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"Chris M" <dontsendmeyoursp@m.aus.co.de> wrote in message
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>> I want to take a DVD, convert it to AVI or MPEG so I can edit it (move
>> scenes around), then burn my own DVD...thanks
>
> Then you should definitely use a non-lossy format like uncompressed or
> HuffyUV compressed AVI. It would be a terrible idea to convert it to MPEG
> for editing, as DVDs are already MPEG2 and it would introduce an
> unnecessary
> quality drop. It is possible to edit the original DVD/MPEG2 file, but it
> won't be frame accurate.
There are a number of editors around that can do frame-accurate mpeg
editing.
>
> I don't want to sound rude, but if you don't know these things, there are
> a
> few other hurdles you might hit in the editing/encoding process as well. I
> suggest you read some of the guides on doom9.org and videohelp.com,
> particularly regarding interlacing and 3:2 pulldown.
>
> Actually, TMPGenc have a nice MPEG2 editor, which does basic editing and
> only re-encodes a few frames. If you don't need anything really advanced,
> such as fades, wipes, etc, that might be a good way to go.
>
And I see you know of one of them.
>