Re: Getting DVDs onto a hard drive

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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23 drives!! thats jawsome!!!

as for ripping, pc based i use dvd decrypter and dvd shrink, however
on dvd shrink i don't use the shrinking bit!  I store all my rips as
iso's.  I find iso's much easier to deal with and everything i've ever
tried to use can handle them (fair play i've not tried that many
different devices)  my ibook can stream from an iso fine using vlc and
xbmc of course handles them perfectly.

mac based ripping....well thats something im not there yet with, so
far thats one of two tasks that the pc beats the mac for (the other is
burning cd's and dvd's) roll on me buying an intel macbook! :)



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...> wrote:
>
> 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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