On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Dan Egli <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey all, I'm guessing most, if not all, of you remember the CDDB (CD > DataBase) that was (is?) online? It was very handy for titling CDs and > such. Among other programs that used it was Windows Media Player. I know > the way it worked was it scanned the CD itself for an 8 digit ID and then > looked up the information online. What I'm wondering is if there's a > similar thing for DVDs? I know I haven't heard of one, but it would really > be handy for a couple of my projects if such a database were available. If > such a database exists, does anyone know A) where it exists, and B) where > to look on a DVD for the ID # that would be scanned for on the database? > > > > Any info in this regard is appreciated! > Gracenote.com is a good start and then there is Handbrake.fr which is a widely used opensource ripper which might be available for some inspiration as to how to implement DVD identification. hth, Olli /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
