No change here.
After selecting a videotrack, we cannot change anything here.

Angle 1.
Here you can select a different "Angle" although most DVDs do not have more than one angle stored.

OFF (not checked).
Here we can enable the use of the ASPI layer (usable for both SCSI and IDE devices - however, by default, not available in Windows 2000 and Windows XP). I never used it with DVDx.

ON (so with a checkmark!).
MacroVision is a copy-protection - distorting the movie so you cannot copy it with a VCR, see "What is MacroVision?" for details.

Each VOB/CELL.
Needed for decoding CSS. Use "Each VOB/CELL". See "DivX rip intro" and "SmartRipper" for details.

ON (so with a checkmark!).
Here we can optionally set Dolby Surround mixed down for your DivX or (S)VCD movie. Always nice to have a slightly better sound with your movie - it requires a bit more cpu power, but I guess it's worth it.

English AC3 6Ch.
Here we set the audio track to be used for your movie rip. I usually choose the English language. AC3 is not always an option, and indicates that the original sound-track supports 6 channeld, which will be mixed down to two channels (stereo). Note: sometimes there are more than 1 english channel, usually the second one is the same with an additional voice-over by (for example) the director giving some commentaries.

High quality (slow).
This options allows you to set the mixdown quality when converting 48Khz audio down to 44.1Khz audio. I always select High Quality - it takes a bit more time, but it's worth it.

3.
This setting allows us to increase or decrease audio volume. Sometimes, the audio, when using "1", is simply to soft. When selecting a value larger than 3, audio starts to distord (due to clipping). Try some experimenting with this value - I usually use 3.

None or your language.
The subtitles of a move, can be disabled ("None") or enabled (for example "Nederlands"). Note that subtitles are rendered into the movie pictures and cannot ever be removed!
Sometimes, for example with DivX, it can be usefull to rip subtitles later, for example for use with MicroDVD - see als "Ripping Subtitles".

0 or 800.
This is the position (vertically) of the subtitles. Using a value of "0" will render the subtitles in their normal position. However, in some movies subtitles move up and the down again, I hate that, so I enter a value of "800" making sure the subtitles are positioned at the bottom.

ON (so with a checkmark!).
Some subtitles appear with either a weird color or are printed extremely bold. Incase you are ripping such a DVD - uncheck (disable) this option!

FPU (best quality).
This indicates which type of algorithm should be used for resizing each frame. I prefer good quality, so I always choose "FPU". The option "MMX" is a bit faster, but you pay for this speed by loosing some of the quality. There are also processor specific FPU options like for the Pentium 4 ("P4") and (mostly Intel) CPU's that support SSE ("SSE").

0.
When a movie is going to span 2 or more CD's, you might want to consider making an overlap of "2" to "3" seconds. This will give the viewer a brief moment to return to the movie after you swapped CD's. If you plan to put a movie on a single CD (as with DivX) then select "0"

OFF (so NO checkmark here!).
This option is very usefull with DivX movies (working with DivX: ON). The video and audio signal will be synchronised frequently. With DivX, MPEG4 and MP3 tend to "walk away" from each other and the movie get's out of sync, this option prevents just that.

OFF (so NO checkmark here!).
Converting to either (Super) Video CD or DivX can take quite some time, that's why most of us have their computer do this work at night. Once the conversion is completed, the computer will be shutdown by DVDx. However: I really would like to know if something goes wrong with either the conversion or my PC, so I usually convert movies when I'm awake and at home.

OFF (so NO checkmark here!).
Luminance filter is being used to either increase or decrease luminance of a movie. I rather see the original so I'm not ever using this option.
Note: increase/decreas = Offset + Gain.

128.
The luminance gain where 128 = no change, <128 = lower luminance and >128 = increase luminance.

0.
The is the offset value for gain, Note that GAIN + OFFSET = real gain. Default this value is set to 0.

25 (PAL) or 29.97 (NTSC).
The framerate is different for each TV-system. Often Region 1 DVD's are NTSC and Region 2 DVD's in PAL format. DVDx does NOT automatically set this value! Make sure the proper value is set. By the way: DVDx (not always perfect) can convert between the two framerates, but it is not advisable due to some possible side-effects.

