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Need advice on ripping DVDs to my Computer HD & another question

2009-04-30T14:47:36Z

I'm building a HTPC, and have a bunch of TV Shows and Movies downloaded on my Hard Drive.

I also want to put my DVDs on the Hard Drive as well , so I can access everything right from my couch.

Whats the best Free program I can download to just rip from DVD to computer? I'm not really worried about making DVD backups or anything, that takes way too long.

Also, i downloaded a Torrent Movie and one of of them, when I downloaded it came in 2 separate files.

Is there a way to combine these 2 files into one movie file?

Thanks!

dvdrip @ 2008-03-13T08:40:00

2008-03-13T07:39:11Z

Hi!

I don't know if this is an inapropriate question, but I couldn't find somewhere better to ask. The thing is that I've got a problem with burning .avi files onto a dvd-disc. I don't know what it is that I do wrong, but it never works. I've got a XP so it's not the computer that's the problem, I think it's the program I'm using. Or possibly the discs.

Can anybody help me? How do you do it?

Thankfull for help :)
x

Newbie - How To?

2008-01-18T15:00:10Z

Hi,

I'm a newbie to dvdripping. I've bought a dvd burner, and the software that I got with it is Nero 7 that's a two month trial (go figure).

I have no idea what I'm doing, but I do know what I want to do, and that is this...

I would like to transfer my dvd's  to my ipod nano 3rd generation. Movies that I can't even get on itunes. I would like to convert the dvd's to ipod format or at least avi format. If I can get it avi format then I have another program that I can convert it to ipod format. TMI right? So... I'm looking to find out what software I need to transfer dvd to computer, from computer to avi or ipod format.

Can I do that? If so, could someone please, please tell me what I need... explain, and honestly... I'm looking for software that doesn't have a limit time of use.

Thanks for your time!

Help dvd ripper

2007-04-24T17:11:02Z

Ok I downloaded and use Magic Dvd Ripper the free trial you can only rip it 5 times but then I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and when it came up it said I had 5 more times I could use it. So I went to get my dvd and I close the ripper then brought it back up and now it says I have 0 times left with it. Is there a way for me to download it again to use it however many times I want to without buying it? Or is there a ripper that is like magic dvd ripper that has alot more times of ripping or even free forever I could download?

I have windows vista home prem

dvdrip @ 2007-04-09T12:10:00

2007-04-09T10:11:57Z

Hi, just joined :)

I wonder if there is a way to convert avi/wmv into mpg or mpeg? Any help is very appreciated

Avi to ogm

2007-03-30T02:57:37Z

I wondered if it was possible to turn an .avi file to an .ogm one. Does anyone know?

Divx Symbol Removal

2006-07-14T00:46:18Z

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this or not. A year or so ago, I saw somewhere where you could remove the Divx symbol from the bottom of your ripped clips. I use DVD to AVI and VirtualDub and I was wondering if anyone knew how to remove the symbol? I think it involved going into the program somehow and altering the coding or something. Would be really appreciative for any help.

Regions

2006-07-08T10:25:44Z

Hi guys, this is my first post here. Im such a noob with dvd burning.

I am testing on my laptop to burn DVD's. My desktop can burn a DVD perfectly fine using 1Click DVD Copy & DVD43 decrypter together. When I put the same DVD into my laptop burner, using the same programs, I get an error with DVD43 decrypter saying something about the region not matching.

Now I don't know anything about dvd drives and the hardware side of it, but I suspect the DVD burner might have been made to suit a different country? Is that possible? Can anyone help?

Problem..

2006-06-08T22:15:41Z

I recently bought the Tori Amos video collection, Fade To Red, from iTunes. I wasn't aware that iTunes wouldn't let me burn the vids to a DVD, only the data for backup.
Since I did pay a lot of money for them already, I just downloaded the collection from a torrent, so I could put it on DVD. Problem is, I have all these files now and I don't know how to burn them. I extracted the files I got, and they're all VOB, BUP, and IFO files. I can play the DVD here on my computer, but when I try to add all the files to a DVD burning program, it says it doesn't support some of the files. Can someone tell me how I would go about making this DVD?

