DVD to computer readable

[cleo]

Can anyone talk me through converting a DVD file to one that can be uploaded to utube?

Pleeeaaase

[marlowe]

Do you mean ripping a dvd to your hard drive and then putting it into a format that youtube etc etc will recognise? If you are then you will need a programme that allows you to do so, i use a prog called magic dvd ripper it cost £26 and it will allow you to rip the dvd to just about any format you wish there are many more programmes that will do this for you as well.

[Radar66]

Pleeeeaaase.... seconded! :)

Beaten to it - thanks - but if we just wanted to do it as a one off?

All it is is that a friend of ours appeared on a short news snippet, and it has been recorded to a VHS tape which has then been transferred to a DVD which we would now like to get up to youtube.

[BOAC]

digitalFAQ.com (http://www.digitalfaq.com/services/guides.htm)

[marlowe]

there are free programmes on the internet that say they will rip a dvd to your hard drive, i never found one that worked to be honest and so payed for a programme as i wish to put all my dvd onto a drive so that i can feed them through a media centre to my television. But do a search you might find one that works for you .

[cleo]

Thanks Marlowe but as Radz has explained its a VHS to DVD file that we need to be able to convert to a puter readable file.

[Background Noise]

If it's been converted from VHS (or anywhere) to a DVD that will play in a set-top DVD player, then the format is the same as commercial DVDs.

Handbrake is good for ripping DVDs to many formats, and it's free.

[ZH875]

If you are quick, see if this (http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/) will do what you want.

[spannersatcx]

dvddecrypter/ (http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/)
dvd_shrink (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd_shrink.cfm)
video converter (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=video+converter&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10)

[Radar66]

Over to you Cleo - as you know, our 'puters can't see anything on the disc that you sent us... :)

[Eric T Cartman]

The story so far :
I copied the appropriate clip from a VCR tape to DVD using a Funai DRVR-B778S DVD Recorder with built-in VCR.
The DVD plays back perfectly using this but obviously not on other folk's machines.
If I read the disk on the PC, the only file it shows is Track01.cda Size 44 CDA Audio File - ie nothing that can be ripped.
Any suggestions please? :confused:

[spannersatcx]

try renaming the file to mpg or mp4 and try it.

[Eric T Cartman]

@ spannersatcx
Thanks for the reply but afraid that doesn't work - get message saying unable to render file.

[marlowe]

Eric you need a programme to change the DVD into a file that is universally accepted by all computers Handbrake will do this, you need to change it to something like an avi file or whatever, i think youtube uses a flash based file am no expert on this but you need to change the file format

[Radar66]

(we couldn't see ANYTHING on the disc - it was like putting an empy disc into our drive...:uhoh::confused: )

[west lakes]

I suspect that the recorder is set up to restrict where the dvd's can be played - to prevent piracy perhaps?

[green granite]

It seems to me that what is required is a computer with a video input on the graphics card, (S-Video or similar) stream the output of the DVD player to it and capture it on the PC.

Edited to add: you did finalize the disc didn't you?

[green granite]

Having just read the manual for that m\c it says :

* DVD-Video Format (Video mode) is a new format for recording on DVD-RW/-R discs that was approved
by the DVD Forum in 2000. Adoption of this format is
optional for manufactures of DVD playback devices
and there are DVD-Video players, DVD-ROM drives
and other DVD playback devices available that
cannot play back DVD-RW/-R discs recorded in the
DVD-Video Format.

[Eric T Cartman]

@ west lakes
Could be something in that, as the machine can bring up a message saying unable, if attempting to copy a protected video

@ gg
Didn't finalize the disc as I just followed the instructions in the manual (p.36) which doesn't mention that it's needed. I must confess to ignorance on these matters :(

[green granite]

For the disc to be readable on other m\cs it must be finalized, so you need the disc back and finalize it in your m\c (or burn another one and finalize it.)
Page 38.
For info the format is basically MPEG2

[Eric T Cartman]

@ GG
Reeeesult ! :D
Finalized the disc & now it plays ok on the PC :ok:

Next job is to get it onto U -Tube !

Thanks very much for the info & thanks to the others who replied also :D

[green granite]

Good. Looking forward to seeing it. :ok:

[Juud]

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[Eric T Cartman]

OK Juud , too late to back out now - can I have your autograph now you're a TV star ? ;)
Here's the link :-

YouTube - Golden Wedding Celebration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8UJz5G-a0)

or search for "Golden Wedding Celebration"

[green granite]

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D wonderful

[Wholigan]

The whole thing has been bloody fantastic! Well done all of you!

[Background Noise]

Excellent - now I understand. However, on the technical front, I notice you have the same problem as me on some conversions - what started as a widescreen tv picture has ended up 4:3 on youtube. (Or is it only me that gets a 4:3 view?). What did you use for the ripping?

[green granite]

No I get 4:3 as well.

[BOAC]

This popped up after a quick 'shufti'. Free MP4 AVI 3GP FLV Video Media Converter Free Software - Quick Media Converter HD Home Page - Free FLV TO AVI DIVX DVD MP4 MPEG MP3 H264 IPHONE IPOD MOV WMV XVID WII XBOX PS3 3GP 3G2 TS VOB MKV SWF OGG Free Video Audio Converter Cocoon Software DOW (http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/)

It might help - 22.4MB file.

Apologies for the long link!

[Ancient Observer]

Great story. A tear jerker. Congrats.

[Eric T Cartman]

@ Background Noise
Once I figured out how to finalize the disc, I used HandBrake ( as recommended by Marlowe - thanks :ok:) to rip it to MPG format & then uploaded it to YouTube which makes it an FLV file, with the result you've seen. I didn't try to alter the screen format.

@ BOAC
Thanks for the link - have just d/l'd the zip file - will give it a try :)

[Background Noise]

As recommended by me I think.

There are various anamorphic settings to play with.

[Eric T Cartman]

@ Background Noise
Woops - sorry - you are correct as your post was #7 & Marlowe's was #14.
Trouble is, when you are posting & scroll down, it showes the newest posts first :ooh: (Nurse, time for my medication ! :O )