Extracting episodes off of a DVD sperately?

I swear the LAST DVD on iPod POST.
ok, so i know how to get DVD movies on tom my iPod 5G. But when u are extracting a DVD, (ex. Family Guy Season 2), is there a way to get each episode seperately, so you can choose which episode you want to watch?

Depends on the software you are using for the extraction process. DVDBackup, for instance, extract only at the VOB level. HandBrake does try to segment the material but may or may not be able to correctly make such distinctions. Forty-TwoDVD-VXPlus can extract at chapter level and as such is my choice for the extraction of, say, individual Doctor Who, Avenger, etc. episodes from a DVD.

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I am doing the audio mastering of a feature film I've made. I'm wanting to extract the audio of a DVD I purchased so that I can see the wave form, study the audio dynamics, and see if I can attempt to match some of the eq characteristics toward my own film.
Does anyone know how to be able to, again, directly extract the audio from DVD material for this purpose? I not only have Logic Pro 7, but I also have Final Cut Studio and all the apps that come with it. I also have Peak 4, Toast 6, and Waveburner. Can I use any of these apps (if not Logic itself) to accomplish this taks? And if so . . . how?
Thank you very much in advance for all the responses,
Javier Calderon

HI there!
Right, the way i understand it, you need to get the macro (protection) off the DVD...well, there are ways to do that. I guess the best for you is a software that automatically converts VOB into Avi or Mpeg (both of which will have the sound embedded). Then you can convert such file into Quicktime Pro as .mov (or just use them as such in Final Cut and extract audio form video...)
The only mac soft i know that does that is Handbrake, and it's a free soft, so you shouldn't have trouble finding it. Still, you may still have to bypass the macro, as I'm not sure Handbrake will let you convert a protected disc. There is another software that will delete data protection and zone info and create a folder containing the VOB. MacTheRipper is only for "backing up" purpose, and should not be used to rip DVDs, but since it's your own material, it's fine for you to use it.
Still overall, this will be a lengthy procedure, seeing as you have to rip/copy/convert/extract.
Have you considered playing your DVD off a DVD player and recording the sound straight into the computer in real time?

Extracting iDVD off Tiger Install Disc

I have an iBook without a SuperDrive. Just purchased an external DVD burner. How do I extract iDVD off the install discs since iDVD is not an application on my iBook as yet?
Thanks.

If you're referring to a purchased copy of Tiger then iDVD won't be on it. If iDVD came with your computer you will have to get it off the discs that came with it. Check out Mac OS X Restore DVD: Installing individual third-party software items without erasing and Macintosh Restore DVD: How to install iMovie, iPhoto, or iTunes using Mac OS X Software Install.
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I am running an iMac with Tiger 10.4.11. After doing an update of software I cannot boot. I have not been able to access Safe Mode or boot off a Tiger DVD. With DVD inserted I wait till I hear the bong noise then I press the letter C. It thinks for a few seconds then spits the DVD out. I am able to see the contents of the DVD when I insert into my PowerBook running Leopard. This DVD is not the same one that was used to install Tiger. The Tiger DVD is in excellent shape.
I have reset the PRAM.
I was able to access Single User Mode. I ran /sbin/fsck -fy and it found no problems.
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Well, kicking out the Disk on boot is generally one of two things... bad optical, or the HD Driver munged early on.
If the Power book boots off that Install Disk, I'd put the iMac into Target mode, try an Archive & Install, which gives you a new OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc...
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Extract a clip from a DVD

Yeah, like the Subject says, "Extract a clip from a DVD". How can I do that? And, I'd like the subtitles to be extracted as well. It's for my presentation thing. It's irritating if I have to search for a particular scene during the presentation, so having the clips in the Powerpoint is better. But the film I'm presenting on is a foreign one, so I need the subtitles to go in the clip as well.

Handbrake - http://handbrake.m0k.org/
You can select chapters, if you just want a piece of a chapter then rip the chapter and use iMovie or Quicktime Pro to take that piece out.

Deleting a movie off of a DVD

Hi,
Apologies if this is a really stooopid question...
I have managed to create a movie in Movie HD and got it into IDVD. I have burnt it to a DVD-R, but have now edited the film and want to burn the new version on to the DVD.
Do I need to delete the original film off of the DVD , as when I put it into the drive it will not allow me to burn the film on to the DVD. When I use a new. blank DVD it will burn it on, but I have run out of blank new DVDs.
Thanks for assistance.
Fi

You don't. SDM was referring to iDVD not a DVD blank.
If you have run out of DVD blanks, buy some more! Recommended are Verbatim, Maxell and Fuji DVD-R.
(Sainsbury's sell Verbatim!)

Need help getting audio off of a dvd...

