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| How To: Transfer DVD To HDD | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 12 2010, 07:54 AM (709 Views) | |
| Drownsoda | Mar 12 2010, 07:54 AM Post #1 |
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How To Transfer DVD to HDD Nowadays, many people find an AVI or MPEG rip of a DVD to be satisfactory for movies, but in trading circles, lossy videos are only ever considered when nothing else is available. To preserve video quality, and create direct clones, traders will transfer DVD files to the their harddrives before burning a clone. This tutorial will show you how to properly transfer a DVD to your HDD with zero quality loss. Contents 1. Set-up 2. Transfer 3. Identifying codecs/bitrates etc. 4. End notes ----------------------------------------- 1. Set-Up Before the transfer can being you will need:
The key program for transferring DVDs to your harddrive is DVD Decrypter. The latest stable version (3.5.4.0) is available to download from the program's official site (http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/) Download the set-up file and install the program. After installing DVD Decrypter, insert your desired DVD into your disc drive, and open the program. When the DVD is read, the tab in DVD Decrypter will look something along the lines of this. These are IFO, BUP and VOB files (DVD files), which make up the menus, chapters, and main video on the disc. All these files will be part of the the finish VIDEO_TS folder. It is important to make sure you choose the correct source from where you wish to rip - however, 99.9% of the time, this will be done by default - and also make sure you choose a valid destination. If all is done, correctly, your next step will be to extract the DVD. Scroll over the DVD/HDD icon (as seen here) and left-click. Your DVD will now being extracting, like this. Make sure you have enough free space on your harddrive prior to extraction unless the finished files will be corrupt/incomplete! Once this process is complete, simply go to the folder you extracted the files to and you'll have a brand new folder with your VIDEO_TS files. All menus and any other features present on your original DVD will also still available on your new DVD files. You're now free to do as wish with your new DVD! 3. Identifying codecs/bitrates etc. If you plan to keep the files for your own personal use, this step is not neccesary. This is aimed at traders and those who wish to distribute the DVD via torrents, direct upload and such. In video trading, it is always essential to include information on certain aspects of the video. This includes the video bitrate, frames per second, resolution, audio type, and audio frequency levels. To analyse these aspects, the encoding program MediaCoder works a charm. The latest stable release (0.7.2.4582) is available to download from the program's official website (http://www.mediacoderhq.com/dlfull.htm). Install and open the program. Begin by dragging and dropping - or simply using Windows' "Open In..." feature - the VOB files in to MediaCoder. Do not include the IFO or BUP files as these do not contain video! Select the video(s) in MediaCoder, and to the right, there is a window with the video's properties, as seen here. As you can see the bitrate of this DVD is 4.3mbps MPEG-2 @ 25fps and has a resolution of 704x576. The audio is Dolby Digital AC-3 @ 256kbps and has a frequency of 48kHz (by the by, all DVDs have 48kHz audio) and is in stereo. Other audio that can featured on DVDs are PCM and MP2. If a DVDs audio is MP2, then it is actually a VCD and is lossy-sourced. For a full detailed analysis, right-clicking the video file in MediaCoder and selecting "Details Of Selected File(s)" will open a pop-up window with a more lengthy analysis. True frequency levels can also be checked by doing a frequency analysis test in any decent audio program. End notes In short, all you need is your DVD and DVD Decrypter. It's as simple as pressing one button! You can also drag and drop the VIDEO_TS folder when a DVD is in your drive, however, this puts a lot of pressure on your CPU, drive, and may end up with the video files being corrupt/broken. This is a more safer and secure method for both your computer and the video. Happy Decrypt'ing! |
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| punklikeleno | Mar 12 2010, 02:47 PM Post #2 |
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parasite for life
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Great Tut thanks! |
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