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How
to convert a DVD To Nero Digital
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OK Nero Digital, the new video codec
by ahead software is here, let's see what it has to offer. Nero
Digital is based on MPEG4, as well as DivX and XviD. It offers
better picture quality in same sizes of file and better encoding
speed. What I can say so far is that the encoding speed is awesome!
With all settings in Slowest (better quality) and two-passes
Nero Recode 2 (the encoding tool for Nero Digital) did a little
less than two hours (2h !) to do both passes for a 2 hours movie,
while DivX 5.1.1 Pro does a time of 6 hours! In the other hand
DivX seems to have better quality and if we set the Speed/Quality
factor in Standard it does about 3 hours, but has worse picture
than Nero Digital.
You can get Nero Digital (for encoding) together with the new
version of Nero Recode, which you can download from the ahead
website here. Note that you should have Nero 6 for them to work.
Nero Recode 2 does not support commercial DVDs (protected) but
you can still use a program like AnyDVD to copy these kind of
discs. What I suggest is that you copy your DVD to the hard
disk first (you can find guides at the menu above, named "DVD
To VOB"). That way you save time and your DVD player as
it does not have to work for long. Enough with talking, let's
start the guide now! |
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Launch Nero Recode 2 and Select Copy
DVD To Nero Digital.
Note that we also have a guide for Copy Entire DVD To DVD feature
of Nero Recode 2 here. |
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This is Nero Recode main
window. We are going to add the DVD we want to encode. Remember
that to use a protected DVD you have to use a software like
AnyDVD, or better rip the DVD to your hard disk first.
Click Import Titles. |
| Here select the VIDEO_TS
folder of your DVD or the folder that contains the files you
have ripped (note that you should rip all the DVD and not just
the main movie). Select the rigt folder and click OK. |
| Nero Recode will now analyze your video,
this should not take more than 1-3 minutes. |
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After the analyzing a screen like this should come
up. Select the Title under Main Movie (1). Then select the Info
tab and note the Display Value (2). It should be 4:3 or 16:9.
After that select Add Title to add this title in your project.
Then select Finshed. |
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After the movie is loaded the main window should
look like this.
Every MB is important so to save space we are going to remove
the credits. Click at the Start/End button.
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Here you have to press the back button (the one
that the arrow shows) untill you come to the start of the credits.
Then click OK. |
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Time to set-up some Video options. Click the
Video button that the arrow shows. |
| First of all make sure Deinterlace is selected.
The click the Crop tab. |
| Here you can crop the black bars that the movie
may have so that you can get better quality. Automatic usually
works well, if you are experienced with that kind of stuff you
may have to use Custom. Finally click on Resize tab. |
| Here select Custom Resize and use the following
values:
640x480 for 4:3 movies
640x368 for 16:9 movies
Finally click OK.
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(1) First of all select the right audio track. Also check the
Subpicture tab to select the right subtitles.
(2)Select CD [80 min] at Fit to target or Custom to save to
whatever size you want (remember that too big movie with too
small filesize will not have good quality, we are going to show
how to back-up to a CD).
(3) Select Home Theater as the profile.
(4) Click Next
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Here select the save the file at a Hard Disc Folder
and then click on the Nero Digital Settings. |
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(1) Select High quality encoding (two pass).
After that select the Expert mode box (2). |
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Here select Quality / Speed (1) and select Best
quality at Performance / Quality (2) menu.
Finally click Burn.
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The encoding will now start. Wait for it to finish
and then enjoy your Nero Digital video!
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