Import DVD's into iTunes?

Instead of purchasing all of the movies I already have on DVD from iTunes, can they be imported?

Yes, There are numerous ways to do it. Here is a good place for this kind of help.
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewforum.php?f=9

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Importing DVD's into Itunes with Windows

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how to import DVDs into Itunes so that there is a way for Canadians to have movies on their ipods. I was also wondering does anyone know when Canada will get Tv Shows and Movies in the Itunes Store?
Thanks.

Hi,
You might want to post this question in the Windows Forum rather than the Mac Forum. If you had a Mac I would suggest Handbrake (http://handbrake.m0k.org/) = they are working on a Windows version.
As to getting TV and Movies you're in the same boat as those of us in the UK
Regards,
COlin R.

Can I import CD's into iTunes from an external Firewire CD/DVD player?

The CD/DVD player on my iMac G4 broke and just wondering if I can hook up a cheap external Firewire CD/DVD drive (with RW capability) to my iMac and still be able to view DVD's and import CD's into iTunes?
Thanks for any answer to this question.
Thanks,
Dave

Yes - connect the ext device - open iTunes - load a CD - it shouold appear in the left most column of iTunes under Devices - rip away.
To use that same ext device to burn then go to iTunes prefs>Advanced>Burning and select it from the drop down menu.
MJ

I have plenty of space on my hard drive (500GB), but when I plug in my iPhone there is a window stating the pone cannot be backed up because of lack of disk space. The same occurs with attempting to import CD's into iTunes.

I have plenty of space on my hard drive (500GB), but when I plug in my iPhone there is a window stating the pone cannot be backed up because of lack of disk space. The same occurs with attempting to import CD's into iTunes. The hard disk was replaced recently in order to gain extra memory. Is there some sort of limit set up from the original hard drive causing this problem?

Boot up from your Snow Leopard Install DVD while holding down the "c" key.
Select the language you wish to use, and then choose "Disk Utility" from the menu bar.
Your HD should appear in a panel on the left hand side of the window which opens. Select it and then click on the "repair disk" button in the right hand section of the window.
If Disk First aid is unable to complete the repair you will need to use a stronger 3rd party utility like DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro.
Once this process has been completed restart your computer.
Utilities & info regarding checking your HD space:
Where did my Disk Space go?
Slimming your hard drive
Seven ways to free up drive space
OmniDiskSweeper is a free utility that checks HD space.
FreeSpace cost $1 or is a free utility that checks HD space.
SpaceControl is a free utility that checks HD space.
Disk Inventory X
WhatSize
SpaceControl

How do I get DVD movies into iTunes (and thus my iPad)?

I have a pc with Windows XP. How do I import my DVD movies into iTunes? Do I need to buy additional software? Or is my best bet joining netflix?
Thanks!

you can copy them for your own use.
Copying is not the issue. Breaking the encryption is.
But it's kind of a catch 22 in that you cannot copy a DVD unless you break the encryption.
in Europe it is not
Europe is not one country.
Most European countries have their own equivalent of the DMCA and it is illegal to break the encryption in some of these countries.

Can't import audio CD into iTunes with Vista

I can't import audio CDs into iTunes with my new Dell 531 Vista computer. The songs seem to import, but only small (~50K) files are created, which don't play. Also, I cant play audio CDs using iTunes. CDs do play using Windows Media Player. The DVD/CD drive seems to work fine in all other applications.
I have tried the "device filter" regedit fix, but no luck. Anyone else have this problem?
Here are my diagnostics details:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition (Build 6000)
Dell Inc. Inspiron 531
iTunes 7.4.1.2
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: DRVMCDB (1.0.0.1), DLACDBHM (1.0.0.1),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Current user is not an administrator.
Video Display Information:
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
Connected Device Information:
Disk drive, WDC WD25 00JS-75NCB3 SCSI Disk Device, Bus Number 0, Target Id 0, LUN 0
CD-ROM Drive, HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31N SCSI CdRom Device, Bus Number 1, Target Id 1, LUN 0
E: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31N, Rev B109
Audio CD in drive.
Found 12 songs on CD, playing time 48:45 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 05:00:02
Track 3, start time 08:39:55
Track 4, start time 14:39:25
Track 5, start time 18:34:10
Track 6, start time 21:43:22
Track 7, start time 24:56:42
Track 8, start time 27:54:72
Track 9, start time 33:03:52
Track 10, start time 37:55:00
Track 11, start time 43:59:72
Track 12, start time 46:46:22
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 8 10 16 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8.

