file system formats |
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| bbMPEG's Home Page: http://members.home.net/beyeler/bbmpeg.html
bbMPEG and AVI2MPG2 are Windows programs that convert AVI files to MPEG-2 files. They are freeware. The file bbMPEG.DLL is also a compiler/export plug-in for ADOBE Premiere 5.0 or higher (it will not work with version 4.2).The latest version is 1.1. http://members.home.net/beyeler/bbmpeg11.zip The file AVI2MPG2.EXE is a front-end for bbMPEG.DLL so it can be used without ADOBE Premiere. NEW: There is a new version of BBMPEG V1.12 the freeware MPEG2 encoder and support now the creation of VOB file. There is also a new utility called bbDEMUX an MPEG2 program stream de-multiplexor. Could also demux VOB file!!! |
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| Digigami http://www.digigami.com/
MegaPEG AP MPEG-2 encoder for Adobe Premiere. MegaPEG Batch MPEG-2 Encoder. |
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| Ligos
The LSX-MPEG Encoder (MPEG1 & MPEG2) demo: http://www.ligos.com/ , ttp://www.ligos.com/downloads/ The LSX-MPEG Encoder demo has a 30-second encoding time limit. |
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| PixelTools provides software
MPEG video compression tools to achieve the highest quality MPEG video
compression: http://www.pixeltools.com/
MpegRepairis a MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 constant and variable bit rate encoder with analysis and stream edit Expert-DVDis a MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 constant and variable bit rate encoder MPEG-2 Encoder : Expert-2is a MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 constant bit rate encoder MPEG Multiplexer: Expert-Multiplexercombines compressed video and audio into MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 program streams MPEG Audio Encoder: Expert-Audio is a MPEG- 1and MPEG-2 audio encoder |
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| IVS DVD Profiler http://www.intervocative.com/
About DVD Profiler : DVD Profiler is the best (and easiest) way to organize your DVD collection! Fill in one bit of information - the UPC number, and DVD Profiler does the rest, downloading a full DVD Profile, containing details such as title, MPAA rating, features, director, actors, audio and video formats, even scans of the cover, if available. Version 0.6.0 of the DVD Profiler Beta is now available:http://www.intervocative.com/dvdpro/beta/download.shtml The full release of DVD Profiler will be available by May, 1999 |
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| CineMaster(tm) RT Encoder -- The highest quality
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| Intervideo DVD Authoring Software:
http://www.intervideo.com/mtc.html
. DVMotion Express for CD-ROM/DVD-ROM - $1,500.00 Released and available from stock This product configuration enables you to develop virtually any type of Windows multimedia title desired. Run time programs are MCI compliant however a new DirectX compliant run time, now in development, will be added when released. All DVMotion developers will receive this new run time program when available. This tool set is well suited for any multimedia application except fast action games. Both the DVD-ROM and CD-ROM formats are supported. Although this configuration includes presentation support of the DVD-Video VOB file format, it does not include the tools required to create VOB files. DVMotion Pro - $5,000.00 Released and available from stock This tool set configuration includes all of the capabilities of the Express edition. It also includes enhanced capabilities as well, such as the ability to author linear DVD-Video compliant VOB files and several complex presentation capabilities such as Internet connectivity. StreamWeaver Express - $900.00
StreamWeaver Pro - $3,000.00
ForDVD Premastering Tool - $900.00
DVDSnoopy Inspection and Validation Tools - $1,200.00
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| Multimedia Technology Center
(MTC) and the CDMotion MPEG Multimedia Authoring Tool Set.
