RE: was DVD drive, now DVD ripping etc.

["Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>]

> ... and I was not meaning to vehemently defend it - agreed, it
does
have
> some shortcomings :-)

As does most software really ;)

> Out of interest - I presume you bin all the menus and extras when
you
> rip your DVD? 

Yes, I do if I need to backup a disc. :)

> I've done a little of this in the past but didn't find
> anything that will maintain the structure of the DVD - but it is a
while
> since I played with all the software available. However, most DVD
extras
> aren't worth keeping!!! (with exception of discs like the THX demo
> disc).

I use Smart Ripper or suchlike to rip the movie then IFOEdit to strip
out what I don't need or want then a compression tool whatever one I
fancy at the time and re-compress. After that it's just a case of
burning using you're favourite bit of burning software.

Of course that makes it sound dead easy! ;)

It is not particularly difficult to do this but it is *very* time
consuming, for example to re-pack a movie can and, usually does, take
several hours even on a reasonable machine. Even my 2Ghz P4 server
takes
roughly 6 hours per movie to do this so don't expect it to be quick.

HTH

K.




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