Document overview

This page will list every article and guide fragment that is present on this site. Everything is sorted alphabetically and put into various categories. Please be aware that some of the documents are starting points for a certain guide listed on one of the guide pages, but the large majority are guide fragments, that are pieces completely taken out of context. I strongly suggest that you do not use this page to learn how to rip but follow one of the guides instead, only by doing this will you get the correct flow of guide fragments. A complete guide flow that you can also access via the regular navigation options (guides pages) is marked (full guide) after the description. If there's no such note it is a guide fragment. Most likely it would be very hard for you to find a full guide flow based on guide fragments... (overview page) means that this is an guide category overview page accessible via the regular navigation.

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Audio related

AAC encoding and MP4 streams - how to create MP4 streams containing AAC audio (full guide)
AC3 encoding guide - (full guide)
AC3 to AAC - AC3 to AAC conversion using BeSweet (full guide)
AC3 to MP2 - AC3 to MP2 conversion using BeSweet (full guide)
AC3 to MP2 - AC3 to MP2 conversion using HeadAC3he (full guide)
AC3 to MP3 - AC3 to MP3 conversion using BeSweet (full guide)
AC3 to MP3 - AC3 to MP3 conversion using HeadAC3he (full guide)
AC3 cutting guide - how to cut an AC3 at an arbitrary position
Audio Guides - overview page for all audio related guides (overview page)
AVI & AC3 guide - how to create an AVI that contains AC3 audio (full guide)
BeSliced guide - how to create a dummy AAC/AC3/MPx/WAV file (full guide)
BeSure guide - how to create DTS audio CDs from DVD audio tracks (full guide)
Dual audio guide - how to create an AVI having two audio tracks (full guide)
Vorbis encoding using HeadAC3he (full guide)
Ogg Vorbis encoding using OggMachine/BeSweet (full guide)

Capturing/Digital TV

Afair Capture Guide - how to capture analogue TV using VirtualDub and AviSynth (full guide)
Capture guide - how to capture analogue TV using VirtualDub (full guide)
Capture guide - how to capture analogue TV using VirtualDub (old version - full guide)
Capture guide preface - how to set up your PC for capturing
Capturing - how to start the capturing session
Dreambox Howto - how to get started with the Dreambox and use it to capture digital TV programming (full guide)
Dreambox Howto - alternatative playback methods - how to use a Dreambox as a DivX/DVD player
Dreambox Howto - multiboot - how to set up a Dreambox for multiboot operation
Dreambox Howto - dish positioning - how to set up a satellite dish and program the Dreambox to use it
DV to DVD guide - how to convert video from your DV camera to a DVD (full guide)
DV to HD transfer - how to transfer video from your DV camera to your PC losslessly
DVBViewer - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in DVBViewer
DVBPortal - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in DVBPortal
DVB basics - basics of DVB capturing and editing
DVB to DVD-R guide - how to capture a DVB stream and burn it to a DVD-r (full guide)
DVB to DivX/Xvid guide - how to capture a DVB stream and convert it to DivX/XviD (full guide)
DVB to SVCD guide - how to capture a DVB stream and convert it to SVCD (full guide)
DVD2AVI guide - how to create a DVD2AVI project from an mp2 file
Frameserving - how to frameserve your uncompressed output to an MPEG2 compression program
MyTheatre guide - how to set up MyTheatre and use it to capture digital TV
Nebula DVB-T guide - how to use the Nebula DVB-T card to capture digital T
Optimizing your system - optimize your system for capturing
ProgDVB - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in ProgDVB
ProjectX - how to demux PVA and TS streams using ProjectX
ProjectX reference - the official ProjectX reference by Lucike
PVAStrumento - how to demux PVA and TS streams using PVAStrumento