http://www.mtc2000.com/ Evaluation Software : StreamWeaver DVD-Video Authoring Tool: ftp://ftp.mtc2000.com/pub/esw/install.exe ForDVD Pre-mastering Tool: ftp://ftp.mtc2000.com/pub/efordvd/install.exe ForDVD Updates :ForDVD Version 4 Release 3: ftp://ftp.mtc2000.com/pub/dload/ForDVDUpdate.EXE
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| DARIM http://www.darvision.com
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MPEG Editing for Windows 95, 98 and NT Implements simple and intuitive approach to MPEG1 and MPEG2 files cutting, splitting and concatenation operations. Requires the presense of the appropriate MCI driver(s) for MPEG1 and MPEG2 files playback. Microsoft ActiveMovie or DirectShow are highly recommended for MPEG 1 files. Any compatible hardware decoder can be used for MPEG 2 files (for example, PC DVD decoders). MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 Encoding software for various platforms DVMPEG plug-in drivers for Windows 95/98/NT Produces MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 video, audio or mixed video/audio files from virtually any format, including Quicktime .MOV and image sequences. Comes with front-end MPEG conversion application and other useful MPEG utilities Check out some MPEG examples and compare them with what you have seen before More MPEG1 and MPEG2 clips are available at Darim's FTP site: ftp://ftp.darvision.com/pub/mpegs |
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| Interra, Inc: http://www.interrainc.com/video/index.htm
MProbe is a powerful MPEG bitstream analyzer for video professionals involved in the development, manufacturing, testing, and support of MPEG products and solutions. An all-software product, it combines comprehensive MPEG compliance testing and problem finder tools with an easy-to-use graphical interface. MProbe performs detailed analysis and standard compliance checks of MPEG1 (ISO/IEC 11172 standard) and MPEG2(ISO/IEC 11318 standard) system, audio, and video streams under full user control DProbe is a powerful DVD data analysis and standards compliance checker for DVD video professionals. Targeted to DVD product developers, quality assurance and testing departments, and technical support organizations, DProbe provides users with comprehensive information about the data in their DVD bitstreams and their compliance with the DVD-Video standard. Interra's SurveyorTM is a data analysis and error detection product for DVD authors, production facilities, and pre-mastering organizations. Designed to be used in the DVD production environment, Surveyor provides DVD title developers with a simple to use, yet immensely powerful tool to detect the presence of errors across the full array of DVD data types. |
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| Sonic Foundry Dolby Digital Audio Encoding Software:
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=12
Soft Encode - Dolby Digital 2 Channel Soft Encode - Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel Multichannel Dolby Digital audio encoding is now available in a software-only solution! Soft Encode converts your multichannel audio files to the standard AC-3 format for use in DVD and laser disc authoring projects or ATSC/DVB television, cable, or satellite applications. Soft Encode is highly compatible with Windows 9x/Windows NT audio editing systems. Sonic Foundry offers the audio-coding technology in two versions: 5.1-channel and 2-channel Demo available:softendemv10x86.exe ver1.0 build19( Windows 9x or NT (x86, Pentium) ) |
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| Samplitude 2496 Version 5.2 Demo ftp://ftp.sekd.com/pub/demos/2496-demo-e.exe
Could you ask for more? Virtually unlimited number of tracks at 24-bit/96 kHz audio quality, Try the killer Multi-Band Dynamics,Enhancer! The code has been optimized for PI, PII, and PII chips making this version the ultimate program for multi-track recording and mastering! Fully Functional (limited to 1 minute of audio and no saving) Samplitude Studio 5.2 Demo ftp://ftp.sekd.com/pub/demos/studio-demo-e.exe The incredible new Samplitude Studio 5.2 is available in a demo version! Take advantage of unlimited number of virtual tracks, real time processing, volume and panning automation, unlimited input and output devices and so much more. Included in the new Samplitude Studio 5.2 is the new MIDI Engine. Plus, Samplitude now supports the Peavey PC 1600x, Yamaha 01v and CM Automation Motormixer MIDI controller. All features are enabled and are only limited by the length of a recorded project (approx. 1 min) and the inability to save project files. |
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| Software Architects http://www.softarch.com/
