Rip DVD movies & convert to Zune compatible WMV with VLC & Free Zune Video Converter

Lucifer · 07-20-2008, 08:13 PM

This is my first Tutorial here at Zuneboards. I'm posting in this thread a how-to on ripping / converting about any DVD Movie to Zune compatible WMV format, using just VLC (freeware) and Free Zune Video Converter (freeware). They are both free programs, and both very useful and worthwhile.
VLC link
Free Zune Video Converter Link

First: Open VLC Media Player

Then Click File and go to Open Disc...

Select "DVD" under "Disc Type".
Select the Stream/Save checkbox, then click Settings...

Under "outputs" select the "File" checkbox, and click the Browse button and select a location on your computer and select a name for the movie you are ripping, be sure to give the filename a ".mpg" extension.
Under "Encapsulation Method" select "MPEG 1".
Under "Transcoding Options" select the following Checkboxes: "Video Codec" and "Audio Codec". Next to Video codec, Select MP1V and change the bitrate to 2048. Next to Audio Codec, Select MPGA and change the bitrate to 192.
Click "OK", and Click "OK" again. you will probably have to wait 10 minutes (pretty high end fast computer) to 2 hours (extremely low end computer) while it rips the dvd for you. It will just look like it did when you first opened it when its done ripping the dvd for you.

Now open Free Zune Video Converter.

First Drag your movie file into the large white section showing the files to convert.
then under Profile, Select WMV2 High Q. Change Bitrate under Video Options to "1150". Be sure Audio Bitrate is 160. Then Click Convert. The completed files will not need to be converted to play on the zune, I use the hard drive hack to send my movies over to my zune which plays it as is.

Cloud Strife · 07-20-2008, 08:23 PM

Nice Job!

iisubstanceii · 07-21-2008, 12:50 PM

wow, i didnt even know i can rip a dvd using vlc...

SilentWalrus · 07-21-2008, 01:27 PM

That's a nice job.
Thanks for the information.

Carlos · 07-26-2008, 12:34 PM

Ripping Ghostbusters as I type this, we'll see how it works out.

Lucifer · 07-26-2008, 09:08 PM

So I have found that with SOME dvd movies, You'll need to know which Title(s) your movie (or content) is in on your DVD, The movie / main video content is likely the title with the most chapters in it. Once you know which Title you want to rip, you can set which Title you wish to Rip from the Open Disc window under "Title" which will be a drop-down box. Thanks for all the positive comments guys!

FatalEggz UG · 07-27-2008, 03:54 AM

Wow, great information!

vhaanlen · 08-06-2008, 11:48 PM

guys.. and or girls...
have anyone used that very converter in the post and was able to sync videos into their zune? I have not had any luck getting my own videos into to zune and I use free zune video converter, so before i spend another 2 hours converting can someone just confirm that they followed every step and successfully put the video into their zune. please try. I have tried converting many movies doing a combination of different format bitrate etc. for now i will try using different converters.
info::
zune 80
currently converting to
WMV under 700kb/s 30fps audio 192kb/s sampling auto HZ resolution 320X240
I convert mostly AVI files ~700mb
I dont know if the copy i got but my Free Zune video converter was not installed it's just the .exe file that came with the zip file
if anyone spots anything wrong with what im doing please include it in their post

Lucifer · 08-07-2008, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vhaanlen

guys.. and or girls...
have anyone used that very converter in the post and was able to sync videos into their zune? I have not had any luck getting my own videos into to zune and I use free zune video converter, so before i spend another 2 hours converting can someone just confirm that they followed every step and successfully put the video into their zune. please try. I have tried converting many movies doing a combination of different format bitrate etc. for now i will try using different converters.
info::
zune 80
currently converting to
WMV under 700kb/s 30fps audio 192kb/s sampling auto HZ resolution 320X240
I convert mostly AVI files ~700mb
I dont know if the copy i got but my Free Zune video converter was not installed it's just the .exe file that came with the zip file
if anyone spots anything wrong with what im doing please include it in their post

