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Audio related

AAC encoding and MP4 streams - how to create MP4 streams containing AAC audio (full guide)
AC3 encoding guide (full guide)
AC3 to AAC - AC3 to AAC conversion using BeSweet and Nero AAC encoder (full guide)
AC3 to MP2 - AC3 to MP2 conversion using BeSweet (full guide)
AC3 to MP2 - AC3 to MP2 conversion using HeadAC3he (full guide)
AC3 to MP3 - AC3 to MP3 conversion using BeSweet (full guide)
AC3 to MP3 - AC3 to MP3 conversion using HeadAC3he (full guide)
AC3 cutting guide - how to cut an AC3 at an arbitrary position
Audio Guides - overview page for all audio related guides (overview page)
AVI & AC3 guide - how to create an AVI that contains AC3 audio (full guide)
BeSliced guide - how to create a dummy AAC/AC3/MPx/WAV file (full guide)
BeSure guide - how to create DTS audio CDs from DVD audio tracks (full guide)
Dual audio guide - how to create an AVI having two audio tracks (full guide)
Vorbis encoding using BeSweet (full guide)
Vorbis encoding using HeadAC3he (full guide)

Capturing / digital TV

Audio problems - how to deal with audio problems
Capture guide
- how to capture analogue TV using VirtualDub (full guide)
Capture guide preface - how to set up your PC for capturing
Capturing - how to start the capturing session
Dreambox Howto - how to get started with the Dreambox and use it to capture digital TV programming (full guide)
Dreambox Howto - alternatative playback methods - how to use a Dreambox as a DivX/DVD player
Dreambox Howto - multiboot - how to set up a Dreambox for multiboot operation
Dreambox Howto - dish positioning - how to set up a satellite dish and program the Dreambox to use it
DV to DVD guide - how to convert video from your DV camera to a DVD (full guide)
DV to HD transfer - how to transfer video from your DV camera to your PC losslessly
DVBViewer - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in DVBViewer
DVBPortal - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in DVBPortal
DVB basics - basics of DVB capturing and editing
DVB to DVD-R guide - how to capture a DVB stream and burn it to a DVD-r (full guide)
DVB to DivX/Xvid guide - how to capture a DVB stream and convert it to DivX/XviD (full guide)
DVB to SVCD guide - how to capture a DVB stream and convert it to SVCD (full guide)
DVD2AVI guide - how to create a DVD2AVI project from an mp2 file
Frameserving - how to frameserve your uncompressed output to an MPEG2 compression program
MyTheatre guide - how to set up MyTheatre and use it to capture digital TV
Nebula DVB-T guide - how to use the Nebula DVB-T card to capture digital TV
Optimizing your system - optimize your system for capturing
ProgDVB - how to do a channelsearch and record a TV broadcast in ProgDVB
ProjectX - how to demux PVA and TS streams using ProjectX
ProjectX reference - the official ProjectX reference by Lucike
PVAStrumento - how to demux PVA and TS streams using PVAStrumento