Read DVD! Read DVD!(TM) provides a complete read-only universal disk format (UDF) file system for use with DVD drives. With Read DVD!(TM) users can read a UDF formatted disk (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, HDD, CD, MO, etc.) as if it was originally formatted in standard DOS FAT or ISO 9660 format. WriteDVD! Write DVD! provides a complete read/write universal disk format (UDF) file system for use with DVD drives including DVD-RAM. A special device driver is included to function with the DVD-RAM drives shipping today. With Write DVD! the user can read and write to UDF formatted block-addressable device (DVD-RAM, HDD, MO, etc.) as if it was formatted in the standard DOS FAT format. |
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| Canopus: http://www.canopuscorp.com/video2/n_videojump.html
Canopus Amber MPEG-2 Archiving and Mastering Kit :Real-time MPEG2 MP@ML (IBP) encoding solution for the videographer with free award-winning DVD-RAM drive Real-time MPEG-2 encoding solution priced at $2,499 includes Panasonic DVD-RAM drive |
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| 601 [six-o-one] - The Smart
Solution for MPEG-2 Editing:
http://www.fastmultimedia.com/fast/products.nsf?OpenDatabase Intelligent people demand intelligent solutions. 601 [six-o-one] is the next generation nonlinear editing suite for professionals in industry, education, and studios. 601 [six-o-one] leverages MPEG-2, the global video compression standard. Edit in real time with two video, one titling, and eight audio channels. Analog and digital interfaces let you use any video device you choose. The professional editing software has all the functions you need for fast, high-quality editing on a freely configurable and intuitive user interface that you will find easy to use. |
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| Pinnacle Systems: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/
DC1000 is a state-of-the-art dual stream MPEG-2 solution providing real time editing capabilities. It is designed for, videotape, CD-ROM, DVD, and Internet video delivery. http://www.pinnaclesys.com/dc1000/ DVD1000 is one of the first products to feature video editing as well as DVD authoring in a single solution. DVD1000 features the DC1000 as well as DVD authoring software from Minerva Systems Inc. DVD1000 is a complete DVD creation system for corporate, event, and professional digital video artists who are looking for an affordable DVD authoring system to create corporate product demonstrations, training, entertainment, or educational DVDs. http://www.pinnaclesys.com/DVD1000/ DVD1000 provides hardware performance with an unparalleled software bundle including Adobe Premiere RT 5.1, Pinnacle Systems. TitleDeko titling software, Pixlan Video SpiceRack software effects and Sonic Foundry. s ACID Music software. Also included is Minerva. s Impression DVD authoring software for professional authoring of DVDs with interactive menus, graphics and titles. The Impression DVD software can master to a DVD-R device or a DLT tape for duplication of the DVD. The resulting DVD can be played back on any personal computer equipped with a DVD player or any set top DVD player. DVD1000 can use analog or DV video and output the finished production to videotape, CD or DVD. |
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| Panasonic MPEG1 Encoder : http://www.pwi.co.jp/products/mpeg/index_e.htm
Panasonic MPEG1 Encoder is an application software runs under Windows environment which covers full specification of MPEG1 encoding capability featured our original encoding engine developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.. This software can produce superb quality MPEG video and audio streams without using any hardware except your PC itself. This software supports high resolution and bit rate over MPEG1 Standard. There are many useful functions in this software to enhance MPEG1 image quality, for example, Selectable 3 kinds of Quantizer Matrix, Noise Reduction filter, Smoothing Filter, Forced Intra Frame setting and so on. The version of the latest commercial products are Stand-alone application: Version 1.03 Plug-in for Premiere5.x: Version1.02 Demo available for d/l MPEG1 Encoder Plug-in for Adobe Premiere Version5.0/English dmpegpie.exe (1205KB) MPEG1 Encoder Stand-alone Application Software/English dmpegsae.exe (2633KB) |
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| Minerva Impression offers the next generation
in DVD authoring. This complete software-only DVD authoring solution is
targeted at video professionals in corporate, education and government
institutions.
http://www.minervasys.com/dvd_solutions/dvd_default.html A powerful built-in simulator allows the author to instantly preview the behavior of the title under development. The Minerva Impression player is used to test the title navigation and playback. Minerva Impression is a complete DVD authoring tool with a powerful DVD engine for disc building. The DVD disc image can then be tested with Minerva's built-in emulator. |
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| PEAK MPEG I/O http://www.peakmpeg.com/