First off, The zip file must be extracted to its fullest (all contents to their proper locations) to a location on your system's hard drive.
Secondly: DO NOT select ANY profile other than WMV2 / WMA2 High Q. 800K bits video and 160KBPS audio. After selecting that profile, click "load". If you want higher quality video, set the 800 to as high as 1100. I only have a zune 30GB, so you'll have to fiddle higher or lower a bit. but High quality settings should be fine. Let me know if you have any problems after doing what I say.

vhaanlen · 08-09-2008, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucifer

First off, The zip file must be extracted to its fullest (all contents to their proper locations) to a location on your system's hard drive.
Secondly: DO NOT select ANY profile other than WMV2 / WMA2 High Q. 800K bits video and 160KBPS audio. After selecting that profile, click "load". If you want higher quality video, set the 800 to as high as 1100. I only have a zune 30GB, so you'll have to fiddle higher or lower a bit. but High quality settings should be fine. Let me know if you have any problems after doing what I say.

Im sure i have already tried those settings. Buti have gotten the videos to convert the right way. as much as i don't like Ipod things it was an ipod video converter that did the job. but now everything works YAY!

Lucifer · 08-09-2008, 03:24 PM

at least you got it to work. I think the problem may have something to do with a lack of proper codecs or something, but I don't know enough about your system to pinpoint your problems. I'm just happy you got it to work at all.

Brandz · 08-11-2008, 03:22 AM

i didnt know you could use vlc for ripping, nice!

gibz · 09-05-2008, 10:42 AM

i followed all of lucifers instructions, and the movie is ripped and converted and will play on the zune program. but when i try to sync it, it gets to 2 percent and then stops and says that the file is corrupt or invalid. there is nothing wrong with the file. what am i doing wrong

daxspark · 09-11-2008, 05:21 PM

this is so great. i been looking for something like this for so long. Im converting Requiem for a Dream right now, and i have a lot of other movies I want to convert if this works. Thanks so much

Lucifer · 09-12-2008, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gibz

i followed all of lucifers instructions, and the movie is ripped and converted and will play on the zune program. but when i try to sync it, it gets to 2 percent and then stops and says that the file is corrupt or invalid. there is nothing wrong with the file. what am i doing wrong

Try deleting the .WMV file and converting it again.. I am not sure what would cause it to be "corrupt or invalid". If the zune software can play it, it should be fine. (as far as corruption is concerned.) IF that doesn't work, are you willing to use the hard drive hack? it's not that complicated. using the Zune software, begin a sync and use task manager to kill the "Zune.exe" process (while it's still syncing), and using the hard drive hack, go to my computer and open your zune, and open it's hard drive and go to videos, and just copy and paste the converted .WMV to the zune's Video folder.

gibz · 09-13-2008, 08:51 PM

im gonna try to convert and sync a movie tomorrow, and if id doesnt work, then ill do the HD hack thanx

gibz · 09-14-2008, 02:02 PM

y is it that whenever i try to convert a file on free zune video converter it says file not found. but when i open the file with the video, its there and i can watch it.

Lucifer · 09-21-2008, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gibz

y is it that whenever i try to convert a file on free zune video converter it says file not found. but when i open the file with the video, its there and i can watch it.

try dragging your video file onto free zune video converter's window.. see if that works.

flyinsolo11 · 09-25-2008, 05:50 PM

I am also trying to convert a movie file to .wmv or ,mp4, but the free zune video converter says it can not find the fine when I find it. I tried dragging it to the software, but to no avail. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your hard work btw!

Lucifer · 10-25-2008, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyinsolo11

I am also trying to convert a movie file to .wmv or ,mp4, but the free zune video converter says it can not find the fine when I find it. I tried dragging it to the software, but to no avail. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your hard work btw!

I honestly don't know why it would be doing this, is there something wrong with the filename extension or the format of the file? are you missing any codecs in your system for audio and/or video?

