Re: Another DVD-conversion question
On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 9:26:05 PM UTC-5, tcora wrote: On 25 Jan 2015, at 9:01 PM, Bill Spencer wspe...@jhu.edu javascript: wrote: Thank you, Dan…these steps looks not too bad all told. I've purchased the current MacThe Ripper Pro package (it looks like the last free version won't work on 10.9.x) but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install Fairmount--which appears to be out of production anyway. (The computer I'm trying to do this on is the newer Mac, using 10.9.5) I downloaded the zip file from the github website you list but it's just a bunch of (I assume) code-related files, no installer or user guide or anything included that I can see. (It also doesn't appear on cnet's download.com website so I assume the link above is the only way to get it.) So what now? I'm sorry to be dense about this but I am not a techie, just plain old me. Thanks! Bill Bill: I was able to google the following - maybe it will help? http://www.kwasi-ich.de/blog/fairmount/ — tom coradeschi tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org javascript: Many thanks, Tom, this is very good to know for *using* Fairmount, but unfortunately it doesn't answer my question about how to *install* Fairmount. Bill -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Another DVD-conversion question
Hi there: Here’s another DVD question…I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original, meaning including whatever chapters might exist. To do this, I think I have to go through a conversion process…Disk Utility refuses to make a disk image (this is why I think the disk is copy-protected). So what’s the simplest way to do this? I’ve come across a few software packages that claim to do this: MakeMKV Total Video Converter Pro for Mac Flv Crunch for Mac Aiseesoft MP4 Converter for Mac Anyone here have any experience using any of these? And what else do I need to know? (At least I’m not dealing with regions and PAL to NTSC this time!) As always my thanks in advance! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 ghz/2 g RAM/10.9 IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAM/10.7 -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Another DVD-conversion question
On Jan 25, 2015, at 05:15 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original, meaning including whatever chapters might exist. To do this, I think I have to go through a conversion process…Disk Utility refuses to make a disk image (this is why I think the disk is copy-protected). So what’s the simplest way to do this? Simple is relative. The key is in understanding the individual steps required, I think. 1. Physically clean the DVD with water and a soft cloth! Better to make a clean rip than waste time listening to the DVD drive re-read track after track after track, hoping to get it right. 2. Prepare to break the encoding/protection. Until this is done, other tools will simply t-rex (flap their wee hands uselessly). Do this by installing and launching Fairmount. https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount 3. Mount the (now dry) DVD and wait a minute or three for Fairmount to do its magic. 4. Rip the whole DVD using MacTheRipper. 5. Test the rip by opening and playing the resulting Video_TS folder with VLC. 6. (optional) Transcode the desired title(s) in the Video_TS to something else. An mkv file containing h.264 is usually preferred because it supports chapters and embedded subtitles etc. My current fav tool for this is Handbrake, but sometimes I wing it with raw ffmpeg commands. http://handbrake.fr/ http://handbrake.fr/ Technically, you should be able to skip steps 4 5, going directly to 6 and transcoding right off the optical media, but I’ve not had good luck with that. Handbrake and Fairmount don’t always seem to get along; Handbrake crashes etc. So I’ve found that doing things one step at a time works best. Also, transcoding with Handbrake from a Video_TS folder on your hard drive is much faster than re-reading the DVD. That makes it easer to re-transcode after changing settings and such. HTH, - Dan. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Another DVD-conversion question
On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 7:36:32 PM UTC-5, Dan wrote: On Jan 25, 2015, at 05:15 PM, William Spencer wspe...@jhu.edu javascript: wrote: I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original, meaning including whatever chapters might exist. To do this, I *think* I have to go through a conversion process…Disk Utility refuses to make a disk image (this is why I think the disk is copy-protected). So what’s the simplest way to do this? Simple is relative. The key is in understanding the individual steps required, I think. 1. Physically clean the DVD with water and a soft cloth! Better to make a clean rip than waste time listening to the DVD drive re-read track after track after track, hoping to get it right. 2. Prepare to break the encoding/protection. Until this is done, other tools will simply t-rex (flap their wee hands uselessly). Do this by installing and launching Fairmount. https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount 3. Mount the (now dry) DVD and wait a minute or three for Fairmount to do its magic. 4. Rip the whole DVD using MacTheRipper. 5. Test the rip by opening and playing the resulting Video_TS folder with VLC. 6. (optional) Transcode the desired title(s) in the Video_TS to something else. An mkv file containing h.264 is usually preferred because it supports chapters and embedded subtitles etc. My current fav tool for this is Handbrake, but sometimes I wing it with raw ffmpeg commands. http://handbrake.fr/ Technically, you should be able to skip steps 4 5, going directly to 6 and transcoding right off the optical media, but I’ve not had good luck with that. Handbrake and Fairmount don’t always seem to get along; Handbrake crashes etc. So I’ve found that doing things one step at a time works best. Also, transcoding with Handbrake from a Video_TS folder on your hard drive is much faster than re-reading the DVD. That makes it easer to re-transcode after changing settings and such. HTH, - Dan. Thank you, Dan…these steps looks not too bad all told. I've purchased the current MacThe Ripper Pro package (it looks like the last free version won't work on 10.9.x) but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install Fairmount--which appears to be out of production anyway. (The computer I'm trying to do this on is the newer Mac, using 10.9.5) I downloaded the zip file from the github website you list but it's just a bunch of (I assume) code-related files, no installer or user guide or anything included that I can see. (It also doesn't appear on cnet's download.com website so I assume the link above is the only way to get it.) So what now? I'm sorry to be dense about this but I am not a techie, just plain old me. Thanks! Bill -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Another DVD-conversion question
On 25 Jan 2015, at 9:01 PM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Thank you, Dan…these steps looks not too bad all told. I've purchased the current MacThe Ripper Pro package (it looks like the last free version won't work on 10.9.x) but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install Fairmount--which appears to be out of production anyway. (The computer I'm trying to do this on is the newer Mac, using 10.9.5) I downloaded the zip file from the github website you list but it's just a bunch of (I assume) code-related files, no installer or user guide or anything included that I can see. (It also doesn't appear on cnet's download.com website so I assume the link above is the only way to get it.) So what now? I'm sorry to be dense about this but I am not a techie, just plain old me. Thanks! Bill Bill: I was able to google the following - maybe it will help? http://www.kwasi-ich.de/blog/fairmount/ — tom coradeschi tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
