Re: [dvd::rip] can't get specified size

Tom Mount wrote:

> I'm using the latest release of dvd::rip and all the other components.
> I can't seem to get the file size down to where I want it. I have
> tried specifying one CD of size 350mb. I have tried specifying the
> target size at 350mb. I have tried manually adjusting the bitrate
> until the "calculated storage" area says 350mb. In all three ways, the
> calculated storage reads "Video: 283.60mb; Audio: 62.38mb; Other:
> 2.76mb; Total: 348.74mb" which is right. But when I let it transcode,
> the file always comes out as 620mb.

Did you try different video codecs? Codecs sometimes have problems 
achieving the desired video bitrate, so it's worth to try different 
(e.g. ffmpeg, xvid, divx5).

> Also I can't get the right audio
> stream. The stream I want is track 1, not track 0 (director's
> commentary)...but whenever I specify track 1, I get this error:
> "Warning: no target audio track #0". The process will continue, but I
> don't get an avi file.

dvd::rip supports more than one audio track so it's not sufficient to 
select one out of the audio popup, but you must assign a target track. 
For more details please read the documentation:

  http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/doc/gui-gui_transcode.cipp#gui_tc_aud

Regards,

Joern

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