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Macintosh rip,compress & burn guide
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13. August 2007 @ 21:47 |
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Goto the Search query box in the main menu of afterdawn, and type in DVD2OneX - you should be opened to Video Discussion for Mac Users.
Go down to 14th ( or was it 18th ?) September and there it is (but I didn't know how to put in the picture I refer to. I can't private you or you me to send me your email so I could send the picture by email.
Note that DVD2One only works with ViDEO_TS files !! (They are the files on the usual movie discs.) The picture I refer to in the 'tutorial' as "being on the right" lists the different segments eg episode one, episode two, a bonus feature etc. On a movie disc with extras, you can tell which is which by the amount of data they have eg one track taking, say, 3.8 GB would obviously be the movie, and one or more of, say, 300 MB would be an extra.
Terry
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13. August 2007 @ 21:53 |
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More specifically, go to Digital Video Discussion forum, subheading Digital Video Discussion for Mac Users, and it's Sept 14th.
Terry
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kigger
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26. August 2007 @ 16:15 |
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I am new to all of this and have been skimming all of these entries, so i apologize if this has been covered in the last 22 pages. I have just recently bought the new imac desktop with superdrive. I have been testing my dvd burning skills on owned dvd's. Let's just say I am having lots of trouble...
I have downloaded mac the ripper and have tried to burn the movies onto a dvd but am getting the pop up of not enough room on the dvd. I have been reading about the compressing software and toast. I don't really want to buy something until I know that it's going to solve my problems. I have read that i need to buy this to compress my dvd files in order to fit on a standard dvd (DVD2OneX v2.1.3). But do I also need to buy toast? I thought that buying the internal superdrive was allowing me to burn dvd's. Can someone please help me? Thank you!!
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26. August 2007 @ 23:48 |
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In the simplest terms I can think of, off the top of my head :
Your superdrive - the 'burner' - is following a 'groove' in a blank DVD, sending a 'blinking'/pulsating laser beam which alters the dye on the disc. When the laser is on, it penetrates the dye and reveals the reflective surface below. When not on, it 'skips' and the non-reflective dye remains intact. (Then, when your DVD player shines a laser on the disc and it hits a reflective dot, the light bounces back, otherwise the laser light is absorbed by the dye. (This gives the DVD player when you come to play the finished disc the 'light on/light off', 1/0 data it needs.) But in creating the disc, this information has to be sent to the burner: much like a torch can be switched on and off to send morse code=the role of the burner - my brain has to read the message to be sent, ie the movie file - and control the rate at which I switch the torch on and off. This part of the job is done by software on the computer, reading the data and controlling the rate and flow to the burner so that it is constant. It also adds some 'housekeeping' information eg where the laser light should go to when it reaches the end of the disc, (otherwise, without 'direction' from the disc, you're player would hang. You see this most fully in fully authored commercial discs when at the end, it returns you to the full Menu. The disc is not only giving the movie data, but is also giving directions to the player).
In making a DVD from another DVD you own, like you say you want to do, there are 3 parts to it; the ripping of the file from the DVD, (the job of MTR) ; extracting what you want from that file (DVD2OneX); and as I just mentioned, the software (Burning Software) to control sending data to the burner.
Sometimes, the ripped file will be larger than the 4.3GB a DVD disc holds, so it needs to be compressed. The beauty of DVD2OneX (the X indicates that it is the Mac version of this software, but is most often universally called DVD2One) is that it will not only give great control and selectivity over the whole file, or what part/program you want from it, but also does a great job of compression without noticeably degrading the quality of the video (within limits). This software also has a 'burner software' component inbuilt, found in the Menu under Advanced/Burn disk image. I have never used it myself, as I prefer Toast as the actual burning software, which is superb. You don't need to buy Toast 8 - Toast 7 has everything you'll need at this stage and being superceded, goes very cheaply on Amazon and eBay.
Others in the forum will have there own favourite alternative software they use for ripping/extraction/burning and will probably post. If you opt for the one's above, I can let you have a step by step guide covering the whole process.
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ElStasho
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10. October 2007 @ 06:43 |
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alright, thanks for the guide first off!
I am using mtr, latest version, dvd2one2x when needed, and dvd imager / disc utility, on a mac 10.4.1. My first few dvd's went by with no problem, but the last 4 dvds I tried wouldn't create proper disc images using dvd imager. I drop in the video ts folder after ripping the dvd, and dvd imager creates a 0kb image in a second or two, then quits. Any suggestions / help? thanks guys,
Matt
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Vedas830
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11. October 2007 @ 13:48 |
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ElStasho
I would run the disc through DVD2One and let it burn the disc for you .