Avi to DVD

2006-05-09T23:54:18Z

Hello all,
I'm new and just have these questions:

I have a bunch of movies on my computer in .avi format and want to burn them onto 4.7 Gb DVDs. Which I found out isn't enough room. Is there a way to shrink the size without affecting the quality too much? Or am I supposed to put them in a special format so they can play on my DVD players? I've heard of WinAvi, and well, I don't want to shell out the cash if there is another method! Thanks!

dvdrip @ 2006-05-07T18:19:00

2006-05-07T11:21:30Z

I have 2 DVDs. And I want to rip them to one DVD as 2 chapters. The first DVD is 3 minutes long, second - 1:42. What should I do? What about .ifo and other files?

DivX-enabled DVD Players

2006-05-03T12:46:06Z

I'm planning to buy a DVD player that can play DivX, XviD, .avi, and other formats that most other players can't play. I think I'd like to get either the Toshiba SD-3990 or the Philips DVP642.

I've been reading really conflicting opinions on both of these as to how well it actually plays DivX, and how flimsy and poor quality they are in general. I would really like more input from anyone who has either of these players. Can it handle stuff like anime with subtitles? How often do you have problems with it not playing these files correctly or at all? Will it play DVD-Rs or does it need to be DVD+R?

Also, I haven't bought a DVD player outside of DVD burners for computers in quite a long while, so sorry if this is a really stupid question, but can these DivX-enabled players only play these files on DVDs or can they also play CD-Rs with video files?

Thanks in advance if you can help.

x-posted to a couple of other places.

Ripping movies for iPod?

2006-04-18T13:31:25Z

Hi! I'm a total noob to this, and I come with a really basic question. How do I rip a movie from the (store bought) DVD to my computer so that I can then put it on my iPod? File conversion's not really a problem - I've been using ffmpegx for that and it seems to recognise the most random formats, so the real issue is what software I need to rip the movie. I have a G4 iBook running Mac OS 10.3.9. Any suggestions?

Thanks! :)

pixelly and choppy

2006-03-02T20:24:26Z

Hi everyone!
I'm trying to back-up this super expensive foreign obscure DVD I just bought. I would die if it scratched and I had to find it again.

I tried to use Xillisoft DVD Ripper to output it to an .avi file with .mp3 audio attached.
When I played it back, the video was really pixellated and super choppy. Can anyone help me? What settings need to be adjusted? I left most of them on their default settings since I have no idea what I'm doing.

new!

2006-02-15T22:18:34Z

Hi everyone, I am new here.
Normally I use DVD Decrypter to rip my DVDs to my hard drive. Some of my DVDs are protected (I guess) and will not let me rip them using DVD decrypter. Normally, when I burn copies of these discs, I use DVD shrink to do so.

I can't figure out how to use DVD shrink to rip my discs to my hard drive. I have DVD shrink version 3.2. Can anyone write me a quick instructional on how to rip and then burn DVDs using only DVD shrink?

DVD Shrink not recognizing my menu ??

2006-01-23T03:59:55Z

Okay, quick question because I've looked all over the net for people discussing exactly what you guys are right now. I've been having a terrible ordeal with my DVDs. I have DVD Shrink and I use it to rip from DVDs, except that I recently burned some episodes of a TV show onto several different discs, and each disc has 2 episodes, but when I try to get to the first episode on the disc, it doesn't show up in DVD Shrink. Furthermore, it'll say something like: Title 2 [minutes] and Title 5 [minutes] right underneath, but the two episodes will both be the same one! Does anyone know how in the world I can fix this? So far, I've been able to access about 3 out of 8 episodes :( ...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask...

2006-01-08T04:41:31Z

But how to you rip videos directly off of webpages?
I just want to know how to do this for the sole purpose of putting them on my iPod.
Help would be awesome!
& sorry again if this is the wrong place.

Newbiew with question

2005-12-11T14:49:40Z

Hey all,
I just wanted to know how do I rip a dvd to my computer and then put it on a disk? You see a recent.. accident with one of my favourite movies meant me having to get another and I'd rather not go through that woe again. So I decided to back up my DVD's, so that next time when someone wants to burrow my DVD's they don't end up spilling something on my actual store bought copy ::grrr:: But one problem, I do not have a external DVD copier, I only have my computers DVD-R/RW drive, so I know I'll have to copy the movie to desktop and then burn it to DVD, but how do I do that?

Any help would be appreciated!

New and Lost!

