Tools

Below are a list of the tools you will probably need. Most are basic necessities, but a few are more arcane.

AVISynth - Essential video scripting program.

Decomb - AVISynth filter used to Decimate and IVTC video.

MPEG2Dec - AVISynth filter used to read DVD2AVI D2V project files.

DVD2AVI - Essential MPEG2 reader and server.

HDTVtoMPEG2 - Transport stream converter. Moves from .TS to MPEG2 files.

HuffYUV - Lossless video codec for transcoding quickly.

Pulldown - Tool for inserting 2:3 pulldown header in MPEG2/SVCD files.

VFAPI - Tool for general purpose frame-serving.

WinTV-D Tools - Essential tools for poor bastards like myself who are stuck with a WinTV-D.

Azid - AC3 to WAV tool.

BBDMUX - Take AC3 or MPV from a TS file.

BCDMUX - Take AC3 or MPV from a TS file as well, but different method.

Error Counter - Counts and reports errors in an MPEG2 transport stream.

PID Eraser - Erase PIDs from an MPEG2 transport stream.