you might find that if you read the top of this thread, he actually does have enough resources but not enough ram if he wishes to muti task
For the playback of your vob's, make sure you have the .mp2 codec installed. I'm not exactly sure how to find it, but I'm sure if you do a search of this website you can find it. After I installed it, I could rip DVD files to the hard drive and watch them in windows media player. I didn't even need a special DVD playing program. For the one click method of ripping and burning to DVD, I would again suggest CloneDVD2. It's interface is very friendly, and I've used it for over 6 months with no complaints. The catch is that you must also have AnyDVD to remove all the copyright protections and region codes. AnyDVD will run in the background removing all protections, otherwise CloneDVD will tell you the disc is copyrighted and can't be opened. But with AnyDVD running, you will be able to remove all sections of the DVD you do not want (ads, trailers, special features, etc.) and copy only the movie. Then when everything is finished you can select the output method to burn to DVD, or write to hard drive. Whichever you chose, you can go back after it is finished, and select the other option. I find this to be the easiest, and most effective method of backing up DVD's. Both programs come with trials, and I think total will run you right around 60 dollars. Of course, there are other methods to 'try' these programs after the free trial.
although not overly updated as much as anydvd, dvd43 is also a program that can assist you in bypassing the encryptions on dvd discs
@cheribery and all, I'm trying the trial DVD Fab Platinum, I wonder why it left out 1 chapter from the main title. Has anybody experienced this with DVD Fab Platinum? or any other dvd copy software? What is the reason for this?
@cynn, I have backed up probably 90 movies or more with DVDFAB Platinum and haven't had that happen. How strange? I can't imagine why it would do that. Have you b/u more than one DVD and if so did it do the same thing on others? I wonder if they may have added that to 'cripple' the eval version since I used it? I don't know. I've had mine registered now for about 6 months and that's the only thing I can think of that may have caused it. I would be interested in whether others have experienced this? @ guyrus, I did read the top of the thread and meant what you said, that maybe he didn't have the ram to multi-task, just didn't put it as elegantly as you. I am not tech oriented so I don't always use the proper language. sorry cheribery
no probs wasnt having a go at you...........Prefer he up his rqam to 1024 if he does want to multi task as dvd burning can be heavy on the resources
Oh, I didn't take it personal. I want to learn to say things properly so appreciate the input. I have a system very like his except with 2G of RAM and it multi tasks well but imagine that with only the 512mb it wouldn't. My last system was also an HP laptop with 1G ram and the 3.04 P4 processor and it would drag a little when trying to multi task. cheribery
As I continued to drink coffee and stare bug-eyed at the computer screen until the wee hours of the morning, I managed to finally get my first DVD burned, but I believe there were some errors with it. I first used DVD Shrink to shrink it down first, then used DVD Decrypter to burn it to a DVD-RW in case I made a mistake and had to erase it (Is it okay to use RWs for burning movies???) After the burn when Decrypter tried to verify the contents, I kept getting I/O errors until I eventually had to cancel out. The DVD burned but the playback from the computer DVD drive was terrible. It kept hanging over and over (video and audio). Not good at all. And when I tried to play it from my actual DVD player on the TV it just kept saying loading and nothing ever happened. I am about to attempt this again with NOTHING running at all on the computer and see if I get a better burn. Will let you all know what happens. In the mean time, if any one has any further suggestions I will welcome them. Thank you to each and every one of you for all of your help and suggestions!
@ guyrus, yes, I would like to learn hown to burn my .avi's also @Matt72, thank you for the guides @all, thanks for all the sugestions and software!
im pretty new to this also..what i did was print out the bbmayo guide using dvd decrypter and dvd shrink. it took me a good 4 tries to get it right. all mistakes were because i missed one little step or something so thats when i printed it out and took my time. that and the fact that my drive was a dvdrom, lol! you sure you are hitting all the steps correctly?
sorry, Im new to this. Does eval version mean "evaluation" version? I'm using their 30day trial. I've tried just this one so far. Anyway, I'm just curious how and why this sort of thing (leaving one chapter out). I tried another software that had the language on the (i was splitting DVD9 to two DVD5)2nd disk as Spanish (tho I chose English. Are these sort of problems common? @carlvo, you might want to at "3 easy Steps for dvd backup n burning - video" thread started by Tashkar18....
