DVD Copy Software ?

[Walowiz]

I've seen this http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192919&highlight=copy+software&page=2

But not sure DVD Shrink is what I'm after, which is to take copies of all the Disney Princess DVD's to the NAS, before I have to go out and buy a third copy of the bloody things.

Anyone use DVD Cloner or anything similar ?

cheers
Aaron

 

[janitor]

is this http://handbrake.fr/ the kind of thing you are looking for, you may need to download VLC as well.

 

[JediJase]

I use

DVD Shrink and save as an iso or Download the files you want.

 

[GunZenBomZ]

www.filehippo.com

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Programs needed
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Anydvd - Removes protection off dvd / any region dvd (buy it & support legal-backups of your own movie collection please)
ShrinkDVD - Shrinks films to within dvd size (4.9gb) also can recompile the disc / remove DTS etc
Nero & Nero Recoder - Burns too disc or drive / image

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First step
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1) Anydvd loaded > (Enabled dvd)
2) Imput dvd into dvd drive
3) Open ShrinkDVD > Open disc (dvd will show full name of FILM *indicating protection removed*) > ShrinkDVD will analysing.
4) ShrinkDVD will finish & show full content > (it will remove the dts to fit disc) > Set to uncompressed!!
5) Edit > Preferances > Check nero box ticked.
6) Click Backup > (This will allow burn preferrances & Sound options) Target device > *dvd burner / ISO image file / Hard disc folder* Confirm the name of the disc & away you go.
7) Click close or exit

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ISO image
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Daemon Tools > Virtual drive activated > load image into drive.
Select virtual drive through DVD-player.


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Burning, nero express (which works in a normal dvd player?)

Disc mode
Data mode


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Playing
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(Currently using two dvd programs)

CyberLink PowerDVD
InterVideo WinDVD 7

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Enjoy Paddy

 

[Walowiz]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

I think what I'm really after, is a program that strips off all the extra stuff that comes on DVD's, saves the movie as an avi, m4v, wmv etc file in pretty good quality, so that I can just copy / stream the movie over to my chipped xbox.

Mac, or PC, or both please.

This has to be safer for the actual DVD disc.

I do apologise for not even mentioning this in my original post, which wasn't really very helpful.

cheers
Aaron

 

[Dansin]

DVDFab 6 does everything you require. Blurays too if needed.

 

[Glenboy]

I've tried this one, Magic DVD Ripper, and it's really good (think I might buy it, $35)

http://www.magicdvdripper.com/

You can download and try it free for 5 sessions (as many DVDs as you like per session) so it might be worth a look.

I have the same set-up as yourself - XBMC on an old XBox hooked up to a NAS - brilliant.

 

[Walowiz]

Thank you for the help chaps

Thanks chaps for the replies.

Hi Glenboy, good to see I'm not the only one with this setup. Generally it works well, apart from large movie files, which the old Xbox will not play nicely with. I am toying with building a HTPC very soon, to centralise everything, dvd playback, TV recording, music etc.

I've just tried Magic DVD Ripper and it's pretty good. Worked perfectly on Alvin and Chipmunks. Easy.

But, and this is sad, I've just ripped "Peppa Pig Flies a Kite" and although it saves all the episodes as one avi file, I cannot set up the ripping process to include the episode selection. I guess that cannot be done in avi format, which kind of makes sense.

I cannot see any options that allow that in Magic DVD Ripper, so does anyone know how I rip a DVD to hard disk, in such a way as to include the episode selection ?

I cannot quite see how my life has come to this, trying to figure this out for Peppa Bloody Pig ! But anyway

cheers
Aaron

 

[JediJase]

i think

you need to save the rip as an .iso or .img