DivX encoding

AutoGK guide - how to use AutoGK to convert a DVD to XviD (full guide)
AutoGK additional information - some background information about what AutoGK does behind the scenes
AutoGk Assistant guide - how to use the AutoGK assistant to tweak AutoGK
DivX guides overview page
- lists all DivX conversion related categories (overview page)
DivX5 guides overview page - lists all DivX5 conversion guides (overview page)
DivX4 guide for Linux - DVD -> DivX4 on the Linux OS (full guide)
DivX5 CLI Parameters - explains all the cli parameters of DivX5
GKnot Avisynth setup - create an AviSynth script for video encoding in GKnot
Gknot DivX3 encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> DivX3 encoding guide
GKnot DivX3 encoding - basic setup
GKnot DivX5 encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> DivX5 encoding guide
GKnot DivX5 encoding - basic setup
GKnot DivX3 guide - DVD -> DivX3 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot DivX5 guide - DVD -> DivX5 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot IVTC guide - how to use Decomb to perform IVTC in GKnot
GKnot splitting procedures - how to split up GKnot output files
GKnot x264 encoding - basic setup
GKnot x264 encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> x264 guide
GKnot x264 guide - DVD -> x264 guide based on GKnot (full guide)
GKnot XviD encoding - basic setup
GKnot XviD encoding - main part of the GKnot based DVD -> XviD encoding guide
GKnot XviD guide - DVD -> XviD guide based on GKnot (full guide)
Nandub - main part of the Nandub SBC Guide, explaining all Nandub options
NeroDigital guide - how to use Recode 2 to convert a DVD to NeroDigital (MP4) (full guide)
NeroDigital ASP - how to configure the NeroDigital ASP codec
NeroDigital AVC - how to configure the NeroDigital AVC codec
NeroDigital Final steps - how to configure the burning options and start encoding
NeroDigital Main Movie guide - how to use the NeroDigital main movie mode of Recode
NeroDigital Re-encode - how to process multiple DVD sources and non DVD sources and compress them to NeroDigital in Recode
NeroDigital common source configuration - how to configure audio, video and chapters in Recode
Recode Global configuration - the configuration screen explained
Recode Profiles - how to work with Recode profiles
Resizing in Nandub/VirtualDub - how to resize your movies prior to encoding them in Nandub/VirtualDub
Robot4Rip first time setup - how to set up Robot4Rip for the first time
Robot4Rip guide - How to use Robot4Rip to rip DVDs for DivX encoding (full guide)
Robot4Rip HD source guide - how to use Robot4Rip with already ripped VOB files
VirtualDub XviD guide - how to set up XviD 1.0 builds in VirtualDub
VirtualDub XviD guide - how to set up XviD 1.1 builds in VirtualDub
XviD external stats file editing - how to use GKnot to scale an XviD statsfile
XviD guides - lists all DVD -> XviD guides (overview page)
XviD guide - DVD -> XviD guide (full guide)

DivX related guides

DivX Launcher guide - how to create a DivX CD that starts playing upon insertion in the PC (full guide)
Ogg media stream guide - how to create an Ogg media stream (AVI replacement, can contain Ogg Vorbis audio, subtitles and features faster seeking) (full guide)
MP4 media streams guide - how to create ISO MP4 streams containing AAC audio (full guide)
VirtualDubMod procedures - muxing audio and video in VDubMod, editing and creating AVIs, OGMs and Matroska files

DVD related articles

Aspect ratios explained - an introduction to Aspect Ratios, resizing and cropping
Bitrate and resolution guide - in introduction to bitrate selection, resizing and cropping for DivX purposes
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 1st installment - part 5
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 5
Codec shoot-out 2003 - 2nd installment - part 6
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 1
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 2
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 3
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 4
Codec shoot-out 2004 - part 5
DMCA analysis - an in-depth analysis of the Digital Copyright Millenium Act.
DMCA revisited - an analysis of the court's decision on banning the dissemination of DeCSS.
The Basics - the basics of DVD and DVD Ripping
DVD Ripper comparison - the web one and only comprehensive test of all DVD ripping programs.
DVD Structure - explains what files are on a DVD disc and what they are here for
Glossary - technical terms explained
How to make your DVD drive region free
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 - a comprehensive test of all the latest MPEG-4 codecs
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 2nd installment - as the above but featuring SBC, DivX5.01 XviD 20020327 and VP4
MPEG-4 Codec shoot-out 2002 3rd installment - as above but featuring DivX 5.02, SBC, XviD 20020727 and RealVideo9
Telecine explained - by robshot

