DVD ripping over network

[DVDJunkee]

Anyone have any experience with ripping a dvd on one computer onto another through a network? How well does this work?

Right now i have a hitachi gd-2000 in my other computer but it is very old and dying, so i'd like to get a liteon 16x, but it would be kind of a waste if i cant use it to rip too. I know my hitachi can rip over the network and keep its same speed, but its only 2x anyway so it might be too slow to notice.

Would I still get good speeds from my liteon over the network? Is it possible at all to get good enough speeds like that?

Thanks.

[thayne]

I kinda do that. I rip on one machine, then transcode and burn on another. I run DVD2one connected to a mounted share and convert the video right accross a 100 Baset eithernet connection and it works fine. Transcoding accross the network doesn't add any noticable time to the process, ripping probably will be slower. I can rip a DVD in 15 min, but transcoding takes about 40 min and it doesn't matter if the files are local or on the network.

[DVDJunkee]

Oh so you rip and transcode on one machine, and dvd2one writes the file on the other...hmm that would work too, too bad my ripping comp is slow slow slow, but at least it would work that way.

[thayne]

The only reason I do this is because the DVD-ROM drive in my other PC rips 10 times faster than the burner in my main PC

No I run DVD2one on my main PC, I just browse to the input files on the network machine

[NightWing]

Have done that. Its not as fast as everthing being all on the same system but does work. HD IDE is faster than a net connection.

[DVDJunkee]

The only reason I do this is because the DVD-ROM drive in my other PC rips 10 times faster than the burner in my main PC

No I run DVD2one on my main PC, I just browse to the input files on the network machine

Ohhh I see. Yeah thats why I would be doing it too, if I got the liteon, hopefully it would rip a heck of a lot faster than my 2.1x on my pioneer a04

[thayne]

For example Machine A is the PC I rip on Machine B is my main machine with my burner

I rip the DVD on Machine A Then Share that folder

Then I mount that Share with Machine B and run DVD2one setting it's input folder to the shared folder on Machine A and the output folder to a local folder (Local to machine B)

Then burn on machine B

[thayne]

My DVD-ROM is a lite-on and it works great! Much faster than any burner.

[DVDJunkee]

thats perfect. i might even just run dvdshrink with the output file on my burning comp if i could. as long as the speed isnt effected too much by the network it would be perfect.

[DVDJunkee]

Ok one more question maybe you can help. Whats the difference between Liteon LTD163 and LTD166? They look identical to me and I cant find a spec sheet to get the difference.

EDIT: maybe I just found my own answer. Looks like the 166 is beige and the 163 is black.

[thayne]

I don't know, but maybe one has a black face plate and one beige? I got the black one.

[thayne]

thats perfect. i might even just run dvdshrink with the output file on my burning comp if i could. as long as the speed isnt effected too much by the network it would be perfect.

That's what I do cause it's much faster than the one with the Lite-on. I tested DVD2one running the same file locally and over the network and both completed in the same amount of time. That's the only reason I haven't bought another lite-on for my main PC.

[DVDJunkee]

Looks like I'll be forking over the 34.70 to get a new drive. Thanks a lot =)

[dcsos]

2 cautionary notes on this topic

1. In order to rip over the network make sure to MAP the NETWORK DRIVE
otherwise systems other than WIN XP cannot see how much diskspace exists on the remote machine, mapping the network drive makes the disc capacity visible to the other CPU
2. Make sure you have 'write-alter-read' permissions over the network (obvious)

ps. a 10 connection is very slow for this but it'll work,
while a 100 could be as fast as a rip could go locally!

[DVDJunkee]

Well how do I know if my connection is running at 10 or 100? I have never been able to figure that out.

[thayne]

A quick way to find out would be copy a large file across the network. I just copied a 389MB file and it took less than 60 seconds. If the same size file takes several minutes you have 10 base t . If that's the case you may want to either upgrade your network cards or just get another DVD-ROM for the PC you want to do the transcoding on. (Both computers have to have 100 base t network cards, or you will only get 10 base t)

[dcsos]

Well we don't know what OS you're running
but this works on
WINDOWS 2000 and WIN XP

Go to the NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK ICON
Right click to get its PROPERTIES
NOW IN THE WINDOW that properties has launched
(you should be looking at "NETWORK AND DIAL UP CONNECTIONS")
Find the icon that REPRESENTS your active network

THAT is --don't select your internet,
but RIGHT CLICK "LOCAL AREA CONNECTION" ICON
now look at the properties of your local area connection
(THE ONE YOU ARE USING TO CONTACT THESE OTHER MACHINES ...as a computer can have many of these, but should only have
1 LOCAL AREA CONNECTION in your case)

THE WINDOW you are looking at
"the properties of your local area connection" has a check mark BOX labelled SHOW ICON IN TASK BAR..
If you check this a icon will appear every time you boot on the extreme right by the volume contol speaker ICON..

WHEN YOU MOUSE OVER THIS ICON IT TELLS YOU SPECIFICALLY HOW FAST YOUR CONNECTION IS!!! (ten or a hundred)

[poopyhead]

1) try NOT to rip with your DVD-R/W or DVD+R/W. regular DVD-ROMs are hella cheap these days....regular price for 16x was around $30..was able to get another one (same brand and model) from staples for like $10 after MIR. if you rip alotta movies, i.e me, you prolly don't want to overuse, or overheat, your dvd burner from ripping. a dvd burner breaking down from wear and tear will cost a lot more than a simple dvd-rom.

2) as for ripping/transcoding across network.....i'm guessing there's gonna be some slowdowns if you're working on something else over the network (i.e. transferring files) at the same time...so i guess you will have to halt all other network operations until you finish ripping/transcoding

[jnk76]

I don't rip through network but I do burn through network.
I have had no problems doing this @ 2x and will be getting 4X next week to try.

J

[vance43211]

i have a 16x dvdrom (samsung and creative) and dvd+rw (aopen and sony)on both my computers

i have different encoding and burning programs on each comp

when i want burn a ripped movie with a program the on another comp i just do a simple cut, copy and paste

it takes about 7-10 minute to tranfer the movie to another computer

[dun4cheap]

I do this all the time. My intranet is run on a 200mbit switch full duplex. So it takes about 10-25 minutes to rip a disc depending on how fast my slot dvd rom rips, usually 3-5x reliably. It rips it onto a remote hard drive on my main computer where I then transcode it from 1 hd to another. The total process of rip, transcode and burning is 60-75minutes. I have also transcoded across my lan, but dvd2one requires a lot of data bandwidth, so I prefer using two local ata 100 7200 rpm drives to do this.


good luck