DVDx splitting guide

Overview
Copy some chapters in separate files
Copy some chapters in a unique file
Copy a part defined from preview timeline
More guides

Overview

This has been asked several times in the DVDx forum, how to copy only a part of the movie ?

So I wrote this DVDx splitting guide in a simple manner, you just have to follow on step by step instructions and screenshots.

The first guide is Copy some chapters in separate files, the simplest splitting option offered by DVDx. The two other guides explain the other splitting options offered by DVDx: split several chapters in several volumes (say in several files) or extract a part of the movie defined from the timeline preview.

The output format choosen here is DivX but you can choose to output in VCD, SVCD or WMV, by tuning Output settings differently, like explained in the DVDx starter guide.

Copy some chapters in separate files

1. Launch DVDx.
2. Insert the DVD movie in your DVD drive.
3. Open the DVD Root (Figure A) and select the biggest program chain.

4. In Input Settings (Figure B):

ensure the Program Chain Index is set to the biggest one
choose preferred Audio Track
choose Subtitle if desired
set appropriate Frame Rate (25.0 for PAL, 23. 976 or 29.97 for NTSC, eventually 24.0FPS)
set iDCT optimization to SSE2 for recent PC (including SSE3 processors). Or MMX or 3DNow for older processors.
set Deinterlace filter to None for a Hollywood movie
click OK

5. Open Output Settings (Figure C) and to make a DivX movie:

select AVI (DivX, YUV, ...)
select Use Lame in Audio
click Audio Lame and set Bitrate to 192Kbits (128 is correct too) and Quality to Q3 High
select the DivX codec (scroll down the codec list if huge)
set Pass 1 Settings with DivX Home Theater Profile, 1 pass, 1000kbit/s (Figure C1)
set resolution to 512x384 (or choose more appropriate from table herebelow)
set Zoom to Letterbox 16.9 → 4.3 for a 16:9 movie
set Resize to SSE2 or MMX or 3DNow (like for iDCT in Input Settings)

Most popular resolutions for DivX movies:

6. Now we're going to select the chapters to extract for encoding. Assuming we want to extract Chapter 3 and Chapter 12, first let's select Chapter 3:

set Volume don't exceed to Custom chapter (Figure C)
click Settings button
click Enter Bitrate (Figure D) and enter 1192 (1000Kbits/s for video + 192Kbits/s for audio)
select Chap 3 and then click the Create volume button

7. Second, let's select Chapter 12:

click again on Chap 3 to unselect it
select Chap 12 and then click the Create volume button

So now we can see the list of volumes (files) in the Summary (Figure E).

8. Let's finish with Custom splitting and Output settings:

click on Close
we're now back in Output Settings, click on Apply

9. Open File... Select Output File... and browse to the desired folder, then type a file name.

10. Click on the Encode button and enjoy the encoding preview!

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