DVD-R stuff

Advanced IfoEdit guide - how to trip the 4:3 layer of a DVD-9 disc, including other advanced IfoEdit options (full guide) Basic IfoEdit guide - explains almost everything you need to know about IfoEdit (full guide)
Big 3 DVD backup guide - how to use DIF4U, BatchCCE, NuMenu4U, ScenAid and Scenarist to back up a DVD in high quality (full guide)
Big 3 DVD backup guide - notes for Scenarist
Big 3 DVD backup guide - contains the DIF4U part
Big 3 DVD backup guide - contains the BatchCCEWS part
Big 3 DVD backup guide - contains notes for the VIP versions of the applications involved
Big3 DVD backup guide - first time preparations
Big 3 DVD backup guide, new revision - how to use DIF4U, BatchCCE, NuMenu4U, ScenAid and Scenarist to back up a DVD in high quality (full guide)
Big 3 Duplicate VOB ID guide - how to reauthor Finding Nemo and use the skip duplicate VOB ID feature of DIF4U
Branching notes - notes about seamless branching titles and IfoEdit
Button over video guide - How to re-author DVDs like The Matrix in Scenarist (full guide)
Button over video guide 2 - Influenzas step by step explanation of how such titles work and how they can be reconstructed
CCE 2.70 guide - MPEG-2 video encoding for DVD±R/W using CCE 2.70
CCE Basic 2.70 guide - MPEG-2 video encoding for DVD±R/W using CCE basic
CCE constant quality mode - how to do an abbreviated CQ pass to determine which bitrate is needed to reach a certain quality level
CloneDVD guide - how to use CloneDVD to back up your DVDs (full guide)
Closed Caption addendum - quick instructions on how to keep Closed Captions in your DVD backups
DVD2DVD guide - Using DVD2SVCD to back up a DVD to a DVD±R/W disc (full guide)
DVD2one guide - how to transcode a DVD using DVD2one (full guide)
DVD Authoring guides - how to create your own DVDs (overview page)
DVD Authoring in IfoEdit - How to create your own DVDs from elementary streams using IfoEdit (full guide)
DVD Backup Guides - How to backup a DVD disc (overview page)
DVD Burning guide - how to burn a VIDEO_TS folder to a DVD±R/W (full guide)
DVDFab full split guide - how to split a DVD-9 to two DVD±Rs (full guide)
DVDFab main movie split guide - how to split the main movie of a DVD-9 to two DVD±Rs (full guide)
DVD Encoding guides - how to encode movie content to be placed on a DVD
DVD Extras in CCE - how to transcode complicated DVD extras (multi PGC, multiangles) in CCE
DVD-lab guide - how to author a DVD using DVD-lab (full guide)
DVD Rebuilder guide - how to back up a DVD using DVD Rebuilder (full guide)
DVDit PE guide - how to use DVDit PE to author a DVD (full guide)
DVD Shrink 3.1 guide - how to use DVD Shrink to back up DVDs (full guide)
DVD Shrink 3.1 first time setup - how to set up DVD Shrink for the first time
DVD Shrink 3.1 - full movie - how to keep all extras on a DVD when backing up using DVD Shrink
DVD Shrink 3.1 - final procedures - how to finalize a DVD Shrink project
DVD Shrink 3.1 - main movie only - how to back up only the main movie of a DVD
DVD Shrink 3.1 - multidisc - how to join a flipper or put two movies onto a single DVD
DVD-5 backup guide - how to copy a single layer DVD (full guide)
DVD-9 to 2x DVD-R guide - how to split a dual layer DVD over 2 recordable DVDs (full guide)
DVD-R bitrate calculation - how to create the bitrate for your video stream when creating a DVD-R/W disc
DVD-R guides - guide overview page for everything surrounding DVD / miniDVD creation (overview page)
Full DVD backup guide - recreate multi PGC movies perfectly using Scenarist and CCE (full guide)
HC Encoder guide - MPEG-2 video encoding for DVD±R/W using HC
InfiniFilm guide - how to handle InfiniFilm movies (Button over Video, authoring by VOB ID)
IfoEdit & CCE - how to use CCE re-encoded files in an IfoEdit project (full guide)
IfoEdit final procedures - final adjustments to an IfoEdit project including image creation and burning
IfoEdit menustripping - how to keep only the main movie of a DVD to DVD-R rip (full guide)
InstantCopy 8 guide - how to back up a DVD using InstantCopy (full guide)
ImgTools 0.89 guide - how to create a DVD disk image using ImgTools 0.89 (full guide)
Maestro guide - how to use Spruce DVDMaestro to author a DVD (full guide)
Menu creation guide - how to use Photoshop to create your own menus for a DVD
Multiangles and TMPG re-encoding for IfoEdit - how to handle multiangle files in IfoEdit and use TMPG to re-encode a video stream (full guide)
Nero DVD burning - how to burn a VIDEO_TS directory using Nero (full guide)
QuEnc guide - how to encode DVD / DVB / AVI content for DVD±R using QuEnc (full guide)
ReAuthorist guide - full DVD backup guide using DIF4U, DC4U and ReAuthorist (full guide)
ReAuthorist Austin Powers 2 addendum - how to reauthor a relatively complex title in ReAuthorist
Recode 2 guide - how to use Nero Recode 2 to back up a DVD (full guide)
Recode 2 - main movie only - how to back up only the main movie of a DVD / join a flipper or put 2 DVDs on the same disc
Recode 2 - final procedures - how to finalize a Recode 2 project
ReMPEG2 guide - create DVD compliant MPEG-2 files using ReMPEG-2
Resizing AVIs for DVD encoding - how to properly resize an AVI file for DVD encoding using AviSynth
Roba CCE encoding - CCE encoding using the RoBa method
Seamless branching guide - reconstruct seamless branching titles using CCE and IfoEdit (full guide)
Scenarist NT guide - how to use Scenarist NT to author a DVD (full guide)
Scenarist tips and tricks - useful tricks when using Scenarist NT for full DVD backups
SpruceUp guide - how to use SpruceUp to author a DVD (full guide)
To VOB ID or not to - when to process a movie by VOB ID in DIF4U and when not to
TMPG DVD Author guide - how to author a DVD using DVD author (full guide)
TMPG DVD re-encoding - how to create IfoEdit compliant MPEG-2 files in TMPG

