DVD burining
I you want to burn or copy a DVD, why not just buy Toast? Doesn't that do what you want?
I you want to burn or copy a DVD, why not just buy Toast? Doesn't that do what you want?
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Is Mac The Ripper 3 worth the hassle downloading?
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Um, yeah technically your right. I am very familiar with the api. The point is there is no such thing as a "QuickTime Codec" per se. At any rate, HandBrake does not encode to the .mov format which many people refer to as the quicktime format albeit incorrectly. As I said before .mp4 is most commonly used even by iTunes and all associated devices like the atv, and iPods in which case h.264 would be the common and preferred video codec and aac would be the common and preferred audio codec (barring the AC3 pass through for the atv).
In summary, no .mov out of HB.
It is very possible that VH would leverage the QT api to encode as its an applescript front end to ffmpeg and likely QT.
MTR3 is a definite improvement on previous versions. I'm ripping a lot of my DVDs for Apple TV at the moment so am using this all the time at the moment. I have to say that while its better, its still not a patch on something like DVD Shrink under Windows. I've now actually got my work laptop running in tandem with my iMac and its ripping all the discs that MTR failed on. And that's a surprising amount of discs that MTR has failed to copy or extract the main feature from.
no, if the DVD is encoded and detects a CSS encryption then toast will not let you copy it.
That pretty much sums up copyright protection. Even low-tech people figure out how to copy "protected" stuff. Hackers and piraters just see it as a fun challenge. I just want to be able to watch my DVDs and BDs on my darn computer and iPhone. I'm not the tool who signs up for NetFlix and then just starts copying stuff as if it's not the same as walking out of Best Buy with a disc in your jacket pocket.
All that the protection stuff does is frustrate me. I wonder how much money is spent developing these high-tech schemes versus how much would be lost to pirates.
You have to admit there is an irony expecting everyone to consistently pay and properly license software that is primarily used to make illegal copies of copywritten material
Yes, it has legal uses, and yes I use MTR 2.6.6 to put all my DVD's on my Mac Mini / Drobo (and yes, it fails with some of my newer discs) but come on...of COURSE the pirates are going to pirate your software for pirating software.
LOL
Kind of puts the shoe on the other foot as they say
They have a unprofessional attitude so they can keep their so-so software.
LOL
Kind of puts the shoe on the other foot as they say
They have a unprofessional attitude so they can keep their so-so software.
unprofessional attitude?? come on now. just because somebody gets the software illegally doesnt mean that they are purely going to use it for other illegal uses..
I was talking about their website
They have this holier than thou rudeness about their responses. I think that's what turned a lot of people off.
I was talking about their website
They have this holier than thou rudeness about their responses. I think that's what turned a lot of people off.
ok, im lost... *waves hand over head*
Step 1: Rip DVD into one file and then change the file ext from .vob to .mpg
Step 2: Download the latest TiVo desktop software for the Mac and install
Step 3: follow this link and do what dennis wilkerson tells you to do.
Step 4: Create your movie folder and add the mpg file you created.
Step 5: Restart your tivo server from the pref pane and then away you go.
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I refuse to pay for software that is being stolen by the developer already. He is using a tenuous "closed beta" excuse which does not hold water.
I refuse to pay for software that is being stolen by the developer already. He is using a tenuous "closed beta" excuse which does not hold water.
You bring up a good point.
If I purchase a DVD for say $12, it is worth it for me to make a backup copy and then use the copy instead of the original. This way the copy gets scratched/damaged and the original stays in pristine condition.
However, if I can purchase a DVD for say $7-8, I wouldn't even bother making backup copies because it would be cheaper to replace a damaged DVD with an new one when you consider the time, effort and the cost of a blank DVD to make a backup DVD.
How much would the cost of a DVD be reduced if they eliminated the copy protection schemes? Would it be $1 per DVD? $2? $5?
On a side note, I rent a lot of DVDs. I find many of them don't play well in my computer. So I find it easier to rip, watch and then delete, rather than watching the actual DVD.
With the way rentals are going these days and the Internet bandwidth improving, in just a few years I would venture to say that many of us will be renting on demand movies instead of owning like we do now.
This whole thread got me thinking, there has *GOT* to be another tool that could be used.
Right now I'm testing a simple build of vobcopy. It's command line only, but so far it's working like a charm. When I get home tonight I will try Wall-E since I know it tends to throw off some rippers.
If it works out well I have no problems sharing it here with everyone as well as the commands necessary to DIY if you don't trust my binary.
Right now I'm testing a simple build of vobcopy. It's command line only, but so far it's working like a charm. When I get home tonight I will try Wall-E since I know it tends to throw off some rippers.
If it works out well I have no problems sharing it here with everyone as well as the commands necessary to DIY if you don't trust my binary.
I could never get MTR 3 to work very well. 2.6 worked much much better and crashes far less.
Usually though I will use AnyDVD as that is the best software period for ripping.
Usually though I will use AnyDVD as that is the best software period for ripping.
Has anybody here used RipIt? I use that and it seems to work well. They are constantly coming out with updates to fix rips of newer releases.
There's also DVDFab, which has worked for every DVD I've tried. And it's free! (Windows only.)
I broke down and purchased Ripit http://ripitapp.com I used to use MTR version 1, 2 and 3 and never had any steady luck. Ripit works like a charm. I agree Pixar Movies are the worst but what you do is after you rip it, play it in your DVD player and see which title plays when the start of the main movie plays. Put it then in Handbrake and convert that Title, works every time.