AnyDVD + DVD2ONE = Fast!!

[markj113]

Just tried out AnyDVD which decrypts dvds on the fly in the background. Started DVD2One and transcoded straight from the disk to the HD and it only took 14mins to process. Saves you the time of ripping to your hd first and the extra space needed for the original files. All we need now is to skip the hd alltogether and burn straight to DVD-R now that would be fast!!

[MackemX]

this works with any program that does not allow processing direct from the DVD :)

only downside is that it costs something like $40 for the pleasure and doesn't allow pre modification of the files :(

[tf]

DVDShrink can do this too, but for me it's not worth it. I always use deep analysis, so it will have to let the dvd drive spin for at least 30 mins, and it's working hard enough already :)

Besides, these days hd space is dirt cheap.

-tf

[fengtao]

DVD Region-Free also decrypt CSS disc on the fly, and you can get the lite version for only US$ 24.95 :)

[Grover]

Originally posted by tf
DVDShrink can do this too, but for me it's not worth it. I always use deep analysis, so it will have to let the dvd drive spin for at least 30 mins, and it's working hard enough already :)

Besides, these days hd space is dirt cheap.

-tf
So are DVD writers.... :D

I used to always rip to HHD first but now only do this when using Big-3 method.
For everything else I let DVDShrink rip it and transcode it. I figure if my DVD writer does die for some reason then a new (better faster) one will be cheaper than what I paid for this one.

Cheers...

[monkeymajik]

I think i'd rather wear out my ~$50 dvd reader over my ~$200 HDD containing all my important data...Tend to only really goto HDD when the movie is long or I'm trying somthing new and need to fiddle around with a few things to get it to look right.

[mudda_t]

...decrypts dvds on the fly...
As far as I know anydvd or any other similar program doesn't "decrypt" the disc. From what I understand it blocks the css and makes the cpu think it's not encrypted. To decrypt you would need dvddecrypter or something similar.

[Kedirekin]

Hard disks are built to handle much higher duty cycles than DVD drives are. The incremental wear from reading DVD files from you hard drive is much smaller than the incremental wear of reading them from your DVD drive.

In other words, do 10,000 DVDs from a DVD drive and it'll probably crumble into dust. Do 10,000 DVDs from your hard drive and it probably wouldn't account for more than 10% of it's normal wear and tear (okay, maybe 25%).

[windtrader]

As far as I know anydvd or any other similar program doesn't "decrypt" the disc. From what I understand it blocks the css and makes the cpu think it's not encrypted. To decrypt you would need dvddecrypter or something similar.

This seems like semantics. If you load DVD RegionFree then start something like Nero Recode that will normally not process a CSS encrypted DVD, the program will start processing the DVD as if it is reading a non-CSS encrypted disc.

It seems that "decrypt on the fly" and "blocks the CSS" mean the same thing.

[DnGermany]

I always rip to the hd first. I'm always messing with the menus and structure of the dvd, I just love IfoEdit.

[emazur]

I've been thinking strongly about getting a dvdr recently. But I usually can't keep more than 9 gig free on my system. i reasoned that if I have to rip a dvd, that's usually 7 gig or so, and if I use some dvd backup program (dvd2one or dvdshrink look pretty good), creating a new dvd would take up another 4.7 gig, altogether more than I have room to spare (right?). But if I use this anydvd method will I be OK? I guess you could just tell me to buy a new HD. But actually I'm considering getting a new system maybe in the next few months, which would come with a larger hd so it's not worth it for me to buy a seperate one.

[prot0vision]

Aside from possible wear and tear discussed above, so far DVDShrink + ImgTools Burn allows for dvd ripping with minimum free space (5GB or so). DVDShrink will read and transcode from the disk, and ImgTools will allow to burn your resulting video_ts directly to DVD, without making an iso first. Not sure if the other solutions offer builtin burning...

prot0vision

[emazur]

that's what i was hoping to hear. looking closely at the doom9 dvd backup guide for dvdshrink, it never mentions that I have to rip to the hd (using dvd decrypter), only that it is an option. so does that mean I don't even need anyDVD or dvd_region_free if I want to use DVD shrink, right? But I guess it's necessary for dvd2one if I'm not working off the hd, otherwise this post never would have been made in the first place.