why rip DVD's at all!

[videopoo]

What's the point of ripping dvd's when you can buy them for under 20 bucks. I know it's cool but seems to be a waste of time.

[zeppage2]

Because its there!

[drewson99]

what on earth are you talking about? nobody here is copying movies that they haven't bought yet. just ask "defense"

[Will Hay]

What's the point of ripping dvd's when you can buy them for under 20 bucks. I know it's cool but seems to be a waste of time.

Only someone with one post under his belt *and* a username like yours would ask such a dumb question.

[videopoo]

geez...climb all over me. This isn't something I'm new at. Just wondering what makes it so exciting. If your making money at it fine but to spend all your time ripping copies of Terminator seems rather boring.

[SatStorm]

Because we are not all Americans to buy DVDs at so low prices like you.
So, we want to backup and protect our investment.
Because when you pay 35 euros per movie and your salary is about 500 Euros, buying DVDs is an investment...

[videopoo]

mmmm....makes sense to me. Thanks Storm

Silky...get a life!

[trillium]

two words folks :
Children and Cats

while I don't have experience with the first sort, I do have experience with the 2nd ... cats who insist that DVD cases are playthings, manage to bat them around enough to pop them open and *scraaaaaatch* there goes my favorite Mel Gibson flick...

and that is why I back up DVDs
:P

[pyst]

Man, you could make money with the tricks your cats can do, opening cabinets and dvd cases. You should feed them or something.

I would kill any cat that scratched any marathon effort by myself to copy err....backup a movie on to vcd.

Do you guys backup anything and everything. I find 99% of movies so disgustingly bad ( big surprise from an industry that thinks 'real life' TV is entertaining ) that I feel inclined to scratch them myself, nevermind the cats doing it.

Now that I know how to make a vcd copy that looks acceptable, I doubt I can be bothered much to do anymore. It's easier and cheaper to hire them.... and quicker

It's amazing the things you do because you can. I have to laugh at myself for making audio cds of crap artists like Robbie Williams just because the mp3s were there and I could. Needless to say I stopped doing that when I realised I was making cds of music I couldn't be bothered listening to.

[trillium]

Ayup pyst..I wish I could make money off their antics... it's what I get for not having closed cabinets in my entertainment center

I personally didn't think DVD cases would pop open as easy as they do being pushed off the the top rack onto a hardwood floor...

was I wrong :P


and pyst, I'm right up there with ya babe on doing things just because you can...while I can't claim the extent of Robbie Williams, I can claim tape-> DVD conversion of campy "USA up All Night" type 70s films.... why do it you ask? BECAUSE YOU CAN!!!

[Will Hay]

geez...climb all over me. This isn't something I'm new at. Just wondering what makes it so exciting. If your making money at it fine but to spend all your time ripping copies of Terminator seems rather boring.

Making money at it?
Oh dear.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Selling copies of ripped dvd's would inferr illegal activity and as Zik-Zak quite rightly states, *no*one here is doing that
Exciting?
Why would ripping dvd's be regarding as exciting?
It's a pain, new release dvd's in the UK cost anything from £13 ($19-ish) to £20 ($30-ish) so you can see the important of preserving your original investment.
Football (soccer to you perhaps?) is exciting, my 1971 MG B Roadster is exciting, my career is exciting.
DVD ripping is not exciting.
W.

[Will Hay]

This isn't something I'm new at...

So why ask such a dumb question?

mmmm....makes sense to me

I'm not sure sure you understand but I'm not going to waste anymore time

Silky...get a life!

Erm, okay, very original.
For the sanity of the forum I think I'll put this to bed now.
God bless.
W.

[DevieD]

Do you guys backup anything and everything. I find 99% of movies so disgustingly bad ( big surprise from an industry that thinks 'real life' TV is entertaining ) that I feel inclined to scratch them myself, nevermind the cats doing it.
.

LMAO pyst.........I'm with ya ! ' most movies in my opinion are pretty lame ! Think I'll go scratch one up right now !!

[drewson99]

thanks for backing me up Silky.

I must state again, under no uncertain terms: NOBODY HERE IS COPYING RENTALS.
--so sayeth "defense"

heh

[defense]

what on earth are you talking about? nobody here is copying movies that they haven't bought yet. just ask "defense"

@Tik-Tak Know Future : You remind me of that group of bishes in High School that always talked a big game, but when it came down to it, they were all just a bunch of shit talkers turned bishes when it came down to it. You should learn when to shut your flap and move on, or else you'll end up learning the hard way. You won't learn on the computer though, it will have to take an actual life experience. I am willing to bet that many others have told you the same thing. Keep runnin' off at the flap jitterbug, and you'll find out real fast what i'm talking about. But i'm sure you already know, because you can see the future TiK-Tak.