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jabozek
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12. October 2007 @ 09:53 |
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ElStasho
From what I've heard DVD2ONEX2 doesn't work with the newest version of MTR - as suggested if you can get DVD2ONE you're set - I wasn't able to - so I have Toast 8.0 and that works well for me - it will compress and burn - it is however pricey - about $80.00 as I recall - if you decide to pick it up - I can walk you through how I use it -
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ElStasho
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25. October 2007 @ 16:45 |
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hey jabozek, if you wouldn't mind, a quick run-through of toast 8 would be helpful! as i'm new to it, it's a bit confusing at the moment
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clayalley
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25. October 2007 @ 16:58 |
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I have Toast 7 and have had my issues with the program. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I am now looking for a more reliable burn program. I heard DragonBurn is a good program so thats the one I will try next. I went to Roxio's website and checked out their forums for users and it seems that Toast has some issues which their tech support does not adress (fact is, they ignore the support tickets for help). I know a lot of people use Toast 6.7. or 8 but I am getting incomplete burns and unreadable discs. Like I said, sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't.
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deebstar
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21. November 2007 @ 13:17 |
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Hi,
I've just tried (first time) to rip, compress and burn a dvd - using a new imac (OSX Leopard), mtr2.6, dvd2one and toast 6.
Unfortunately it hasn't worked :-((
Says the material is "unsupported". Anyone know why?
Out of curiosity - after I've ripped data from the original cd, should I be able to watch it? At present I cannot, I have a bunch of files under the heading VIDEO_TS, but they cannot be opened (yes, dvd player says they are "unsupported".
Any suggestions as to where I am going wrong??
Much thanks for all the info!
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clayalley
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21. November 2007 @ 14:05 |
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Hi Deebstar,
Rip with MTR version 3.14. You have to look for it but it is available and do a whole disc rip - not just the movie.
Compress with Dvd2oneX - the X means Macintosh. Then burn with either Toast 6 or I use Dragon Burn and have a much better success rate. Use dvd-r discs and I use Sony ones. They work great and you can get them at Walmart. others use more expensive discs.
The dvd player on your mac..... did you go under play from Video_ts folder? Then select the folder and hit play on your dvd player.
Karen
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deebstar
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21. November 2007 @ 15:30 |
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Thanks Karen.
I'm going to look for the new MTR, that may be the problem.
After ripping the disk, I have folder that says VIDEO_TS. It won't play, won't even give me the option of opening it using DVD player. Then inside the folder there are 10 files (VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, etc...). The ones with BUP allow me to open with DVD player but then it just says "There was a problem opening the media. This media type is unsupported."
I have no idea what that means!!
Thanks again for your response, I'm going to keep trying...
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clayalley
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21. November 2007 @ 16:24 |
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Hi Deebstar.
After ripping the disk, I have folder that says VIDEO_TS. ---- do you have an AUDIO_TS folder as well? If not, create a folder and name it AUDIO_TS. It does not need to have anything in it. Just need the folder.
So, Rip the movie with Mac The Ripper 3.14 and do a whole disc rip. It will ask you where to store it. Put it into a folder.
Then you compress, either the whole disc or movie only in Dvd2oneX. It will ask for a source folder and you select the folder you created for MTR. Then it will ask for a destination folder. Create a new folder for the destination folder and name it something else... Movie to burn or something.
Then go into your dvd player, under FILE, is there the option of Open VIDEO_TS folder.? You would then select the VIDEO_TS folder in the folder you created in Dvd2onex and hit play..... it should work.
Karen
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deebstar
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21. November 2007 @ 16:47 |
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YES!!! Yipppeeeeee!
You're a star! It works!!!
Sooooooo cool.
Thanks a million!
Now I'm going to try to burn it!!
Cheers!
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fotoboy05
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26. November 2007 @ 04:02 |
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i was wondering if there is a way to rip the dvd and then import it into say.. itunes and then to be out on my ipod. cause ive ripped the dvd but now i cant watch it on my laptop. is here anyway you can help me out?
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sevenno
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30. November 2007 @ 13:01 |
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Originally posted by jabozek:
ElStasho
From what I've heard DVD2ONEX2 doesn't work with the newest version of MTR - as suggested if you can get DVD2ONE you're set - I wasn't able to - so I have Toast 8.0 and that works well for me - it will compress and burn - it is however pricey - about $80.00 as I recall - if you decide to pick it up - I can walk you through how I use it -
Can you send me a step by step tutorial? I have Toast 8. Thank you,
Arsenio
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buzzb65
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7. December 2007 @ 23:23 |
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Ok I just got my new mac and want to burn a DVD. I am using MacOSX Leopard. I used mtr3 to extract the DVD. No need to compress as it is small. I see people talking about Toast8, but do I really need to buy something to burn?
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fotoboy05
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8. December 2007 @ 00:30 |
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hey buzzb i have a new mac too and i found a program called "dvd to ipod converter". it rips and converts the dvd into the right format for an ipod but you can throw it in itunes and watch it or just have it on your mac. unfortunately there isnt a free version that rips the whole thing. so i paid $29.00 for the full program. i figured worth it since i was ripping like all my movies.
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deebstar
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8. December 2007 @ 13:56 |
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Hi,
So with your kind help, I can rip and compress no problem. I've now got four movies on my desktop, and for the life of me, i can't seem to burn them...:-((
I can watch them with the Apple DVD player. And using Toast 6 titanium, I 'burn' them - only when i try to play the dvd, it just says "unsupported media" and won't play.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong???
Thanks so much - any help appreciated before I make even more coasters!!
