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Dvd support?
Hi, I have some dvd's and I would really like to view them. I tried to put one in my computers cd drive, (almost sure that it would do nothing), and like I thought, nothing happened. I don't have that much $$$ to go out and by a dvd drive or a dvd player, but is there a downoad or computer driver that would allow my pc to run dvd, or at least recognize the dvd and take the files and run them through a program to view the dvd's? lol, confusing huh'. Basically, is there a way to see a dvd through my computer? Please help me out on this one...:(
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No. DVD's are read by a more precise laser than CDs. A CD ROM is physically incapable of reading a DVD.
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No, I'm afraid not.
If cd drives could read dvds, why would people buy dvd drives? |
Ok...
:( :( :( :( lol. Oh well, I guess it's time to break the piggy bank. hmmm... maybe i should get a burner?
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New topic...
My friend has a dvd drive in his pc. Of course i'm not gonna sit at his house and watch all these dvd's. But what I want to know is.. do dvd's have certain extensions? My friend said he would take the files off of the dvd and send them to me over the internet... If i have these files would I be able to watch the movies, would I have to have a certain program or what? If there is a way, plz tell me, and would it be like a regular movie, or would it have all the extra features a dvd has?:)
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You can't just pull the files off of a DVD player. For one thing, you're talking about 6 gigs of data. For another, it's not just one big file. For one more, they are encrypted.
If you want to pull the information off of a DVD, you will need several programs. One to rip the VOB (these make up the actual movie) files and at least one more to convert these files into a usable MPEG file (preferably using the DivX codec). In the process of all this, you will lose the extra features, though. The resulting file will end up anywhere from several hundred megabytes, up to 2.5 gigs, depending on whether the video resolution is lowered, and also how tweaked the codec is. By the way, on a 900mhz Ahlon with 256megs RAM (i.e. my system), you can expect at least 10 hours of encoding into DivX. You can buy a 16x DVD player for $36, including shipping, from pricewatch.com. |
Oh...
It's a good thing there a smart people like you who actually tell me this. I would have ended up trying this and wasting my time. Thx.
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You're welcome.
I only know this because I was into ripping DVDs a couple of years ago. As a general rule, it wasn't worth the time. It's faster to wait until someone else does it, and then download it from some file-sharing app. :) |
the american way. wait for someone else to do it, and then download it from p2p... hehe
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check out www.doom9.org aswell..lots of usefull info and tutorials..aswell as programs...
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I also looked into ripping DVDs at one point, but realized that it would take way too much time, and that I could download and watch the movies in the time it would take just to rip them.
[EDIT] I think its possible to play the VOB files from the hard drive without converting it with Power DVD. this would still leave you with a 6 GB file, but would leave the features in. however, I don't know how to go about this, as I haven't tried it before[EDIT] |
You are right, but you will need an unencrypted VOB file for that to work. From what I've heard, a software DVD player won't play a file from the hard drive if it's encrypted.
Of course, you'll also need an app just to pull the file off the CD (I think). |
All you need is SmartRipper and lots of HD space :D
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