PEAK MPEG I/O Version 1.0 will support everything from MPEG-1 Video and Audio, MPEG-1 System Streams ... MPEG-2 Program Streams, MPEG-2 Transport Streams, and DVD compatible profiles. Software architecture compliant with international standards ISO/IEC 11172 and ISO/IEC 13818 Encoding, decoding, multiplexing, demultiplexing, verifying, analysis and editing of bitstreams Seamless integration with NLE, 3D animation, paint and compositing applications Common base for advanced future applications MPEG-1 Audio Elementary Streams (ISO/IEC 11172-3) Layers I, II and III .mpa .mp2 .mp3 .abs Video Elementary Streams (ISO/IEC 11172-2) .mpeg .mpg .mpv .m1v .vbs System Streams (ISO/IEC 11172-1) .mpg .mps .mpx VideoCD (White Book) .dat MPEG-2 Audio Elementary Streams (ISO/IEC 13818-3) LSF Layers I, II and III .mpa .mp2 .mp3 .abs Video Elementary Streams (ISO/IEC 13818-2) .mpg .m2v .vbs Program Streams (ISO/IEC 13818-1) .m2p Transport Streams (ISO/IEC 13818-1) .ts download: MPEG.zip 13.4.1999 for Intel (909 KB) MPEGdebug.zip 14.4.1999 for Intel (1166 KB) |
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| Medialab http://www.medialab.se/mpgprop_e.html
MPEG properties is a compact program that quickest possible will give you all the parameters for a MPEG file. d/l: http://www.medialab.se/mpgp_100.ziphttp://www.medialab.se/mpgp_100.zip |
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| A freeware Mpeg1 encoder called
AVI2MPG http://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/avi2mpg1/avi2mpg1.htm
Avi2mpg1 is a freeware Windows '95/NT .avi to mpeg-1 .mpg file encoder. It is not a GUI app, rather it runs at the command prompt. If you would like to try a Windows GUI interface wrapper (to be used with avi2mpg1) download the ZIP file below. http://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/avi2mpg1/avi2mpg1_ver1_7.zip http://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/avi2mpg1/a2mgui.zip |
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| Sonic DVDit! http://www.sonicsolutions.com/dvdit/index.html
Sonic Solutions is redefining the DVD authoring landscape with Sonic DVDit!, its revolutionary new DVD-Video authoring tool for the Windows platform. For the first time, DVD publishing is accessible to everyone with access to a Windows PC. Priced at only $499, Sonic DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive content on their PC and publish it on DVD-Video, Video-CD or the Web. DVDit! combines the professional power of Sonic's DVD-Video HyperMux multiplexing technology and high-quality MPEG-2 video transcoder with a simple user interface. Now, creating DVD content is as easy as 1-2-3: 1. Capture and edit digital video in QuickTime, AVI, MPEG-2 or DV format. 2. Use DVDit! to create menus, link video clips and create interactivity, with drag-and-drop simplicity. 3. With a single click, save the production in a variety of output formats: DVD, Video CD, PC Runtime or Online DVD(tm) web pages. DVDit! creates interactive DVD Video files that can be written to a DVD-R or DVD-RW recorder for playback on consumer DVD-Video players. Or it can be used to create a Video CD that can be recorded on a low-cost CD-R and played back on a wide variety of set-top and PC-based players. DVD-Video files can also be incorporated in DVD-ROM productions, Online DVD web pages or even Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Sonic DVDit! has a suggested U.S. list price of $499 and will be available for purchase from the DVDit! web site at www.dvdit.com beginning in July 1999. For information on DVD authoring, you can download our "Publishing in the Age of DVD" document, available as a 735k PDF file. Sonic DVD Creator Sonic DVD Creator is the first complete premastering solution for preparing,encoding, authoring, and formatting content for DVD. DVD Creator includes systems for MPEG video encoding, audio preparation and encoding, DVD title authoring and formatting, and final DVD disc image emulation. All systems in the DVD Creator Workgroup are integrated via the MediaNet digital medianetwork, speeding throughput and enhancing creative collaboration. DVD Creator is used by the world's leading post-production companies,multimedia developers and CD/DVD manufacturing facilities to create superior-qualityDVD content with exceptional productivity. From variable bit-rate MPEG-2video encoding to complete AC-3, MPEG-2 and PCM audio encoding - DVDCreator gives you top performance, total system integration and the assuranceof complete DVD specification compliance. Sonic's DVD Creator product line allows you to build a workgroup solutionconfigured to your facility's needs and workflow. You can start with any individual element of the system and add workstations and options as your requirements grow. Add additional audio systems for multi-language soundtrack preparation and mixing. Add audio capture to your video system for streamlined source loading. The system includes Sonic DVD Studio for video and audio encoding, Sonic's new DVD Producer authoring software and DVD PrePlay for proofing titles. With the streamlined configuration, it's expected that DVDs can be produced in half the time. The complete Sonic DVD Creator workgroup includes systems for MPEG-2 video encoding and decoding, surround sound audio preparation and encoding,and for DVD authoring, formatting and emulation. For streamlining data transfers between systems, the DVD Creator workgroup also includes a high-speed MediaNet network. SonicStudioHD Mastering Change The revolution in digital audio that started fifteen years ago with the introduction of the Compact Disc is about to take a major leap forward. The new High-Density Audio formats and DVD-Audio have arrived |
