Hi Scott:
Thanks. For $50 I decided to try out what Angie recommended, DVDFab. It gets around CSS by being
published and sold in China! Downloaded it just fine and it already copied a DVD. As soon as I
close the e-mail program, I'm going to see how well it crunches a movie down to iPod.
-- Tom Fine
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From: "Scott Phillips" <scottp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
---- I thought you were running a MAC, Tom, so perhaps this information
is a help...
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From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Phillips
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 12:00 PM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
I have PC software that does this easily, even with 'protected' DVD's,
but they even say in the literature that to get around being sued over
it, they had to make it into two separate programs. It is a Cucsoft
product. It has worked perfectly for me. I know that you are running a
MAC, so I know that doesn't help you, but might be of interest to the
list....
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From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
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Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 5:59 PM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
Hi Rod:
This is a good Plan B for sure. But I already recorded the video to a
DVD, so I just want to "rip"
the DVD onto my hard drive and then convert to iPod video with
Quicktime.
Just out of curiosity -- why aren't there a gizillion pieces of software
to do this? Is it all because of Hollywood user-hostile copy
restrictions? Are those restrictions placed on a DVD I record in my JVC
machine? If so, is there a way I can turn them off? Sorry, showing
glaring ignorance about the DVD format. I usually work in audio only.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Stephens" <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
Tom Fine wrote:
Hi All:
Is there any relatively easy way to get DVD video onto my iPod? This
isn't even a Hollywood
movie, it's a dub of a U-Matic tape that I made myself. I Googled and
found lots of text-line
kind of stuff (ie made for people far more expert in computers than
I). I have the full version
of Quicktime, so as long as I can get the DVD video and audio to a
format that Quicktime can
handle, I can save it to iPod format in Quicktime.
http://www.usbgear.com/USB-PRODUCT-DETAILS.cfm?sku=USBG-VD207&catid=&cat
s=
This is the unit I suggested to my brother-in-law, and he has found it
works well to input
video/audio into his desktop. It will do frame captures as well.
I'm probably going buy one in
the near future, too, since I've got some BetaMax, S-VHS and 3/4" that
I want to make into DVDs.
I don't know enough about the input capability of an iPod, but this
unit has a USB output and
generates MPEG4 which is the highest video resolution currently
available unless you want HighDef.
It has both standard composite (RCA) and S-Video inputs, and the
latter gives the best video
quality when you're feeding from a deck that has that kind of output.
It has multiple uses for
the future, since the USB connection allows you to input audio as well
as video into any kind of
computer. Also, the accompanying software may give you more options
to create a more
professional end product.
Rod
-- Tom Fine