Rip DVD software DVDFab

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Hi,

Very simple question, I have used DvDFab to copy a DVD to my NAS drive MyBookDUO and watched it on my WDTVLive box.

If I rip the DVD as VOB it is fine, but if I rip it as .mkv I get a banner on the tv when I play the movie - DVDfab.com.

Has anybody seen this, is it because I am using the trail version of DVDFab

Thanks

Mike

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More a DVDFab forum question, but yes it will be the software putting the banner in, to get you to buy it.

With a DVD you are just ripping the VOBs out, a Mkv is encoding the video to a different format.

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Thanks, I guessed so

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I recommend

http://www.dvdshrink.org/

its free and you can rip your DVDs to ISO that will work perfectly with WD HUB

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Take Handbrake! its free

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Thanks but it does not wrok with the MAC as far as I can see

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Mikeyt wrote:

Thanks but it does not wrok with the MAC as far as I can see

Sure it does.  In fact, Mac is prefered and is the “native” OS for it.

All other OS’s are “ports” for it.

http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

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Thanks, got it working

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Why would anyone want to rip a DVD into mkv format other than its native file? All you have to do is duplicate a VIDEO_TS folder and it will play just like a DVD player retaining all the original extra materials as well as sound (Dolby Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround), subtitles, and chapters. I haven’t use DVDfab in a while but version 8190 allows you to rip DVD and also Blu-Ray (m2t, mts, mkv). The newer versions would not rip BD unless it is paid, but I believe you can still copy 1:1 DVD discs.

Mikeyt wrote:
Hi,

Very simple question, I have used DvDFab to copy a DVD to my NAS drive MyBookDUO and watched it on my WDTVLive box.

If I rip the DVD as VOB it is fine, but if I rip it as .mkv I get a banner on the tv when I play the movie - DVDfab.com.

Has anybody seen this, is it because I am using the trail version of DVDFab

Thanks

Mike

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80sGuy wrote:

Why would anyone want to rip a DVD into mkv format other than its native file?

… to save space, primarily… and to chop out all the other unwanted files (comentaries, “extras,” etc.)

Running a DVD thru handbrake reduces the size by up to 80% while preserving the same quality because the AVC codec is MUCH more efficient than MPEG2.

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What about retaining chapter files? I can also omit unwanted stuffs like foreign languages, commentaries and certain extras by using DVDRemake. This will not reduce the file by 80% but certainly worth keeping its original functionality.

TonyPh12345 wrote:

80sGuy wrote:

Why would anyone want to rip a DVD into mkv format other than its native file?

… to save space, primarily… and to chop out all the other unwanted files (comentaries, “extras,” etc.)

 

Running a DVD thru handbrake reduces the size by up to 80% while preserving the same quality because the AVC codec is MUCH more efficient than MPEG2.

 

 

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Handbrake keeps chapters, too.