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DVD & Blu Ray software?????

What software do you guys use to rip your dvd movies to install on your phones and why?
Here's a short list so far.
AnyDvD
DvD Fab
Handbrake
I'm looking for other suggestions to compare.

Handbrake doesnt actually rip. I use it for reencoding though. I use dvdfab
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What? Handbrake does in fact rip DVDs. You just need to be running an on-the-fly decrypter like AnyDVD (recommended), DVD43, or DVDFab PassKey. The fact that it can be set up to encode that rip to proper Captivate specs in one step makes it the preferred way to do so in my book.

Personally, I rip through dvd::rip in linux with libdvdcss2 installed to get around copy-protection.
It is illegal to circumvent copy-protection in the United States though, so technically this method should only be done outside the US (where applicable, check your local laws) unless you don't mind the possible legal ramifications.
dvd::rip can be used as a standalone product WITHOUT libdvdcss2, but it will be unable to rip copy-protected DVD's, as you'd expect.

That's all good, but what software do you use to view this videos in captive.
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Kaik541 said:
It is illegal to circumvent copy-protection in the United States though, so technically this method should only be done outside the US (where applicable, check your local laws) unless you don't mind the possible legal ramifications.
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Oh, yes, thanks for the reminder. Everytime you rip a DVD, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens
aksma said:
That's all good, but what software do you use to view this videos in captive.
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If you are capable of ripping DVDs and putting the resultant file on the phone, you should be able to figure this one out yourself.

Personally I thought it was permissible to copy your own dvd to preserve and protect the original copy if you choose to.
What version of dvd fab do you use Max? I downloaded the trial version and it looks like you can only rip to mp2.

Shwiggie said:
What? Handbrake does in fact rip DVDs. You just need to be running an on-the-fly decrypter like AnyDVD (recommended), DVD43, or DVDFab PassKey. The fact that it can be set up to encode that rip to proper Captivate specs in one step makes it the preferred way to do so in my book.
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What handbrake settings are you using? I just downloaded handbrake.

Short instructions for Windows users
If you are going to rip Bluray or any other HD medium you must first get AnyDVD HD it will counter any of the protection schemes that Bluray and HDDVD disks use as well as DVD. If all of your sources are DVD then AnyDVD will do. Of course for BR you must have a BR player installed in your computer.
You need the following tools, at the very least:
AnyDVD HD (Please buy this and don't torrent it, it is that good!)
RipBot264 (it is much faster than Handbrake at re-encoding)
VidCoder (requires Handbrake to be installed but is a better GUI for Windows users)
Simplistic instructions:
Place DVD/HDDVD/BR in drive
Allow ANYDVD HD to scan disk
Right click ANYDVD HD icon and select "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk"
Open VidCoder
Start with the Apple Universal profile and edit is as follows:
Picture > Max Width 800
Video Filters > Denoise Medium
Video > Average Bitrate (kbps) 1500
Audio > Target All, Codec AAC, Mixdown Stereo, Sample Rate 48, Bitrate 128
Make sure you change the Container and extension to .mp4 then Save As... and call it Captivate or any other meaningful name.
If you use those settings any HD (1080) source will likely end up being about 1-2 GB in total size. With the settings saved you can then select a video source, it can be anything that Handbrake supports from VOB to MT2S to MP4 to MKV files. Pick a Destination location and name and start encoding.
I have a Core i7 running at 3.5Ghz with 8GB RAM and a full length movie takes about 2x-3x the run length, so a 120 minute movie will take anywhere from 4 to 6 hours to encode, SD (DVD, 720p HDTV, SDTV) will encode much faster, sometimes even faster than 1x runtime.
You can also to the same with Ripbot264 with the added bonus that Ripbot can handle subtitles, but those instructions are for another day.