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| Cynax Design inc http://www.cinax.com/
IFilm MPEG Editor V1.4 iFilmEdit is a powerful MPEG-1 video editing product. FilmEdit is a simple, easy to use MPEG video editor meant to be used with real-time audio and video capture platforms. It provides enhanced compressed MPEG edit functionality to the end user, allowing them to perform all basic functions of compressed digital video editing. Download iFilmEdit trial software http://www.cinax.com/forms/trial/iedittrial.html |
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| DVD Insider - Premastering Reference
http://www.dvdinsider.com/pr-author.html
Encoding Systems: http://www.dvdinsider.com/pr-auth-3en.html Authoring Systems : http://www.dvdinsider.com/pr-auth-4au.html |
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| MainActor for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 7/6
Version 3.02 Released May 17, 1999 Download Site (14.7 megs) Simple way to remove 40 sec demo limit: if you open the .exe file in hex editor, search for MainActor! and replace thatwith space bar ( ), save it, and that's it !!! Version 2.06 (for Linux) Released May 11, 1999 Download Site (7,344,527 bytes) http://www.mainactor.de/html/mainactor_home.html Looking for a professional video sequencer but can't quite justify spending hundreds of dollars on it? Say hello to MainActor v3.0, our latest release that includes the MainActor Sequencer with new features such as asynchronous background rendering of objects on the timeline, completely new text and audio engines, new overlays, morphing, DirectShow support for import and export, and full 32-bit support (alpha channels). MainActor v3.0 also adds a completely new video capture application. You also get the popular MainActor Video Editor (VE) for easy conversion of just about any kind of multimedia file. Now, we know what you're thinking: "Sounds expensive and complicated." But we do things a little differently around here. We figure software should be powerful, but easy to use. And it shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg. MainActor v3.0 gives you a professional video sequencer with drag and drop simplicity, all at a price that won't have you eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a month. http://www.mainactor.de/html/formats.html Input Formats The following list describes the formats MainActor can load, i.e. for which we have created loader modules. New formats will be added in the future, like SGI movies etc 8SVX AIFF AU AVI - Animation - Supports Sound Cinepak Intel Indeo v2.1 / v3.1 / v3.2. / v4.1 and v5.0 (Both Windows only) Microsoft RLE Microsoft Video 1 Motion JPEG Support of animations generated by video capture hardware (i.e. have missing Huffman tables). This feature has been tested with animations generated by FAST, Matrox and Miro hardware. Ultimotion Uncompressed BMP - Picture RunLength Encoded Uncompressed DL - Animation Type 1 Type 2 FLI / FLC - Animation ByteRun Byte Line Coding Clear Screen Uncompressed Word Line Coding GIF - Picture LZW GIF-Anim - Animation LZW IFF-Anim 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / J - Animation ByteRun Delta 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / J IFF - Picture ByteRun JPEG - Picture JPEG - Supports pictures with missing Huffman tables. Look at AVI / Quicktime for more info. MPEG Audio - Sound MPEG Audio Layer I/II/III MPEG - Animation MPEG - I - Supports Audio MPEG - II PCX - Picture RunLength Encoded PNG PPM/PGM/PBM QuickTime - Animation - Supports Sound Apple Animation Apple Graphics Cinepak Intel Indeo v2.1 / 3.1 / v3.2 Motion JPEG Support of animations generated by video capture hardware (i.e. have missing Huffman tables). This feature has been tested with animations generated by FAST, Matrox and Miro hardware. TGA - Picture RunLength Encoded Uncompressed WAV - Sound Pulse Code Modulation
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| MPEG-VCR http://www.womble.com/
Frame-accurate editing for both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 A complete set of MPEG System multiplex tools The MPEG Editor is distributed electronically by several online resellers. However, you can download this Windows version for your evaluation. For Unix version (Linux and Solaris), please send your request to sales@womble.com http://www.womble.com/MPEGVCR.EXE Or from: Coolrunings MOSC Page: http://members.xoom.com/coolruning/homepage/ 7/6 MPEG Multiplexer |
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| Camel's MPEGJoin is a small utility to join MPEG files. It's a very simple program and all it does is join MPG files. http://extra.newsguy.com/~theprof/Readme.html 14/6 |