Ripping concert dvd's to pc?

obieone

I just installed a WD ext. HDD, that I forgot I had(duh), and was wondering if it's possible to rip my concert dvd's to my pc, then load them onto the WD, THEN plug it into my SC-05:eek:
I just wasn't sure if there was a software out there-LEGAL please- that would allow this.
I am NOT looking to do this for pirating purposes. JUST convenience;)
Thanks

John30_30

obieone wrote: »

I just installed a WD ext. HDD, that I forgot I had(duh), and was wondering if it's possible to rip my concert dvd's to my pc, then load them onto the WD, THEN plug it into my SC-05:eek:
I just wasn't sure if there was a software out there-LEGAL please- that would allow this.
I am NOT looking to do this for pirating purposes. JUST convenience;)
Thanks

DVD-Decrypter (free) will rip them to an Image file which then can be mounted as a virtual drive. It will strip most encryption along the way for painless play.
Or you could just copy each VIDEO_TS folder to your Hard Drive in its entirety using Windows Explorer, rename it to the particular concert, then navigate to that with your movie software.

uncmike

i use anydvd and 1 click dvd copy pro. any dvd runs silently in the background and 1 click dvd copy pro lets you choose the movie only (which saves a ton of space, different subtitles, and audio formats. very easy to use and produces very high quality results.

I use this set up for vista media center and mymovies, so can't comment on it working with the sc-05.

this is only illegal if you don't own the original media. all back-up software programs should have similar policies.

obieone

Thanks for the feedback. I'll start the research now.

renowilliams

There are a lot of programs that are supposed to get by copyright protection. Theone that I find works best is AnyDvd. Then I use Roxio 10 to do any sort of video encoding. IE: taking a dvd and turning it into an avi.

cfrizz

Quite honestly why would you want to? I would much rather watch it through an actual tv & dvd player rather than a pc. It can't possibly look/soud as good on a pc as it does on a tv.

Serendipity

cfrizz wrote: »

Quite honestly why would you want to? I would much rather watch it through an actual tv & dvd player rather than a pc.

I use an HP Digital Entertainment Center z560 for this purpose running Windows XP Media Center, using the projector and Definitives the sound is as good as watching an actual DVD.

Who says you cant' use a PC as a transport? Just run the Optical out from the PC to your pre and HDMI/DVI out to your TV/projector.

Then rip the DVDs and you are all set.

uncmike

cfrizz wrote: »

Quite honestly why would you want to? I would much rather watch it through an actual tv & dvd player rather than a pc. It can't possibly look/soud as good on a pc as it does on a tv.

Actually, the quality can surpass watching it on 'tv'. Not sure what you mean by that, but you can hook up any pc to any tv via hdmi/dvi or optical out. I watch everything from my media center pc in full 1080p quality.

Just depends on how you encode, you can copy the media in .VOB format or the original blu-ray format and have excellent quality. You just have to have the right graphics card and enough memory (I have 5.5 Terabytes that store about 500 movies)

Marty913

I have a lot of concerts on disk so I’ll throw in a few comments.

First, the newer concert DVD’s from probably 2000 on will require copy protection removal. DVD Decrypter is a great free program and I still use it for some stuff but it has not been actively supported for 7-8 years so it won’t work on new copy schemes.

AnyDVD and DVDFab are the two most popular supported programs. FAB has a free version for ripping an entire disc (but not just the movie, the pay version does that). It’s around $50 for the pay version. Don’t know the prices on AnyDVD but thought it was $110 for the full version. Don’t know if the offer a free version like DVDFab but easy to research both.

If you’re into just certain songs, chapters, or just the music there are a lot of free programs that will rip, segment, combine, re-encode etc. Most will require the copy protection to be removed first. Some examples include DVD Shrink (not supported but works fine on non-CP stuff), SUPER, OXELON, and Format Factory.

There are a lot of reasons for doing this. The simple convenience of having movies (especially concerts) a few clicks away is obvious. Being able to combine “favorites” is another. Having movies on hard drives is no different than ripping CD’s to FLAC or MP3’s. Sure you can get up and change CD’s but why would you want to? It’s the same with movies. I have a $90 WDTV box with a couple of USB hard drives plugged into it. HDMI / Optical into the system and you’re watching 1080p concerts with menus, Dolby & DTS, and the same or better quality than the disc.

A PC will do it also as mentioned. The only drawbacks there are that the PC must be capable power-wise, have HDMI output (or a video card added), and it usually does tie up the PC. Also a lot more power / heat used plus connection to the TV / sound system may require that it be fairly close. I would not say that “any PC can plug into any TV and be used". A laptop can be an OK alternative but you may spend as much on cable converters and sound card add-ons as getting a $90 box to do it.

cnh

Marty above has pretty much summed up what I use myself. But the industry is ABSURDLY regulated in such a way that you can't even legally copy what you OWN! Copy protection would require you to strip it off even if it were for PERSONAL use!

All this stuff will go away in the next decade or so as INDEPENDENT film online explodes and HD-cameras allow ANYONE to make a low budget film and distribute it on the internet....maybe we'll get more and better FILMS and allow more Artists to express themselves than just the RIDICULOUSLY small group that Hollywood funds and recognizes...THAT IS A MONOPOLY of the worst proportions!

You own it. Don't worry!

cnh

obieone

cfrizz wrote: »

Quite honestly why would you want to? I would much rather watch it through an actual tv & dvd player rather than a pc. It can't possibly look/soud as good on a pc as it does on a tv.

Not going to watch them on my pc. I'll rip them onto my pc, then load on to an external hard drive, which THEN plugs into my Pioneer SC-05, via a USB port on the front.
I don't care about the video, just want as much music as possible, like a music server:)

cfrizz

Ahhh. Ok I gotcha!

apphd

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emoxley

No matter what software you use, technically, it's not legal at all. Because to rip them, you have to bypass copy protection, which is totally illegal, for any reason. We had this discussion recently in another thread. When you buy the movie (concert), you don't own it. The studio still owns it. You bought the right to watch it anytime you want. It says on every dvd you buy, that's it's illegal to copy, even when no monetary gain is involved.

The police or FBI aren't gonna come knocking on your door, unless you sell copies.
You asked if there is software to let you rip them to your PC legally, and technically, the answer is NO. Just FYI..........

bighorsietoe

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