Best Software to Rip DVD's to HD for HTPC
- Thread starter Digger
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At the moment I am just going to rip to VOB files and if its 5 gig a movie so be it. Instead of putting all 200 movies on the HTPC which would be a Terrabyte I will probably do about 60 on a 300 gig that I just bought at CompUSA for $79 after rebates etc. (going back for more..... just need to use muliple addresses for the rebates)
When I get my machine built I will move the hard drive over and put another 300 gig for a PVR drive (more than enough) and two more for home videos/pictures and a backup of those.
I will also have a second machine with redundant backup of the home movies/pictures and also use that for editing home movies etc
All of the above as money permits
Anyone have the winning Lotto numbers???????????
When I get my machine built I will move the hard drive over and put another 300 gig for a PVR drive (more than enough) and two more for home videos/pictures and a backup of those.
I will also have a second machine with redundant backup of the home movies/pictures and also use that for editing home movies etc
All of the above as money permits
Anyone have the winning Lotto numbers???????????
That does not sound right. You might want to check your settings, I know DVD Decryptor is used by many, and I've never read about that type of issue. In fact many report they use DVD Decryptor exclusively.
The one item I have read is that some have used alternate software packages for a few DVD's that won't rip with DVD Decryptor (I'm guessing as it is not longer supported there must be a few conditions out there that dont work).
The version should be 3.5.4.0 (if this helps) as it is the latest available build.
The one item I have read is that some have used alternate software packages for a few DVD's that won't rip with DVD Decryptor (I'm guessing as it is not longer supported there must be a few conditions out there that dont work).
The version should be 3.5.4.0 (if this helps) as it is the latest available build.
I use MCE, but DVD shrink lets you rip the DVD any way you want, I prefer ISO's without any compression, and use daemon tools to mount them as a virtual dvd. I use DVDfab to strip DRM because otherwise I can't play the DVD on my MCE system (macrovision kicks in when playing protected content at 1080i over an analog interface). Only the newer releases seem to have this DRM stuff, so in many cases, you might get away with just using DVD shrink.
v1rtu0s1ty
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Hi Digger,
Don't know if my post is too late. I've read some part of the threads and they recommended to you the DVD Decrypter tool. I concur that this is an awesome tool. One tip though - even if DVD Decrypter can rip some DVD's with security key, sometimes it fails. What I usually do is play the DVD for 1 minute on the same machine I'm ripping. This way, the keys get stored somewhere in the memory. I usually play it with PowerDVD, however, this is not free. So once I've played it, I closed PowerDVD then I run DVD Decrypter. This now creates vob files. Then to make it cleaner, I use DVD shrink to create an .iso image file of the .vob files. You have to make sure though that your movie player in your HTPC box supports playing of .iso files. Most of them does.
I'm also going to try electron's tool. It's the first time I've heard it.
Neil
Don't know if my post is too late. I've read some part of the threads and they recommended to you the DVD Decrypter tool. I concur that this is an awesome tool. One tip though - even if DVD Decrypter can rip some DVD's with security key, sometimes it fails. What I usually do is play the DVD for 1 minute on the same machine I'm ripping. This way, the keys get stored somewhere in the memory. I usually play it with PowerDVD, however, this is not free. So once I've played it, I closed PowerDVD then I run DVD Decrypter. This now creates vob files. Then to make it cleaner, I use DVD shrink to create an .iso image file of the .vob files. You have to make sure though that your movie player in your HTPC box supports playing of .iso files. Most of them does.
I'm also going to try electron's tool. It's the first time I've heard it.
Neil
DVD Dycryptor works great except I find it doenst rip the entire movie. One examples is a movie that is 1 hour 28 mins and it rips to 41 minutes.
It may be a problem with the setting I am using but so far I cant figure it out.
I am using SAGE TV to view the files on remote extenders etc. Qualtiy is actually excellent.
It may be a problem with the setting I am using but so far I cant figure it out.
I am using SAGE TV to view the files on remote extenders etc. Qualtiy is actually excellent.
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