Shwiggie said:
Oh, yes, thanks for the reminder. Everytime you rip a DVD, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens
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I'm not saying it's an AWFUL thing to do, I'm just letting him know there are POTENTIAL legal ramifications.
Qmotion said:
Personally I thought it was permissible to copy your own dvd to preserve and protect the original copy if you choose to.
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It is 100% legal to copy a DVD for this purpose IF you are not circumventing any sort of copy-protection mechanism on the disc. Let me quote wikipedia on this:
In the case where media contents are protected using some effective copy protection scheme, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to manufacture or distribute circumvention tools and use those tools for non-fair use purposes. In the case RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA[2], the final injunction reads, "while it may well be fair use for an individual consumer to store a backup copy of a personally owned DVD on that individual's computer, a federal law has nonetheless made it illegal to manufacture or traffic in a device or tool that permits a consumer to make such copies."[3] This case made clear that manufacturing and distribution of circumvention tools was illegal, but fair use of those tools was not.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping#United_States
It's much like how jailbreaking and rooting has recently been made definitively legal through the DMCA, but the tools to do it and distributing those tools can still be illegal. So if you somehow manage to legally obtain the tools (which, there isn't an actual legal way to do so in the United States), you're right and this would be a 100% legal process. Fortunately, I doubt they'll actually chase you down for pulling the simple "libdvdcss2" file that's necessary (hell, I use it), but I'm just putting the information out there

WheresWaldo said:
If you are going to rip Bluray or any other HD medium you must first get AnyDVD HD it will counter any of the protection schemes that Bluray and HDDVD disks use as well as DVD. If all of your sources are DVD then AnyDVD will do. Of course for BR you must have a BR player installed in your computer.
You need the following tools, at the very least:
AnyDVD HD (Please buy this and don't torrent it, it is that good!)
RipBot264 (it is much faster than Handbrake at re-encoding)
VidCoder (requires Handbrake to be installed but is a better GUI for Windows users)
Simplistic instructions:
Place DVD/HDDVD/BR in drive
Allow ANYDVD HD to scan disk
Right click ANYDVD HD icon and select "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk"
Open VidCoder
Start with the Apple Universal profile and edit is as follows:
Picture > Max Width 800
Video Filters > Denoise Medium
Video > Average Bitrate (kbps) 1500
Audio > Target All, Codec AAC, Mixdown Stereo, Sample Rate 48, Bitrate 128
Make sure you change the Container and extension to .mp4 then Save As... and call it Captivate or any other meaningful name.
If you use those settings any HD (1080) source will likely end up being about 1-2 GB in total size. With the settings saved you can then select a video source, it can be anything that Handbrake supports from VOB to MT2S to MP4 to MKV files. Pick a Destination location and name and start encoding.
I have a Core i7 running at 3.5Ghz with 8GB RAM and a full length movie takes about 2x-3x the run length, so a 120 minute movie will take anywhere from 4 to 6 hours to encode, SD (DVD, 720p HDTV, SDTV) will encode much faster, sometimes even faster than 1x runtime.
You can also to the same with Ripbot264 with the added bonus that Ripbot can handle subtitles, but those instructions are for another day.
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Great Stuff.
So you like AnyDvd better than DvD Fab?

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Great Stuff.
So you like AnyDvd better than DvD Fab?
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Yes
@Kaik541, Thank you so very much for the civics lesson, but it did not answer the question the OP asked. Nor did the OP state that he was illegally duping disks, you were presuming something you had no evidence to support.

I've been downloading movies for god knows how long. Now just reading your question and the replies so far made me want to reply.
Now my ans is none, no software what so ever, never used one and don't think I'll ever use on. If am burning a dvd then yes but to watch on my ph. or device, nope. Why? Because to me the best quickness and easiest way is to just down the rip version of the dvd. Now off course if u don't like downloading "copy protected" materials then I respect that, just gonna make ur task more time consuming. But for those of us that like our rip versions then this is the BEST WAY. u download ur movies, ANY format is perfectly find, that is. Avi,. Mpeg4,. Wmv,. Mkv etc. Now once you have your downloaded movies or ur rip movies that's it. Mission complete just drag the file to a video folder on ur SD card.
Here u go, u gonna need either rock player or yx player. Install any or both app. Both can play multiple video formats. Yx player plays ALL format including Mkv files.
Simple as that, no riping, converting or any thing like that. To me converting 1 movie is too much. The length of time it take one to rip or convert 1 movie equates to about 3-5 movies downloads for me using RapidShare.
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I think you need a faster machine... i can rip a DVD in about 15 minutes. I don't think I download 8GB in that time.
As for others that are "Offended" by the civics lesson, it is point of fact, like it or not. I rip my own DVDs for viewing on my phone - and I consider it fair use. This is quite a bit different then downloading content you didn't pay for.
I use DVDFab and it works great. I make backup copies of my DVDs, then I create mobile formats when i need them. 300MB to 700MB per movie gives me a great picture - that even looks good if I play it back on a PC.

