Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip xXx

2005-08-05 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 8/5/05, Michael.S.G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using MythDVD > I am trying to do a perfect rip of xXx (Vin Diesel) > > It Rips ok (Video), But the audio is the director commentary. > How do I get MythDVD to rip the normal soundtrack (Any format!). > > Using FC4. Also, Other DVD's seem t

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-07-13 Thread Derek Scollon
> Derek Scollon wrote: >>Yes, I did and as fas as I could determine, it sounded like a >>problem with decoding some discs. Ultimately, I ended up solving the >>problem using my Windows machine. It's a fudge, but it never has any >>problem ripping discs. I'm doing almost exactly what James Oltman i

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-07-13 Thread Steven
Derek Scollon wrote: Yes, I did and as fas as I could determine, it sounded like a problem with decoding some discs. Ultimately, I ended up solving the problem using my Windows machine. It's a fudge, but it never has any problem ripping discs. I'm doing almost exactly what James Oltman is des

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-07-13 Thread Derek Scollon
Yes, I did and as fas as I could determine, it sounded like a problem with decoding some discs. Ultimately, I ended up solving the problem using my Windows machine. It's a fudge, but it never has any problem ripping discs. I'm doing almost exactly what James Oltman is describing here http://myt

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-07-12 Thread Robert Tsai
On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 12:08:42AM -0500, Matthew K. Lee wrote: > On 5/24/05, Jonathan Watmough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From Andrew's instructions, I've done the following and it seems > > > to work... > > > > > > 1. Insert DVD and run xine, let it start playing the DVD, then exit it. >

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-07-12 Thread Matthew K. Lee
On 5/24/05, Jonathan Watmough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Feel free to call me an idiot, but if someone can provide a quick step > > > by step I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > > --Garry > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > my

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip Problem

2005-06-07 Thread Kevin Kirts
I will replace the DVD drive. Looking at the aspect ratio again I see that it is correct. Just bad eyes on my part late at night. Thanks for your help! --- thor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 07 June 2005 01:07 am, Kevin Kirts wrote: > > > the aspect ratio is wrong for the transcode

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip Problem

2005-06-07 Thread thor
On Tuesday 07 June 2005 01:07 am, Kevin Kirts wrote: > the aspect ratio is wrong for the transcode statement. What's wrong with it? > 00:53:47: Error: DVDPerfectThread read failed for 207 > blocks at 2065130 > 00:53:48: job failed: job dvd 1 1 3 0 -1 It can't read data from the disc. Either

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-26 Thread Simon Kenyon
On Tuesday 24 May 2005 20:12, Derek Scollon wrote: > I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to chapter, so > I've just switched to xine and it's working great for DVDs. My next > question is whether MythTV can rip DVDs preserving DVD menus and chapters. > I've done this in Windows

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Michael T. Dean
Kyle Rose wrote: Actually, libdvdcss will generate new keys for the material off the copy since you're copying everything (including Xing's unencrypted private key and all the encrypted keys along with the encrypted content--you're copying all the bits from the disc). Remember in *nix, everythi

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Kyle Rose
> Actually, libdvdcss will generate new keys for the material off the copy > since you're copying everything (including Xing's unencrypted private > key and all the encrypted keys along with the encrypted content--you're > copying all the bits from the disc). Remember in *nix, everything is a > fi

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Michael T. Dean
Kyle Rose wrote: This was on the list a while back. It will make a perfect copy to the HD of the entire DVD. I found you need to open the DVD with xine first to unlock it and then you can copy it. dd if=/dev/dvd of=/tmp/copy_of.iso bs=2048 xine dvd:///tmp/copy_of.dvd/ It works and it's

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Garry Cook
On 5/24/05, Anthony Valentine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jonathan Watmough wrote: > > >>Please excuse my ignorance. I just don't get this... I get an i/o > >> > >> > >>>error when I try to run this 'dd' command, either as mythtv or root. > >>>Also, I'm not sure about 'copy_of', should this be th

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Anthony Valentine
Jonathan Watmough wrote: >>Please excuse my ignorance. I just don't get this... I get an i/o >> >> >>>error when I try to run this 'dd' command, either as mythtv or root. >>>Also, I'm not sure about 'copy_of', should this be the name of the >>>DVD? For instance, I want to rip my copy of Black

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Jonathan Watmough
On 5/24/05, Derek Scollon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/24/05, Andrew Ziobro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> > I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to>> chapter, so I've just switched to xine and it's working great for >> DVDs. My next question is whether MythTV can rip DVDs pr