[You can skip this paragraph if you don't need the backstory.]
So, for several weeks I've been trying to get some audio off of a DVD of mine and into a simple mp3 file. A couple days ago I found and followed this guide, and thought I had succeeded. But after a while I realized that the file I got does not play nice with my handheld mp3 player, or mpd, or mplayer, or anything whatsoever that is not gstreamer-based. MPD goes especially berserk - after playing the file, it can no longer play anything else until I reboot (yes reboot - restarting mpd doesn't fix anything). I should also mention that I'm aware that the guide is not 100% correct; I followed the advice and corrections of some commentors there too.
Anyways, I guess I need to ask for help with this. How would you go about getting audio off of a DVD?
Last edited by fflarex (2008-07-19 01:26:01)

I usually use the following command to rip a music dvd to wav:
OUTPUTDIR="/Some/Rip/Dir"
TITLE=2
FIRST_CHAPTER=1
LAST_CHAPTER=13
CHAPTER=$FIRST_CHAPTER
AUDIO_ID=128
echo "Ripping Audio..."
while [ $CHAPTER -le $LAST_CHAPTER ]; do
let NO=$CHAPTER
mplayer -dvd-device /dev/dvd1 dvd://$TITLE -vo null -vc null -ao pcm:waveheader:file=$OUTPUTDIR/track$NO.wav -af lavcresample=44100 -aid $AUDIO_ID -chapter $CHAPTER-$CHAPTER
let CHAPTER=CHAPTER+1
done
Resampling to 44100 is important since most mp3 players cannot handle 48000.
Then I have another little script that converts it to flac, sets the correct tags, and finally converts the flac to oggs as well..
Last edited by GogglesGuy (2008-07-19 01:45:06)

, an off of a dvd disc onto iMovie? How do i do this? Or is there another program i should buy?

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You can do this using a free app called MPEG Streamclip, along with a $20 quicktime component from Apple.
See here for details.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3951

Extracting material off of a de-encrypted DVD

Can this be done in iMovie?
I have video footage on a DVD. It is not encrypted but when I attempt to import it into iMovie it tells me that it isn't a movie file.
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Thanks

DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
VisualHub (23.32$)
Drop2DV (free)
Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
none of these apps override copyprotection mechanisms as on commercial dvds...
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
be nice to copy rights
... and, next time, try the forum's search-feature...

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Hello,
I am hoping someone out there will have encountered something similar and have some suggestions or ideas, because at this point I can't think of anything else to try.
I have a 2.8 Ghz 8-core Mac Pro (Early 2008) with an Nvidia 8800GT Graphics card. I am running OS 10.6.2, fully patched and updated.
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I've already spent an hour and a half talking to Apple Technical Support, and they seemed stumped, so I'm hoping someone will have a notion. If not, I understand and appreciate you taking the time to read this- I have no idea at this point, and I'm generally a pretty knowledgeable user.
- Andrew

Thank you for your reply,
Pull all the drives you have other than the one that you will install Windows 7 to.
I think I will try this next.
Don't put Windows 7 on the same drive as OS X, give it its own.
That was initially what I started out doing.
And you don't even need Boot Camp Assistant.
True, but it's what Apple suggests using.
Might also want to try moving the monitor cable to the other card port.
Hmm, I think I'll try that.
Any other PCI cards or devices attached or installed should also be questioned or disconnected.
I've disconnected everything I could.
Always a good idea to start fresh which I assume you are doing (not trying to upgrade over RC etc).
Yes, the drive was empty to start with.
Honestly it seems like the Mac Pro is generally refusing to boot from any Windows disc. Things I've tried since my initial post:
- Loaded Windows 7 Install disc into my room mate's windows PC... loaded up fine, got to install screen
- Tried his OEM copy of Windows Vista 32-bit, same issue
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It does recognize that I have a Windows 7 install disc inserted when I use the boot selector/startup disk chooser.
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Extract Clips from already burned DVD?

My mom is sending me a DVD that she has just created from a VHS tape. I would love to add some clips from that DVD into the project that I am making now in iMovie. Any idea how I can extract maybe 10-20 second clips at a time from this DVD and bring it in to my project? I have about 45GB of space available on my hard drive, and I am running Mac OS 10.3.9. Thank you!

a forum Search would bring up the usual reply..
DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
VisualHub (23.32$)
Drop2DV (free, requires installation of ffmpeg parts, google for it...)
Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/convertdvdstodvs
none of these methods or tools override copy protection/DRM mechanisms.. advice on 'ripping' is a violation of the ToU of this board ..
be nice to copy rights ...

Menu page image and text cut off on burned DVD

I burned a DVD using the travel theme. The project looks fine on my Intel iMac, but when I put the disc into my home DVD player, the menu page, which is not in letterbox format like the rest of the project, has the outer edges cut off and the text and images don't fit the television screen. The rest of the disc looks fine. Any suggestions as to why this happened?
Thanks!