That's why I said it's not for every 1. It's def. Ly s matter of choice. I get about 6 movies in 10- 12 mins, (30 mbps down) so to me it's no biggie..
But u are rite, some like ripping their own movies, play the "fair game", all is well. Just give a different alternative.
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I'm not quite sure why everyone is thinking I'm telling him not to do this, I even openly admitted to doing this very thing when I'm clearly from the United States where it's illegal. I also download movies for the same reason. And I'm sure more than half of us commenting here have downloaded movies that we don't even physically own just because we want to see them. (Streaming them on non-approved sites like hulu or netflix is essentially the same thing) But I honestly don't have a problem with this, I figured he should just be AWARE of the things you're suggesting to him.
I simply started my commenting as the fact that I use dvdrip which allows for a module known as libdvdcss2 to be loaded to circumvent copy protection. And that I use it.
Personally, I see no reason to transcode anything since our phones seem capable of taking just about any format you throw at it, unless you want to save space on the memory card.

I rent movies from Netflix. I don't always have time to watch them right away. I can be ripping them while I do other things and then watch them later on my phone if I'm away from home. I also have a large collection of movies that I've purchased. A couple of my favorites I wouldn't mind storing on my phone.
I just got the idea to install a movie on the phone to see how well it plays. I'm aware that the Vibrant came with Avatar. Too bad AT&T didn't think to give us something to show the video capabilities of the phone.
I also thought this might be an interesting post to make because I'm sure others might have interest in doing so. Many have never had a phone capable of viewing movies prior to owning a Captivate or simular device.
I think that anyone seeking advise from this thread won't be as concerened about any moral issues as much as just trying to learn what the best software that available to do the job. There are tons of software out there and it can be confusing trying to find what's best and how to use it.
If anyone knows of any other choices that works for them please feel free to add it and posibly explain how that particular software works.

Xilisoft suite works best for me, it's fast and easy, it's also one of the few that will actually max out all the cores in my cpu (i7-930),
others will use multiple cores, but my cpu graph shows that they won't max them out like xilisoft
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Reason to transcode
The Captivate cannot play all HD content. If you are content with SD then you can rip your DVD's to MKV or MP4 but you are still transcoding from the multiple VOBs to a single file. If you are using HD sources like Bluray then you must transcode to lower the resolution. I cannot nor have I seen anyone able to play 1080p content directly on the Galaxy S phones, 720p can be played but why rip to 720p for your phone when it can't display it without reducing the size, nor can you play it with the TV out! Since you are transcoding anyway might as well make it fit the display size and code to a max width of 800 pixels.
Then you have file size issues, a BRD may have a movie in a single m2ts file or multiple m2ts files and most current movies exceed 20GB in size. DVD at a lower resolution can have main movies that uncompress to 4-8GB in size. How the heck are you going to fit them on a microSD card. If you say that your downloaded files aren't that big, it's because someone else transcoded it for you. I like to know what I am getting so personally I would rather transcode it myself, rather than let someone else make those choices for me. Since most of my movies are 1080p I have no other choice but to transcode. I do not want to carry around more than 2 or 3 movies at a time but I also carry about 8GB worth of music. Can't do both unless it is transcoded.

