Where to buy RIPPED legal dvd's?

[Cogman]

Dumb question, but what does ripping entail for the OP? Is it just decrypting the dvd (that is what I think of) or is it transcoding the dvd to save space?

If it is the first, then there isn't a place that will legally do that. Hollywood hates digital media.

If it is the latter, You might find some movies and stuff in a downloadable digital format, but not much, again hollywood hates digital media.

In the end, the fastest thing to do is rip it and transcode it yourself. The amount of bandwidth required to get that many movies (along with the money requirement) will be unreal. At least 1gb per movie for any sort of decent quality.

My recommendation is to rip/transcode it yourself.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I never understood why people need "backups" of movies. I mean, what do you do to the DVD's that they're going to get scratched? I have DVD's that are 9 years old that still play fine. Even if you do scratch them, you can usually buff the scratch out. If that fails, $15 for a replacement isn't so expensive (cheaper than backup software/hardware/time).

I don't need backups, however if/when I ever setup a WHS with multiple terabytes of space, I am absolutely ripping my DVDs to an on demand collection, just as vi edit explained.

I've already done it for all of my music, why not my movies?

edit: Aside from building the server, the other thing I'm waiting for is MS to allow for 5.1 aac streaming inside mp4/m4v containers for the 360 extender. h.264/aac is unquestionably a more well supported standard than wmv-hd.

 

[racolvin]

What exactly is a legally ripped DVD? As far as I know the act of doing it at all is illegal, even if you already own the DVD. Some sort of DMCA thing I think ...

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: barfo

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: mmx
In reality how long does it take to RIP a DVD?

Back when I was er...backing up all my movies I used dvd decryptor and dvd shrink. Seemed like it took a little over an hour per DVD.

not anymore

Ripping S.W.A.T. right now, 100% quality, will take 5 minutes, 10 seconds. Then a couple seconds for it to be copied to the WHS.

what? straight vob?.

Sure why not? Fastest "rip" method with zero quality loss.

 

[mmx]

Guys looking back the POST was not meant to create a problem. My wife wants to access the collections, especially all of the kids DVD'S in a server so she always can show them different dvd's without scratching them and ruining them as the maids already have done so.
Now it is a convinience to have them all stored in a media browsers. Will I watch all of them... Certainly no, but I've already bought them and would rather have them in a server than in boxes collecting dust.
I know high end theather and companies that sells ripped packages already stored on servers for a $$$$$ money, so though maybe one f you knew places that I could get the package at a discount knowingly I already own the movies.
Thats all.
Bluray is better and I like it, but its not ready to be archived on a server.

 

[GCS]

Well I can tell you this much, if our collection was on a server I can almost bet you a lot more of it would get watched then it does being in the boxes.

My wife and kids are DVR freaks. They like the ease of use and simplicity ... downside is that it's only good on the DVR in the room that it was recorded (yes I know FIOS has a "shareable" DVR but I am on DirecTV). If our DVD collection was available this way I know it would be utilized better (and more efficiently).

Greg

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

all/most of my mp3s are illegal though so....

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: tk149

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I never understood why people need "backups" of movies. I mean, what do you do to the DVD's that they're going to get scratched? I have DVD's that are 9 years old that still play fine. Even if you do scratch them, you can usually buff the scratch out. If that fails, $15 for a replacement isn't so expensive (cheaper than backup software/hardware/time).

Children eat DVD's.

yeah, that's true. I often tell first time parent to "prepare to have everything you own that is under 3 lbs destroyed in a way that you can't even imagine."

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

The reason for me is I will listen to mp3s probably every single day and use them on my iphone when i'm on the run so space is a concern

I probably average 2-3 movies a week on average and never the same one which isn't the case for listening to music

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

The reason for me is I will listen to mp3s probably every single day and use them on my iphone when i'm on the run so space is a concern

I probably average 2-3 movies a week on average and never the same one which isn't the case for listening to music

And kids will watch the same show/movie three or four times in a row if given the chance. So really it's not any different.

 

[Evadman]

From what I understand, it is only legal if you make a copy of the disk you have. If you and your neighbor have the exact same DVD and you copy his instead of yours, you broke copyright or DMCA law. That's why you can't download a MP3 of a song you already have, you need to rip it yourself. that's the way I understand it.

I would do what someone else recommended, give a neighborhood kid a hundred bucks or something to rip your DVD's for you.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: tk149

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I never understood why people need "backups" of movies. I mean, what do you do to the DVD's that they're going to get scratched? I have DVD's that are 9 years old that still play fine. Even if you do scratch them, you can usually buff the scratch out. If that fails, $15 for a replacement isn't so expensive (cheaper than backup software/hardware/time).