FAQs

Codec FAQ - all about video codecs
DivX encoding FAQ - all about DivX encoding
DivX playback FAQ - all about DivX playback
FAQ overview page - lists all the FAQs available
Ripping FAQ - all about getting DVD data onto your HD
SVCD FAQ - all about VCD and SVCD creation
VFP FAQ - all about VFAPI based tools

Frameserving

DGIndex frameserving guide - how to use DGIndex and dgdecode to frameserve
DGIndex guide - how to create a DGIndex project and demux an audio track
DVDx VideoServer setup - how to set up the VideoServer plugin to frameserve from DVDx to another application
VFAPI installation notes - how to install VFAPI
VFAPI guide - how to create a VFAPI AVI

Format conversion guides

ASF to AVI conversion guide - how to turn an ASF into an AVI without recompression (full guide)
AVI2SVCD Guide - how to turn an AVI into a VCD/SVCD using DVD2SVCD (full guide)
AVI 2 DVD±R guide - convert an AVI to something that can be burned onto a DVD (full guide)
AVI input in TMPG - how to set up TMPG for AVI/ASF/WMV input
AVI output in TMPG - how to set up TMPG for AVI output
ASF/WMV conversion guide - how to turn an .asf/.wmv into a DivX/VCD/SVCD (full guide)
Conversion guides overview page - lists all conversion guides (overview page)
(S)VCD to DVD-R guide - how to store a VCD/SVCD on a DVD-R (full guide)
SVCD to DivX conversion guide - how to create a DivX from an SVCD (full guide)
VCD to DivX conversion guide - how to turn a VCD into a DivX file (full guide)

General site related stuff

About - some general info about this site
Contact Rules - how to contact us
Content Management System requirements (draft)
Disclaimer - the disclaimer of this site
Donations page - how to make a donation
Full Software archive
Guides - the main guide page of this site
Guide writing guidelines - if you want to have a document published on this site, follow these guidelines
Index page - that's where you come in
Links - the link page
Looking for staff - job offers @ Doom9.org
Newbie guide - how to get started
News - main news page
Popular Software archive
Search engine
Sponsors - who provides the hosting for this site
Source code archive
Translation guidelines - guidelines for hosting translated Doom9 guides on 3rd party sites
Unauthorized download - error page that you get when a download can't be authorized