WheresWaldo said:
The Captivate cannot play all HD content. If you are content with SD then you can rip your DVD's to MKV or MP4 but you are still transcoding from the multiple VOBs to a single file. If you are using HD sources like Bluray then you must transcode to lower the resolution. I cannot nor have I seen anyone able to play 1080p content directly on the Galaxy S phones, 720p can be played but why rip to 720p for your phone when it can't display it without reducing the size, nor can you play it with the TV out! Since you are transcoding anyway might as well make it fit the display size and code to a max width of 800 pixels.
Then you have file size issues, a BRD may have a movie in a single m2ts file or multiple m2ts files and most current movies exceed 20GB in size. DVD at a lower resolution can have main movies that uncompress to 4-8GB in size. How the heck are you going to fit them on a microSD card. If you say that your downloaded files aren't that big, it's because someone else transcoded it for you. I like to know what I am getting so personally I would rather transcode it myself, rather than let someone else make those choices for me. Since most of my movies are 1080p I have no other choice but to transcode. I do not want to carry around more than 2 or 3 movies at a time but I also carry about 8GB worth of music. Can't do both unless it is transcoded.
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Just to clarify, when trans-coding with Handbrake for Captivate (Blu Ray):
Picture: 800 x 480 (max)
Video: Codec can either be mpeg 4 (ffmpeg) or H.264 (x264) <---any difference?
Video: Bitrate (kbps) 1500 <---can you go higher (maybe 1800 or 2000) ?
Frame-rate FPS: 30
Audio:
-Codec AAC (faac)
-Mixdown: Stereo
-Sample-rate: 48
-Bitrate: 128
Is that about right? Did I miss anything?
P.S. I own all of my Videos that I trans-code, so there's no need for sacrificing Kittens....lol....

Need all your Help to push MS / avi transcoding issue

Hi Everyone,
I m kindly asking you to help me push MS into fixing the avi/xvid issue since conversion times are too long.
edit Several members have also raised concern that the Zune software transcodes videos where there is really no need!
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a 720p Family guy blue harvest in divx (my own copy) was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered.
A 720p family guy something dark side in mp4 was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered or audio adjusted.
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I have created a post on the official MS support forums and the fellow users have supported the post but MS is trying not to give a proper answer on the issues unless people reply enough or click the "I would like an answer too" button. The post seems to be ending up unanswered and pushed back. I need to let the post grab MS attention!
I would like MS to escalate the issue internally but I need more input! So please be so kind!
I suggest that we could do this for other issues as well!!!
Their forum relies on Live IDs so it is just about entering your username. (Doesn't take long)
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/b71af2ac-9f72-4b10-a5ee-eaa29c1933e7

It can be fixed quite easily.
1) Write down the spec of your computer on a piece of paper.
2) Go to your local PC shop
3) Hand them the piece of paper and ask for something faster at encoding video
4) Happiness

Yep. Crap computers suck at transcoding video. Even a better graphics card would work much better, since lots of GPUs these days can offload much of the conversion.
Some notebooks were sold without multi-core processors (but are still 64-bit, some people assume 64-bit = multi-core), and lots of consumers have things like mismatched ram sticks and the like that can reduce their computer performance for these types of tasks.

Thanks a lot guys!!!! Appreciated!
It looks like they are still ignoring the issue. I think I might try to upvote the thread tomorrow again.
My general issue is that I am accessing different PCs all the time. Let it be work, uni, friends, or my home laptop. So I generally just need a fast way to get stuff onto the device.
Maybe we get lucky and they enable it again

I personally don't think this issue should have a high priority, as Zune software reencode your file on the fly.
Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited, and there are lots a other stuff I would like first (custom ringtones, multitask, silverlight and flash on the browser...)
My 2 cents.

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Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited,
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The issue here is that it works on the Zune HD without re encoding or demuxing and the same applied to the wp7 emulator until they decided to take the feature out...
Maybe it will be a OEM specific feature?!

Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.

Why do they have to be pirated? There are those of us who have huge DVD/BD libraries ripped to xvid (and later on MKV). Personally I have several hundred DVDs that I have painstakingly converted to xvid for digital storage and easy access from my HTPCs.

Sir. Haxalot said:
Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.
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You could make the same assumption about mp3s. I started ripping in 99.. I don't have the resources to rerip my music into something better now. And in a real case scenario I don't want to be told 2 years from now that an MP3 player doesn't play mp3s anymore because they are "all" considered to be pirated .....

