RE: Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK cool - Are your drives all permanently on or do you switch them on
as and when?

I guess your carbon footprint is bigger than most ;)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 02 April 2007 10:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive
>
> 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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