Batch Convert Camcorder DV to XVID with Virtualdub

[WonkyGibbon]

I've been lurking on this site for a couple of years but never posted. However - I do have something now to post and I hope you won't think me presumptious for doing so.
The reason I post is that, I'm just amazed that when you a buy a camcorder, the manufacturers give you nothing to help you to work with the video captured. In most cases, not so much as a pointer towards some software.
And then when you go googling for it, I can find next to no information out there that covers it. At least not in one site. Other than "buy some package and burn everything to DVD" which I don't want to do.
Of course I could just be rubbish at googling - but assuming I'm not then...
By scouring this site and others, a lot of trial and error and some banging of the head against the odd wall - I've put together a process for batch processing camcorder DV video to the best quality XVID that I believe is possible (I appreciate it's always a bit subjective).
It uses Virtualdub with DubMan, AVISynth, XVID (two passes), deinterlace filters and so on.
The idea is that someone without a great deal of technical ability could follow this "how to" and get their head round these amazing tools, install them and and use them for this task.
You can find it here http://www.wonkygibbon.co.uk/what-to...rder-dv-video/ - hope someone finds it useful - it took ages! Just want to give something back to the community really - without people posting on these forums, I'd never have been able to do any of this stuff. Thanks!

[RunningSkittle]

Originally Posted by WonkyGibbon

And then when you go googling for it, I can find next to no information out there that covers it. At least not in one site...

hmm? I think doom9 counts as one site... look just a few spots down!
http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78

and of course:
http://www.doom9.org/guides.htm

[WonkyGibbon]

Originally Posted by RunningSkittle

hmm? I think doom9 counts as one site... look just a few spots down!
http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78

and of course:
http://www.doom9.org/guides.htm

http://forum.doom9.org/images/smilies/cool.gif

It does indeed count as one site. And it has many great guides - but none on converting DV specifically to XVID. Converting to DVD-R is definately not the same thing.

[RunningSkittle]

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Megui:
- General Discussion and Help, Development (Developers only!), Feature Requests & Bug Reports (Deprecated for SF tracker)
- Encoder Profiles
Handbrake
Staxrip
AutoMKV
Avi.NET
Mediacoder
ASXGui
RipBot264
BENCOS
Automen
XviD4PSP
Leiming's x264 GUI
EasyXvid
WinMEnc
Ani-x264
FileConvert
SUPER

If you had bothered to research the tools mentioned ... Most (if not all) can accept DV input (among pretty much anything else).
No point in using old outdated tools like in your link! I suggest you take a look at staxrip and its batch features
Also perhaps link to avisynth sourceforge page (and/or wiki) instead of strange website! http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/ , http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/Main_Page