DivX encoding

AutoGK guide - how to use AutoGK to convert a DVD to XviD (full guide)
AutoGK additional information - some background information about what AutoGK does behind the scenes
AutoGk Assistant guide - how to use the AutoGK assistant to tweak AutoGK
DivX guides overview page - lists all DivX conversion related categories (overview page)
DivX4 guide for Linux - DVD -> DivX4 on the Linux OS (full guide)
DivX5 guides overview page - lists all DivX5 conversion guides (overview page)
DivX5 CLI Parameters - explains all the cli parameters of DivX5
GKnot Avisynth setup - create an AviSynth script for video encoding in GKnot
Gknot DivX3 encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> DivX3 encoding guide
GKnot DivX3 encoding - basic setup
GKnot DivX5 encoding - ain part of the GKnot based DVD -> DivX5 encoding guide
GKnot DivX5 encoding - basic setup
GKnot DivX3 guide - DVD -> DivX3 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot DivX5 guide - DVD -> DivX5 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot IVTC guide - how to use Decomb to perform IVTC in GKnot
GKnot splitting procedures - how to split up GKnot output files
GKnot x264 encoding - basic setup
GKnot x264 encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> x264 guide
GKnot x264 guide - DVD -> x264 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot XviD encoding - basic setup
GKnot XviD encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> XviD encoding guide
GKnot XviD guide - DVD -> XviD guide based on GKnot (full guide)
Nandub - main part of the Nandub SBC Guide, explaining all Nandub options
NeroDigital guide - how to use Recode 2 to convert a DVD to NeroDigital (MP4) (full guide)
NeroDigital ASP - how to configure the NeroDigital ASP codec
NeroDigital AVC - how to configure the NeroDigital AVC codec
NeroDigital Final steps - how to configure the burning options and start encoding
NeroDigital Main Movie guide - how to use the NeroDigital main movie mode of Recode
NeroDigital Re-encode - how to process multiple DVD sources and non DVD sources and compress them to NeroDigital in Recode
NeroDigital common source configuration - how to configure audio, video and chapters in Recode
Recode Global configuration - the configuration screen explained
Recode Profiles - how to work with Recode profiles
Resizing in Nandub/VirtualDub - how to resize your movies prior to encoding them in Nandub/VirtualDub
Robot4Rip first time setup - how to set up Robot4Rip for the first time
Robot4Rip guide - How to use Robot4Rip to rip DVDs for DivX encoding (full guide)
Robot4Rip HD source guide - how to use Robot4Rip with already ripped VOB files
VirtualDub XviD guide - how to set up XviD 1.0 builds in VirtualDub
VirtualDub XviD guide - how to set up XviD 1.1 builds in VirtualDub
XviD external stats file editing - how to use GKnot to scale an XviD statsfile
XviD guides - lists all DVD -> XviD guides (overview page)
XviD guide - DVD -> XviD guide (full guide)

DivX related guides

DivX Launcher guide - how to create a DivX CD that starts playing upon insertion in the PC (full guide)
Ogg media stream guide - how to create an Ogg media stream (AVI replacement, can contain Ogg Vorbis audio, subtitles and features faster seeking) (full guide)
MP4 media streams guide - how to create ISO MP4 streams containing AAC audio (full guide)
VirtualDubMod procedures - muxing audio and video in VDubMod, editing and creating AVIs, OGMs and Matroska files

DVD related articles

Aspect ratios explained - an introduction to Aspect Ratios, resizing and cropping
Bitrate and resolution guide - in introduction to bitrate selection, resizing and cropping for DivX purposes
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 5
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 5
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 6
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 5
Comparación de Recompresores de DVD - Que programa ofrece la mejor calidad al momento de crear DVDs.
DMCA analysis - an in-depth analysis of the Digital Copyright Millenium Act.
DMCA revisited - an analysis of the court's decision on banning the dissemination of DeCSS.
DVD Basics - your entry page to the DVD basics articles
DVD Ripper comparison - the web one and only comprehensive test of all DVD ripping programs.
DVD Structure - explains what files are on a DVD disc and what they are here for
Glossary - technical terms explained
How to make your DVD drive region free
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 - a comprehensive test of all the latest MPEG-4 codecs
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 2nd installment - as the above but featuring SBC, DivX5.01 XviD 20020327 and VP4
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 3rd installment - as above but featuring DivX 5.02, SBC, XviD 20020727 and RealVideo9
Telecine explained - by robshot

