so i bought an hp dvd200e maybe im retarded, but no one else i know has a dvd burner so no one can answer my questions... i need to rip from store bought dvds and store some on my hard drive so i can edit some video in premiere or something (ie. i need to take clips from dvds) whats the best program to use thats not lame? also whats the best one to use to rip from a dvd, copy onto harddrive then put back on dvd+r? and am i stupid for buying this drive? should i get a dvd-r instead...they seem the same. anyway thanks for any info
wassup.. i have a HP DVD200i (the internal version of the burner). One, no you are not stupid for buying it. DVD+Rs work on every consumer dvd player i have tried so far (over 12 players in bestbuy, i bring my dvd+r disc with and put it in a player, if it shows the chapters and times and goes between them, it works!). Two, a few good programs to use to edit movies from dvd movies are: smartripper, it lets you output a video stream and audio stream, or you can use flaskmpg to do the same. -the best way to do a dvd movie to harddrive back to dvd+r is to follow the guides at www.doom9.net, they have a nice selection and detailed guides.. otherwise send me a private message and i can drop ya a few notes/tips.. peace seamonkey420
