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How to Rip audio and video from PS2 games???
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26. November 2006 @ 16:51 |
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So yea, I'm looking to rip the audio files and possibly some video files from my PS2 games but I haven't been able to find a way.
If you would be so kinda as to post links to any software suggested I'd be very happy ;)
I do have a DVD drive but any program that requires massive system power is no good for me. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
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30. November 2006 @ 06:56 |
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there are several different formats in which the games use. most are encoded into the .toc file and you'll have to extract the full image then extract the .toc, without a fast and resourceful processor based PC it could take hours for each process and each game is different so you'd just have to 'feel your way through' the ordeal.
I've extracted all the FMVs from God Of War and made it into a DVD but it took several weeks of regular tinkering to get all the audio and video extracted then joined together so the right audio was with the right video and then join them all into the correct order in which they are in the game.
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30. November 2006 @ 08:30 |
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Which program do u use to do this? I can rip the image quickly but I have no program to extract certain files from the game itself.
I've read alot about FMV's. Are they the format that the audio is in (like mp3, wma, etc.)?
I've also read many discussions saying that many games are different... I'm kinda disappointed that with all the hackers/programmers out there, theres not a good program made just for this. It's a shame!
Now, the game in Question is Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow.
It has a sound library in the game, these are the sounds I want. I'll assume that this will still be in the .toc file (my understanding is that ALL audio in the game is kept here) This is correct?
Thanks for the help so far. I was beginning to think no1 would reply
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30. November 2006 @ 12:02 |
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you use lots of different programs depending on how each game is compiled. the reason nobody makes one PS2 program to do it all is there are just so many ways the game creators use that it would be a never ending upgrade on the program to keep it current and it's relay not all that requested of a program.
here's the funny part about the whole thing, it's easier finding all this info then it is doing it. no offense but i can tell you've done allot of reading on FMVs but no digging on the game build aspects which is what you're going to have to learn before you can accomplish what you're after.
good luck on your long uphill journey.
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30. November 2006 @ 12:30 |
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I think I may take the easy way out and spend a few bucks. I hear you can get a cable that hooks up to your PS2 or TV and then to your comp so you can record the audio. It won't be perfect but it'll be simple and good enough.
It sounds like a massive process, the more and more I look into it, the more and more different things I read, likely due to the way the games are compiled as you said. Even if I figure this out (IF), it will likely take a lot of time, trial and error... and then I'll have to find a new method for a new game... The cable seems simpler heh.
But thanks for the info, really appreciate it.
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30. November 2006 @ 12:37 |
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if the audio is all you're after it can be downloaded via most any P2P software in mp3 format already.
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30. November 2006 @ 13:20 |
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I tried, I'm looking for the voice files and sound effects, not the music. It's extremely hard to find that kind of stuff.
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23. May 2007 @ 10:37 |
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I've found a super-simple way to save cutscenes from any game without any fancy software or multiple steps required. It requires one additional piece of hardware, but if your computer is relatively new, it should have it included already. You need A/V inputs on your computer. These are either on your video card, or you can get a small A/V box that plugs into one of your serial or USB jacks for ~$20. Now, you need to download the program DScaler, and set it to display from your selected A/V device. Now, start the selected cutscene... hit shift-r. At the end of the selected cutscene, hit shift-s. Done. You may need to tweak settings to get your scanlines to display properly, and set the compression on the recorder to not take up your entire harddrive. But, I've used this method to record several cutscenes from MGS3. I also used Premiere to crop them in to a standard widescreen-format video, but you don't need to do that if you don't want. Anyway. There it is; have fun.
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