tegwin
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 12:56 PM |
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Converting DVDs to WMV?
I have a load of TV programs that I have coppied from VCR onto DVDs using my VCR/DVD machine..
I now want to copy them from the DVDs onto my PC in a WMV format so I can share them on my network.
Is there any decent free software that can rip the DVDs?
If not, what pay software do I have to buy?
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Mr G
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 01:31 PM |
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As long as you've got the storage space then all you need to do is rip the dvd to a single vob file using dvd decrypter (no need to rip it to a
single vob if it's a single file anyway)
then just rename it from .vob to .mpg
You should be able to stream it over the network no problem.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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tegwin
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 01:34 PM |
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I had thought about doing that, but I need to be able to edit the videos and reduce the file size a bit. Full DVD qualiy is a bit excessive
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Mr G
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 01:43 PM |
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Mpeg2 is very edit friendly 
All my tv programs stored on my central server are mpeg2 ripped straight off my tivo - with the ad breaks edited out.
HDD Gig's are cheap to buy these days 
Gordian Knot (free) will convert the dvd mpeg2 to a variety of formats avi/xvid/divx
There are guides over on doom9 etc
Cheers
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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BenB
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 03:36 PM |
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Why don't you just use DVD decrypter to rip the DVD then use DVD shrink to reduce it to your prefered size???
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ChrisW
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 06:15 PM |
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Or just torrent the shows? Far easier, and they'll come already encoded in DivX, probably better quality than
TV->VCR->DVD->PC->WMV
Chris
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tegwin
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 09:29 AM |
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Not a bad idea Chris, but some of the programes are....somewhat bizare so dont think they would be up on torrents.
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