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Derek Scollon
> On 5/24/05, Andrew Ziobro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to >> chapter, so I've just switched to xine and it's working great for >> DVDs. My next question is whether MythTV can rip DVDs preserving >> DVD menus and chapters. I've done this

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Dr. Doug L. Hoffman
play a CSS encrypted DVD. > > >> Tim > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Ziobro > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 PM > >> To: Derek Scollon; Discussion about mytht

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Derek Scollon
>>> This was on the list a while back. >>> It will make a perfect copy to the HD of the entire DVD. >>> I found you need to open the DVD with xine first to unlock it and >>>then you can copy it. >> >> >>> dd if=/dev/dvd of=/tmp/copy_of.iso bs=2048 >>> xine dvd:///tmp/copy_of.dvd/ >> >> >> >>

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Garry Cook
On 5/24/05, Andrew Ziobro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to chapter, so > > I've just switched to xine and it's working great for DVDs. My next > > question is whether MythTV can rip DVDs preserving DVD menus and chapters. > > I've done th

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Derek Scollon
-- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Ziobro >> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 PM >> To: Derek Scollon; Discussion about mythtv >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus >>> I like being able to use DVD me

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Kyle Rose
>> This was on the list a while back. >> It will make a perfect copy to the HD of the entire DVD. >> I found you need to open the DVD with xine first to unlock it and >>then you can copy it. > > >> dd if=/dev/dvd of=/tmp/copy_of.iso bs=2048 >> xine dvd:///tmp/copy_of.dvd/ > > > > It works an

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Derek Scollon
PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Ziobro > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 PM > To: Derek Scollon; Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus >> I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to chapter, so

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Tim Sylvester
TECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Ziobro Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:17 PM To: Derek Scollon; Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus > I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to chapter, so I've just switched to xine and it's working

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip preserving menus

2005-05-24 Thread Andrew Ziobro
> I like being able to use DVD menus and skip from chapter to chapter, so I've > just switched to xine and it's working great for DVDs. My next question is > whether MythTV can rip DVDs preserving DVD menus and chapters. I've done this > in Windows using a little program which makes perfect or c

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip quality?

2005-04-12 Thread thor
On Monday 11 April 2005 03:28 pm, Matthew K. Lee wrote: > To anyone who can answer: > > What is the difference between a perfect, excellent, good, and medium rip? > Depends on the source format. Source can be NTSC 4:3, NTSC 4:3 letterbox, NTSC 16:9, NTSC 16:9 letterbox, PAL 4:3, PAL 4:3 letter

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip quality?

2005-04-12 Thread David
Adam Egger wrote: It would be great to have info pages in MythTV where you would get all important information. Like on the recording list page. When you press F1 there you get a short list with all definitions. There is a 'user manual' section on the mythtv.info site. Maybe you could update it?

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip quality?

2005-04-12 Thread Adam Egger
On Apr 12, 2005 10:47 AM, gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chad wrote: > > The quality of the image :D > > > > I am guessing you are looking for filesize differences? > > think they meant codec / bitrate / etc ... filesize doesn't really tell > much ... i know that "perfect" ri

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip quality?

2005-04-12 Thread gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)
Chad wrote: The quality of the image :D I am guessing you are looking for filesize differences? think they meant codec / bitrate / etc ... filesize doesn't really tell much ... i know that "perfect" rips a VOB of the movie, so you get an exact copy of the movie from the dvd w/ whatever audio trac

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip quality?

2005-04-12 Thread Chad
The quality of the image :D I am guessing you are looking for filesize differences? I have found roughly the following: For every 1 hour: Perfect = ~2GB Excellent = ~1.3GB Good = ~900MB Medium = ~700MB As for quality, Good is 'good' enough for most of my stuff, for the action movies, or the sci-

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-09 Thread Gregg
I added " -alang en" to my mythvideo line and it plays the correct tracks in english. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Ronald Kohsman
ECTED] On Behalf Of Blammo [doh] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:43 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip I had the same problem with Spartan, except in this case, it would always play the directors commentary, and not the primary audio track. from a command line, i

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Kevin Kuphal
Blammo [doh] wrote: I had the same problem with Spartan, except in this case, it would always play the directors commentary, and not the primary audio track. from a command line, if you do: mplayer -ao null -vo null -v FILENAME.vob you'll see a section showing all the audio tracks.. You'll see some

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Blammo [doh]
> > Is that for the mplayer or do I need to re-rip the dvd to test? > > > > -r > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Olsovsky > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:04 PM > >

