DVD Backups
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If you want to try the hardware route, you can take the HDMI output of the DVD player through a HDMI cable splitter to remove the copy protection signal and then feed into a good (not cheap but under $100) video capture card such as the one from BlackMagic. The resulting file will be about 1gig per hour of video, and you will have to convert the output to the final desired format. But the final file will be of quality equal to the original.
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:thumbsup: Always amazes me the number of solutions we can come up with within our community. I'm on the other side of mid 50's, so with my sight & hearing, quality is not really a factor.
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:thumbsup: Always amazes me the number of solutions we can come up with within our community. I'm on the other side of mid 50's, so with my sight & hearing, quality is not really a factor.
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I got into it a number of years ago to digitize my video tapes of my daughter from 30+ years ago. My memory was that pure software conversion solutions were always 1 or more steps behind the copy protection schemes. Conversion using the cheap USB converters (< $50) was only acceptable for standard definition video due to throughput limitations. Evidently a HDMI signal splitter strips out any copy protection signals, and a 4K BlackMagic PCI video capture card does the heavy lifting on digitizing the input signal. It outputs an uncompressed videos and audio file, which must be further processed into the final file format such as MP4. And time consuming, as it takes 2 hours to digitize a 2 hour video, and then more time to convert the raw video and audio file. All of this is really too much for just copying a couple DVDs (or video tapes). But if you have lots of videos to digitize and quality is a consideration, this may be a viable option.
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:thumbsup: Always amazes me the number of solutions we can come up with within our community. I'm on the other side of mid 50's, so with my sight & hearing, quality is not really a factor.
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:) Yes, it’s a testament to how, there not being one all-encompassing solution, there are many options. I use DVD Shrink ([http://www.dvdshrink.org/\](http://www.dvdshrink.org/)) and DVD Decrypter. And occasionally VLC. DVD Shrink will remove region codes. :) Side note: I had to chuckle at the thought of backing up DVDs in preparation of not having a DVD device.
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I'm looking to backup my DVD collection while I still have a DVD player. I've been trialling WinX DVD Ripper Platinum from Digiarty Software. The trial version gives a 5 minute sample and the output seems to be reasonable. I had my son's sharper eyes/ears have look and he thought it was Ok too. The software is easy enough for my simple brain to use as there aren't too many options (but lots of presets). I don't think there are any free products out there, so $60 is not a show stopper. Online reviews seem to be pretty positive (there's always one person who is unhappy). Has anyone used this product & what did you think of it?
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I struggle with this also. Ripping them to disk, means you have to buy a multi-terabyte external drive(s). OK Fair enough. Maybe $100 or less. If you are real paranoid, you might even duplicate that drive for a "backup backup" Ripping DVD's is a Royal Pain. I found in the end: If I want to watch a movie, 99% of the time, I can find it streaming somewhere. "Precious (hard to find) Items" : If you cant find it streaming online, perhaps some eclectic movie, you can buy a copy and limit the amount of DVDs to rip. But I have not gotten over my "Pack rat" Mentality. I still covet some movies on disk. Handbrake is the best DVD Ripper I have used. Keep It Simple, keep it moving.
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I'm looking to backup my DVD collection while I still have a DVD player. I've been trialling WinX DVD Ripper Platinum from Digiarty Software. The trial version gives a 5 minute sample and the output seems to be reasonable. I had my son's sharper eyes/ears have look and he thought it was Ok too. The software is easy enough for my simple brain to use as there aren't too many options (but lots of presets). I don't think there are any free products out there, so $60 is not a show stopper. Online reviews seem to be pretty positive (there's always one person who is unhappy). Has anyone used this product & what did you think of it?
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I use MakeMKV [^] Using the Backup feature will create an ISO from a DVD or will decrypt a Blu-Ray to files that can be made into an ISO (using some files -> ISO tool: I use Virtual CD for that). Or it can create mkv files from the individual videos on the DVD/Blu-ray. Like, for a movie disc, the main feature, the previews, the special features, etc. etc. etc. I think the paid version is $30 or $35 (I'm at work and the site is blocked here)
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I'm looking to backup my DVD collection while I still have a DVD player. I've been trialling WinX DVD Ripper Platinum from Digiarty Software. The trial version gives a 5 minute sample and the output seems to be reasonable. I had my son's sharper eyes/ears have look and he thought it was Ok too. The software is easy enough for my simple brain to use as there aren't too many options (but lots of presets). I don't think there are any free products out there, so $60 is not a show stopper. Online reviews seem to be pretty positive (there's always one person who is unhappy). Has anyone used this product & what did you think of it?
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I use MakeMKV [^] Using the Backup feature will create an ISO from a DVD or will decrypt a Blu-Ray to files that can be made into an ISO (using some files -> ISO tool: I use Virtual CD for that). Or it can create mkv files from the individual videos on the DVD/Blu-ray. Like, for a movie disc, the main feature, the previews, the special features, etc. etc. etc. I think the paid version is $30 or $35 (I'm at work and the site is blocked here)
+1 for MakeMKV. It appears to me to do zero transcoding, unlike some other ripping tools. This makes it relatively fast, and you get quality identical to the original source.
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If you want to try the hardware route, you can take the HDMI output of the DVD player through a HDMI cable splitter to remove the copy protection signal and then feed into a good (not cheap but under $100) video capture card such as the one from BlackMagic. The resulting file will be about 1gig per hour of video, and you will have to convert the output to the final desired format. But the final file will be of quality equal to the original.
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lewist57 wrote:
he resulting file will be about 1gig per hour of video, and you will have to convert the output to the final desired format. But the final file will be of quality equal to the original.
Sure. 1GB per hour. So a 2-hour, 40GB Blu-ray gets turned into a 2GB file with "quality equal to the original". What's the other 38GB for, extreme redundancy? [Edit] While I'll agree there is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to bitrate...I'll need some extra convincing for this one.
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lewist57 wrote:
he resulting file will be about 1gig per hour of video, and you will have to convert the output to the final desired format. But the final file will be of quality equal to the original.
Sure. 1GB per hour. So a 2-hour, 40GB Blu-ray gets turned into a 2GB file with "quality equal to the original". What's the other 38GB for, extreme redundancy? [Edit] While I'll agree there is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to bitrate...I'll need some extra convincing for this one.
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I'm looking to backup my DVD collection while I still have a DVD player. I've been trialling WinX DVD Ripper Platinum from Digiarty Software. The trial version gives a 5 minute sample and the output seems to be reasonable. I had my son's sharper eyes/ears have look and he thought it was Ok too. The software is easy enough for my simple brain to use as there aren't too many options (but lots of presets). I don't think there are any free products out there, so $60 is not a show stopper. Online reviews seem to be pretty positive (there's always one person who is unhappy). Has anyone used this product & what did you think of it?
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