Ripping Audio CDs from concert DVDs.

dcmeigs

I searched the forum for this and I'm sure it's been discussed but I couldn't locate it.

I have a decent collection of concert DVDs and I'd like to rip some of the tracks to audio CDs and perhaps load them on the ipod too. Obviously, I can do that with two computers and a sound card or the DVD player and a sound card/PC, but can it be done digitally on the laptop (like ripping or burning an audio CD), and if so, what software works well in that application?

Thanks

kcoc321

You should be able to do it using Audacity, if your laptop has a DVD player. Would need to 'record' real time, so might take longer than just ripping them, but it would work.

dcmeigs

Interesting. I just read the About page and it sounds just like what I said I was looking for, except for the real-time part.

In your experience, has the Audacity software been "glitch-free" enough to use in a real time application? My knee jerk reaction is that any operation that takes more than about fifteen minutes on a computer running vista can be kind of frustrating.

Thanks for the recommendation.

wayne3burk

I've never tried it myself... but it seems there should be a software only solution

A quick search came up with this -- Xilisoft DVD Audio Ripper

http://www.xilisoft.com/dvd-audio-ripper.html

I don't have any concert DVD's or I'd give it test drive myself

dcmeigs

Keiko,

While we're on the subject, I was looking at some of Creative's 32 bit USB external sound cards for vinyl recording purposes. What are you using and are you happy with it?

There are a lot of interesting choices and I was thinking that in addition to RCA inputs for the turntable a S/PDIF input would be cool too for recording from digital components.

dcmeigs

wayne3burk wrote: »

I've never tried it myself... but it seems there should be a software only solution

A quick search came up with this -- Xilisoft DVD Audio Ripper

http://www.xilisoft.com/dvd-audio-ripper.html

I don't have any concert DVD's or I'd give it test drive myself

I'll have to try that tomorrow and see how it works. It looks to be ideal.

kcoc321

Keiko wrote: »

I've used it with great success ripping vinyl on my Mac without any hiccups. Vista, not sure. I personally don't like that OS, but the software is available for Windows. I don't think the PC version allows for lossless either. Best you're gonna get is a 320kps mp3 file. If you have a Mac, you can import lossless.

I used the beta 1.3 version to record some LP for my dad and it allowed you to save it in AIFF(Apple 16bit PCM or WAV(Microsoft) MS 16bit PCM. I don't remember all the bit stuff, I think it was 44 that I used. It looks like (just checked) that it will go up to 96khz, and allow you to export to FLAC at 'level 8' 24 bit, if that helps.

thanks to Keiko, BTW...my dad loved hearing some of his old LP's on his iPod


As far as being stable to longer periods of time, I used it to converts some other audio transcripts that were 3 hours long, and it worked great. No hiccups that I heard, but then it was only spoken audio, not real music. Course I have XP pro, not Vista, so I don't know if that makes a difference...

billbillw

There are other ways to do it, but its not easy. You have to rip the dvd, demux the vob files to get separate audio/video streams, then some how pull the AC3 out and transcode into wave file. I've seen tutorials on doing it. Just google and take the results that come from afterdawn or doom9 forums.

bigaudiofanatic

If you use something like dvd shrink or dvd decrypted and select and extract just the audio. Than you should be able to burn them onto an audio cd. I have wanted to do this with my Elton john concert but never tried it.

apc

This is the one that works easiest for me:

http://www.imtoo.com/dvd-ripper.html

Once ripped, then I modify using Adobe Audition.

bigaudiofanatic

Me and a friend of mine worked on extracting audio form a concert dvd last night. Used dvd decrypter and worked perfect. After going threw and telling it when to start and stop the recording and or extraction it was all the program. After getting them out he sent them to my computer via network and than added them to itunes and added names and all that. Worked and sounds great. Just will not fit on just one cd will take 2.

bighorsietoe

Hi.

Try AVS software. (avs.com)It costs $60 for a lifetime membership but is well worth it. You can rip, burn, convert formats, record, edit all the DVDs and CDs you care for without any headaches.