ON (so with a checkmark!).
Checks if the non-NTSC standaard 24 Fps framerate is being used. Check it to make sure ...

OFF (so NO checkmark here!).
Check this option in case you are sure the DVD is using the 24 Fps framerate, but you know autodetect didn't find it. This only works if you have "Detect prog. 24Hz" checked as well.

10 or more.
During the ripping process, DVDx will very frequently access your DVD-Rom player. To save your DVD-Rom drive, DVDx offers the posibility to use a caching buffer. This not only will save your DVD-Rom drive but will increase performance as well. You can enter any number, depending on the memory or harddisk space available in your PC. Mine has 512 Mb so I usually use a 100 Mb buffer. Caution: a large buffer (>10) can cause some unpleasent effects if you're using the "overlap" option.

RAM.
Determine where the buffer should be: in memory (RAM = Fast) or harddisk (less fast). If you don't have to much memory (<128 Mb), then choose harddisk.

None.
This is used to remove interlace on a movie (those weir horizontal stripes next to a quick moving object in a movie). Usually this is not needed. But if you feel the need to de-interlace, preferably choose either "Even Field" or "Interpolate" - this usually renders the better quality (there will be quality loss anyway!). You can try "Odd Field" but usually this is not a good option, so test it first ...

Depends on the desired format.
We can choose "Avi (DivX,YUX,...)", "Video CD (MPEG1)" and "Super Video CD (MPEG2)".

Depends on the desired format.
Here we can choose the audio format. Choose:
- "disable": for no audio
- "Store to WAV": for later conversion of the sound-track
- "Use LAME": for DivX with MP3 for those without an MP3 codec
- "Use ACM": for any other format supported by the Windows codecs (including Radium MP3 for DivX).

using Video CD: 1150 Kbits
using Super Video CD: max. 2600 Kbits - prefered: 2376 Kbits
Here we set the MPEG bitrate. For Video CD the standard defines a fix 1150 KBits bitrate. Super Video CD allows a variable bitrate with a 2600 Kbits maximum (prefered: 2376 Kbits).

(Super) Video CD : None (Letter Box 4/3)
DivX : Custom
Here we can set the "adaption" of an image. The "None (Letter Box 4/3)" uses the original screen-sizing, which is often used with (Super) Video CD. For DivX one rather use "Custom". Below you'll see some snapshots to see the difference (base on a 16/9 movie):

None (Letter Box 4/3) The image aspect ratio remains as the original. Very suitable for Video CD, Super Video CD and DivX.
Medium (4/3) Aspect ratio is not changed, but: a part of the image disappears, you'll see that (compared to "None (Letter Box 4/3)") that a part of the mug (right bottom) and the monitor (left) disappeared. Personally I think this is not an option.
Pan Scan (4/3) Even more zoom. Aspect Ratio is slightly off. Even more items are gone. Personally I think this is not an option either.
Full (16/9 or 4/3 input) Here the image as streched so it fills the entire screen. Nice for owners of a widescreen, but useless for others.
Custom Usefull for DivX. The blakc bars on top and bottom of a movie are take away. Once you close the "Output Settings" window, you can use the little green bars to change the settings.

MMX BiLinear or SSE BiCubix
Scaling is done using a particular "formula" (lagorithm). The Bilinear algoritme looks at clusters of 2 x 2 pixels, while BiCubic is more acurate by using clusters of 4 x 4 pixels. However the difference is hard to see. You can choose:
Nearest neighbour : nearest pixel.
BiLinear : accurate but slow
BiLinear MMX: accurate but fast (Intel or AMD CPU's)
BiCubic : very accurate and very slow too
SSE BiCubic : very accurate and not too slow (Pentium 3 or Athlon CPU's)
Pseudo BiCubic : sloppy and slow

Not enabled or an Adobe Premiere Plugin
Usually you will not use an Adobe Premiere Plugin for DivX - choose "Not enabled". For Video CD or Super Video CD the Cinema Craft Encoder providers a better image quality and is sometimes even faster. The "Video Server" is of use with TMPGEnc and CCE. TMPGEnc however seems to be not superior to the internal DVDx encoder. CCE is however faster and produces excellent image quality - however as a plugin it does not alwys work properly, the VideoServer is then needed. See Intro to Videoservers for more info.