well after lots of messin abot ive finaly found an easy way to copy dvd's first thing you need is dvd decrypter (get it from this site) next you need instant video get the demo here http://www.vobinc.com/us/Downloads.htm (come's free with pioneer a04) right thats all the software you need 1st open dvd decrypter set the mode to file select all the files with ctrl+a and rip all the files to your hard drive once thats finished open instant video it should start with a wizzard select dvd project give it a name and stuff it will then ask you what files to write select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file click next and it will convert the video to fit on one 4.7gb dvd-r that should work in most dvd player's be warned it does take a very long time to convert the files so start the process off and go to bed or somthing it has a feture that will shut down the pc when finished (how cool is that) well i hope this helps let me know if you have any sucsess with it
Ok, sounds interesting.... So like, it makes the whole movie, right? Regardless of the movie's actual length, it will readjust the bit-rate according to movie length, and then re-encode the mpeg2 with original authoring so as to be compatible with a standalone dvd player? Yes, sounds interesting. On really really really long movies, can you see a deterioration in picture quality? Can it be I can really get *any* movie to fit on a single 4.7 gig disc, and not have to muck about with pesky menus? Hmmmmm...... -- Mike --
I've tried to download "instant cd\dvd6.5" 3 times. When I try to open it, it keeps telling me the file is corrupted. There is no download called Instant Video as Stube2k said??? Hello?
No good. I can't download anything from that site. I emailed the webmaster. Hiho Hiho, It's off to Ifoedit hell I go-
i am trying to make a dvd-r backup copy of a dvd. i have used dvd decrytper to rip the contents to my hard drive. when I try to burn the files onto a dvd-r using Nero, i get the message "dvd-video compliance test failed." did i rip it wrong? do i need to do something after the rip? thank you 4 your help
joroscoe, That error message usually means that either you don't have all the files you need to, or your media(DVD-R or RW) is no good. I found that with Nero if you use an RW disc, eject it and reinsert it after that message and then it goes fine. Good Luck-
Stube2k I have also a Pioneer DVR-A04, with the Instant CD/DVD software that you've mentioned, but I can't burn a DVD as you said you can. Can you give me all the steps to do it? Thanks.
RMF What do you use to burn your DVD's. If you use IfoEdit, I'd like some explanations on how to work with it. Thanks.
Ok, i found what he was talking about. I have instant cd/dvd v6.4, but i went towww.vob.de and upgraded it and now i have the option to make a dvd in the instant video section. First off i had to strip the dvd down using IFOedit to just the main movie with no subtitles or anything on there. Then i went into instant cd/dvd clicked on video, instant video then dvd and it takes you through it from there. The only thing is that i'm running an amd xp 1800+ and it says that the processing of the movie will take 19 hours (not so instant huh?), but i'll let you know what the quality is like when it's done.
If you use SmartRipper you don't have to use ifo edit. you can choose what you want to rip,...if you want just the movie it is usually under title 1....fast and easy
Zhaozlong But if I rip only the movie with Smartripper and the movie doesn't fit on a DVD-R, I have to use IfoEdit to cut menu and subtitles and linguages, right? And how do I do that?