@ VideoPoo, do you work for the MPAA? You can't be that dumb. That question is almost as ignorant as most of Tik-Tak Know NuTing's comments. I've got a real difficult answer to your question. Now stay with me. How about 80 cents, vs. $20? That only saves about $19.20 per movie. I know those are difficult calculations, and I needed to look at a few calculus books before I posted that intense formula. Now this formula is even more difficult. Take that formula and multiply it by 10 movies, or how about 100 movies? Yea, you're right, it is a waste of time....lol...unreal. Of course, as I've said before, these ONLY apply to movies we already own.

[accesscard18]

Because we are not all Americans to buy DVDs at so low prices like you.
So, we want to backup and protect our investment.
Because when you pay 35 euros per movie and your salary is about 500 Euros, buying DVDs is an investment...

I am curious about this...how much does a person make a year???and how does thing cost over there....... i mean 35 euros per movie???500 euros a month...are you kidding me???????? The value is kinda high in europe......in america,,,, average person makes around 2000-5000 a month..........and it only cost no more than 15$ per dvd.........

that's why all of my movies are original,,,the reason I came to vcdhelp.com is because of home video....

[willy_annand]

two words folks :
Children and Cats

while I don't have experience with the first sort, I do have experience with the 2nd ... cats who insist that DVD cases are playthings, manage to bat them around enough to pop them open and *scraaaaaatch* there goes my favorite Mel Gibson flick...

and that is why I back up DVDs
:P

I don't have any problems with children, mine are disciplined and respect property. As for cats, I have no use for them, unless it is to sell them to the local Chinese restaurant.

[drewson99]

wow, sorry man, take a joke.

[drewson99]

you know what defense, i think we got off on the wrong foot. judging from your hostility, I would say you and i probrably share some similar opinions with regard to DVD authoring as well as high school chumps who mouthed off.

this all started with me getting fed up with all these overzealous exciteable people who go out of their way to "comically" overstate that they aren't copying rentals, (i.e. - "when I copy, I mean, backup hehe") instead of just keeping those unnecessary and usually unwanted tidbits of their own personal behaviour to themselves.

so in response to this, i wrote what I wrote. sorry if it bugged you or anyone else here, i was just messin' around.

Zik-Zak

[defense]

@ Zik Zak, that's cool man, steppin' up to the plate to squash this silliness. There's really no place for it on this forum because it's just a waste of time for everyone. As far as getting off on the wrong foot goes, I would have to agree. I did get pissed when I read your post that was openly talking about piracy, but only because I know that this site is the ABSOLUTE best in terms of DVD info. And it is probably safe to say this site is the best in terms of ALL info on ALL formats, SVCD, VCD INCLUDED. I don't know all of the B.S that goes on with checking out certain sites, but I'm pretty sure if too much talk about Piracy goes unpunished, then there would probably be a good chance to get this site shut down. If it weren't for this site, then I can say one thing for sure....I wouldn't know shit about what I was doing. It's one thing to get the necessary tools, but it's another to know how to use them the way they need to be used to get your result. You know what i'm sayin'? That's why I'll try to help any newbie or anyone for that matter. When I read your post, I got pissed, but then I read your response and I just dropped it. But then I must of read five or six posts since then, where you continued to mention my handle and laugh about the piracy issue.

On another note though, I do feel what you're sayin' regarding the people that feel the need to continue to mention the word "back-ups" every other line. I think I've just figured that those people are very paranoid and by saying that, it psychologically makes them feel better. But with the being said, all I was saying is that some things are much better left "unsaid" ya know? It's like all the people that continue to feel the need to say that they have "SCENARIST" because they know it's expensive. But what trips me out is those jokers barely know how get far enough to open the program, let alone actually use it. They just feel the need to mention that they "have" it. Well guess what, I have that shit too, but I don't need to say that. Actually, I've been saving up for seven years to buy it and I just got enough money last week. I still don't know how to use it, but what a GREAT investment it was anyway. Zik-Zak, hopefully we can assist each other with problems regarding the ripping/stripping/of DVD's in the future.

-Peace

[jarvis1781]

@ videopoo

all I can say is you can't possibly have much of a life.
you just registered on this forum to say something completely worthless.
no help to anyone and annoying as well.

[Super Warrior]

What's the point of ripping dvd's when you can buy them for under 20 bucks. I know it's cool but seems to be a waste of time.

God that is quite possibley the dumbest question i've ever seen asked on here.

