Jarheadiswhitetrash
09-08-2001, 02:04 AM
Ok well, the reason I started this thread is because I wanted get cleared up all the misunderstandings about "Ripping DvD's".
"Ripping" "Burning", "Copying", all these terms mean the same thing. Reproducing a Dvd movie. This is done on a computer using a CD Writer. Also what is needed is a DvD player to play it.
Now as much as I'd like to I don't know a whole hell of alot about this subject, but I will tell the little that I know and ALSO pose all the important questions I can think of that need to be answered.
Here is what I know about Dvd Ripping.
First, really quick, just the basics, for the laymen.
Every PC Gamer out there loves to "back-up" their "own" games by burning them onto a blank back-up cd. These cds are called "CD-R"(CD Writeable = "you can copy something onto it once") or CD-RW(CD ReWriteable = "You can copy something onto it as many times as you like.") The truth is that even though the CD-RW's are better because they are reusable they more expensive so most people just us CD-R's which can be purchased for about $1.00 a CD-R and alot less if for instance you buy them in bulk from Costco.
The CD Burners themselves go by the same names and you can get a CD burner for you computer that can "write" and "re-write", if you like. Another aspect of a Cd Burner is it's read speed. For instance I have a PlexorWriter 12/10/32 this means that my Burner Writes at "12" speed, ReWrites at 10 Speed, and Reads at "32" speed.
Now Burning Computer games is quite a bit different then burning Dvd's. You see, all computer Games are sold on CD's, which can hold about 800 Megabytes. And a CD-R is just a blank CD so fitting a game onto a CD is easy. The Big problem with burning Dvd's is that while a computer game on 1 CD is around 800 Megs, a Dvd on 1 Dvd is around (if I remember correctly it could be more than this) 4.3 Gigabytes. Well this is substantially larger than the space your trying to fit it on, assuming your trying to make a copy of a Dvd movie and put it on a CD.
The solution to this problem has to do with "compacting" the Dvd data so that it can fit onto a normal cd or two. From here we get terms like ".VCD" and ".SCVD", and "DivX".
Thats about all I know except for one last thing. Basically at this point in time it is simply not advantagous to rip Dvd's. Because it takes an extremely fast compuer to do it and even then it can take about 8-10 hours to burn the image on to your hardrive (which means you better have around 5 gigs of space) and then another 8-10 hours to burn it on to a cd or two, depending. That couple with the fact that the picture and sound quality of the film suffers, makes this a questionable avenue.
OK, well now there is what I know. Basically what I am asking is that anyone that Knows anything about it post here a "definitive guide", some that is step-by-step and easy for people to understand. You don't have to answer the questions below point by point, they are there for you to keep in mind when writing the instructions. Of course it is important to address questions like: "How long does it take, and how fast my computer needs to be, and How much space I need". Because then people might want to reconsider before trying it at all.
NOTE There is another thing people with superfast connections have been doing. That is downloading the films off the internet and then burning them onto a cd. I will ask a few questions about that in the Faq, and if anyone knows anything about that please feel free to post it here since it is the same subject matter.
The DvD Ripping F.A.Q
1. What do the terms ".vcd", "scvd", and "DivX" mean.
2. What specs to I need for my computer?
3. How long is this process REALLY going to take, I've heard it takes up to 48 hours and I've heard people say that they can do it in 4 hours??? That includes burning the image on to my hardrive and then onto the cd. Account for variable specs.
4. Tell me the truth about just how much the picture quality is going to be effected.
5. Can you tell the the steps I need to go through for burning a dvd? (i.e. what software to download and what site it's on, how to use it)
6. Can you tell me the steps I need to go through to download a Dvd (i.e. what software to download and what site it's on, how to use it)
..........
Ok well those are the questions I can think of right at this instant but there may be more later.
Anyone feel free to ask your own questions. And also if you know anything about doing this post here.
Thanks
Hope this helps some people, by the time it's finished it should be at least easier to do something like this.
