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Macintosh rip,compress & burn guide
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brenee
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10. December 2006 @ 09:54 |
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Hi there,
Hoping someone out there can help me here. I had great success with MTR in conjunction with DVD2OneX for the first 10days of the 30day trial. I was ready to buy when all of a sudden I can't open DVD2OneX. It bounces on the dock and unexpectedly quits without actually opening. I have checked out forum after forum for anyone who has had the same problem but to no avail.
I have completed an erase and complete reinstall of OSX 10.3.9, I have contacted the company, contacted the local apple centre, the apple call centre, apple discussion forums (I know - not an apple program but I am out of options) . I have tried "First Aid" and I have tried deleting "~/Libary/Preferences/com.eximius.dvd2onex2.plist" as instructed by DVD2OneX but it didn't work and I can't get hold of anyone else at their company. I have deleted all program files and re-downloaded a fresh version of the program at LEAST 10 times and my brain hurts!! You know when you just can't let something go......
Please help if you can, sorry to dribble on, but I figure the more information I give, the more likely someone can help me.
Cheers
Thanks, Renee
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UncNunkie
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10. December 2006 @ 15:35 |
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Hellooooo out there.
I'm having trouble playing back a compressed burned DVD, and I'm writing to the forum to find out if there are any limitations or complications that go along with compressing.
I'm trying to make a backup copy of a 4.91 GB dvd, so you can see why I really don't want to use a whole 8.5 GB Dual Layer dvd and I'd rather use a 4.7 GB single layer dvd. I'm using MTR, Toast 7.0 (to burn AND compress), a Maddog burner and an iBook.
When I pop the dvd into my player, there is sound missing from some sections, sometimes the picture looks screwy and it skips the main menu and goes right to an episode.
So.... Is this a fluke? Or does compression often mess things up? What do I need to know about compression? How does it work? (Is it like making an mp3 from a wav?) You can see how far behind I am when it comes to this stuff.
Thanks!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 11. December 2006 @ 03:05
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10. December 2006 @ 19:59 |
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How big is the file you want to compress?
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UncNunkie
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11. December 2006 @ 03:08 |
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File I want to compress is 4.91 GB, and there's actually another one that's about 5.3 GB.
I've also got several that are 7.5 or so GB, and I'm wondering if it's worth spending the extra money to get DL dvds, if you really sacrifice a lot of quality by compressing, or if I should be able to compress them all. So far, compressing just doesn't seem to be working.
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11. December 2006 @ 06:28 |
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I've just realized the problem is in burning straight from MTR - I've had no end of trouble in the past, whether I rip the whole disc, or try for movie only. I just automatically go from MTR to DVD2One I'd almost forgotten why I do that. There is a 30 day trial of DVD2One, and once you use (if you do a lot of ripping) you'll find the features indispensible. But first things first.
Download the trial. Select Movie only option (if that's what you're extracting) or full disc, and open from the MTR file. It will automatically compress and tell you the per cent (and it's compression is far superior quality to Toast, which I never use for that purpose since trying it.) Save it to file and use Toast as per normal for burning (do not check the fit-to-disc option).
Any trouble figuring out DVD2One and give another holler
Terry
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darknav65
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16. December 2006 @ 11:36 |
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hey, i'm new here, and i did everything on the guide on how to rip, compress, and burn. everything is fine until i start to burn. i have some DVD+R that are new, and when i try to burn on those, it doesn't work because of an "error" and i doing something wrong or do i need DVD-R, because to me, they're the same thing, i don't know. but as i said, i use mac the ripper, then DVD2OneX, then i try tu burn using toast titanium. help.
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agj1023
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16. December 2006 @ 11:40 |
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Don't need anything but MTR and Toast 7 (which will compress, burn and verify)
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darknav65
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16. December 2006 @ 11:47 |
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i know, but i mean about the dvds that i use, should i use DVD+R or DVD-R? which are better?
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agj1023
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16. December 2006 @ 14:05 |
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DVD-R are supposed to be more stable, but I uses DVD+R with no problems
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agj1023
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16. December 2006 @ 14:50 |
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darknav65
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16. December 2006 @ 18:58 |
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what should i use then?
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agj1023
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17. December 2006 @ 02:07 |
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just MTR and Toast 7
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darknav65
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17. December 2006 @ 08:06 |
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i don't know what is up with the dvds that i use because i used mtr and toast 7 and it burns fine, but the dvd player reads it with problems and also my macbook.