07-20-2008, 08:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lucifer zB Programmer Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 608 Reputation: 466	Rip DVD movies & convert to Zune compatible WMV with VLC & Free Zune Video Converter This is my first Tutorial here at Zuneboards. I'm posting in this thread a how-to on ripping / converting about any DVD Movie to Zune compatible WMV format, using just VLC (freeware) and Free Zune Video Converter (freeware). They are both free programs, and both very useful and worthwhile. VLC link Free Zune Video Converter Link First: Open VLC Media Player Then Click File and go to Open Disc... Select "DVD" under "Disc Type". Select the Stream/Save checkbox, then click Settings... Under "outputs" select the "File" checkbox, and click the Browse button and select a location on your computer and select a name for the movie you are ripping, be sure to give the filename a ".mpg" extension. Under "Encapsulation Method" select "MPEG 1". Under "Transcoding Options" select the following Checkboxes: "Video Codec" and "Audio Codec". Next to Video codec, Select MP1V and change the bitrate to 2048. Next to Audio Codec, Select MPGA and change the bitrate to 192. Click "OK", and Click "OK" again. you will probably have to wait 10 minutes (pretty high end fast computer) to 2 hours (extremely low end computer) while it rips the dvd for you. It will just look like it did when you first opened it when its done ripping the dvd for you. Now open Free Zune Video Converter. First Drag your movie file into the large white section showing the files to convert. then under Profile, Select WMV2 High Q. Change Bitrate under Video Options to "1150". Be sure Audio Bitrate is 160. Then Click Convert. The completed files will not need to be converted to play on the zune, I use the hard drive hack to send my movies over to my zune which plays it as is.

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gibz Jr. Zuner Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 48 Reputation: 9	y is it that whenever i try to convert a file on free zune video converter it says file not found. but when i open the file with the video, its there and i can watch it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-21-2008, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
iisubstanceii Squirt Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27 Reputation: 10	wow, i didnt even know i can rip a dvd using vlc...

07-26-2008, 12:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Carlos The Ragin` Cajun Support Team Jr. Staff Zune Freak Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,108 Reputation: 129	Ripping Ghostbusters as I type this, we'll see how it works out.

07-26-2008, 09:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lucifer zB Programmer Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 608 Reputation: 466	So I have found that with SOME dvd movies, You'll need to know which Title(s) your movie (or content) is in on your DVD, The movie / main video content is likely the title with the most chapters in it. Once you know which Title you want to rip, you can set which Title you wish to Rip from the Open Disc window under "Title" which will be a drop-down box. Thanks for all the positive comments guys!

07-27-2008, 03:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
FatalEggz UG Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Reputation: 10	Wow, great information!

08-06-2008, 11:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
vhaanlen Zewbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: 10	guys.. and or girls... have anyone used that very converter in the post and was able to sync videos into their zune? I have not had any luck getting my own videos into to zune and I use free zune video converter, so before i spend another 2 hours converting can someone just confirm that they followed every step and successfully put the video into their zune. please try. I have tried converting many movies doing a combination of different format bitrate etc. for now i will try using different converters. info:: zune 80 currently converting to WMV under 700kb/s 30fps audio 192kb/s sampling auto HZ resolution 320X240 I convert mostly AVI files ~700mb I dont know if the copy i got but my Free Zune video converter was not installed it's just the .exe file that came with the zip file if anyone spots anything wrong with what im doing please include it in their post

08-09-2008, 03:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lucifer zB Programmer Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 608 Reputation: 466	at least you got it to work. I think the problem may have something to do with a lack of proper codecs or something, but I don't know enough about your system to pinpoint your problems. I'm just happy you got it to work at all.

08-11-2008, 03:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Brandz Jr. Zuner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 30 Reputation: 10	i didnt know you could use vlc for ripping, nice!

09-05-2008, 10:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
gibz Jr. Zuner Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 48 Reputation: 9	i followed all of lucifers instructions, and the movie is ripped and converted and will play on the zune program. but when i try to sync it, it gets to 2 percent and then stops and says that the file is corrupt or invalid. there is nothing wrong with the file. what am i doing wrong

09-11-2008, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
daxspark Zuner Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 66 Reputation: 10	this is so great. i been looking for something like this for so long. Im converting Requiem for a Dream right now, and i have a lot of other movies I want to convert if this works. Thanks so much

09-25-2008, 05:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
flyinsolo11 Zuner Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 68 Reputation: 10	I am also trying to convert a movie file to .wmv or ,mp4, but the free zune video converter says it can not find the fine when I find it. I tried dragging it to the software, but to no avail. Any suggestions? Thanks for your hard work btw!

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