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Jeffg30
15th January 2002, 05:03
ok, I am trying to learn how to make these divx files from DVD's.
I heard from several people that Fair use was the best. I downloaded it. I would get to a certain point then get a message stating "no handler available". After reading the posts it mentioned a few things, among them, a reformat. So, since I just backed up my laptop to clear enough room to do this, I reformatted. Then I tried to use Fair Use and it gives me a message "NO ASPI LAYER". I looked in the posts again and found the program they recommend I install...i forget the name ASPIxxxx. Except that it doesn't install, it is a .rar file. What do I do with a .rar file. I have never heard of it. So I tried a few other things like reloading some basic stuff like ECDC and NERO thinking they might have the file. Many reboots and I still get "NO ASPI LAYER" message.
Since none of these programs have decent doc on how to do it step by step, I need some help getting there. Preferably from start to finish.

Thanks,

Jeff Giuliani

alku83
15th January 2002, 14:05
Jeff, this is easier to solve than you think

RAR is a older compression format, quite zimilar to .zip files. You jsut need to download winRar, and then uncompress the file. There should be instructions in there, and then your aspi problems will be solved.

You can download it at:
http://www.rarsoft.com/

Sven Bent
27th January 2002, 13:01
RAR is a older compression format, quite zimilar to .zip files.

actually .rar isnewer than .zip and contains better compression ratios.

i still can get why people are using .zip when .rar compresses so much better

Bubba
31st January 2002, 20:52
Sven,

This remind me of the old "Beta vs VHS". Beta is better but VHS won because of popularity. Is it the same here? Lots of people will never hear about RAR or ACE, even these 2 are better. Myself, I don't even know about RAR until I got into downloading stuff from the newsgroups. It seems RAR is the dominant compression format in the newsgroups, and so I was forced to find out about RAR/unRAR.

It's the sad fact, but 90% of my friend don't know what's RAR until I explain it to them.