[This message has been edited by Jarheadiswhitetrash (edited 09-08-2001).]
"Ripping" "Burning", "Copying", all these terms mean the same thing. Reproducing a Dvd movie. This is done on a computer using a CD Writer. Also what is needed is a DvD player to play it.
Now as much as I'd like to I don't know a whole hell of alot about this subject, but I will tell the little that I know and ALSO pose all the important questions I can think of that need to be answered.
Here is what I know about Dvd Ripping.
First, really quick, just the basics, for the laymen.
Every PC Gamer out there loves to "back-up" their "own" games by burning them onto a blank back-up cd. These cds are called "CD-R"(CD Writeable = "you can copy something onto it once") or CD-RW(CD ReWriteable = "You can copy something onto it as many times as you like.") The truth is that even though the CD-RW's are better because they are reusable they more expensive so most people just us CD-R's which can be purchased for about $1.00 a CD-R and alot less if for instance you buy them in bulk from Costco.
The CD Burners themselves go by the same names and you can get a CD burner for you computer that can "write" and "re-write", if you like. Another aspect of a Cd Burner is it's read speed. For instance I have a PlexorWriter 12/10/32 this means that my Burner Writes at "12" speed, ReWrites at 10 Speed, and Reads at "32" speed.
Now Burning Computer games is quite a bit different then burning Dvd's. You see, all computer Games are sold on CD's, which can hold about 800 Megabytes. And a CD-R is just a blank CD so fitting a game onto a CD is easy. The Big problem with burning Dvd's is that while a computer game on 1 CD is around 800 Megs, a Dvd on 1 Dvd is around (if I remember correctly it could be more than this) 4.3 Gigabytes. Well this is substantially larger than the space your trying to fit it on, assuming your trying to make a copy of a Dvd movie and put it on a CD.
The solution to this problem has to do with "compacting" the Dvd data so that it can fit onto a normal cd or two. From here we get terms like ".VCD" and ".SCVD", and "DivX".
Thats about all I know except for one last thing. Basically at this point in time it is simply not advantagous to rip Dvd's. Because it takes an extremely fast compuer to do it and even then it can take about 8-10 hours to burn the image on to your hardrive (which means you better have around 5 gigs of space) and then another 8-10 hours to burn it on to a cd or two, depending. That couple with the fact that the picture and sound quality of the film suffers, makes this a questionable avenue.
OK, well now there is what I know. Basically what I am asking is that anyone that Knows anything about it post here a "definitive guide", some that is step-by-step and easy for people to understand. You don't have to answer the questions below point by point, they are there for you to keep in mind when writing the instructions. Of course it is important to address questions like: "How long does it take, and how fast my computer needs to be, and How much space I need". Because then people might want to reconsider before trying it at all.
NOTE There is another thing people with superfast connections have been doing. That is downloading the films off the internet and then burning them onto a cd. I will ask a few questions about that in the Faq, and if anyone knows anything about that please feel free to post it here since it is the same subject matter.
The DvD Ripping F.A.Q
1. What do the terms ".vcd", "scvd", and "DivX" mean.
2. What specs to I need for my computer?
3. How long is this process REALLY going to take, I've heard it takes up to 48 hours and I've heard people say that they can do it in 4 hours??? That includes burning the image on to my hardrive and then onto the cd. Account for variable specs.
4. Tell me the truth about just how much the picture quality is going to be effected.
5. Can you tell the the steps I need to go through for burning a dvd? (i.e. what software to download and what site it's on, how to use it)
6. Can you tell me the steps I need to go through to download a Dvd (i.e. what software to download and what site it's on, how to use it)
..........
Ok well those are the questions I can think of right at this instant but there may be more later.
Anyone feel free to ask your own questions. And also if you know anything about doing this post here.
Thanks
Hope this helps some people, by the time it's finished it should be at least easier to do something like this.
[This message has been edited by Jarheadiswhitetrash (edited 09-08-2001).]