Preserving the cherished...

[wari_aktiv]

Hello all,
Paging the Mac gurus out there...

iNeed help; you see, I've just dropped a pretty penny purchasing some very cherished yet very hard to find DVDs at Barnes... (in short, legally purchased...)

The thing is, I plan on watching these over and over and over again, and my heart's going to break if the discs suddenly "hiccup" over time... (Truth be told, I'm getting quite paranoid about putting them in the DVD player even...)

My question is, is there any way to save and then watch these movies (at no loss for quality) on the HD of my 'Mac without the use of a DVD writer?

I'm presently running a chiclet iBook dual USB w/ DVD-ROM. (no CD writer either.)

Many thanks.:blush:

EDIT: Also, how much space would a typical DVD need?

[Edited on 10-10-2004 by wari_aktiv]

[Kenneth]

I'm not sure if this will work as I haven't tested these options:

1. Make a disc image using toast. Then when you want to watch it, simply mount it. 'Course it might not work with all DVDs
2. Buy a DVD writer and burn copies. Or if you can't afford it yet, have it reburned, I'm sure some philmuggers out there are willing to do it for a reasonable price.

A typical DVD might consume anywhere from 4 to 8gigs I think.

[Henjie]

To add to what Kenneth said, you can also rip (copy/extract to your hard drive) the DVDs using MacTheRipper then use Apple DVD Player or VLC to open/play the VIDEO_TS folders. Exact copy so no loss in quality. You're gonna need a large hard drive to store all those VIDEO_TS folders though. :-)

Best option is to make copies of the DVDs. A time-consuming process (ripping, compressing, burning) but it sure beats watching the DVDs on a small computer screen. ;-)


~Henjie

[peter_ob]

Try MacThe Ripper http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414
It works and it's free.

[the_diva]

i am wondering what kind of movies those are! they seem like classics that i would want to preserve myself!

let me know bro what it is! i am a movie addict myself! (barnes & noble, amazon, the pirates of greenhills, heck, even spectra and cardinal audio yumayaman dahil sa akin!)

=Þ

speaking of which...

p.s. guys! can anyone tell me if i can upgrade my combo drive to a super drive? and what the ball park figure it would go for? i would like to catalogue extremely special DVDs myself...

thanks again!

=Þ

[Edited on 10-10-2004 by the_diva]

[wari_aktiv]

Originally posted by the_diva
i am wondering what kind of movies those are! they seem like classics that i would want to preserve myself!

[Edited on 10-10-2004 by the_diva]

Actually, they're not really "classics" per se, they're just a collection of films that I really, really like... :P

for the_diva's benefit, and for the curious, here's what I plan to preserve:

• Neverwhere Boxed Set by Neil Gaiman
• The Red Violin by Francois Girard
• The Neverending Story by Wolfgang Petersen
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels by Guy Ritchie
• The Colour Trilogy (Rouge, Bleu, Blanc) by Kryztof Kryzlowski
• The Adventures of Tintin (Animated Series) 75th Anniversary Boxed Set by Nelvana

Hmmm, looking at it, at 4-6GB's each, I think I'll have a problem finding space...

Incidentally, I am hunting for Coffee & Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch, Clerks and Chasing Amy, both by Kevin Smith... If anyone out there knows where I can find these, please lemme know...

Thanks guys!:beer:

[Kenneth]

> The Neverending Story by Wolfgang Petersen

Sorry OT

Uy, hanep! Yan ang classic! :P Is that available locally? Kahit Region 3? I'd like to buy a copy of that classic. What was the name of the flying dog?

"Turn around, Look at what you seeeheeheeheeeeheeeee"

[freelancer]

> The Red Violin

OT pa rin.

I LOOOOVE this movie! Maka-Amazon nga.

Carry on.

@the_diva: Agree on the current must-have. Pony #14, winner.

[Edited on 10-11-2004 by freelancer]

[the_diva]

wari: love your films! namemories ako sa never ending story! will see that one soon again! of course, the red violin is also a beauty, as is the colour trilogy (i remember having someone buy me that in london only to find out na available na pala sa pirates of virra mall), and i just absolutely adore (more than snatch) lock, stock and 2 smoking barrels! viva le guy richie! as for chasing amy, get it in amazon. mas mura pa.

freelancer: true. i don't know how i can live without my shu uemura pony #14. sa 3 kong brush sets for work, lahat meron! talk about praning mawala! hay thank god meron nang shu sa rustan's! will keep you gals (and interested "metrosexuals" -- chos) on other curretn must haves.

=Þ

[wari_aktiv]

Thanks for the feedback guys! Finally freed up some space on my HD; am downloading MactheRipper as we speak... (Hindi kasya lahat, so I guess I just have to prioritise...)

But reading this thread, it made me realise that medyo bad vibes for the films to be confined to the 12' screen of the iBook, so I have another question:

Is there any way for me to connect my G3 iBook to the TV? (I'm not really sure what to look for / how to do it; the closest thing I've ever done to that is to hook up my 'Book to a projector for Keynote / iMovie presentations, using the adapter that came with the iBook...) :wound:

Thanks for all the help so far. It is mucho appreciated. :beer:

PS: Mucho thanks too to PatrickGaerlan for the offer to use his Superdrive. Cheers man.