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread James Olsovsky
TECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Olsovsky > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:04 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip > > I had a similar issue when ripping DVD's, so after reading previous > email, someone me

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Ronald Kohsman
Is that for the mplayer or do I need to re-rip the dvd to test? -r -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Olsovsky Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:04 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip I had a similar

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread James Olsovsky
] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Partin > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:17 AM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip > > I'm pretty sure there's a preferred langauge setting in the DVD rip > setup screen. You might want to

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Ronald Kohsman
: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:17 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip I'm pretty sure there's a preferred langauge setting in the DVD rip setup screen. You might want to check that first. On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:12:37 -0500, Ronald Kohsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD Rip

2005-02-08 Thread Craig Partin
I'm pretty sure there's a preferred langauge setting in the DVD rip setup screen. You might want to check that first. On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:12:37 -0500, Ronald Kohsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have tried to rip a couple DVD's and it continues to be in French. > Although the Fren

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-02 Thread Sean Cier
Michael J. Emswiler wrote: If anyone knows of a quick and easy way to get at the disc title in an easy manner, I'm all ears :-) DVDNAME=`isoinfo -d -i $DEVICE | grep "Volume id" | cut -b12-` -spc -- /- Sean Cier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -\ ( Everyone should believe in s

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-02 Thread Scott
On Feb 1, 2005, at 6:30 PM, Michael J. Emswiler wrote: The one issue I have with this approach is that I have to randomly name the iso file for it to be unique, whereas the DVDbackup approach allows me access to the disc title for the iso filename. lsdvd allows for some very verbose output and can

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-02 Thread Scott
On Feb 1, 2005, at 4:57 PM, Michael J. Lynch wrote: I do have a dual layer DVD writter so that shouldn't be a problem. I just wanted to know if what I said about cdrecord (to write the .iso file to the DVD) would, in fact, result in a duplicate of the original DVD. If the ISO made from dd fits o

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-01 Thread Michael J. Emswiler
MAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:35 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea On Feb 1, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Michael J. Lynch wrote: > Scott wrote: >> 1) lsdvd /dev/dvd > /dev/null 2>&1 >

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-01 Thread Michael J. Lynch
Scott wrote: On Feb 1, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Michael J. Lynch wrote: Scott wrote: 1) lsdvd /dev/dvd > /dev/null 2>&1 2) dd if=/dev/dvd of=/var/spool/videos/mydvd.iso This should avoid the need for mkisofs and save some time importing DVDs to the hard drive. So...if I add cdrecord to this sequence I c

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-01 Thread Michael J. Emswiler
: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea On Jan 30, 2005, at 10:05 PM, Michael J. Emswiler wrote: > I built a shell script to do it all (out of several pre-existing ones > -- > thanks for the great start Scott!) and then changed the Import DVD > menu to > Impor

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-01 Thread Scott
On Feb 1, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Michael J. Lynch wrote: Scott wrote: 1) lsdvd /dev/dvd > /dev/null 2>&1 2) dd if=/dev/dvd of=/var/spool/videos/mydvd.iso This should avoid the need for mkisofs and save some time importing DVDs to the hard drive. So...if I add cdrecord to this sequence I can essentiall

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-02-01 Thread Michael J. Lynch
Scott wrote: 1) lsdvd /dev/dvd > /dev/null 2>&1 2) dd if=/dev/dvd of=/var/spool/videos/mydvd.iso This should avoid the need for mkisofs and save some time importing DVDs to the hard drive. So...if I add cdrecord to this sequence I can essentially make an exact no hassles duplicate of a DVD? I d

Re: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-01-31 Thread Scott
On Jan 30, 2005, at 10:05 PM, Michael J. Emswiler wrote: I built a shell script to do it all (out of several pre-existing ones -- thanks for the great start Scott!) and then changed the Import DVD menu to Import DVD Track and added a menu Import Entire DVD, I also added Video Manager from Setup i

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-01-31 Thread rsalern5
Michael, That's excellent news. Please let us know when the HOWTO is available. Thanks, Russell >Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:05:26 -0500 >From: "Michael J. Emswiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea >To: "'Discussion about

RE: [mythtv-users] DVD rip idea

2005-01-30 Thread Michael J. Emswiler
There has been some discussion of this exact thing on the forums and after some good hints and a lot of research, I finally got it working. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the kewl progress display the current Myth Rip does, but at least it gets the job done. I built a shell script to do it all (o