DVDx 1.8a : DVD to VCD/SCVD/AVI converter by Jean-Luc PONS


  DVDx allows you to convert DVD to VCD2.0/SVCD1.0/AVI in one step (Including 
  multiplexing, splitting). It produces good quality movies in AVI/MPEG1/2 format 
  and you don't need to have 5Gb free on your hard disk !
  DVDx has been tested on Windows98,2000 and XP

What do you need ?
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  -DirectX 8.1
  -A CDROM burning tool to write your VCD (like Nero).
  -Eventualy a DVD player (like WinDVD or Power DVD)
  -Adaptec ASPI Driver (recommended)

How to install ?
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  - Run the Setup program in the zip file

How to compile the source ?
===========================

  - You need Microsoft VC++ 6.0 + SP5 + Processor Pack + DirectX 8.1 SDK
  - Intel C++ Compiler 5.0 or higher to build the P4 release
  - Main project is called mpeg_encode (not DVDx)

About Adobe Premiere Plugins:
=============================

  -To install an encoder for Premiere , Run the plugin setup and Select
   the directory where DVDx files have been copied.
   If you update a plugin, to avoid a conflict, you should remove 
   the old windows registry database entry where plugin setting are storred :
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DVDx\Output_Setting\PlugSetting\a_plugin.prm
     where a_plugin.prm is the old plugin name.

  -Multi PASS with an external encoder:
   The multi pass allows the video stream to be read 2 times. This features
   has been tested with TMPGEnc (client of AVISynth) when making 2Pass VBR.
   When this flag is checked: 
    For the first pass the decoder is initialised in VIDEO_PASS. For all other
    following pass the decoder is reinited in DUAL_PASS (Audio + Video)

About the Edwin Van Eggelen's Frame server:
===========================================

  DVDx has been tested with the Video Server v0.90/91/92/93
  plugin and TMPGEnc as client. It's an easy way to use an
  external encoder with DVDx. An very small.AVI  file which can be 
  opened by a standalone encoder is created.

  To use this frame server you have 2 step:
  1) Install the Video Video Server package
  2) Install the video server plugin/codecs which allows DVDx
     to deal with the Frame Server.  Get the cm-videoserver.prm
    (from PremiereVideoServerPluginv093.zip) file and copy it in 
	the DVDx directory.
     
     For more nformation please visit the official site:
     (http://www.videotools.net)
 
What are future work priority for DVDx ?
========================================

  Have a look at the Forum (There is a way to submit and vote
  for DVDx future features).
  http://www2.labdv.com/dvdx/news.php
  Thanks for your interest.

Version history:
===============

  1.8a:
    Bugs fixed:
	  -Motion Compensation (decoder)
	  -Wrong subtite color


	SSE/3DnowExt  BiLinear filtering
	SSE/3DnowExt  Motion comp (decoder)

  1.8:
    Bugs fixed:
	  -WNASPI (for file bigger than 1Gb)
	  -Blinking subtitle
	  -Crash with subtitle
	  -Crackling sound (The end)

	Support for Lame MP3. Solve all DivX synch problem (at least for me)
	Playback
	Multi Language
	More reliable AV Synch algorithm
	iDCT SSE
	Full MPEG1/2 input
	Load/Save project

  1.7:
    Export AC3 (AVI+Premiere)
    Export YUV (AVI+Premiere)
    Bit rate calculator (when splitting by chapter)
    P4 Optimizations and other speed improvements


  1.6:
	  
    Chapter support (Now you can split AVI/MPG by chapter)
    Integrated AVI multiplexer 
    Integrated Audio Codec support (no more WAV export)
    Best resize/crop
    Volume don't exceed combo box

  1.5a:

    Bug fixed:
      Cracking sound when encoding through the premiere interface
    
    Dolby Suround downmix flag

  1.5:

    Bugs fixed:
      GUI bugs
      Volume greater than 4Gb
      Resize Filters (no more bad side)
      AVI splitting (no more crash when splitting DivX)
      
    DeMacrovision
    HDD Buffer (Save the DVD drive)
    Resize / Crop (Custom zoom)
    PX3 optimization (not ended)
    Few improvement in the motion search (internal encoder)

  1.4b:

    Bugs fixed:
      CCE premiere plugin bugs.

    AVI output (only compressed AVI)

  1.4a;
    Bugs fixed:
      29.97 Frame rate when usign Premiere plugin.

