While fair use should cover most of your concerns, if this makes you nervous there's a surprising amount of Hollywood films in public domain. And if you are using a Mac, HandBrake is a good free software for ripping the DVD then MPEG Streamclip is a good free software for converting that file into an editable format.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Aaron F. Ross <aa...@digitalartsguild.com>wrote: > Hi Ken, > > I'm not going to touch the legal questions, but I will recommend some > Windows software... if you're on the Mac, then I think your options > would be quite limited. > > Most DVD rippers simply remove the copy protection and clone the > entire disc without changing the .VOB file structure. For that, I > recommend DVD Decrypter, which is free. Clone the DVD to your hard > drive first. > > Once the encryption has been cracked, then use VideoReDo to extract > the short clips you need. This is an inexpensive program designed to > let you edit commercials out of MPEG streams. Using VideoReDo, you > can extract a clip of arbitrary length directly to an MPEG-2 file, > which exactly fills the need you described. > > Of course, MPEG is a delivery format, not an editing format, so you > may have mixed results trying to load MPEG clips into your video > editing program of choice. It's possible that you may need to try > several different editing applications to find one that works. > Another option is to use yet another program to convert the MPEG to > an editable container and codec, such as Quicktime Animation. You > might be able to use Quicktime Pro Export for that. When I'm in a > pinch I use a free video conversion program called "Super". > > As you can see, it's not a straightforward process, and you have to > do a fair amount of work to get around the restrictions, but it can be > done. > > Happy culture jamming, > > Aaron > > > > > > At 1/2/2012, Ken Paul Rosenthal wrote: > >I would like to make a collage documentary consisting of very short, > >3 to 5 second clips (possibly longer) relative to my theme, culled > >from pre-1960 Hollywood films. My question is two-fold: First, are > >there any intellectual property issues regarding image and sound, > >given the length of the clips? The project won't have a theatrical > >release, only film festivals and self-distribution. Secondly, what > >would be the best method for ripping these clips from a dvd of the > >original source film? > > > >Thanks, Ken > >www.crookedbeautythefilm.com (Academic) > >www.crookedbeauty.com (Public) > >www.kenpaulrosenthal.com > >_______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing > >list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > ------------------------------------------- > > Aaron F. Ross > Digital Arts Guild > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- Salise Hughes Artist, Filmmaker, Armchair Anthropologist http://salisehughes.blogspot.com
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