2008-12-09, 02:14 PM
I have been pretty successful using dvrmstoolbox to convert dvrms to avi. I first cut out the commercials with videoredo and then use the mencoder profile in dvrmstoolbox to convert to avi.
I captured half hour shows in both mpg and dvrms to see which would convert quicker. I cut the commercials out of both with videoredo. I then converted the mpg in two pass mode with autogk and it took almost 3 hours to convert to avi. I then converted the dvrms using dvrmstoolbox and the mencoder profile in 2 pass mode and it took 1 hour and 24 minutes.
I now use dvrmstoolbox and the mencoder profile to convert everything. It also runs in 2 pass mode using the xvid/mp3 good quality profile with H-Resolution set to 720.
I captured half hour shows in both mpg and dvrms to see which would convert quicker. I cut the commercials out of both with videoredo. I then converted the mpg in two pass mode with autogk and it took almost 3 hours to convert to avi. I then converted the dvrms using dvrmstoolbox and the mencoder profile in 2 pass mode and it took 1 hour and 24 minutes.
I now use dvrmstoolbox and the mencoder profile to convert everything. It also runs in 2 pass mode using the xvid/mp3 good quality profile with H-Resolution set to 720.