Converter to AVI?

I'm pretty sure that DivX converter dose that.

AVI is a container, there are more than one type of codec that uses a .AVI extension but are completely different from each other.

That being said, if oyu want goo quality and smaller filesizes, look at DivX (proprietary) or XviD (Free, OS). If you want really good quality and don't care about the file size, look at other formats (including Matroskva containers, aka .MKV) - I have nothing but pure success viewing Blu-Ray rips that were put in an .MKV container, complete with Subtitles for foreign films / anime.

I somehow missed part of my post in making this post - thanks for the reply, DNG, now I see it is missing.

A good one that I use is handbrake - HandBrake

As a matter of fact, at least one of the .MKVs I have is that exact combination - not sure *why* but it is lol...

h.264/AAC3 IIRC....

Wishmaster said:

If encoding your dvds to a file, I would suggest the x264 codec.

Its far more effecient, and has a better quality at lower bitrates than something like Xvid.

I would also suggest using a MP4 container. You will also have the option of using AAC 5.1 Audio, or keep the original AC3.

But x264/AAC in a MP4 container will yield much better results, with reasonable file sizes. At least IMO.

MeGUI and Handbrake are probablly the best choices. Nero Encoder for AAC stereo and 5.1 is a good choice as well to go with them (which is free)

That is exactly the settings I use while using HandBrake . It provides the outcome as good as the original DVD with a smaller filesize

In fact, I have used almost all DVD to AVI/DivX/XviD tools , but I love HandBrake

jonesnewton said:

So, MeGUI and Handbrake is all I need?
Do I>
RIP with MeGUI and convert with Handbrake?

Rip with handbrake using the settings prescribed by wishmaster, and no need to convert It will rip your DVD to AVI