Ripping video from DVD??

[MS]

Hello, sorry if this sounds like a "dummy" question, I'm a neophyte to the
world of computer video.

Is it possible to copy the video from a DVD to a VCD (obviously with a lot
of compression), or to a format with which one put it on a Pocket PC? (Still
much more compressed).

I know how to encode video to those different formats, but with various
software I have, including Windows Movie Maker 2, Windows Media Encoder, and
some other software, I cannot see a way to copy video from a DVD (as one can
do with music from a CD, for example), on order to then compress it into a
different format.

Is it that there is such a strong copy-protection on all DVDs, that it's
impossible to copy the video from it at all, even if one is going to save it
into a lower quality format, not copy onto another DVD? Or am I not using
the right software, or not doing the right things with the software I have.

If it's possible to do this, could anyone explain how?






(Sorry to have posted this to several newsgroups (all relevant to this
question), but I didn't know on which newsgroup someone might read who could
help with the answer. Also, it is a question that might interest many, on
different newsgroups.)

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

The magazine 2600 - The Hacker Quarterly - Spring 2003 issue, page 24 - has
a 2 page guide to ripping movies from DVD to CD-R

PapaJohn

 

[MS]

The magazine 2600 - The Hacker Quarterly - Spring 2003 issue, page 24 - has
a 2 page guide to ripping movies from DVD to CD-R

PapaJohn

Where can I find that magazine--is it online somewhere?

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

It's the current issue on the newsstands. Just looked at my local Barnes &
Noble and saw 7 copies.

PapaJohn

 

[Slurp]

http://www.dvdrhelp.com

 

[Tari Akpodiete]

you need to 'rip' the video from the dvds and then make a pocket pc playable
file. depending on

1. the length of the dvd
2. sort of compression you go with
3. what format you go for (divx, mpg, wmc)

for a 2 hours movie, you'll end up with a file somewhere between 100 and 300
megs.

as for how to make a file specific for ppcs, here are a bunch of tutorial
links

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3692

and

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3970

and

http://www.pocketmatrix.com/guides/dvd/

and

http://www.pocketmatrix.com/guides/dvd2divx/

 

[Jeff]

Visit www.doom9.org its a great site for resources and converting video form
from dvd to svcd, dvd or other formats.

 

[DarkMatter]

check out the DVD guides and forums on http://www.pocketmovies.net

note: ripping DVD's may not be legal in every country, please check your
local laws and restect copyrights laws

Trim alt.video.dvd from your lame ****ing rip it posts, you retarded
rip it twits. Alt.video.dvd is NOT a ****ing burning group, you
stoopid retarded usenet twits!

 

[Mike Dobony]

Darkmatter. How about going dark.

Trim alt.video.dvd from your lame ****ing rip it posts, you retarded
rip it twits. Alt.video.dvd is NOT a ****ing burning group, you
stoopid retarded usenet twits!

 

[Jacques Clouseau]

I can't help that you copy it twits are a bunch of ****ing retards.

Actually, you CAN help it, since you're Ruler of the Universe.

 

[DarkMatter]

Actually, you CAN help it, since you're Ruler of the Universe.

No dipshit. Dark matter doesn't "rule the universe", retard boy.

Dark matter pervades it.