2005-11-29T00:24:56Z

I finally got all the transformers from a download. I want to burn them but it looks as if 4 episodes will take up a DVD disk. Does anyone know how i can fit more than 4 episodes on a disk? They are from a download so there is no image to load on DVD shrink...i'm lost can anyone help me?

dvdrip @ 2005-10-06T19:46:00

2005-10-06T23:49:58Z

I recently ripped a few DVDs to my hard drive using DVD Shrink 3.2, I can view the video just fine through Shrink. But the thing won't play like a DVD, it just goes straight through all the footage linearly, and I can't enable things like commentary to play. Is there a program to download to view these ripped-to-hard drive DVDs as though it was an actual DVD?

Thanks,
Dan

dvdrip @ 2005-10-05T04:33:00

2005-10-05T08:35:32Z

Hi!

I Just recently purchased the Philips 642 divx compatible dvd player and it's great, it plays almost everything I burn onto a dvd with amazing quality. I've run in to a slight problem and was wondering if anyone knew what the cause was and how to fix it.

Basically, certain files I burn onto my dvds, when I play them back on my player will show up extremely pixelated and the colors are all weird, like blues and greens on peoples faces. It makes whatever video unwatchable. If anyone could help me figure this out, i'd be highly appreciative.

dvdrip @ 2005-08-13T00:02:00

2005-08-13T07:03:00Z

How does one batch convert?

dvdrip @ 2005-08-08T12:51:00

2005-08-08T19:51:23Z

I just got Nero StartSmart and have some TV episodes I'd like to burn onto a DVD. I was wondering how to add a couple episode onto a single CD. I try to drag/drop the folders, but I come up with this error:

Any solutions? :\

DVD Shrink/Nero 6 Issues

2005-08-05T04:34:34Z

Hi all. I'm brand new to the community.

I've run into a slight snag in an effort to back up some of my favorite movies (honestly) and I was hoping someone could help me.

This is my first dvd burner so please forgive any misused terms I might use.

A few days ago I was experimenting with ways to backup my movies (I have a combo dvd/cd writer and an empty expansion bay.) I downloaded a Nero 6 demo and quickly gave up. A few days later a friend recommended I try DVD Shrink. I simply installed it and it worked out great. I would load the dvd, it would back up, ask for a blank disc, then burn it. No problems.

I made the mistake of unistalling my Nero 6 demo after discovering DVD shrink - not realizing this was the program DVDShrink was using to burn the movies directly after backing them up. I re-installed Nero 6. Except now when the dvd has backed up and Shrink asks for the blank disc, the burn process fails and I receive the following message:

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 10/26/2004 6:35:34 PM 
Nero API version: 6.6.0.15
Using interface version: 6.3.1.4
Installed in: C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\
Application: ahead\Nero - Burning Rom
Internal Version: 6, 6, 0, 15e

Recorder:             <HP DVD Writer 640c>      Version: ES04 - HA 0 TA 0 - 6.6.0.15
 Adapter driver:      <atapi>                   HA 0
 Drive buffer  :      2048kB
 Bus Type      :      default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ATAPI

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
CdRomPeripheral      : HP DVD Writer 640c               atapi Port 0 ID 0  DMA: On 
DiskPeripheral       : Maxtor 6L200M0                   atapi Port 1 ID 0  DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
HP DVD Writer 640c         E:   CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs: 
WriteBufferSize: 73400320 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE           : 0
Physical memory     : 503MB (515376kB)
Free physical memory: 100MB (102732kB)
Memory in use       : 80 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry    : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

4.8.2005
NeroAPI
11:24:08 PM	#1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	DVD-Video files reallocation started
	
11:24:08 PM	#2 Phase 114 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)
	
11:24:08 PM	#3 Phase 111 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	DVD-Video files sorted
	
11:24:08 PM	#4 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 127
	Reader running
	
11:24:08 PM	#5 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122
	Writer HP       DVD Writer 640c  running
	
11:24:08 PM	#6 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 842
	DRM: StartDrmRecording(RealRec:1, ImageRec:0, Copies:1)
	DRM: Beginning burn process.
	
11:24:08 PM	#7 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3309
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
11:24:08 PM	#8 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3309
	First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)
	
11:24:08 PM	#9 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3231
	Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media
	
11:24:27 PM	#10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 267
	Last possible write address on media:  2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
	Last address to be written:            1923391 (427:25.16, 3756MB)
	
11:24:27 PM	#11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 279
	Write in overburning mode: NO
	
11:24:27 PM	#12 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2457
	Recorder: HP DVD Writer 640c, Media type: DVD-R
	 Disc Manufacturer: MCC 03 - RG20  
	 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193
	
11:24:27 PM	#13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 445
	>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
	=========================================
	Insert empty disc to write to.
		(Medium in drive: unknown. Medium required by compilation: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R DL.)
	
