DVD Backups
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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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Top ten reasons why I'm lazy 1.
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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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Top ten reasons why I'm lazy 1.