Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:14:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chris Kalos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD question
Here goes...
CK
On Wed, 16 May 2001, Pres Waterman wrote:
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:00:37 -0400
> From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: DVD question
>
> Hi. I am interested in your approach but please:
>
> EXPLAIN:
>
> > A UDF dump may be a tad tricky,
>
UDF : The format of a DVD. Unless I'm mistaken, which I'm known
to be.
> EXPLAIN:
>
> so your best bet might be to
> > actually rip the whole thing
>
Take the video from a standalone DVD player and get it into your
PC.
> EXPLAIN:
>
> and re-encode as a DivX. My 110 handles DivX
> > just fine, but you may need to O/C your 100 to make it work.
>
You'd need the DivX encoder software.
> EXPLAIN:
>
> > If you want a hardware solution
>
>
> AS OPPOSED TO?
>
As opposed to a "software" solution of just popping a DVD into a
DVD-ROM drive and finding the copying software (almost certainly illegal)
> to ripping this, it'll cost ya.
> > Components: DVD player, CardBus FireWire card,
>
> EXPLAIN:
>
DVD player: come on...
FireWire: like USB, only faster, and not like USB at all. Used
for Digital Video.
> DV converter.
> > You'll need drivers for this, but the quality is excellent.
>
> EXPLAIN:
>
> You'll get a
> > raw DV feed,
Digital Video
>
> EXPLAIN:
>
> which you'll need to re-encode,
WITH DIVX
>
> EXPLAIN:
>
> and then playback's nice and
> > simple.
>
> I like the "nice and simple" part! This looks like a nice thing to do
> although perhaps entirely too time-consuming, but if it could be automated
> on an overnight task, maybe worth doing. If I had a big enough HDD to keep a
> movie or 2 on the Libretto, it could be great for plane rides and lonely
> hotel evenings.
VERY time consuming. If you didn't get what I was saying, don't
bother trying it. It's one of those issues that you really need to
understand thoroughly before jumping in.
>
> But, I thought "DIVX" was a dead marketing format? EXPLAIN:
>
Different DivX. It's also the term used for a hacked version of
the Windows Media encoding spec, which is in turn a bastardization of
MPEG-4.
For more answers, use google. I've got to get back to work.
CK
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