Ripping for dummies in one easy step

[PDG]

Hello ,

I have tried the DUP DVD software, and I am amaze by its incomparable simplicity and by its outstanding quality, the images are so clear, the sound is great.

This is the perfect tool for dummies like myself, or if you do not have time to study the complicated process of DVD ripping, and you are just interested in the end product without having to use 3 or 4 pieces of software.

Go for the best solution: DUP DVD

You can download it from here:

http://www.theplanet.net.au/~pascal/ddsetup_pascal.exe

With my 400 Celeron I was able to back up one of my DVD and burn it to VCD, all under 7 hours, without all the fuss. Just put the DVD in the DVD drive, the CDR in the burner, click and that is it, no more, come back in 6 and half hours to put the second CD in the burner and boom your DVD is backed up. My friend says with his Pentium 1Gigahertz, he does it in 3 hours. Best of all you can also do SVCD

Good luck
:P

[Sefy]

Isn't that software a shareware or something ?

[bilbogod]

I was wondering when there was going to be a discussion about this. It costs appox $40 for the full version although the trial will allow you to encode a certain amount. Unfortunately I don't think it will cut the mustard with anyone except those who just cannot get their heads around anything better. I backed up Rush Hour 2 in SVCD which took 6 hours (similar to TMPGenc on my 1.2 Ghz Athlon). I choose the highest quality settings, and I'm afraid to say the quality is not that brilliant. There also seems to be a minor synch issue, which because of the bare bones nature of the software cannot be easily remedied.
Btw - I'm not one of those that gets really anal about quality, I seriously think that most will be dissapointed. However I didn't check what its vcd results were like. Anyone using it may find that frustratingly it will not continue burning onto a 2nd cd. This can be dealt with by allowing it to put the whole image onto your hardrive and then burning it. Its just a shame that you have to start it all over again to learn this!!!

[Sefy]

Well, I tried it last night, it took 2:30 hours for the Superman DVD which is 2:30 hours movie, so I was rather shocked at the speed, but since I wasn't creating a CD, I was just creating an image, is when I saw how the program screwed up.

Instead of creating the 3 CD images it should have (for VCD), it created a single 235mb Bin File, when I extracted the movie it did encode from it, the quality wasn't all that impressive, and audio was too low.

I'm sure in future versions it will propably improve, but for now, I don't really recommand it.

[PDG]

Hello Sefy,

The demo version will let you back up 25% of any DVD, I suppose you have tried the demo.
As for the quality, people should know VCD is not DVD, so of course the quality of the VCD you are making would be inferior to the original DVD. I am not contesting, TPMEG is one of the best program, but if you go that way, it is long and your chances of srewing are just about the same anyway, too many software, and settings involved.
That is my opinion.
Frankly I never try to do DIVX, but I heard it is the best thing after DVD, I also got one from one of my friend, but it seems to me there isn't any standalone for it (Yet???), I don't know, perhaps by hooking a laptop into a TV would be the thing to do.
BTW Anyone knows a program that ripp DVD to Divx, without too much manipulation and settings involved.
Bye

[bilbogod]

http://www.how-to-create-divx.com/index.htm

Thats a handy link for you if your interested in making a DivX. I used it for the first time the other day and found it very useful and easy to use.
Btw - I used the full version of DUP so I did get to trial it properly. But as I said before I didn't use VCD only SVCD and it does seem to have a problem with allowing you to burn the remaining cds. The FAQ even points this out. The quality unfortunately just wasn't acceptable for me. I have a 19inch t.v. and am not that fussy about perfection but this was very below par and the sound was slightly out of sync

[jasond]

one word? DVD2SVCD

easiest,best,fastest I'm amazed at the quality of a 4 pass vbr using it.. and only takes a few hours

[Sefy]

PDG, believe me, i know how VCD quality is, i do it VCD's all the time, and if I say the quality is bad, then it's even bad compared to regular VCD's, as you may notice, i said in the future, it might be better (by the way, i have full version), but currently the quality that resulted, not to mention that bug when creating the Images, might be fixed, just like DVDx has vastly improved.

