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Anyone know of a decent DVD to MPEG-4 converter?

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I'm looking for a program to convert my DVDs to MPEG-4 format (so I can watch them on my iPod, etc.). I've tried trials of two randomly selected programs but I was not satisfied with either. The first was the [url=http://avi-converters.com/dvd-ripper-platinum]iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum[/url]. Beside the fact that the interface looks like a spaceship, the files it produced (even at 320x240 resolution) were mammoth (well over a gig for a two-hour movie). I also noticed compression artifacts during certain scenes where the characters moved very quickly. The second was the [url=http://www.xilisoft.com/dvd-ripper-platinum.html]Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum[/url]. I liked this much better than the iSofter program. For starters, the interface was clean and easy to use. It also produced files of a reasonable size. My only problem with it is that it stuttered when the camera panned or tilted. I noticed it mostly on the two tilts that occur in the first five minutes (the trial version limit) of my sample film. It seemed to "catch" while tilting, and I found it very distracting. (The sample film, by the way, was [i]Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi[/i], also known as [i]Spirited Away[/i] in English.) Anyway, if I'm going to pay for a program, it would be nice if it did what I wanted it to do, and did it reasonably well. Does anyone have any advice on or experience with a decent program for this purpose? I couldn't find much in the way of freeware, but if anyone knows of any freeware programs I'll try those out as well. [img]http://www.liminality.org/asylum/sigs/suho_taegeuk_sig2.gif[/img] ___________________________ Suho: [url=http://www.liminality.org]www.liminality.org[/url] \| [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/4837]Cell 270[/url] \| [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/5689]Sig Rotator[/url] \| [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/22173]the Fellowship of Sup[/url] Loading...
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