I have pleny of DVD's/BD that on top of normal movie have a digital copy that can be used with portable players. They come in many formats on those discs and all require to enter a code before 1st play so it can check if it is valid copy.
I do that and then can play them on my PC even via Zune. Formats I have are WMV, AVI, MP4 and DIVX.
My death race in wmv that works on windows 7 fresh install (with no extra codes and net access) is converted by zune. Annoying as zune officially supports WMV and even plays that movie.
Two mp4 movies (Mummy and Mummy 2) from the same Box set one just copies and works one is converted from mp4 to mp4. Some Divx movies are "converted" but it lasts 1 to 2 min aka it only changes extension while some are properly reconverted but resolution or quality are the same afterwards (720p or standard resolution no matter). There is a problem there.

[Q] What software can I use to encode videos?

Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.

I've heard good things about HandBrake. I think someone at Xoom Forum has a profile built for Xoom, should work for TF as well.

I've been using the dvd catalyst xoom presets for my encoding. One thing to be mindful of is that the xoom's lower quality screen may mean some shortcuts are taken when re-encoding which could lose colour quality which although not visible on the xoom could be visible on the transformer (I can't complain at what I see from the HQ xoom oreset though).
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seshmaru said:
Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.
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I haven't transcoded from DVD in forever. Back then I relied primarily on Nero and WinAvi for most of my needs, but Handbrake was an excellent and free solution. Winavi is great if you don't mind the added step of converting it to a format the TF can handle. Freemake is a great converter for already encoded stuff.

human_error said:
I've been using the dvd catalyst xoom presets for my encoding. One thing to be mindful of is that the xoom's lower quality screen may mean some shortcuts are taken when re-encoding which could lose colour quality which although not visible on the xoom could be visible on the transformer (I can't complain at what I see from the HQ xoom oreset though).
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+1 for DVD Catalyst. I believe DVDCatalyst is his username here & they answer all emails very quickly too.

seshmaru said:
Anyone know an encoder that will easily let me encode videos for the transformers specs? Or Xoom of course since they're basically the same.
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I'm a fan of DVDFab. (Despite the name, it not only rips your own personal DVDs, but also does video format conversion, as well as Blu-Ray ripping.)

testing different handbrake settings atm since I really dont want to pay for a video encoder when I just put down half a grand for transformer and dock.

seshmaru said:
testing different handbrake settings atm since I really dont want to pay for a video encoder when I just put down half a grand for transformer and dock.
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It's currently $9.95 & well worth it but I understand. I prefer it over HB, TBH. There is a free DVD Catalyst version but not sure how its compared to the paid version.

Read on some other forum where some Asus guy was recommending FreeMake, found here: http://www.freemake.com/
Apparently you should use the Apple TV 720p settings for the best results.

It should be pointed out that freemake and dvdcatalyst are for Windows, and handbrake is for macs. I have both types of machine, but tend to use the mac for dloading.
I tried to convert a high profile copy of the Godfather 2 last night on Handbrake. It worked fine, but wouldn't convert when the srt sub file was included for some reason, so I had to watch on the Asus with airvideo running simultaneously on my iPhone for scenes in italian!
I may try Miro video and see how that goes.

jimbob1971 said:
It should be pointed out that freemake and dvdcatalyst are for Windows, and handbrake is for macs. I have both types of machine, but tend to use the mac for dloading.
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Handbrake is available for Windows (as well as several other OS's)
http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
Handbrake works fine and is a great free solution. While I don't have a transformer yet, I use handbrake all the time to convert videos for my Evo and Nook Color.

I've been using handbrake on Win7 x64 for a while now encoding for Xoom.
I played with diff setting to try and get the best quality for the smallest file size.
Overall I'd say -
1. Output file is always lower Qty, then preEncode file no matter what!!
2. Best results I got using H264 baseline profile with an input file rez matched for the Xoom screen (1280x720 or 1280x800).
3. A quick way to get a seasonable output file is to set handbrake setting to output a file size instead of FR. I use 700MB or 800MB for files I do not rip myself.
Cheers,
fifo

Hmmm surfed into this post from google... tried handbrake but I seem to be getting files bigger than the original.....
I'm trying to convert 720p AVI to run on my Xoom....
Anyone got a good preset they could share or a decent program recommendation ?

