DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 1

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Exporting Chapters With ChapterXtractor

The last bit of information we'll be using a separate program called ChapterXtractor to read the chapter information from an IFO file and save it in a form that can be used by MeGUI's muxer to duplicate the chapter structure in a MKV or MP4 file. If you're encoding for a player that doesn't support chapters they'll be ignored on playback, and you may not want to bother with this step. I still recommend keeping the DVD's chapters in case you have use for them in the future.

Using ChapterXtractor

Chapter Xtractor is a separate tool that can be used to create chapter files in a number of different formats. It does this by reading the tables in DVD IFO files. ChapterXtractor has no installer. Just unzip it and run ChapterXtractor.exe.

1. Open the IFO File

First you'll need to open the same IFO file you used to extract subtitles. This file contains a table that lists the chapter points in your title.

2. Select OGG Preset

Although a wide array of programs make use of text files to specify chapter points, there's no realy standard for how the information is formatted. Fortunately ChapterXtractor includes a number of presets that format the text for specific programs. Go to the Format tab to see the format that's currently active and select OGG from the Presets dropdown list. You'll see the formatting updated when you change the Preset.

3. Save Chapter File

Once you've selected the OGG format you can save your file with the name of Chapters.txt using the Save datebutton. This file will be used in the last guide in this series, where it will be used by MeGUI's muxer.

Continue To Part 2 Now that you have your D2V project, audio files, and chapter file you can move on to creating an AviSynth script. You'll find instructions in the next guide in this series. Continue to DVD to AVC with MeGUI Part 2
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Version History
v1.0 Original version by Rich Fiscus