Other stuff

ASPI Layer setup - how to set up a working ASPI layer
Decomb guide - how to use Decomb to IVTC or deinterlace a video source
Decomb parameter overview - detailed overview over all Decomb parameters
HD playback guide - how to rip a DVD to your HD and play it from there (full guide)
IVTC guide - how to use TMPG to perform IVTC
IVTC & Deinterlacing tutorial - answers all question about the two subjects you could possible come up with
pulldown guide - how to apply 3:2 pulldown to a 23.976fps NTSC MPEG-2 stream to make it SVCD/DVD compliant
Video basics - an introduction to certain digital video basics, how do TV work and why do we store digital video the way we do
VirtualDub procedures - virtually everything you ever wanted to know about VirtualDub
XCD guide - how to put 800MB of movie data onto a 700MB CD

Ripping / Descrambling guides

Descrambling guides overview page - lists all descrambling guides (overview page)
DVD Decrypter guide - explains DVD Decrypter (full guide)
DVD Decrypter settings - explains all the settings of DVD Decrypter
DVD Decrypter Full Rip - explains how to rip a complete DVD to your HD for playback or editing purposes (full guide)

Subtitles

DirectVobSub guide - how to create external subtitles for DivX files and play them (full guide)
DVD Motion Pro subtitle files - info about that subtitle format
DVD Subtitle guide - how to create subtitles for Scenarist
Forced Subtitles in VobSub - how to locate and activate forced subs in VobSub
S3conv guide - how to create subtitles for Scenarist using s3conv (alternative to the above guide)
Subtitle synchronization guide - how to synchronize your subtitles to the movie (full guide)
Subrip guide - how to rip subtitles using Subrip (full guide)
Subtitle guides overview page - lists all subtitle related guides (overview page)
VobSub language editing guide - how to remove subtitle streams from a VobSub file (full guide)

VCD and SVCD stuff

Bitrate calculation - calculate the bitrate for a VCD/SVCD
Burning .cue/.bin in Nero - how to burn these CD images in Nero
CCE encoding in DVDx - how to use the CCE Premiere plugin to encode in DVDx (full guide)
DVD2SVCD guide - how to use the DVD2SVCD tool to create an SVCD (full guide)
DVD2SVCD basic setup - first time setup for DVD2SVCD
DVD2SVCD advanced reference - all technical options of DVD2SVCD described in great detail
DVD2SVCD newbie reference - many DVD2SVCD parameters explained in a newbie friendly way
DVDx guide - how to create a (S)VCD using DVDx (full guide)
DVDx output setup - how to configure the DVDx output
DVDx source setup - how to configure the DVDx input
DVDx overview page - lists all DVDx based guides (overview page)
(S)VCD guides - overview page over all (S)VCD guides (overview page)
TMPG encoding in DVDx - how to use TMPG to encode from DVDx (full guide)
TMPG encoding - general TMPG (S)VCD enocding setup
TMPG procedures - explains some advanced TMPG operations like cutting, muxing, demuxing, etc
TMPG SVCD output - how to set up TMPG to get VCD/SVCD output

(S)VCD related stuff

Burning Overview page - lists the various ways to burn a VCD/SVCD (overview page)
Manual synching for (S)VCD - how to deal with asynch (S)VCDs (full guide)
Multiplexing and splitting using bbMPEG - how to multiplex (S)VCD video and audio streams and split them into CD sized chunks
Nero guide - how to use Nero to burn a (S)VCD
tooLame setup for TMPG - how to integrate tooLame as external audio encoder in TMPG
TSCV guide - how to author an advanced (S)VCD using TSCV (full guide)
VCDEasy guide - (S)VCD authoring and burning using VCDEasy (full guide)
VCDImager guide - how to use VCDImager to create a (S)VCD image for later burning

VOB Operations

Analyze VOB content - how to find out what exactly VOB files contain

This document was last updated on June 29, 2008