Better DVD Software

N1ghtw0lf · May 25th, 2003

I have One of 2 Choices...ASUSDVD XP...or Power DVD...one came with my dvd player (power dvd) and one came with my video card (asusdvd xp)...which one is better in features and quality in your opinions?

May 25th, 2003

I've never used ASUSDVD XP, but Power DVD is pretty good.

RF · May 25th, 2003

I use PowerDVD myself. I havnt used ASUSDVDXP so I wouldnt know. I think the sound in PowerDVD has alot more quality and options.

Blebekblebek · May 25th, 2003

well power DVD is pretty good but i think WinDVD got better color(just my Opinion)

well the difference is really show up when u use large screen (17" n Above)

since i got my new Monitor (17") hehe

Pangeran · May 25th, 2003

actually ASUSDVD is "Lite" version of PowerDVD (PowerDVD with minus 6 channels sound), better u use PowerDVD than ASUSDVD

zerocopy · May 26th, 2003

powerdvd it's my default player for all my avi files

**Yeloazndevil** · May 26th, 2003

just use PowerDVD its better anyways

Violineb · May 26th, 2003

uh teh usual media players don't play DVDs? Win Media player doesn't? hmm neither BSplayer or divx?

**Kane** · May 26th, 2003

You need a DVD decoder installed to play DVDs via Directmedia. I install PowerDVD, then use MPlayer Classic.... infact, I had to rip all my DVDs as my DVD drive can't sustain anything like a constant speed.

Kazuya Mishima · May 26th, 2003

I use powerdvd and its really good. I have tried others but this is the most stable and with better options.

Lord Kane, i tried to use Mplayer classic to play dvds but it keeps telling me i dont have some filters installed and that some pins could not be readed. Do you know what filters? I even tried in the options menu but although i select the filters it keeps the same.

**Kane** · May 26th, 2003

Well as I said, I play from rips. PowerDVD needs to be installed, that's all I know.

Pangeran · May 26th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Violineb
uh teh usual media players don't play DVDs? Win Media player doesn't? hmm neither BSplayer or divx?

nothing problem with WMP actually, anyway i think PowerDVD / WinDVD have better codec than WMP

**Kane** · May 26th, 2003

>nothing problem with WMP actually, anyway i think PowerDVD / WinDVD have better codec than WMP

First off, a codec is a COder DECoder. WMP, WinDVD and PowerDVD are players. Second when you are using WMP, you are using the codec installed by one or the other player. WMP has no native DVD codec (unless you count the PowerDVD based one which you can buy for XP)

N1ghtw0lf · May 26th, 2003

i installed PowerDVD and it works like a charm...thansk for all the info...now stop by the hardware section and help me get that computer actually running again

HERE

XXL3lit3 · May 26th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by ShADoWFLaRe85
I've never used ASUSDVD XP, but Power DVD is pretty good.

Power DVD is one of about 3 that I have used, and must saw compared to the others works flawless for me.

Galway no Sora · May 26th, 2003

Quote:

Well as I said, I play from rips. PowerDVD needs to be installed, that's all I know.

What extension ? I use Easy DVD Ripper and the result in .dat. Anyone know the program that convert to mpeg ? [directly from DVD, not using TMPGec !].

RF · May 27th, 2003

Erm, then you may want to check out <a href="http://www.dvd2svcd.org.">DVD2SVCD</a> It can make _AWESOME_ quality svcd's if you have the cpu to back it up.

N1ghtw0lf · May 27th, 2003

doesn't it take 2 vcd's for one movie though?

**Kane** · May 27th, 2003

I rip them to DivX/Xvid movies with AC3 sound using a combination of DVD Decryptor (To rip the files from the DVD), FlaskMPEG (To convert the video to Xvid and extract the AC3 stream) and VirtualDub (to slap the AC3 and the avi together). I'll get superb quality with 5.1 sound on a single 700Mb CD.

**Demigod** · May 27th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by N1ghtw0lf
doesn't it take 2 vcd's for one movie though?

Yes, SVCD movies always come in pairs of discs. I personally prefer DivX but some people like them.

Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Kane
I rip them to DivX/Xvid movies with AC3 sound using a combination of DVD Decryptor (To rip the files from the DVD), FlaskMPEG (To convert the video to Xvid and extract the AC3 stream) and VirtualDub (to slap the AC3 and the avi together). I'll get superb quality with 5.1 sound on a single 700Mb CD.

