DVD Ripper Quality of DVDFab Output – Scan Lines / ”Jitters”

[gamecaptor]

Hello all,

This question is semi-generic in nature, but I will try and be as detailed as I can with the information that leads to the question.

I converted each episode of Wolverine and The X-Men Disc 5 to Xvid with MP3 audio (see MY DVDFAB SETTINGS below). The thing I notice when I’m watching it is I see scan lines when there is movement, almost like it’s interlaced (I’ve tried to convert an episode with the “deinterlace” option with DVDFab and it yields the same result). I’ve been reading through the forums and I see people complaining of “jittering” with their conversations and I’m not clear if it’s the same issue that I’m experiencing.

I downloaded a copy of one of the episodes mentioned above and it looks crystal clear. I ran my conversion and the one I downloaded through MediaInfo (see MEDIAINFO INFORMATION below) and the only differences I can see is that might have something to do with it is that the DVDFab rip has No warppoints and is 16:9 whereas the downloaded one has 3 warppoints and is a 4:3 format.

I then took the same DVD and converted the episode using avi.NET and TMPGEnc and they did not have any “jitters” (i.e. looked clean like the downloaded version). I’m partial to DVDFab, so I would prefer to keep using it, but the quality is not worth watching in this state.

My question is this, is there a setting I am missing or is necessary to produce a clean conversation like what is being produced other apps?

Regards.

MY DVDFAB SETTINGS:

SOURCE FILE TYPE: DVD - WOLVERINE_AND_THE_XMEN_VOLUME_5
SOURCE VIDEO TYPE: MPEG
SOURCE VIDEO RESOLUTION: 854 x 480
SOURCE AUDIO TYPE: AC3
DVDFab VERSION: 8.0.2.2
DVDFab PROFILE: generic.avi.xvid.MP3
OUTPUT RESOLUTION: 720 x 404
OUTPUT CROP: Auto
OUTPUT FILESIZE: 175 MB
OUTPUT PASSES: 2

MEDIAINFO INFORMATION:

General
Complete name: Episode 19 (DVDFab).avi
Format: AVI
Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave
File size: 174 MiB
Duration: 21mn 57s
Overall bit rate: 1 107 Kbps
Movie name: WOLVERINE_AND_THE_XMEN_VOLUME_5.Title1.DVDRip
Writing application: Lavf52.33.0
Original source form/Name: WOLVERINE_AND_THE_XMEN_VOLUME_5

Video
ID: 0
Format: MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile: Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP: Yes
Format settings, QPel: No
Format settings, GMC: No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix: Default (H.263)
Muxing mode: Packed bitstream
Codec ID: XVID
Codec ID/Hint: XviD
Duration: 21mn 57s
Bit rate: 903 Kbps
Width: 720 pixels
Height: 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio: 16:9
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Color space: YUV
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
Bit depth: 8 bits
Scan type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 0.129
Stream size: 142 MiB (82%)
Writing library: XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)

Audio
ID: 1
Format: MPEG Audio
Format version: Version 1
Format profile: Layer 3
Mode: Joint stereo
Codec ID: 55
Codec ID/Hint: MP3
Duration: 21mn 55s
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 192 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
Stream size: 30.1 MiB (17%)
Alignment: Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration: 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration: 24 ms
Writing library: LAME3.98.2


General
Complete name: Episode 19 (Download).avi
Format: AVI
Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave
File size: 196 MiB
Duration: 22mn 45s
Overall bit rate: 1 201 Kbps
Writing library: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Version. 4.2.3.193

Video
ID: 0
Format: MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile: Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP: Yes
Format settings, QPel: No
Format settings, GMC: 3 warppoints
Format settings, Matrix: Default (H.263)
Muxing mode: Packed bitstream
Codec ID: XVID
Codec ID/Hint: XviD
Duration: 22mn 45s
Bit rate: 1 029 Kbps
Width: 640 pixels
Height: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio: 4:3
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Color space: YUV
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
Bit depth: 8 bits
Scan type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 0.140
Stream size: 167 MiB (86%)
Writing library: XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)

Audio
ID: 1
Format: MPEG Audio
Format version: Version 1
Format profile: Layer 3
Mode: Joint stereo
Mode extension: MS Stereo
Codec ID: 55
Codec ID/Hint: MP3
Duration: 22mn 45s
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 160 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
Stream size: 26.0 MiB (13%)
Alignment: Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration: 42 ms (1.01 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration: 432 ms

[sunny]

Hi gamecaptor,

Please try DVDFab 8.0.3.0 Beta at

to convert again. Open Common Settings->General->A/V Codec, set video decoder/encoder as software, then check if converted files play with "jittering" issues. You can also try using 1-pass to see the result.
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[gamecaptor]

Hello Sunny.

I upgraded to 8.0.3.0 and did as you instructed and the quality looks the same.

To provide more info, DVDFab states:
Graphics Chipset :
RDPDD Chained DD

Supported Video Codecs :
DXVA_MODE_H264
DXVA_MODE_VC1

CoreAVC : cannot be detected.

And the Video Decoder and Encoder settings were by default (but all have been changed to Software)
Video Decoder:
H.264: DXVA
VC1: DXVA
MPEG2: Software

Video Encoder:
H.264: Software

Question: I have a ATI Radeon 4300/4500 series video card in my converter PC (with the latest drivers, 10.10). Would that have any impact on the performace?

[ivan8171]

I have the same problem...
DVDFAB ver.8.0.3.2
DVD to h.264+audiocopy, 640x480
whether “deinterlace” option checked or not...

[yauw]

Me too...