How to store DVDs onto a PC?

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#60070 18-Apr-2010 09:20

What method is out there to store DVD’s onto a computer (or a standalone device) and still be able to play by selecting the chapters?

Am talking here about homemade DVD’s – not movies or any protected stuff.

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#319840 18-Apr-2010 09:31

I rip all my DVD's in ISO format. It means I get an exact copy with menus but does take more space.

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#319844 18-Apr-2010 09:38

Ok thanks but how do you do that?

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#319845 18-Apr-2010 09:42

sbiddle: I rip all my DVD's in ISO format. It means I get an exact copy with menus but does take more space.

+1. I use DVDfab or Nero.

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#319848 18-Apr-2010 09:52

sbiddle: I rip all my DVD's in ISO format. It means I get an exact copy with menus but does take more space.

same here, using DVD Shrink

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#319862 18-Apr-2010 10:47

+1 DVD Shrink

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#319870 18-Apr-2010 11:27

I'll recommend DVD Shrink as well. Set it to copy the whole disk, with no compression and output to .iso and you'll get an exact copy.

VLC Player can play the .iso file directly, or if you want to use any other software, install a virtual DVD Program like Alcohol 52% or Daemon Tools Lite (both free, I think). Then you can mount the .iso as a virtual DVD and most of your software won't be able to tell the difference.

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#319915 18-Apr-2010 15:09

stuffed: What method is out there to store DVD’s onto a computer (or a standalone device) and still be able to play by selecting the chapters?

Am talking here about homemade DVD’s – not movies or any protected stuff.

Thanks

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#319916 18-Apr-2010 15:09

stuffed: What method is out there to store DVD’s onto a computer (or a standalone device) and still be able to play by selecting the chapters?

Am talking here about homemade DVD’s – not movies or any protected stuff.

Thanks

are you home movies already on DVD with menus etc? you just want to copy them to pc? if you're trying to create menus/chapters etc then a few more steps/tools might be required

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#319918 18-Apr-2010 15:14

They are all on DVD with up to 30 Chapters on each one
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#320182 19-Apr-2010 11:55

OK have successfully imported a DVD to the PC via DVD Shrink – and installed VLC player but still can’t figure out how to use the DVD’s Chapters. In Playback (on the Toolbar) Chapters are “greyed” out.

Any feedback on this?

Many thanks

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#320224 19-Apr-2010 13:41

For some reason the chapters have now appeared – after a reboot!

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#320245 19-Apr-2010 14:41

I use to use DVD Shrink - But found DVD FAB a lot more reliable