Need help with AIW video capturing

[Buffdaddy34]

I am trying ot record a DVD off of my DVD player onto my harddrive. It won't capture the video at all. It just keeps on repeating the first 3 seconds over and over again. What can I do to fix this problem. any websites? any tips? thanks. could use the help.

 

[Buffdaddy34]

It's an AIW 8500, sorry for not specifying earlier. if this information helps at all.

 

[Xuttah]

If you're just ripping the DVD from disc to drive, it really doesn't matter too much what your video card is. In this case, it's probably a software issue. Are you using ATI software to try and do this?

I'd recommend SmartRipper for this function. It will rip files from a DVD Movie to your hard drive. You can then either play it directly w/ PowerDVD (or similar player), or convert it to MPEG, AVI, etc....

hth

 

[rbV5]

You are experiencing Macrovision, and you don't want to "capture" DVD's anyway...you want to rip DVD's.

 

[Buffdaddy34]

thank you, any more tips on why it isn't capturing? just curious, so if it's a hardware or software issue I can figure it out.

 

[rbV5]

thank you, any more tips on why it isn't capturing?

Its because of the macrovision(anti-piracy copy protection) in the DVD, it wont record for the same reason hooking your DVD player to a VCR won't work. Rumor has it that it can be defeated by using software hacks,

 

[Buffdaddy34]

do you know where I can get these software hacks?

 

[grrl]

do you know where I can get these software hacks?

That might get this thread locked. Do a Google search or check out the AIW forum. I don't have a link for the forum, but Google should get you there too.

 

[Johneverd]

Thanks Buffdaddy34. I didn't know that I could do that with my AIW.