_____ _____® /\________/\____ /__\ \ /__\ / \___\/ \ http://go.to/kodim 1- Use a CSS descambler to copy your DVD to your HD, keep the DVD structure 2- Convert Video to DivX AVI using FlaskMPEG with AVI plug in I recommand to set the destination size to a big value such a 640x360 for 16/9 pal Use the Direct Stream Copy Mode for audio Select the DivX MPEG-4 Low or High Set the Keyframe to 10 seconds Set the Compression Control to 100 (Crispness) Set the Data rate to 1h30=900 2h=750 3- Use GraphEdit to exact a WAV sound from AC3 file ( http://members.xoom.com/mpeg2avi -> MakeWAV package ) All you need is Xing Audio Decoder ( http://www.dvdpiracy.com/ ) Use Blight's DVD Genie ( http://www.inmatrix.com ) to set advanced sound option ( Surround mix, LFE Effects... ) Build the graph like this: Async file ( Your AC3 file ) -> AC3 parser -> Xing Audio decoder -> MakeWav -> File Writer Press play and you'll get a big 48 Khz 2 channel WAV 4- Use VirtualDub ( http://www.geocities.com/virtualdub/ ) to multiplex together the video and the directly MP3 compressed WAV file. Select your AVI video file, in Audio -> WAV audio select your WAV file Video -> Direct Stream Copy Audio -> Conversion -> you could convert your sound to a 44100 Hz if you done this don't forget to check High Quality Audio -> Interleaving -> 500 ms of audio before video start -> Interleave audio every 500 ms Audio -> Compression -> Choose MP3 at > 96Kbps (or more) Audio -> Full Processing Mode Save the final AVI Et voila ! HEX edit hack of default value ! for those who want to make direct graphedit DivX AVIs In the codec file DivXc32.DLL (low-motion) The Bit Rate at AC6 The Quality at 1EA8 The Keyframes at 1EAF In the codec file DivXc32f.DLL (fast-motion) The Bit Rate at AC6 The Quality at 1EA8 The Keyframes at 1EAF