JohnAndKel,
That's odd because the CD reading test that the diagnostics runs didn't report an error. What happens if you select a song from the CD in iTunes and play directly from CD?
(Just a note, the filter trick doesn't do anything for CD import, just CD burn. iTunes doesn't use the Gear drivers for reading the CD.)

When trying to import a cd into iTunes

When I import a CD into iTunes,
after a few songs, the download freezes and my computer no longer recognises my drive d.
The D drive (DVD/CD rom) seems to have disappeared.
Since the computer does not know that I have a D drive, the DVD/CD rom will not work.

Ok, obviously no one has a definite answer for this, but I found several different suggestions on the net. I tried all of them, and none of them have worked for me. So I still cannot import CDs with iTunes. Instead, I am now importing CD's with Windows Media Player, which works just fine, then adding all of them seperately to iTunes so I can have the music on my iPod. it takes less time to transfer this way, than to force quit multiple ties over several hours to maybe get one CD imported.
In case the suggestions of others work for you, I did a google search on "iTunes freezes when importing CDs"- it brought up a lot of pages, with a lot more complaints than answers , but the easiest "fix" was to turn off error correction in your prefences. Since I never had error correction turned on, that didn't help me. The other most cited "fix" was the following link on Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1421 . Though I never get an error message (iTunes just freezes), I tried it anyway. Still no success.
I hope this helps some!

Unable to import CD's into Itunes

I am unable to import CD's into Itunes. It won't rip into media player either. It recognizes the CD and starts to download and states it's imported but the information is unavailable. I have run diagnostics and re-installed Itunes. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Compaq-Presario KT526AA-ABA SR5505F
iTunes 10.6.3.25
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 1.14.43
Apple Application Support 2.1.9
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 5.2.0.6
Apple Mobile Device Driver not found.
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
iTunes Serial Number 0031AB8403F12DA8
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-07-09 09:21:15.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 10.6.3.25 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.3.25 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653Q, Rev 0303
Audio CD in drive.
Found 4 songs on CD, playing time 29:10 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:15
Track 2, start time 07:01:29
Track 3, start time 14:12:65
Track 4, start time 21:10:57
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   4 8 16 24 32 40.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   4.
Error Correction is turned on for importing audio CDs.

How 2 Import a CD into Itunes? I only get first few Secs of each track!!

I have just bought an Ipod and am having trouble importing my Cds into Itunes !!!
I seem to have the 'intro function' on in Itunes so I can only get the first few seconds of each track !!
Does anyone know how I can import the complete tracks and how I turn this Itunes intro setting off ?
Thanks Owen0069

hi Owen!
let's try checking up on some of the simpler possibilities:
You can't import or play music from an audio CD in iTunes for Windows
these resources might be helpful with that:
Updating the drivers on your Windows PC
toonz: Where to find firmware for your CD/DVD drive
... but if no joy, post back with your itunes "help > run CD diagnostics". one of the clever folk might be able to spot something in those.
love, b

Importing DVD's into iMovie 08'

I have 70 DVD's of home movies made on my Mac, is it possible to import these DVD's into iMovie 08'? If so, how is this done? I'm not sure if this is something that I would really want to do but perhaps to have all of my videos into one video library makes sense (similar to how we import cd's into itunes)
Thank you

// why not making use of the Search feature of this forum //
// following text is just copy/paste, no individual answer //
DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing... so, any conversion process will add a (dramatic) loss in picture quality.
for usage in iLife, 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...)
Toast 6/7/8/9 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
old apps:
Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
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 copyrights ...+

I am importing a cd into itunes and it is creating 4 different albums. How can I get it all in one album?

I am importing a CD into itunes and it is creating 5 different albums.
1 album for most of the songs and 4 other albums for single songs from
the CD. How can I get itunes software to put all the songs into 1 album?

Generally all you need to do is fill in an appropriate Album Artist. For more details see my article on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topic One album, too many covers.
tt2

Error message when trying to import a CD into iTunes

I get an error message when I try to import a CD into iTunes that says the disk cannot be found. I recently requested to uninstall Tune-up because I kept receiving annoying messages to purchase the software. It looks like Tune-up is deactivated, but now I can't import music. Any suggestions?