Here is a very powerful reason to backup

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804519345.html

[Will Hay]

UK prices have long since been regarded as the highest in Europe, most certainly more expensive than the US.
An average dvd represents just less that 1% of my take-home salary, but that is irelevant. The factor is the initial outlay and whether you would be prepared to spend it all again.
Of course, if you're earning $100k a year of course you won't spend time backing-up, but when you amass a collection of dvd's as some of the forum users do it makes perfect sense to backup your investment.
I idn't backup too many due to the encoding time but since dvd2one arrived I do all I can (in the time my baby son allows me of course!)
Will

[Hex]

Wow, that article was great. I rented a DVD the other day and playback failed. When I inspected the disc it looked like someone spilled coffee on them. I was like, WTF! Now I know it was delamination. Good reason to make backups of my originals. By chance does anyone know what the average lifespan of DVDR media is? I know some CDR's were rated for 100+ yrs. Just curious.

[SatStorm]

Hey....
US have good salaries and high quality living. That's why you bomb once in a while a country, just to move your economy.
There are some Western European countries, with good salaries also. But, that is not the rule! Greece, Southern Italy, Portugal, Spain does not follow this rule. Eastern European countries like Poland and Rumania from the other hand, and Russia from the other hand, are much more lower in salaries.
You want a DVD pick for Greek DVD prices for example? Go to http://www.e-shop.gr/Index800.html?PHPSESSID=1
It is the Cheapest DVD store in Greece!
Now, keep in mind that the mainstream Greek salary is 800 euros per month. That means that you are 50 years old. If you are 29 (like me), you have to consider lucky yourself IF you have a salary about 600 euros per month.
Many "smaller" European countries of EE, are like small Argentinas those days, for the "euro" adaption reason. Imagine: In my country a cheese pie last year costed about 30 eurocents. Now it costs 1.20 Euro. But the salaries remained the same....
So, stop be so American (or British) for a while and read beyond CNN reports and Fox News Live and friends articles.
The situation now for most E.E. countries, is like being in a candystore, working in a candystore and you can affort to eat a candy yourself.

You know what the stupid thing is? You can buy a DVD Standalone nowdays here for 90 euros! Yep, it is like buying 3 movies! Stupid, isn't it?

[Epi]

Why do you have to bad mouth the US?

US have good salaries and high quality living. That's why you bomb once in a while a country, just to move your economy.

I mean this has nothing to do with the thread, and frankly the flames of hatred are pretty hot as it is.

-Epi

P.S. Sorry but I love my country (and I know yall feel the same way)

[energy80s]

Interesting talk about salaries. I work for the BBC and my average wage is £850 a month which is about $1400. This is less than half of what a cameraman or sound supervisor would earn. The cheapest DVD players here are about £80 ($130) and petrol is 78p ($1.28) a litre. As you can see, there is a dramatic difference between economies around the globe.

As for the war, I just think it's a pity that the US is going to war purely for revenge for the attacks on the WTC on the 11-9-01. We all know that Saddam is a vicious evil bastard that the world would be better without, but the same could be said of a lot of other world leaders. This in itself doesn't justify an unprovoked invasion.

Right, here endith the sermon!

[Will Hay]

Why do you have to bad mouth the US?

US have good salaries and high quality living. That's why you bomb once in a while a country, just to move your economy.

I mean this has nothing to do with the thread, and frankly the flames of hatred are pretty hot as it is.

I think this might have been more tongue in cheek and perhaps suffered from contintental-differences, rather than ignorance/hostility.

and I know yall feel the same way)

yall?
My, oh my - you *are* an American, aren't you?
Makes me think of Patrick Duffy in that old tv show 'Dallas'!
Perhaps I should have typed in British (best Her 'Majesty' voice).......
"Good morning, how are you this fine morning?
Firstly, the matter in hand, the evident disparaging differences of our Euro cousins.."
Or perhaps (best London cockney twang)...
"Cor blimey gov'nar, how's is ya this fine morning? Cor blimey, me bleedin' ears are 'urting from that bleedin' dog and bone ring-ging all the bleedin' time - jeesh, it's enough to make you go rarnd the bend, it is"
Or how about (best Yorkshire rant)....
Now then old lad, thar's nowt wrong with that there US like, they're good old folk with nowt tek-en owt. Eee buy gum, yee shunt mess with that there Bush".

Will Hay

[Will Hay]

And to welcome our friend from Northern Ireland....
..."Oi hope you's arent tinking about going to war wit them US fella's, you'd be plainly mad an no mistake"
(sorry, terrible I know!)
Will