Convert DVD to DivX - AC3

Intro

In the new world of DivX, DVDs seems to be out of fashion. One of the main worries a serious movie watcher have when converting his DVD collection to DivX is "preserving 5.1 Surround Sound on DivX"


Software Requirements

1) DivX Codec
2) AC3 Filter
3) Dr. DivX

Howto convert vob to DivX preserving the 5.1 Surround Sound



Open Dr.DivX and click on Open.
Select the vob file that needs to be converted to DivX.
Click on the Advanced tab.
Click on Codec
Select Codec
Select performance as "Better Quality", mode as 2-pass and bit rate as 1300 kbps.
Click on the Audio tab, select the format as AC3.
Click on Encode.
Wait for it to finish. It'll take some time for the process to complete. If you are planning to convert a whole movie, it's better if you do it while you sleep. :)
Once the encoding process is completed, write the ac3 files as data cd or dvd and watch it on your DivX Player. :-)

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Amal. :)