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TheDigitalAlchemist
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DEC 16, 01:49 PM
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I have some DVDs that I'd like to rip - take the videos and be able to play them on a computer.
Haven't done that in a long time. Don't want to distribute them, just want to be able to play a few of them.
most of my PCs don't have the drives anymore, and we have a family member who EATS the discs. 
-TDA
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MidEngineManiac
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DEC 16, 01:57 PM
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Honestly, pick up a refurb enterprise-class machine for $100-$200 and set it up as a media center. Spare dvd-rom if you want to burn direct disk-to-disk is 20 bucks and wifi dongles are still around for 10.
https://www.canadacomputers...7_158&item_id=103663
130 bucks and it will do exactly what you need.[This message has been edited by MidEngineManiac (edited 12-16-2020).]
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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DEC 16, 03:11 PM
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It’s not that I don’t have drives or machines with drives, I’d like to take a few of the discs that I have and get the movie files off and lossless as mp4 or avi or whatever.
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2.5
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DEC 16, 03:17 PM
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Id still think keeping on disk is safest. I mean the other choice is hard drive or cloud, which can fail.
As for lossless I found this about AVI :
"An AVI file uses less compression to store files and takes up more space than many other video formats—like MPEG and MOV. AVI files also can be created without the use of compression at all. This makes the files lossless, which results in immensely larger file sizes — approximately 2-3 GB per minute of video."
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Patrick
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DEC 16, 04:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
I’d like to take a few of the discs that I have and get the movie files off and lossless as mp4 or avi or whatever.
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| quote | Originally posted by 2.5:
"An AVI file uses less compression to store files and takes up more space than many other video formats—like MPEG and MOV.
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The video files on a DVD have already been compressed as MPEG-2. Converting/ transcoding/ re-compressing these files to any other format will result in further degradation. The best thing to do is to simply rip the files directly to a hard drive and leave them as MPEG-2. Playback of these files will look as good as the original DVD.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 12-17-2020).]
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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DEC 16, 05:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
The video files on a DVD have already been compressed as MPEG-2. Converting/re-compressing these files to any other format will result in further deterioration. The best thing to do is to simply rip the files directly to a hard drive and leave them as MPEG-2. Playback of these files will look as good as the original DVD. |
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What to use to rip? I have the storage space, I just don't want the original material to be degraded, (like whan ya save a png as a jpg)
Discs are NOT safe, They get eaten. chewed and chomped and [insert other names for destroying shiny discs here]
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Patrick
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DEC 16, 05:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
What to use to rip?
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I haven't ripped a DVD for years. There used to be no shortage of free DVD ripping utilities available to download. Is that not still the case? Have a look Here.
Whatever program you use, select the option(s) that don't convert/ transcode/ re-compress the files.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 12-17-2020).]
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Australian
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DEC 17, 02:57 AM
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drag and drop to hard drive and do nothing it will work or use dvd rip and make an avi or mpeg with it.
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MidEngineManiac
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DEC 17, 03:11 AM
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Ya know....
Ya COULD keep the disks safe and just get rid of family.
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GT-X
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DEC 17, 04:46 AM
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Have you tried taking the train?
But seriously, this is the best free option.
~Tyler
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