I finally did it!!! Yea!!! I followed the same process once again with DVD Shrink and Decrypter and it burned just fine. Looks great on the TV! I believe that it was my system resources causing the problem. Too low on memory probably. Time to upgrade. Thanks again everyone. Couldn't have done it with out you all, thats for sure! Well I guess I can say that I've got the basics down now, so I'm ready for what ever is next. I know that there is a lot that I can still learn. So I welcome anything else you all can teach me and any other threads you can point me in the direction of that go along with what I'm doing. I'm just so happy that I finally figured this out. Thanks again all!
if u want to watch ur avi files on ur tv heres a link using nero. nero is not free but i think they have a trial version...http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/272946
Carlvo, congratulations! probably the next thing will be to play around with all the programs and suggestions and find out how they will work for you on your system. I encourage you to just be a frequent lurker here at AD. You'll find other newbies who can benefit from your experience over the last few days. Pass on what you have learned. I think most of us ended up with some coasters before we got things fine tuned for our specific machines. And I agree, RAM would be a good investment for you. It's probably a good idea to not multi-task when you are ripping and burning, even when you do increase your RAM. Cynn, I'm sorry for my short hand. Yes, an eval version is an evaluation version which is the same as a free trial version. I am at a loss as to why DVDFAB didn't copy that one chapter for you. I'd be interested in hearing if it happens again so please post back if you try another burn with DVDFAB. I checked their website to see if they are now crippling their trial version and didn't find any info saying that they do so I just don't know what to think about that. Is it possible that in compressing the movie that the one chapter was combined with another and that it is actually on the copy but not labled seperately? I hope that question is clear. What I mean is, if you watch both the original and the burn, are they the same visually even though the burned one seems to have one less file? It could be that 2 files were combined into 1 file giving you one less chapter but the same amount of scenes? In regards to the 2 language problem, I haven't encountered that one either but I usually just copy the whole disk instead of eliminating extra languages, subtitles, previews, bonus material and the like. What program did you use when you had that happen? Maybe someone else will have had that happen and will know why. Keep trying different things and I know you will come up with a method that works well for you. I wish I could be more helpful. cheribery
Congrats carlvo now you can experiment with different combinations of software to find which ones best suits your needs. One thing I would like to suggest is to look around the forums and check out the stickies (will appear at the top of the particular forum and is bold print) as there are many detailed tutorials written by members here. Or if there is one that catches your eye just post your question and someone will be glad to help.
@ carlvo, let me add my congrats as well on your success.You now have a general knowledge on the aspects of dvd burning. You mention wanting to try avi to dvd. Ok.1st off can you download avicodec software description: Free multimeda files analyser for Windows : Gives detailled information, especially the codecs needed to play the file, and where to download those codecs if they are missing on your system http://avicodec.duby.info/ If you have an avi file just load it into avicodec and then you can copy and paste the file properties into a post for people to view and decipher for you. Next heres a free encoder for you to try. http://www.filepedia.com/video_software/dvd-r_tools/vso_divxtodvd_free.cfm and one thats now but still worth trying before you decide you want to purchase one. http://www.filepedia.com/video_software/dvd-r_tools/vso_divxtodvd.cfm The gist is the same, you load your avi into the program and press the convert button.The end result is a dvd movie file, might be a vob etc but definitely an mpeg2 file.Once you get that far ask away. guy
Ok everyone, things have been going great with the DVD burning. Thanks again everyone for all your help. I've got another question now that I hope someone will be able to help me with. I have a double layer dvd burner. Now, if I burn a movie to a double layer disc so that I don't have to compress it, will I be able to play that double layer disc on a stand alone DVD player? Wanted to make sure before I wasted one of the DL discs. Didn't know if regular DVD players can read double layer. Would be nice if they do. Also, one other question... When burning my AVI files to DVD, is there a way to add a menu to those AVI's before putting them on disc? Would love to know how to do that. Thanks in advance! ~Carl
Also, this may be a dumb question. What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? Just now noticed that some have + and some have -. Thanks again!
dont you get all excited and feel good inside when you find all these free awesome apps to use now your hyper about ripping and burning its cool its addicting and dont ware off
