RE: Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

657 movies (stored on a Mac Mini using 23 external firewire drives) at
the
last count all at their full original bitrate - most are ripped just as the
main feature only but some (mainly TV series DVDs such as "The
Simpsons")
are ripped complete with menus...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 02 April 2007 10:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive
>
> Thanks Phil.
>
> How do you store your DVDs - I presume you do store them on your
> monster drive array???
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Phil Harris
> > Sent: 02 April 2007 10:09
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive
> >
> > Erm ... neither.
> >
> > You install AnyDVD which sits as a device driver between your DVD
> drive
> > and
> > your PC and this simply removes region coding, DCSS scrambling,
copy
> > protection, function prohibition and the requirement to sit
through
> > those
> > bloody annoying trailers (if you want it to). Hell, you don't
even
> have
> > to
> > make your DVD drives region free!
> >
> > You install CloneDVD which is an application that allows you to
> either
> > rip
> > an entire non-copy-protected DVD (which of course you have in
your
> > drive as
> > AnyDVD sees to that) intact (all menus, trailers and extras
etc.),
> rip
> > parts
> > of a DVD (i.e. you can exclude any sections you know you don't
want)
> or
> > process existing pre-ripped DVD data files - then apply
additional
> > compression necessary to fit within a required size that you can
> > specify
> > (i.e. 8cm DVD, single layer DVD, dual layer DVD or
"custom" etc.),
> > strip out
> > any unwanted audio tracks or subtitles - then write those files
out
> as
> > either a directory structure (i.e. Movie_Name/VIDEO_TS/... etc.),
an
> > ISO
> > image or to a DVD recorder directly.
> >
> > Just download AnyDVD and CloneDVD from the website and install
them -
> > there's a 21day trial period on them if they're unregistered and
they
> > just
> > work. AnyDVD is updated regularly (sometimes seems like every few
> days)
> > as
> > new protections come out but you can tell it to check for updates
> each
> > time
> > it runs and it will do that for you. Same with the CloneDVD
> application
> > except that gets updated only infrequently (as you would expect
as
> the
> > unprotected DVD spec doesn't change).
> >
> > It doesn't transcode to alternative formats such as DIVX or WMV
at
> all
> > if
> > that's what you were meaning - it simply allows you to copy DVDs
and
> > manipulate the data on them to give a final DVD format movie.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Paul Gale
> > > Sent: 02 April 2007 09:38
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive
> > >
> > > Rob/Phil,
> > >
> > > Do you rip to an intermediate format or is there an option
to copy
> > the
> > > MPEG-2 streams as is but then decrypt on playback?
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of Rob Mouser
> > > > Sent: 01 April 2007 20:50
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard
drive
> > > >
> > > > I can second the slysoft route. Never looked back since
Phil
> > > > recommended
> > > > it to me. "It just works" and with minimal
fuss and effort.
> > > >
> > > > Hell I even bought a licence :-p
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of rb_ziggy
> > > > Sent: 01 April 2007 20:08
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive
> > > >
> > > > Well, answered part of my query, copying the VIDEO_TS
folder to
> > hard
> > > > drive doesn't work - encryption!
> > > >
> > > > So its one of the decryption apps then.  DVD Shrink is
free... is
> > the
> > > > slysoft stuff much better?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > > >
> > > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris"
<phil@...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > www.slysoft.com is all you need...
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On
> > > > Behalf
> > > > > > Of rb_ziggy
> > > > > > Sent: 01 April 2007 18:14
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Getting DVDs onto a hard
drive
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think this is a bit of a simple question
but I don't seem
> to
> > be
> > > > able
> > > > > > to find a 'good' answer...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to copy my dvds onto a hard drive so
that I can access
> > > them
> > > > > > directly from a pc/mac (i.e. Media Centre
type apps here).  I
> > > > haven't
> > > > > > fully decided the playback route and I'm
quite keen to retain
> > > > maximum
> > > > > > quality for display on a large screen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In the past I used DVD shrink to copy a few
onto my laptop
> for
> > > > > > traveling purposes.  That retained the
VIDEO_TS format but
> > > squished
> > > > > > things down a bit.  Then, with a Mac, it
seems to prefer
> > > > Quicktime/MP4
> > > > > > (but will play VIDEO_TS) with a cludge.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So anyone any advice on the best way to
download dvds.  (Can
> I
> > > just
> > > > > > copy the VIDEO_TS folder) or is there a
better way?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Many thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Richard
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