Have a look here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321859&highlight=encode+video

I use meGUI, its a profile based video compression software, but also you can adjust plug-ins and more video improvements...
at sourceforge megui
Its free.
Also I use Elgato Turbo 264.HD, its a mac only hardaware, but simple as drag and drop...

Video to your Tab P-5113

Any programs or shortcuts to getting video transfered to your Tab to watch offline.
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What are you looking for? A conversion program? Not understanding what your asking here.
When I want to transfer video, I just drag and drop...

dkb218 said:
What are you looking for? A conversion program? Not understanding what your asking here.
When I want to transfer video, I just drag and drop...
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I guess I'm looking for a program to convert my DVDs into mp4 so I can drag and drop into tab. Google searched but was baffled at so many programs, it was confusing. Any input will be appreciated.
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Any DVD Converter from AnvSoft is a great program for that, it has profiles for different devices, but it's not free.
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Handbrake is a good program for video conversion. Makes mp4 compatible files and can deal with most dvds i have chucked at it. It works on the main platforms too.
Oh and its free and open source!

Tried handbrake and it works better than the paid programs, tried demos of the paid programs but wouldn't work on purchased DVDs, some crap about digital rights, supposedly you only use these
Programs to make copies of copied videos on a disc. They never made it clear if purchasing there product would allow you to copy a dvd and change formats. I paid full price for all my DVDs ,I should have a right to do and copy whatever I feel like with my DVDs ,so there!
If need to convert DVDs to mp 4 handbrake will do it for you. Free.
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[Q] Copying DVD Movies to Note 10.1 N8013

I collect movies and have about 750 at the present time. I would like to download a few at a time to my SD card and watch on trips, etc. When finished watching, would delete and download others.
Is there a way to do this? Preferably free or at least not expensive. I have searched this forum in addition to this whole site, other Galaxy Note forums and Google with no definitive answer. Everyone has a different solution. There is one thread over two years old here but still not sure what is best way.
Expected this to be a simple task but seems it may not be possible. If it is not, is there a tablet that will let you do this? One of the reasons I purchased a tablet was to watch my movies....

m-cman said:
I collect movies and have about 750 at the present time. I would like to download a few at a time to my SD card and watch on trips, etc. When finished watching, would delete and download others.
Is there a way to do this? Preferably free or at least not expensive. I have searched this forum in addition to this whole site, other Galaxy Note forums and Google with no definitive answer. Everyone has a different solution. There is one thread over two years old here but still not sure what is best way.
Expected this to be a simple task but seems it may not be possible. If it is not, is there a tablet that will let you do this? One of the reasons I purchased a tablet was to watch my movies....
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The easiest way to do it would be using a ripping program, such as Handbrake, to convert the DVD to a video file that you can then transfer then to your tablet by connecting it to the computer. You could transfer some movies to your SD card and when you're done with them you can just delete them and put some more. Here is a video tutorial from the site Lifehacker for Handbreak:
youtu . be/F_dw0NTVZiQ (Remove the space)
Hope I helped!

Why you don't use a Player that can play you original DVD File?
Ripping is sucks. ☺
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buell47 said:
Why you don't use a Player that can play you original DVD File?
Ripping is sucks. ☺
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Because that would be a 4gb file or even 8. An avi though would be 1gb if you didn't have that great quality. We are working with an SD card that has very limited space. So size is a big problem. Don't forget that there is also probably more stuff that uses the space of the SD card such as pictures and music. And also the stock samsung video player app doesn't support vob files which are the DVD files.
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chrismin13 said:
The easiest way to do it would be using a ripping program, such as Handbrake, to convert the DVD to a video file that you can then transfer then to your tablet by connecting it to the computer. You could transfer some movies to your SD card and when you're done with them you can just delete them and put some more. Here is a video tutorial from the site Lifehacker for Handbreak:
youtu . be/F_dw0NTVZiQ (Remove the space)
Hope I helped!
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Thanks for the info. Did exactly what you recommended. Downloaded Handbreak and added the livedvdcss.dll pgm. Loaded a DVD into my pc and followed the instructions to the letter, even using their Help function. After a bunch of attempts, I gave up and will probably just get a cheap portable dvd player and leave this tablet home. Also tried the AVC program recommended on another forum with the similar results. After spending several hours on this, it is just not worth it. Wish I had never bought this tablet. Should have bought one with Windows 8. Surely could watch dvds on those........