Long movies require two CDs though, as quality suffers horribly trying to fit it into 700 MB. Movies like Black Hawk Down are pretty long (2 hr 24 mins) and I find it's impossible to fit it on a single CD without sacrificing a lot of quality.

May 25th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf An American Paradox Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Call Me Butter Cuz' I'm On A Roll! Posts: 6,822	Better DVD Software I have One of 2 Choices...ASUSDVD XP...or Power DVD...one came with my dvd player (power dvd) and one came with my video card (asusdvd xp)...which one is better in features and quality in your opinions? __________________

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,580	I use PowerDVD myself. I havnt used ASUSDVDXP so I wouldnt know. I think the sound in PowerDVD has alot more quality and options. __________________

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Blebekblebek Kelelep di Laut Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Banjarmasin [Indonesia] Posts: 149	well power DVD is pretty good but i think WinDVD got better color(just my Opinion) well the difference is really show up when u use large screen (17" n Above) since i got my new Monitor (17") hehe __________________ ~ Blebekblebek ~ 500x130, 25k max

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Pangeran Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: west java Posts: 2	actually ASUSDVD is "Lite" version of PowerDVD (PowerDVD with minus 6 channels sound), better u use PowerDVD than ASUSDVD __________________ AMD XP 2100+ TBred A Albatron KX400-8X /w BIOS 1.05 Mem Apacer 256 DDR333 CL2.5 @DDR333 CL2 PSU Enlight 360W Powercolor Radeon 8500 Pro 64MB(core/mem : 275/550) /w BIOS 7008 Dell monitor M770 17' (Philips CM2317) SBLive 5.1 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40GB 7200

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Violineb Study>Bton/Live>Bmore Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN/Baltimore MD Posts: 1,351	uh teh usual media players don't play DVDs? Win Media player doesn't? hmm neither BSplayer or divx? __________________ PC1: CPU: Pentium 4 3.06 ghz - GeForce 4200 ti - 2x 256MB PC 1066 RDRAM - 120+160GB Western Digital JB PC2: Abit NF7-S -AMD Athlon XP 1700+- 2x 256MB PC2700 Kingston HyperX BH-5 chips!!!! Western Digital 120GB JB GeForce3 Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-S360 :guitar: 3DFX Voodoo 5500 PCI-Sega Dreamcast May 1999

May 25th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
ShADoWFLaRe85 Guest Posts: n/a	I've never used ASUSDVD XP, but Power DVD is pretty good.

May 26th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	powerdvd it's my default player for all my avi files

May 26th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	just use PowerDVD its better anyways

May 26th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	You need a DVD decoder installed to play DVDs via Directmedia. I install PowerDVD, then use MPlayer Classic.... infact, I had to rip all my DVDs as my DVD drive can't sustain anything like a constant speed. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 26th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,008	I use powerdvd and its really good. I have tried others but this is the most stable and with better options. Lord Kane, i tried to use Mplayer classic to play dvds but it keeps telling me i dont have some filters installed and that some pins could not be readed. Do you know what filters? I even tried in the options menu but although i select the filters it keeps the same. __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

May 26th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Well as I said, I play from rips. PowerDVD needs to be installed, that's all I know. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 26th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	>nothing problem with WMP actually, anyway i think PowerDVD / WinDVD have better codec than WMP First off, a codec is a COder DECoder. WMP, WinDVD and PowerDVD are players. Second when you are using WMP, you are using the codec installed by one or the other player. WMP has no native DVD codec (unless you count the PowerDVD based one which you can buy for XP) __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

May 26th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf An American Paradox Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Call Me Butter Cuz' I'm On A Roll! Posts: 6,822	i installed PowerDVD and it works like a charm...thansk for all the info...now stop by the hardware section and help me get that computer actually running again HERE __________________

May 27th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,580	Erm, then you may want to check out <a href="http://www.dvd2svcd.org.">DVD2SVCD</a> It can make _AWESOME_ quality svcd's if you have the cpu to back it up. __________________

May 27th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
N1ghtw0lf An American Paradox Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Call Me Butter Cuz' I'm On A Roll! Posts: 6,822	doesn't it take 2 vcd's for one movie though? __________________

May 27th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	I rip them to DivX/Xvid movies with AC3 sound using a combination of DVD Decryptor (To rip the files from the DVD), FlaskMPEG (To convert the video to Xvid and extract the AC3 stream) and VirtualDub (to slap the AC3 and the avi together). I'll get superb quality with 5.1 sound on a single 700Mb CD. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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