    Deinterlace Filter (PAL Only)

  1.4:
    Bugs fixed:
      Bugs with K6 processors.
      Bugs in audio normal quality mode.

    Automatic Audio/Video Synchronisation
    Best filter (highest quality and speed)
    Multi PASS support (tested with TMPGEnc)
    Fast routines from AMD develloper connexion (Only K7 or higher)

  1.3:
    Bugs fixed:
      SVCD bugs

    Premiere plugin encoder support (not 100% of plugins
    and 1 PASS only)
    More input and output settings
    Auto setting for VCD/SVCD

  1.2:

    Bugs fixed:
      Bad looking subtitle.
      DVDx crash when jumping near the end.
    
    SVCD support
    LPCM support
    Best quality features
    Faster MMX quantization
    DVD root window (more friendly way to select IFO)

  1.1:
    Bugs fixed
    New frame rate converter (should work with NTSC now)
    Drive Authentification
    Assembly DeCSS
    Subtitle
    More input and output parameters

  1.0a:
    Few bugs fixed
    MPEG2 Decoder initialistation improvement

  1.0:
    First realease

Known problems:
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  -The MMX mode doesn't work fine on Athlon processor (AMD users should use MMX + 3DNOW
  mode or FPU)
  -Sometimes you may get a scrambled picture after a jump. Just redo the jump to avoid
  else try changing the key search mode.
  -you may get "Too much samples" error when encoding NTSC DVD, I never experienced
   personaly this problem. So i add a flag to force 24Hz. Hope it helps.
  -Authentification may not work (auth.dll) (you may need a DVD player to unlock the drive).
  -You may get an audio/video synch problem if you ripp the totality of the dvd.
   It's due to audio blank located at beggining of movie (often during
   of beetween advertisement). You may also get "Samples not found or audio decoding 
   error". So start ripp from the beginning of the movie or check Audio/Video synch to
   avoid this.
  -You may get tick (rarely) in the sound if you use the Audio/Video synchronistaion

Author comments:
===============

  Unfortunaly I didn't test DVDx on lots of NTSC DVD. So if you
  get troubles with some of them don't hesitate to email me.
  This project has been inspired from lots of  sources found on 
  the web: DVD2AVI , vStrip , vobdec , AVI2MPG , bbMPEG, Mpeg 
  sources, ... I did a big big job for merging all these softwares
  and get a real 'all in one' DVD2VCD/SVCD converter.
  Anyway, I would like to thank and congratulate all people who 
  have participated to these projects. Really congratulation to
  the Author of vStrip for his peferct clean code.

Special thanks to :
==================

  Mijo Rebic aka Okami for testing , suggestions , help and the first DVDx home page.
    (http://www.inet.hr/~mirebic)
  
  Edwin van Eggelen for his support with the premiere interface. 
    (http://www.videotools.net)

  Stephane Cazat for his nice guide in french.
    (http://www.planete-numerique.com/Pages/Guides/Dvdxr.htm)

  Jim for the DVDx hosting
    (http://www.labdv.com)

  PX3 (Rolf Rother) for his speed optimization.

  Alex Klimovitski for the P4 routines

  Oliver DERVYN for the new fullsearch algorithm

  Dragongodz for the FAQ and his intensive participation in the forum 

  Rene de Ruyter for the subtitle bug fixes

  Michael Fink for nLame 
    (http://winlame.sourceforge.net)

Thanks to:
=========

 maven for vStrip
 Chia-chen Kuo for DVD2AVI
 Brent Beyeler for bbMpeg
 Nautilus for auth.dll
 Avery Lee for Virtual Dub
 DivXNetworks for the DivX codec
 Alberto Vigata for Flask
 Xis for Xmpeg
 mssg for all the MPEG stuff
 All the Lame team

About language file:
====================

To keep backwrad compatibilty of language file, all missing lines will be replaced 
automaticaly by the default language. So for maintenance of your language file you
just have to look at the end of each section in the last "lang_eng.txt" : all
new control , menu , message will be added at the end of a section.


DVDx Homepage:
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  http://www2.labdv.com/dvdx

Support:
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  You can email me "DVDx 1.8 (and a brief description)" as subject if you find 
  out some problems. (Read the Known problems section first)
  Try to describe me the problem the best you can (especialy don't
  forget to indicate your input and output settings). Avoid screenshots
  please (I have an only 6Meg mail box at yahoo).
  email: jlp_38@yahoo.com

Copying:
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