Children eat DVD's.

yeah, that's true. I often tell first time parent to "prepare to have everything you own that is under 3 lbs destroyed in a way that you can't even imagine."

well i'm not sure why you'd give a child access to 1000 dvds, i doubt they are all child friendly.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

This is ATOT. Most of us failed Logic 101, and will never procreate. 😉

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

This is ATOT. Most of us failed Logic 101, and will never procreate. 😉

double fail?

if you watch films like people listen to music theres something wrong with you.

music is perfect for jukebox use, its the killer app in fact. 3 minute songs are not something you'd want to get off the couch to switch discs for constantly.
you do not watch films like that unless you are a sack of lard that is so fat you can't get out of bed.
in other words it is a retarded comparison

 

[blinky8225]

Just hire an illegal immigrant to do it for you. Sure you'll have to spend 30 minutes teaching him how, but it's pretty repetitive work after doing it once or twice. It'll be dirt cheap.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

This is ATOT. Most of us failed Logic 101, and will never procreate. 😉

double fail?

if you watch films like people listen to music theres something wrong with you.

music is perfect for jukebox use, its the killer app in fact. 3 minute songs are not something you'd want to get off the couch to switch discs for constantly.
you do not watch films like that unless you are a sack of lard that is so fat you can't get out of bed.
in other words it is a retarded comparison

You've never spent any significant amount of time with a 2-5 year old kid I take it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: mmx
In reality how long does it take to RIP a DVD?

Back when I was er...backing up all my movies I used dvd decryptor and dvd shrink. Seemed like it took a little over an hour per DVD.

Ripping is not too bad. It's the converting that takes time. Just make sure you copy to your HD first before you shrink. If you do it right, you can burn with 1 burner, rip with the 2nd while you encode. Use multiple HDs though. I've done it.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: mmx
In reality how long does it take to RIP a DVD?

Back when I was er...backing up all my movies I used dvd decryptor and dvd shrink. Seemed like it took a little over an hour per DVD.

Ripping is not too bad. It's the converting that takes time. Just make sure you copy to your HD first before you shrink. If you do it right, you can burn with 1 burner, rip with the 2nd while you encode. Use multiple HDs though. I've done it.

That's not even necessary for my use. DVD Shrink right to video_ts folders. I let Transcode 360 do the conversion on the fly. Many DVD's take about 20 minutes. Disney has some sort of encryption or file structer that DVD Shrink doesn't like so I have to go to ISO first, then shrink it.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: vi edit

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner

Originally posted by: vi edit
How many people here questioning why we rip DVD's have MP3's on their computer that they access instead of tossing a CD?

What's your reason for listening to the MP3 instead?

This is ATOT. Most of us failed Logic 101, and will never procreate. 😉

double fail?

if you watch films like people listen to music theres something wrong with you.

music is perfect for jukebox use, its the killer app in fact. 3 minute songs are not something you'd want to get off the couch to switch discs for constantly.
you do not watch films like that unless you are a sack of lard that is so fat you can't get out of bed.
in other words it is a retarded comparison

You've never spent any significant amount of time with a 2-5 year old kid I take it.

if you have to babysit a kid for more than 2 hours at a time with the tv you are doing it wrong.

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: Evadman
From what I understand, it is only legal if you make a copy of the disk you have. If you and your neighbor have the exact same DVD and you copy his instead of yours, you broke copyright or DMCA law. That's why you can't download a MP3 of a song you already have, you need to rip it yourself. that's the way I understand it.

I would do what someone else recommended, give a neighborhood kid a hundred bucks or something to rip your DVD's for you.

Technically it's illegal to rip your own DVDs because it involves circumventing copyright protection, but it's not like individuals are going to get in trouble for this. Movie studios have gone after companies that develop and distribute software that allows you to circumvent the Macrovision protection, though. They also sent C&D notices to sites hosting hosting AACS encryption keys (used for Blu-Ray playback) a few years ago when it was discovered. Hilarity ensued.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...yption_key_controversy

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Evadman
From what I understand, it is only legal if you make a copy of the disk you have. If you and your neighbor have the exact same DVD and you copy his instead of yours, you broke copyright or DMCA law. That's why you can't download a MP3 of a song you already have, you need to rip it yourself. that's the way I understand it.

I would do what someone else recommended, give a neighborhood kid a hundred bucks or something to rip your DVD's for you.

DMCA says you can't rip even dvds you bought. You are circumventing CSS, which is illegal according to DMCA.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: sdifox
DMCA says you can't rip even dvds you bought. You are circumventing CSS, which is illegal according to DMCA.

DMCA sucks then. And why can I buy software that does it at best buy?

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: sdifox
DMCA says you can't rip even dvds you bought. You are circumventing CSS, which is illegal according to DMCA.

DMCA sucks then.

Tell me about it. 😛

 

[ctark]

IMO its a waste of time. In a few years everything will have been put out on bluray. Funny that the OP complained about "lossy" rips. Lossy compared to what? DVD is "lossy" compared to bluray.

What you do is buy yourself a popcorn hour A110 and a few terabytes of hard drives. Then go out and find all the movies you own in the x264 format with DTS sound. Will look better than any dvd out there, and smaller file size to boot.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: ctark
IMO its a waste of time. In a few years everything will have been put out on bluray. Funny that the OP complained about "lossy" rips. Lossy compared to what? DVD is "lossy" compared to bluray.

What you do is buy yourself a popcorn hour A110 and a few terabytes of hard drives. Then go out and find all the movies you own in the x264 format with DTS sound. Will look better than any dvd out there, and smaller file size to boot.

I don't think you understand the term "lossy." Ripping a DVD from source isn't a lossy process. It takes the exact data as it exists on the disc. Re-encoding that data is what may or may not be lossy.

x264 is better than DVD? Please enlighten me. How are 2 lossy compressions better than 1? Unless of course you are casually implying that the x264 video is created from a BR source in which case it isn't the fact that x264 is better than "DVD" (whatever that means) it is the fact that BR has higher resolution than DVD.

Your post is full of fail.