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17. December 2006 @ 10:06 |
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Currently, most recorders/players are EITHER DVD-R OR DVD+R. Look in the manual of the machine you're trying to use for playback. In general, for DVD video use (movies etc), then use DVD-R - for data storage, use DVD+R.
And see my bit of blog, this column, 11 DEC
Terry
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davehyatt
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17. December 2006 @ 12:15 |
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I too had problems when I tried to play the movies I burned on my DVD player, and found that my DVD player did not play writeable DVD's...or at least didn't advertise that it would play them, and they skipped all over the place. So check if it's your player rather then your discs.
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darknav65
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17. December 2006 @ 12:21 |
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no, it's not just my dvd player that skips, but my macbook too. my mac plays everything, but it's just that i haven't tried burning onto DVD-R, mainly because i have a ton of DVD+R
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18. December 2006 @ 07:39 |
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I think you'll find that's the problem Dave
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davehyatt
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18. December 2006 @ 11:05 |
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Okay, I have a question about formatting to mpeg4 video format (ipod format). Is MTR able to convert a DVD to ipod format so I can watch the video on my ipod? Any help is appreciated.
~dave
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21. December 2006 @ 18:03 |
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mp4 conversion can be done with handbrake.
depending on what brand of dvds you are using... that may be your issue of skipping. only use verbatim or taiyo yuden.
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fiendfest
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21. December 2006 @ 23:07 |
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isquint,handbreak and popcorn 2 will convert to mp4. I personally rather go with isquint it's free and it works all the time.
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31. December 2006 @ 09:09 |
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Look who's back! Checking in to see what's new around here. One of these days I'll update the rip/compress/burn thread.
For now though the best options in my opinion are
Ripping: Mac The Ripper
Compression: DVD2OneX (or toast 7)
Burn: Toast 7
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davehyatt
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31. December 2006 @ 13:17 |
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Okay, I got Verbatim DVD-R's and about half of the time my DVD's burn just fine, the other half of the time though at the end of the writing stage I get a message that says:
The drive reported an error:
Sense Key = HARDWARE ERROR
Sense Code = 0x03, 0x01
Then when I click OK, it says: The disc failed to be written.
I find it odd that some of the time it burns fine, and other times it fails when I have changed nothing. This is a foreign language to me and I have no idea what it means. Can anyone help me?
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31. December 2006 @ 13:49 |
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Originally posted by davehyatt:
Okay, I got Verbatim DVD-R's and about half of the time my DVD's burn just fine, the other half of the time though at the end of the writing stage I get a message that says:
The drive reported an error:
Sense Key = HARDWARE ERROR
Sense Code = 0x03, 0x01
Then when I click OK, it says: The disc failed to be written.
I find it odd that some of the time it burns fine, and other times it fails when I have changed nothing. This is a foreign language to me and I have no idea what it means. Can anyone help me?
Either bad media or your burner isn't compatible with it. Either way change media.
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darknav65
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31. December 2006 @ 21:36 |
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Originally posted by davehyatt:
Okay, I got Verbatim DVD-R's and about half of the time my DVD's burn just fine, the other half of the time though at the end of the writing stage I get a message that says:
The drive reported an error:
Sense Key = HARDWARE ERROR
Sense Code = 0x03, 0x01
Then when I click OK, it says: The disc failed to be written.
I find it odd that some of the time it burns fine, and other times it fails when I have changed nothing. This is a foreign language to me and I have no idea what it means. Can anyone help me?
This is exactly what happened to me, but my problem was that i was using TDK's DVD+R, and i have a macbook. To fix the problem, I just started using Sony's DVD-R and my problems are completely fixed, all of my dvds burn perfectly, I just rip, compress, and toast.
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MsIrisMG
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1. January 2007 @ 09:46 |
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Originally posted by mediaguru:
Look who's back! Checking in to see what's new around here. One of these days I'll update the rip/compress/burn thread.
For now though the best options in my opinion are
Ripping: Mac The Ripper
Compression: DVD2OneX (or toast 7)
Burn: Toast 7
First of all, I want to thank you for putting together a guide like this for neophytes like me. I just burnt a disc image of MacTheRipper to load on my home computer. I appreciate your thoroughness.
What I'm in the process of doing now is archiving my VHS tapes to DVD. My plan is to just get them all on disc first, so I'm using DVD-R format. I want to be able to "rip" them from these DVDs, take them into iMovie or iDVD and cut out commercials, etc., then reburn them to DVD-R. What I'd like to ask you is, where in your step-by-step is the editing? Obviously before the Toast step, but is it after the ripping, or is it after the compressing step?
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question! Maybe your revised guide will include this optional step! Thanks, and Happy New Year!
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