DVD-R stuff

Advanced IfoEdit guide - how to trip the 4:3 layer of a DVD-9 disc, including other advanced IfoEdit options (full guide)
Basic IfoEdit guide - explains almost everything you need to know about IfoEdit (full guide)
Big 3 DVD backup guide, new revision - how to use DIF4U, BatchCCE, NuMenu4U, ScenAid and Scenarist to back up a DVD in high quality (full guide)
Big 3 Duplicate VOB ID guide - how to reauthor Finding Nemo and use the skip duplicate VOB ID feature of DIF4U
Branching notes - notes about seamless branching titles and IfoEdit
Button over video guide - How to re-author DVDs like The Matrix in Scenarist (full guide)
Button over video guide 2 - Influenzas step by step explanation of how such titles work and how they can be reconstructed
CCE 2.70 guide - MPEG-2 video encoding for DVD±R/W using CCE 2.70
CCE Basic 2.70 guide - MPEG-2 video encoding for DVD±R/W using CCE basic
CCE constant quality mode - how to do an abbreviated CQ pass to determine which bitrate is needed to reach a certain quality level
CloneDVD guide - how to use CloneDVD to back up your DVDs (full guide)
Closed Caption addendum - quick instructions on how to keep Closed Captions in your DVD backups
DVD2DVD guide - Using DVD2SVCD to back up a DVD to a DVD±R/W disc (full guide)
DVD2one guide - how to transcode a DVD using DVD2one (full guide)
DVD Authoring guides - how to create your own DVDs (overview page)
DVD Authoring in IfoEdit - How to create your own DVDs from elementary streams using IfoEdit (full guide)
DVD Backup Guides - How to backup a DVD disc (overview page)
DVD Burning guide - how to burn a VIDEO_TS folder to a DVD±R/W (full guide)
DVDFab full split guide - how to split a DVD-9 to two DVD±Rs (full guide)
DVDFab main movie split guide - how to split the main movie of a DVD-9 to two DVD±Rs (full guide)
DVD Encoding guides - how to encode movie content to be placed on a DVD
DVD Extras in CCE - how to transcode complicated DVD extras (multi PGC, multiangles) in CCE
DVD-lab guide - how to author a DVD using DVD-lab (full guide)
DVD Rebuilder guide - how to back up a DVD using DVD Rebuilder (full guide)
DVDit PE guide - how to use DVDit PE to author a DVD (full guide)
DVD Shrink 3.1 guide - how to use DVD Shrink to back up DVDs (full guide)
DVD Shrink 3.1 first time setup - how to set up DVD Shrink for the first time
DVD Shrink 3.1 - full movie - how to keep all extras on a DVD when backing up using DVD Shrink
DVD Shrink 3.1 - final procedures - how to finalize a DVD Shrink project
DVD Shrink 3.1 - main movie only - how to back up only the main movie of a DVD
DVD Shrink 3.1 - multidisc - how to join a flipper or put two movies onto a single DVD
DVD-5 backup guide - how to copy a single layer DVD (full guide)
DVD-9 to 2x DVD-R guide - how to split a dual layer DVD over 2 recordable DVDs (full guide)
DVD-R bitrate calculation - how to create the bitrate for your video stream when creating a DVD-R/W disc
DVD-R guides - guide overview page for everything surrounding DVD / miniDVD creation (overview page)
Full DVD backup guide - recreate multi PGC movies perfectly using Scenarist and CCE (full guide)
Getting the best from CCE - how to create almost lossless DVDs/miniDVDs
InfiniFilm guide - how to handle InfiniFilm movies (Button over Video, authoring by VOB ID)
IfoEdit & CCE - how to use CCE re-encoded files in an IfoEdit project (full guide)
IfoEdit final procedures - final adjustments to an IfoEdit project including image creation and burning
IfoEdit menustripping - how to keep only the main movie of a DVD to DVD-R rip (full guide)
InstantCopy 8 guide - how to back up a DVD using InstantCopy (full guide)
ImgTools 0.9x guide - how to create a DVD disk image using ImgTools 0.9x (full guide)
Maestro guide - how to use Spruce DVDMaestro to author a DVD (full guide)
Menu creation guide - how to use Photoshop to create your own menus for a DVD
Multiangles and TMPG re-encoding for IfoEdit - how to handle multiangle files in IfoEdit and use TMPG to re-encode a video stream (full guide)
Nero DVD burning - how to burn a VIDEO_TS directory using Nero
QuEnc guide - how to encode DVD / DVB / AVI content for DVD±R using QuEnc (full guide)
ReAuthorist guide - full DVD backup guide using DIF4U, DC4U and ReAuthorist (full guide)
ReAuthorist Austin Powers 2 addendum - how to reauthor a relatively complex title in ReAuthorist
Recode 2 guide - how to use Nero Recode 2 to back up a DVD (full guide)
Recode 2 - main movie only - how to back up only the main movie of a DVD / join a flipper or put 2 DVDs on the same disc
Recode 2 - final procedures - how to finalize a Recode 2 project
ReMPEG2 guide - create DVD compliant MPEG-2 files using ReMPEG-2
Resizing AVIs for DVD encoding - how to properly resize an AVI file for DVD encoding using AviSynth
Roba CCE encoding - CCE encoding using the RoBa method
Seamless branching guide - reconstruct seamless branching titles using CCE and IfoEdit (full guide)
Scenarist NT guide - how to use Scenarist NT to author a DVD (full guide)
Scenarist tips and tricks - useful tricks when using Scenarist NT for full DVD backups
SpruceUp guide - how to use SpruceUp to author a DVD (full guide)
To VOB ID or not to - when to process a movie by VOB ID in DIF4U and when not to
TMPG DVD Author guide - how to author a DVD using DVD author (full guide)
TMPG DVD re-encoding - how to create IfoEdit compliant MPEG-2 files in TMPG

