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ok, here is what I want to do: basic dvd ripping, converting the movie to avi or mpeg format, compressing to around 700 mb so that the resulting file can be burnt to a cdr.

I have a program called smartripper, which works nicely for copying the vob files from the dvd to my hard drive.

now comes the hard part, compressing and converting.

Ive read several tutorials and guides to different programs and all of them seem overly complicated. once you fully understand all this stuff and know the proper procedures, perhaps they are not. But for a newbie, its overwhelming. Especially considering that most of these programs also want to include editing functions, many of which are useless to anyone who is not an expert video cruncher.

what Id like to find is a program that would allow me to just set a maximum file size, chose the output format and aspect ratio, then click start and the prog would do the rest, while optimizing the quality of the resulting file.

am I asking too much? is there such a program? probably not yet.

so, until such time as there is, what is the absolute simplest program out there to accomplish what I am trying to do?

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