m-cman said:
Thanks for the info. Did exactly what you recommended. Downloaded Handbreak and added the livedvdcss.dll pgm. Loaded a DVD into my pc and followed the instructions to the letter, even using their Help function. After a bunch of attempts, I gave up and will probably just get a cheap portable dvd player and leave this tablet home. Also tried the AVC program recommended on another forum with the similar results. After spending several hours on this, it is just not worth it. Wish I had never bought this tablet. Should have bought one with Windows 8. Surely could watch dvds on those........
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Why You do not use Showbox, can download movies and can also watch them on line
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chrismin13 said:
Because that would be a 4gb file or even 8. An avi though would be 1gb if you didn't have that great quality. We are working with an SD card that has very limited space.
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Yes I know about the size, but I play my video files in full HD. Not converted! Size between 8 GB and 20 GB.
I use a 64 GB micro SDXC Card.
How many Videos you want copy a the same time [emoji54]
Of course, you can't play it with the original Samsung player, but you can install a other.
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m-cman said:
Thanks for the info. Did exactly what you recommended. Downloaded Handbreak and added the livedvdcss.dll pgm. Loaded a DVD into my pc and followed the instructions to the letter, even using their Help function. After a bunch of attempts, I gave up and will probably just get a cheap portable dvd player and leave this tablet home. Also tried the AVC program recommended on another forum with the similar results. After spending several hours on this, it is just not worth it. Wish I had never bought this tablet. Should have bought one with Windows 8. Surely could watch dvds on those........
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OK. Then you could try Freemake Video Converter. It's the program that I use. It's really easy. But the actual problem is that if you don't have an nvidia GPU it's sloooooow and if you leave the default settings it will make big files. I actually use it with an AMD gpu on my desktop it's not that bad. If you have a very slow computer don't try it. But for me this is the best for my needs, mostly because it works with Greek subtitles too. If you have some time check it out. After you install it you just have to select a DVD folder. You can either select the actual DVD drive or use a program such as DVD decryptor - which I also use - to copy quickly all the DVDs you'd like and then select the folders. Or if you don't want to convert the files just do what buell47 says. Copy the files that DVD Decryptor made and use a player that that can play those files, such as MXPlayer. I hope that these methods will work!

Don't know if this makes a difference but my PC is a Lenovo G500S touch laptop with Windows 8.1, Intel i5 processor, 1tb drive and 6gb RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000. The DVD player does not read Blu-Ray, only standard DVD's.
There are so many video converters available, surely one will do what I need.
All I want to do is download my own DVD movies so I can place on my SGN 10.1 GT-N8013 SD card to watch on trips, etc. Hopefully I can download several and delete and add others as I watch them. They probably have some sort of copyguard so need something that will allow them to be downloaded properly.

m-cman said:
Don't know if this makes a difference but my PC is a Lenovo G500S touch laptop with Windows 8.1, Intel i5 processor, 1tb drive and 6gb RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000. The DVD player does not read Blu-Ray, only standard DVD's.
There are so many video converters available, surely one will do what I need.
All I want to do is download my own DVD movies so I can place on my SGN 10.1 GT-N8013 SD card to watch on trips, etc. Hopefully I can download several and delete and add others as I watch them. They probably have some sort of copyguard so need something that will allow them to be downloaded properly.
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Since you have an Intel GPU I would not recomend using Freemake Video Converter. Instead use DVD Decryptor which will bypass the copyguard to rip the movie, transfer the file to the tablet and use MXPlayer to play it. DVD Shrink is another program that does the same as DVD Decryptor. Both work fine for me. Do you have a big Micro SD to put all the movies? If yes, then the solution above is the best. If you don't, then that would gain a lot of space, so I would recommend finding a USB stick that you could put the movies on and then use a USB-OTG adapter that would convert your tablet's charging port to a usb port so you could plug the usb stick and play the movie of it. Be careful tough. A hard drive wouldn't work because it's too power hungry for the tablet. So try using DVD Decryptor and MXPlayer and tell me if it works.
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