Without much to go on I think your drive is having problems. It may be something minor such as dust which could possibly be removed using a drive cleaning disc (computer supply store or CD store), or it could be an irregular error in a laser, or tracking, or loose cable, or...
One way to eliminate any iTunes possibility is if it is consistently doing this with a particular CD then try an alternative ripping tool such as XLD or Max.

Importing CD's into Itunes Crashes with EXC_BAD_ACCESS KERN_Invalid Address

Every time I try to import a CD into Itunes it crashes. It started with Itunes 10.2, I then downgraded to 10.0 and then to 9.2. The problem is the same. I have repaired the disk, repaired permissions several times and checked my memory. Nothing seems to work. I hope you can suggest a fix. Here is the crash log:
Process: iTunes [348]
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Identifier: com.apple.iTunes
Version: 9.2.1 (9.2.1)
Build Info: iTunes-9210401~3
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [127]
Date/Time: 2011-02-21 19:14:40.399 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 0AC10B39-361C-4F1B-89A2-5BBF697E90AA
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000009d80ff0
Crashed Thread: 11
Thread 0:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948b81d8 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948c68ac machportdestroy + 112
2 com.apple.iTunes 0x001c2f94 0x1000 + 1843092
3 com.apple.iTunes 0x0011e4ec 0x1000 + 1168620
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f48c48 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1484
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47de0 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 464
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47bfc SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 52
7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f77b88 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 308
8 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f4909c DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2592
9 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47de0 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 464
10 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f64d04 SendEventToEventTarget + 52
11 com.apple.iTunes 0x003cfc30 0x1000 + 3992624
12 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f48c48 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1484
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47de0 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 464
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47bfc SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 52
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f77b88 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 308
16 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f4909c DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2592
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f47de0 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 464
18 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90f64d04 SendEventToEventTarget + 52
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90fd34a8 ToolboxEventDispatcher + 84
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x90fcf9e4 RunApplicationEventLoop + 164
21 com.apple.iTunes 0x0010e038 0x1000 + 1101880
22 com.apple.iTunes 0x0010df54 0x1000 + 1101652
23 com.apple.iTunes 0x0000cd10 0x1000 + 48400
24 com.apple.iTunes 0x00004c04 0x1000 + 15364
25 com.apple.iTunes 0x000039cc 0x1000 + 10700
26 com.apple.iTunes 0x000036dc 0x1000 + 9948
27 ??? 0x00000ffc 0 + 4092
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948b81d8 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948bf0fc mach_msg + 56
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d89394 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1812
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d89c1c CFRunLoopRun + 60
4 com.apple.iTunes 0x00361ef8 0x1000 + 3542776
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948fa0d0 pthreadstart + 316
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948b81d8 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948bf0fc mach_msg + 56
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d89394 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1812
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x96bbafa8 HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 212
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x96bbade4 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 104
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948fa0d0 pthreadstart + 316
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948b8238 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948fb384 pthread_condwait + 1336
2 com.apple.iTunes 0x0001dfd8 0x1000 + 118744
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9491bd74 select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 12
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d94808 __CFSocketManager + 764
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x94929ef0 accept$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 12
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x949607d4 accept + 16
2 com.apple.iTunes 0x00448190 0x1000 + 4485520
Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x94929ef0 accept$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 12
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x949607d4 accept + 16
2 com.apple.iTunes 0x00448190 0x1000 + 4485520
Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948f9910 kevent + 12
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d609b0 _monitor_file_descriptor_ + 88
Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948b81d8 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948bf0fc mach_msg + 56
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d89394 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1812
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95d89c1c CFRunLoopRun + 60
4 com.apple.DiscRecording 0x00fd5f7c DRWorkLoop::WorkLoop() + 248
5 com.apple.DiscRecording 0x00fd5e60 DRWorkLoop::WorkLoopEntry(DRWorkLoop*) + 12
6 com.apple.DiscRecording 0x00fd5a08 DRThreadObject::StartRoutine(DRThreadObject*) + 188
7 com.apple.DiscRecording 0x0104eb90 DRWorkLoop::DRWorkLoop() + 296
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948fa0d0 pthreadstart + 316
Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9490d76c syscall + 12
1 com.apple.OpenTransport 0x09179fb4 CarbonSelectThreadFunc + 200
Thread 10:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948bebec _semwaitsignal + 12
1 com.apple.OpenTransport 0x09176048 CarbonOperationThreadFunc + 132
Thread 11 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0xffff8c94 __memcpy + 1268 (cpu_capabilities.h:237)
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x94cd9ca8 AddNewRef + 188
2 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x94cd9910 AddResourceCommon + 264
3 com.apple.iTunes 0x00356c68 0x1000 + 3497064
4 com.apple.iTunes 0x001af2ec 0x1000 + 1762028
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8 com.apple.iTunes 0x005bf83c 0x1000 + 6023228
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x948fa0d0 pthreadstart + 316
Thread 11 crashed with PPC Thread State 32:
srr0: 0xffff8c94 srr1: 0x0200d030 dar: 0x09d80ff0 dsisr: 0x40000000
r0: 0x00000002 r1: 0xf0523180 r2: 0x0000000a r3: 0x08dc9012
r4: 0x09d80ff4 r5: 0x00ff7fe2 r6: 0xffffffef r7: 0xffffffdf
r8: 0xffffffcf r9: 0xffffffff r10: 0x00000000 r11: 0xa07ada4c
r12: 0x09d81040 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x001a7f2c
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000009 r18: 0xf052344a r19: 0xf0523860
r20: 0x00000008 r21: 0xf052344c r22: 0xf0523240 r23: 0x50726f47
r24: 0x08ac2b8c r25: 0xf05232e8 r26: 0x08dc9012 r27: 0x00000550
r28: 0x00000000 r29: 0x08dc1026 r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x94cd9814
cr: 0x44444442 xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x94cd9cac ctr: 0x0003ee00
vrsave: 0xfff80000

