.VOB to da smallest file?

[BlaCk_PeArL_27]

Is everyone know how can I change the .vob to the smallest video file? Well the last I rip my DVD and the smallest I did is in 3IV2. Though I need more info if there's any possibility I can change it more in the smallest file since I have few left space in my H.D.

Now I'm working again in ripping but this time I'm only rip the 3 .vob file and that is consume my PC 4GB except to those I save yesterday? I try huffy since I know that is small, I guess is not enough to make the .vob smaller as I want. Can you give me some idea or info to my problem. I have already 5 animes and that is 47GB eats on my H.D. so the .vob yesterday and today is something like 30GB. If I convert that into Xvid or other format I am afraid I'm running out of space and my PC will shut down "_" I guess?

Pls. do not tell me to buy another H.D. bcuz I won't just if you know how can I do this video into smallest you really help me alot also information like link you can tell me and I gladly appreciated your help.

Thanks.....

[Phantasmagoriat]

Plan. Make clips. :\

[BlaCk_PeArL_27]

Plan. Make clips. :\

"_"? X-cuse me.... I didn't understand you :-/

[Phantasmagoriat]

Plan: Decide only the parts of the footage you need. Out of the 47GB total, you will never use all of it. Maybe only 5GB of it will actually be used.

Make clips: Save only the scenes that will be used.

open the video file in virtualdub mod go to video->compression->Huffyuv

then go to file->save


use those to mark the beginning and the end of the "clips" you want so you can save room

This also does a good job explaining... well, everything: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtechbeta/

[Phantasmagoriat]

...then delete the rest.

[BlaCk_PeArL_27]

As I understand you clearly.... what you mean to say, is I have to get the specific clips and make them AMV, is that right?

It is really handy and easy as I see but I still want my video file make smaller. Why? Bcuz I know I will going to re-use again the footage and I don't want to rip again the whole DVD then do again in the start. All I want is make easy to rippin' the DVD, save more space then you can make AMV. SAVE more space, save more time and effort of ripping and converting the .vob file also I don't have to delete the other files cuz it will needed that in another time of editing. Hope you get what I want to say though I will try this if I have no choice or option to see in here ">_>

Btw.... thanks to your this idea ^_^;; I am really happy to know this

Thanks for sharing Phantas

[Minion]

you can clip with MPEG2Cut.
if you mean VOB compression, just deal with it

[Phantasmagoriat]

@ Minion: true; There are few effective ways to save space.

@BlaCk_PeArL_27: Still...
The vast majority of footage is filler [I guess~75%]
At the extreme, for a scene of 2 people talking, you may only need ~4 frames:
-character X, mouth open
-character X, mouth closed
-character Y, mouth open
-character Y, mouth closed
--->and you may never use that scene

To summarize: Be Picky. Admit to yourself "I will never use this clip," and delete it.
What's left? The good stuff that you will use

[BlaCk_PeArL_27]

Oh well! I guess the X-Y you mean is kinda intentionally ^^;; but really i don't care .

So you always do to go to step O.O? 1-3 all over again if you need to edit video from DVD? Watta waste of time is that "_"?

Nah.... nvm ^^;; I already found the answer while I'm waiting for others to give an options here. I agree being picky is not bad for creating AMV but I will keep that in mind <b>"_";;</b> guess.

>>> Minion.... MPEG2CUT still not small file but thanks to your post the .vob is not bad I say but if you use other compression to it, probably you'll know how space you can save ^^;; Just I did it now thanks for your time...

[Minion]

>>> Minion.... MPEG2CUT still not small file but thanks to your post the .vob is not bad I say but if you use other compression to it, probably you'll know how space you can save ^^;;

i have no clue what the hell you just said