FAQs

Codec FAQ - all about video codecs
DivX encoding FAQ - all about DivX encoding
DivX playback FAQ - all about DivX playback
FAQ overview page - lists all the FAQs available
Ripping FAQ - all about getting DVD data onto your HD
SVCD FAQ - all about VCD and SVCD creation
VFP FAQ - all about VFAPI based tools

Frameserving
DGIndex frameserving guide - how to use DGIndex and dgdecode to frameserve
DGIndex guide - how to create a DGIndex project and demux an audio track
DVDx VideoServer setup - how to set up the VideoServer plugin to frameserve from DVDx to another application
VFAPI installation notes - how to install VFAPI
VFAPI guide - how to create a VFAPI AVI

Format conversion guides

ASF to AVI conversion guide - how to turn an ASF into an AVI without recompression (full guide)
AVI2SVCD Guide - how to turn an AVI into a VCD/SVCD using DVD2SVCD (full guide)
AVI 2 DVD±R guide - convert an AVI to something that can be burned onto a DVD (full guide)
AVI input in TMPG - how to set up TMPG for AVI/ASF/WMV input
AVI output in TMPG - how to set up TMPG for AVI output
ASF/WMV conversion guide - how to turn an .asf/.wmv into a DivX/VCD/SVCD (full guide)
Conversion guides overview page - lists all conversion guides (overview page)
(S)VCD to DVD-R guide - how to store a VCD/SVCD on a DVD-R (full guide)
SVCD to DivX conversion guide - how to create a DivX from an SVCD (full guide)
VCD to DivX conversion guide - how to turn a VCD into a DivX file (full guide)

General site related stuff

About - some general info about this site
Contact Rules - how to contact us
Content Management System requirements (draft)
Disclaimer - the disclaimer of this site
Donations page - how to make a donation
Full Software archive
Guides - la página principal de guías de este sitio
Guide writing guidelines - if you want to have a document published on this site, follow these guidelines
Index page - that's where you come in
Links - the link page
Looking for staff - job offers @ doom9.org
Newbie guide - how to get started
News - página principal de noticias
Popular Software archive
Search engine
Source code archive
Translation guidelines - guidelines for hosting translated Doom9 guides on 3rd party sites
Unauthorized download - error page that you get when a download can't be authorized