11:24:27 PM	#14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 830
	Setup items (after recorder preparation)
	 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
	    2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
	    original disc pos #0 + 1923392 (1923392) = #1923392/427:25.17
	    relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos
	    -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1923392 blocks [HP       DVD Writer 640c]
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	
11:24:27 PM	#15 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1043
	Prepare recorder [HP       DVD Writer 640c] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
	DAO infos:
	==========
	 MCN: ""
	 TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
	 Tracks 1 to 1:
	   1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos             0             0    3939106816, ISRC ""
	DAO layout:
	===========
	 __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________
	       0 |  lead-in |   0 |    0x41 | 0x00
	       0 |        1 |   0 |    0x41 | 0x00
	       0 |        1 |   1 |    0x41 | 0x00
	 1923392 | lead-out |   1 |    0x41 | 0x00
	
11:24:27 PM	#16 Phase 24 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	Caching of files started
	
11:24:27 PM	#17 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4116
	Cache writing successful.
	
11:24:27 PM	#18 Phase 25 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	Caching of files completed
	
11:24:27 PM	#19 Phase 36 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	Burn process started at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)
	
11:24:27 PM	#20 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2643
	Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0
	
11:24:27 PM	#21 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2340
	Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode
	
11:24:27 PM	#22 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 21627
	Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON 
	
11:24:27 PM	#23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2494
	Start write address at LBA 0
	DVD high compatibility mode: Yes
	
11:24:27 PM	#24 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8821
	---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
	Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
	 Book Type: DVD-R   (2), Part Version: 5
	 Disc Size: 120 mm,      Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
	 Number of Layers: 1,    Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP),  Layer Type: recordable
	 Linear Density:         0,267 um/bit,  Track Density:  0,74 um/track
	 Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
	 End Physical Sector Number of Data Area:      0 h
	 End Sector Number in Layer 0:                 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
	 Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
	  Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h
	  Start sector number of the next Border-In:     0 h
	 Media Specific [16..63]:
	      00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	      00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	      00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00    ................
	
11:25:01 PM	#25 SCSI -1135 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1436
	SCSI Exec, HA 0, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x00CE0000
	Status:     0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
	HA-Status   0x00 (0x00, OK)
	TA-Status   0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
	Sense Key:  0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
	Sense Code: 0x0C
	Sense Qual: 0x00
	CDB Data:   0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 
	Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 
	            0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 0x00 
	
11:25:01 PM	#26 CDR -1135 File Writer.cpp, Line 311
	Write error
	
11:25:01 PM	#27 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
	all writers idle, stopping conversion
	
11:25:01 PM	#28 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
	conversion idle, stopping reader
	
11:25:01 PM	#29 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2732
	EndDAO: Last written address was -1
	
11:25:01 PM	#30 Phase 38 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 276
	Burn process failed at 2.4x (3,324 KB/s)
	
11:25:01 PM	#31 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 867
	DRM: DRM burn session terminated.
	
11:25:01 PM	#32 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 896
	DRM: Closing entire DRM handling. Bye.

Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=6.1.1.17 , size=24698 bytes, created 7/17/2003 12:19:56 AM 
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.03.27a, size=20576 bytes, created 1/26/2005 4:03:00 AM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

It seems to happen just as the writer begins its burn process at 2.4x I uninstalled both programs and re-installed them in the order I did the first time and it did nothing to help the situation.

At some point I stupidly de-selected the "create Audio_TS and Video_TS subfolder" option. I think this maybe be part of the problem. Only I don't know how to re-select it.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can fix this problem? Or even other programs/software that might work better for my needs?

Let me know if you need further details about the problem/my computer. Thank you very much in advance.

dvdrip @ 2005-06-06T16:52:00

2005-06-06T20:55:42Z

hey all... i really hope you can help me...

i just bought a dvd of my favorite band knowing that it was a region 2 and a pal dvd but the thing is, i'm from canada, so here its region 1 and nstc, and i need to know if there is any way for me to burn it so that my player can read it... sorry if it's not so easy to understand , my english is not really good.

thank you!

*please forgive me if this is not the place to ask*