Since the 10.2 iTunes update I have been completely unable to import from CD's into iTunes. An error message appears.

Why does 'User not registered for online use' show up when I try to import a cd into itunes. None of the cd info shows up either

Why does 'User not registered for online use' show up when I try to import a cd into itunes? None of the cd info shows up either.

Well, the format I upload from the camera is "video clip" or "video for Windows"...sometimes I've converted them to avi format, too. But as I said, it never even lets me get that far...I never get to even select a clip. As soon as I tell the program to "import/clip" it freezes up before I can even go to the folder that the clips are in. It has only begun to do this recently, and I'd never had any problems like this before. Last night I tried it again, and I clicked "open composition", and it froze when I did that too.
I'm not sure how much more specific I can be about the details of the clips, since I'm positive it has nothing to do with the clips themselves...I'm running Windows XP, though...Home Edition Service Pack 2, Pentium 4 CPU 2.80GHz, with 504 MB of RAM. I have had the automatic updates turned on since I did my last reformat a couple of weeks ago. Could it have something to do with some kind of an update it may have done?

TS1387 I am importing CD's into iTunes. There were 3 different selection for the CD I put in and I accidently selected the wrong one, Now how do I change it? It seems to only recognize it as the wrong CD now.

I am importing CD's into iTunes. The CD that I put in had the option of 3 different CD's and I accidentally chose the wrong CD name. Is there a way to change it? It now seems to only recognize that CD as the wrong one.

Trevor,
When you say your superdrive rips, the import speeds are typically around 20x, what encoding method and bit rate are you using ?
I imported another CD and watched for what import speed numbers were displayed. Routinely, they hovered around 8x and sometimes up to 12 or 13x, but never higher. I was told by someone at our local user's group meeting that ripping at AAC 192kbps was a double-pass, I think that was the words they used, and therefore slower. ( Many members thought 7 minutes to rip was typical ) I'm not so sure if that means the drive will only spin at half it's rated max speed ? Anyway, I walked over to my son's PC with the CD and ripped it at AAC 192kbps to his iTunes library. The numbers I saw were from 18x to frequently 23, 24 and sometimes briefly to about 26x. His drive has a max of 40x. By my reasoning, anything that would cause iTunes to rip this CD at a slower speed, whether due to the encoding rate or the CD's surface condition, should affect both computers equally, yes ? Yet the drive on the PC performed on average at twice the rate of the iMac. I think it's safe to say the rip speed is comfortably within the operating margins of both drives.
I'm not yet fully convinced this is normal for an iMac. My CD are in excellent shape. I'm the only one who uses them and I handle them with about as much care as the old audiofiles used to when they handled their vinyl LPs ( well, at least not as far as wearing cotton gloves and sweeping the dust off ). Most of them have absolutely no visible scratches or oily finger prints on their surfaces. I might experiment and see what rates I get if I use MP3 or a lower bit rate for AAC.
Bill

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