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jar_13
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13. February 2008 @ 03:42 |
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I am looking for an applescript that will automate ripping with MTR and compress/burn with either DVD2ONEX2 or Toast.
I don't know much about scripts but figure there must be one out there to make this all happen with one button.
Automator seems to only work with out-of-the-box apps.
jar 13
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kaden0302
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17. February 2008 @ 12:57 |
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i followed ur directions on how to use dvd2one to compress it but i dont think it worked because the file size is still 6.something.... bigger than it should be.... anyways i was hoping you could help me with this.
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27. February 2008 @ 04:16 |
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Here I'll offer some of my hints about writing to optical media using a G4 or G5 Mac.
Verbatim & Taiyo Yuden media are reviewed everywhere, but the Mac user might need to know their speeds on Apple-compatible drives. Mine is a LaCie d2 super- multi-drive with LightScribe and both USB & Firewire bus sockets. Disks boot over Firewire but burn fastest over USB. Mine, inside, is a Toshiba-Samsung) TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M with LA00 firmware.
LightScribe, which I label twice for darkness:
Verbatim 16x DVD+R, MCC004, burns at 18x over USB, 16x over Firewire DAO strategy
Verbatim 4x DVD+RW, MKMA02, burns at 4x, DAO strategy (not LightScribe)
Verbatim 6x DVD+R DL, MCC001, burns at 2x, DAO Strategy (not LightScribe)
Verbatim 52x CD-R burns at 48x (the maximum), SAO Strategy
Silver Lacquer, for archiving:
Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD-R, TYG03, burns at 18x, DAO strategy
Taiyo Yuden 52x CD-R burns at 48x (the maximum), SAO strategy
Preparation
The LaCie d2 has a variety of ATA burners inside its great case, so speeds may vary. The only tools we seem to have are the freeware DVD Media Inspector and /Library/logs/DiscRecording.log, easily readable from the Console. I've never had a bad burn when run with an iced processor: I maximize resources & place an ice pack under a towel beneath my PowerBook. The desktop is mono-colored with only 'aliases', memory is free of widgets, energy saver is 'Custom' = off, & pointer in a corner disables screen saver. The only user processes are a free or freeware burning utility & freeware Temperature Monitor. When the high or low temperature changes by 5 degrees Fahrenheit, it's announced on my speakers: time a new ice pack.
No coasters on LightScribe at 18x is great is you have many relatives and own the family photos. (I also store obscure academic books in the public domain, and lectures from iTunes University.) I subscribe to a weekly newsletter from an online superstore and stock during sales: this 'guarantees' my media are genuine.
Software
Because photos & movies are standard formats, I use free Unix utilities on my Mac: Burn replaces Toast, and DVD Spanner I'm currently using to archive. There is quite a collection of Unix software with Aqua interfaces, such as ffmepgX, and even (for Unix fans) a claimed command-line 'dump' (hfspax, actually) for backing up HFS+ (to an iPod, or to DVD-RWs, for example):
HFSpax's homepage
Rewritable discs are (thermodynamically) unstable, so I use plain Taiyo Yuden for archiving. It now comes in square (plastic) boxes of 25, that rest vertically.
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hamhawk72
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7. May 2008 @ 19:37 |
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I have several commercial music concert DVD's that I would like to rip specific chapters from and burn them all onto one DVD like a "mix tape". I will not need compression as I will only add as many songs (chapters) as will fit on a 4.7GB DVD. Should I use MTR to rip specific chapters, or rip the whole DVD and narrow it down to the chapters I want with another program?
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jrdn19495
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26. July 2008 @ 21:23 |
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ok first of all your thread was amazingly helpful but I am still having issues...
I use mac the ripper and i did the full feature because i wanted the menus and etc.
i then watched the file and everything was fine
i decided to use burn to burn it onto a dvd due to the fact that it is free
i went under data (which didn't know about til' you said that thanks :))
i added the video_ts file or whatever and burned
everything went well until it verified the disk
it said unable to burn due to verification issues :(
although it still plays on my computer perfectly?
when i put it in the dvd player it says wrong disk
what did i do wrong?
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27. July 2008 @ 20:22 |
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Originally posted by jrdn19495:
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i went under data (which didn't know about til' you said that thanks :))
i added the video_ts file or whatever and burned
everything went well until it verified the disk
it said unable to burn due to verification issues :(
although it still plays on my computer perfectly?
when i put it in the dvd player it says wrong disk
what did i do wrong?
Though I haven't 'Burn' before me, I can guess of two errors. First, the important one. Your computer reads probably any format of DVD: it's the file VIDEO_TS file that calls up Apple's DVD Player, not the disc. A video DVD needs to be formatted in UDF format, and given a 'booktype' the DVD Player can recognize, such as DVD-ROM. To do both of these, you should designate the target disc as a Video DVD in 'Burn'.
The verification problem is sometimes unimportant, for a disc with a single error will often play fine on a DVD player. You can usually avoid these by choosing quality media, recording at half the maximal speed (as some do), and - most importantly - shutting down all other applications when burning DVDs, including screen savers. UDF format is written once only, so the rather amazing rate of data flowing to your DVD as it is written to must not be interrupted long.
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