Other stuff

ASPI Layer setup - how to set up a working ASPI layer
Decomb guide - how to use Decomb to IVTC or deinterlace a video source
Decomb parameter overview - detailed overview over all Decomb parameters
HD playback guide - how to rip a DVD to your HD and play it from there (full guide)
IVTC guide - how to use TMPG to perform IVTC
IVTC & Deinterlacing tutorial - answers all question about the two subjects you could possible come up with
pulldown guide - how to apply 3:2 pulldown to a 23.976fps NTSC MPEG-2 stream to make it SVCD/DVD compliant
Video basics - an introduction to certain digital video basics, how do TV work and why do we store digital video the way we do
VirtualDub procedures - virtually everything you ever wanted to know about VirtualDub
XCD guide - how to put 800MB of movie data onto a 700MB CD

Ripping / Descrambling guides

Descrambling guides overview page - lists all descrambling guides (overview page)
DVD Decrypter guide - explains DVD Decrypter (full guide)
DVD Decrypter settings - explains all the settings of DVD Decrypter
DVD Decrypter Full Rip - explains how to rip a complete DVD to your HD for playback or editing purposes (full guide)
Smartripper options - all SmartRipper options explained
Smartripper guide - explains SmartRipper (full guide)
vStrip guide - explains vStrip (full guide)

Subtitles

DirectVobSub guide - how to create external subtitles for DivX files and play them (full guide)
DVD Motion Pro subtitle files - info about that subtitle format
DVD Subtitle guide - how to create subtitles for Scenarist
Forced Subtitles in VobSub - how to locate and activate forced subs in VobSub
S3conv guide - how to create subtitles for Scenarist using s3conv (alternative to the above guide)
Subtitle synchronization guide - how to synchronize your subtitles to the movie (full guide)
Subrip guide - how to rip subtitles using Subrip (full guide)
Subtitle guides overview page - lists all subtitle related guides (overview page)
Subtítulos permanentes a un AVI (a) - Cómo agregar subtítulos permantentes utilizando el VirtualDub Subtitle Plugin
Guía para agregar subtítulos permanentes a un AVI (b) - Cómo agregar subtítulos permantentes utilizando el AviSynth y VobSub
VobSub language editing guide - how to remove subtitle streams from a VobSub file (full guide)

VCD and SVCD stuff

Bitrate calculation - calculate the bitrate for a VCD/SVCD
Burning .cue/.bin in Nero - how to burn these CD images in Nero
CCE encoding in DVDx - how to use the CCE Premiere plugin to encode in DVDx (full guide)
DVD2SVCD guide - how to use the DVD2SVCD tool to create an SVCD (full guide)
DVD2SVCD basic setup - first time setup for DVD2SVCD
DVD2SVCD advanced reference - all technical options of DVD2SVCD described in great detail
DVD2SVCD newbie reference - many DVD2SVCD parameters explained in a newbie friendly way
DVDx guide - how to create a (S)VCD using DVDx (full guide)
DVDx output setup - how to configure the DVDx output
DVDx source setup - how to configure the DVDx input
DVDx overview page - lists all DVDx based guides (overview page)
(S)VCD guides - overview page over all (s)VCD guides (overview page)
TMPG encoding in DVDx - how to use TMPG to encode from DVDx (full guide)
TMPG encoding - general TMPG (S)VCD enocding setup
TMPG procedures - explains some advanced TMPG operations like cutting, muxing, demuxing, etc
TMPG SVCD output - how to set up TMPG to get VCD/SVCD output

(S)VCD related stuff

Burning Overview page - lists the various ways to burn a VCD/SVCD (overview page)
Manual synching for (S)VCD - how to deal with asynch (S)VCDs (full guide)
Multiplexing and splitting using bbMPEG - how to multiplex (S)VCD video and audio streams and split them into CD sized chunks
Nero guide - how to use Nero to burn a (S)VCD
tooLame setup for TMPG - how to integrate tooLame as external audio encoder in TMPG
TSCV guide - how to author an advanced (S)VCD using TSCV (full guide)
VCDEasy guide - (S)VCD authoring and burning using VCDEasy (full guide)
VCDImager guide - how to use VCDImager to create a (S)VCD image for later burning

VOB Operations

Analyze VOB content - how to find out what exactly VOB files contain

Última Actualización: Febrero 19, 2006