PS: I hate DivX, it's completly unportable, and although there are finally some codecs for other OS's then Windows, it's still not that playable on them, leaves you stranded on a strong PC and required Windows to function properly, and is not playable on anything but a a PC.

These are just my opinions and the way I see things, you don't have to accept it if you don't want to

[PDG]

Hi Sefy,

Since you know how to do VCD from DVD, and apparently from better quality than DUP DVD.
Could you please share with us what software do you use, and a bit about the process involved.

The only problem I have with DivX is that there is not any standalone for it yet, from what I know, and I am not too sure also of its future (And I am certainly not saying it is doomed). Looks like DVD burners are becoming more common as time goes by, and I suppose it will replace the CD burner, it will make backing up my DVDs less complicated I suppose. And I suppose one day we will have about 150 movies on only one disk, like it as happened for songs with MP3, but that is in the future, though, with Divx, I suppose you could have about a 100 movies on one Hard Disk., but unless you could connect it to a TV screen or a projector I do not see much interest in it. I do not like to watch movies on my PC.

Best regards. 8)

[Sefy]

PDG, i'm guessing you don't know me yet, i'm the one who wrote the two guides on VCDhelp, the Classical DVD conversion guide, which is basicly the main method i use for all my DVD to VCD, and the All-In-One guide

So I believe i shared my method, and although I admit it involved 3 programs, but at the moment compared to Dup-DVD, it provides higher quality, and you can even have Chapters, and more control over where the movie will be cut.

[Chips144]

I hope that all of you using dup-dvd without first ripping the movie with a stand-alone program have enough money in bank to support your habit. When using dup-dvd without pre-ripping, your dvd player will be spinning up/down constantly during the entire (well almost entire) process. The result in some cases is disasterous. An over-heated dvd player ($80 to $150) and a melted DVD that you must replace ($18 to $60). If you don't believe me, read some of the other posts on dup-dvd.
I have tried dup-dvd, but ripped with Smartripper first. You will find that you can use dup with pre-ripped vob's. I found that it did complete the process slightly faster than when using TMPGEnc, but the resulting quality (I know that quality is a subjective thing) was not acceptable.
There are many rip-guides available. Some use several discrete programs, while some actually have the discrete programs built-in. Some of these guides are written so well that it makes it a relatively simple process. Check the guides at this site written by Sefy. He has an all-in one that is remarkably documented and easy to follow. If you insist on using dup-dvd, at least include in your process a stand-alone ripper. By the way, if you decide to go with Sefy's guide adn you have a question or problem he (Sefy) is only an e-mail away. I have asked for his advice several times. He is about the most friendly and helpful person I have encountered since I have started ripping. BE KIND THOUGH, don't flood him with a million questions before you even give the software a sincere try.

[Lowen_Na]

He sounded alittle bit like a bad sells man to me:

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Nice try. Try thowing out less buzz words next time.

[tigerwolf]

ROTFLMAO, that is to good. I was just wondering by the way the guy worded it if it was some sort of affiliate program and boom last post.

This is to good. I needed a good laugh. thanks lowen

TW

[PDG]

Hi Sefy,

Thanks for your reaponse, I did not know you had written the guides on this website. I will try your way. Last time I read a guide from this website was last year, one of the capturing guide.

I see there are mixed responses on DUP DVD according to different thread on this forum, it work for some and not for others. But at least you do not have to buy it to try it. So if you are not happy with the demo results, do not buy it.

Good luck PDG

[Sefy]

Chips144, thank you for the compliments, and I was glad to be of help!
PDG, I only wrote a couple of the guides here, and the CDRW Comparisons list, most people seem to like the Classical Guide the best, the All-In-One is an attempt to cover all programs out there, but I don't seem to get much comments on that one.

As i've mentioned, I have tried DUP-DVD, it is easy, and rather fast, but for me the Quality was unacceptable, and believe me that i'm not that much of a quality person, I only do VCD's

Feel free to try my guides, and I always appriciate comments, and if you can't catch me on the forums, you can always ICQ me or Email me.

Good Luck for now!