Hi DrumRunner:
iDVD: How to Determine TV Safe Area
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50151
iDVD: Creating widescreen DVDs for standard size televisions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303030
Then there is:
Old Toad's recipe for:
Masking Movies to the TV Safe Area for iDVD
The mask should be 640 x 480 pixels and the movie 514 x 386 (I arrived at this figure by making a snapshot of the TV save area of an iDVD project with Snapz). You can set this size after you’ve joined it with the mask movie with Quicktime Player Pro.
Import the black mask jpg file into iMovie and and export it as a .mov file at the same length as your movie (there may be a way to not have to create a specific length mask for each movie but I haven't found it. If the times do not match the movie file will be synced to the length of the mask movie).
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Then run the script. You can then run the merged movie to check it out. Your movie will be located in the upper lefthand corner of the window when played.
When you open the Movie Properties window from the Window menu for the combined file you’ll see the following:
Video Track 1: the black mask
Video Track 2 : your movie file
Tween track: Have no idea what this is.
Sound track: self explanaotry
Black mask.
To set the size of your movie to the correct size select it in the Properties window and click on Visual Settings pane. Then enter 514 in the first field and hit enter. With the Preserve Aspect Ration box checked the other size will automatically be set.
To center the video track in the center of the mask select the Video Track 2 item and plug in a offset of about: 60 & 40. You'll probably have to play with that to fine tune the centering. Doing the math and subtracting the movie dimensions from the mask dimensions and dividing by two just didn't get it perfectly centered. I'm sure I'm missing something here.
Now save as a new self contained movie after checking the High Quality box at the bottom right.
You can not import it into iDVD for preview and burning. One drawback is that you can't invoke the TV save area for a movie in iDVD to check it out. But you can mark it on the monitor screen while viewing a menu or slideshow and then play the movie to see how close you came.
Since I made this workflow I've found that iDVD NTSC likes 720 x 540 pixels for standard video in NTSC format so you might want to make the black mask that size and adjust the video accordingly. As I said it takes some fiddling.
Does that help?
Sue

Problems Extracting Raw off 5d Mk2 with PSE7 on Windows 7

Hi
Anyone had any problems extracting the RAW photos off a 5dmk2 camera using PSE7 on Windows 7.
Basically, the problem occurs when the the camera has Raw files on aswell as jpegs. When I select the option to get files from camera or card reader, I can select the device and then the camera is analysed and the number of files counted. Fine. However, if I then press Get Photo's the window kind of freezes, nothing happens and the window can't be closed. If there are just jpegs on the camera then there's not a problem but I want to be able to use Raws.
It works fine on Windows XP SP3 with Raw plugin 5.4.
I've tried all the raw plugins I can up until the latest one that is suitable (v5.6).
I'm not confusing the 32bit or 64bit versions.
I'm following the exact instructions on installing the raw plugin's properly.
I've tried all sorts of different settings in Windows compatibility mode.
I've run as the administrator.
I've read numerous posts to see what solutions people have to related but not identical problems.
I don't want to process it separately and turn it into a company's own file format first (forgotten what it was), I just want to use the Raw files in the same way that they worked on Windows XP.
Don't know what else to try.......
Can anyone please help?
Thanks in advance.....

Ok.... I've got a work around but there's a definite bug here..... not sure why this should happen.
Basically, the only way I can extract the raws off the camera is to import a new raw from a folder i.e. 'File > Get
Photos > From Files or Folders'.
Then if I go to 'File > Get Photos > From Camera or Card Reader' everything works as it should, the files get extracted
from the camera.
Assumed it would be working ok permenantly after having to do that yesterday, but couldn't get raws off again without
repeating the steps above......
....wierd....it's almost like it needs reminding that it can handle raws before extracting.....
I know someone on another blog said they had the same set up and didn't have a problem, but I wonder if it's something
subtle in the differences between our base system setup......
Anyway hope this helps give people a work around if they encounter the same issue?
If anyone has a permenant solution please let me know as I don't want to have to rename and then reimport a raw file
everytime I extract photos......

Extract Photos from iPhoto Slideshow DVD

I made a DVD via iPhoto for someone for the purpose of viewing pictures without actually having possession them, and I heard they found a way to get the pictures off.
Is this true, or was the iPhoto slideshow made incorrectly?
Thanks,
DiFFeReN7

Coincidentally I just saw this:
If you play the slideshow DVD with VLC (Video LAN Client)
<http://www.videolan.org> you can use the "Snapshot" command (Command-Option-S) in the "Video" menu to generate a file from each slide. The resolution will only be about 640 x 480
here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=844997&tstart=0
Regards
TD

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Hi Fangorious,
That is a very nice hard drive. I am sorry to say, but this forum is for software and hardware issues. I suggest "Googling"* ______ OS X and looking at other Mac forums for information about this topic. The hard drive is very nice, and I would suggest it for anyone with a Mac Mini. You might want to think about partitioning it and having a small partition with Tiger on it. Be reason being if anything happens to your Mac Mini you can always boot off that partition and run different diagnostics. If you have any question or wondering about other tips, I would love to help in anyway possible.
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*The Term "Google" or "Googling" refers to the internet search engine, Google. I personally like Google over other search engines, but you will find similar results

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