First download Avisynth from here -


http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...s/avisynth.cfm

Install it.


Megui needs Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. Download the .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package from the microsoft website here -

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/net.../aa731542.aspx
Install .NET 2.0

Download Staxrip from here -
Download | planetdvb

Unzip the file.

Go to the Staxrip folder and run Staxrip.exe





Click Tools | External Applications



Install each one of the External Applications, until the status of each one says either OK or Unknown Version.









For me the following Pop-Up came, but since I have new versions of these programs, I am not worried. Just close this Dialog Box.



Now Staxrip is properly installed. Click Close on the External Applications Screen to go back to the main Staxrip Screen.



Let us now create a new PROFILE to encode movies to 1CD using the Xvid Codec and MP3 audio.



1) Click Profiles
2) Click Encoder
3) Click Xvid
4) Click Exact File Size



1)Click Profiles
2)Click Container
3)Click AVI



1) Click Profiles
2) Click Audio 1
3) Click MP3
4) Click VBR 110-150kbps (I use VBR MP3 audio for 1CD rips)



1)Click Profiles
2) Audio 2
3) Click No Audio



1)Click the Audio Drop-Down Box
2)Click Edit



In the Audio Settings,

1)Set the bitrate to 96kbps
2)Click OK

NOTE : For Movies at 110 minutes or less, I use 112kbps ... Between 110 and 150 minutes, I use 96kbps ... Longer than 150 minutes, I use 80kbps




1) Right-Click on Resize
2) Click on Very Sharp to select the Lanczos4Resize resizing filter
3) Drag the Resize Slider to 576 by XXX (My preferred size for 1CD rips – You can also set this to 640 by XXX if you prefer – Most 2CD rips are 640 by XXX)



1) Right-Click in a blank area in the Filters box, then Click Add to add a new filter



In the Add filters box -

1) Click Noise
2) Click Medium

NOTE : I use a Medium Filter most of the time, Low filter for a very clean DVD source and Heavy or Extreme Filter for a very Noisy Source (like Old DVDs)



Now Let us save this Project Template -

1) Click File
2) Click Save Project as Template...



Name you Template and Save it.





It is now time for our first rip – I will be encoding a Hindi Movie – Satya – Just follow along ...

Start Staxrip.


Then choose your template -

1) Click File
2) Click Template Projects
3) Select your custom template (Hindi_Movie in my case)



I use DVDdecrypter most of the time to copy all the dvd files onto the hard drive. The files for Satya are like this -



As you can see the Main movie files are VTS_01_1.VOB – VTS_01_5.VOB (VTS_01_0.VOB is junk most of the time).

These files have to be loaded into Staxrip.

In Staxrip, you can use the Assistant at the bottom to do most of the operations. Click the Assistant to open the source file.




Make sure Mode is set to “combine files”, then click ADD.



Browse to the (Satya) DVD folder.

1) Then select the VOB files. You can hold down the CONTROL-Key to select multiple files.
2) Then Click OPEN.




Click OK



DGIndex will start (in the background) and the Staxrip log will show that Audio is being extracted and the Index file is being created.

This will take a few minutes, so just wait for it to finish




The Input Video file has been loaded and the Audio file has also been loaded.


You can change the name of the Output file, using the Target Box.


1) This movie is very long, so I have lowered the Audio Bitrate to 64kbps (Do you remember how to Edit the Audio Bitrate?)

2) We need to check the Crop, so click the box marked 2



In this case, the AutoCrop did not work as expected, so I have to adjust the crop to remove the black bars on the top and bottom





Look for interlacing lines while the Crop screen is open. You will see them in areas of motion.



Click CLOSE to go back to the Staxrip Main Screen.

1) Do you see the Orange bar marked 1? This indicates a Aspect Ratio Error, and the Assistant at the bottom tells you how to fix it also.

2) Drag the Slider marked 2 to adjust the Aspect Ratio.

3) You remember that we have to De-interlace? Check the box marked 3 to enable de-interlacing.




Everything is now Fixed. Click NEXT to continue.



Next few screens involve Cutting and Compressibility Check. No need for either of them.

I do cut the Input Video sometimes to get some more video bitrate

I never run a Compressibility Test.


Click NEXT a few more times and add the JOB. Then Click START to run the job.



Now sit back for a few hours while the job is run. You can watch the Staxrip Log Window to see the status of the job.



At the end your AVI file should be ready.


Modify this guide slightly to make a 2CD rip

1) Set the target size to 1400 (change it from 700).

2) For 2CD rip, I mostly use 128kbps CBR MP3 audio. Click Profiles | Audio 1 | MP3 | CBR 128 kbps

3) Also Resize to 640 by XXX



Dont forget to save this as a Template for a 2CD rip, for easy use in the future.