Video Recording/Playback/Editing/Converting/etc.

some wiz kid in the united states said that if you press down shift key or something, he can avoid the copy protection...
and the most amazing thing is that the company that created this copy protection actually confirm it... :google:

He got sued by the company from violatin the DMCA http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33322.html then the company dropped the legal action http://www.sunncomm.com/press/pressrelease.asp?prid=200310101150 All I could say they offered a revolutionary copy protection :rolleyes:

I don't know, if I were to "accidentally" find out abput that shift-key technique, i would say i'd keep that secret to myself. :mrgreen:

Hi,
Does anyone know how to convert drama dl via btorrent to a vcd? I converted it to mpeg via Boilsoft and saved it on a cdr; however, when I tried to play it on the dvd player it couldn't read it. Is the subtitles creating the problem?

I'm using Adaptec easy creator; dvd player is panasonic.

I can watch it on the computer -- no problem.

Thanks for your help! :rolleyes2:
AlohaAkemi

If you got it in mpeg format try using VCDEasy.

You have to burn the cd as vcd format. Look for that option within your burning program.

yeah i used vcd easy as well and it pretty simple to work with. You can also use nero.

check out www.dvdrhelp.com.

i use virtualdub, tmpgenc, and nero.

is there a way to keep a good quality of the file?because i turned GTO in a vcd but even though the quality was great after the dl,at the vcd,everything seemed abit blurry

no there's no way!...that's the price u pay if u want to watch this stuff on ur T.V....... u loose some quality during the VCD conversion...it would be better to have some 1 burn them onto DVD then u don't loose any quality!

yeah and u get to put two ep. into one dvd-r.

While many people have problem with video and other stuffs, here we can share codec's and converters.


Recently, I need a program that converts DVD to MPEG-4(DiVX)~Can someone provide this? (That means inserting my DVD and using that program to convert the DVD data and writes it to DivX on hard drive)Thnks~

Try http://www.doom9.org or searching using google.

hiroki0520 wrote:Recently, I need a program that converts DVD to MPEG-4(DiVX)~Can someone provide this? (That means inserting my DVD and using that program to convert the DVD data and writes it to DivX on hard drive)Thnks~

Check out the following thread:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdripping#33

Various tools used in those tutorials include Gordian Knot, BeSweet, TMPGEnc, SmartRipper, and much more. Most of the tutorials are written by Doom9.

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how about subbing??

I have dramas but they aren't subbed in English, only Chinese. Where can I get tools for subbing? or just get people to sub it? Where? and Who?

hiroki0520 wrote:how about subbing??

I have dramas but they aren't subbed in English, only Chinese. Where can I get tools for subbing? or just get people to sub it? Where? and Who?

There are basically two possible results you'd want in subtitling:

1) The subtitles appear in the video itself as rasterized images.

2) The subtitles appear below the video, and file-wise is separate from the video itself.

For over 95-percent of the Japanese dramas I've seen, it uses method #1. This is preferred so that no matter what platform you use to play the video (Windows, Linux, Mac OS, home DVD player, etc.), you'll be able to see the subtitles.

For the other 5-percent, method #2 is used. The subtitles are entered into a specially formatted text file, and is played in sync with the video. There are some advantages to this... One, a single video source can come with mulitple subtitle files, each with a different dialect (English, Spanish, German, etc.) Second, if you plan on developing a DVD of the video, you can create subtiles that can be turned on/off. Much more flexibility overall, but hardly seen being used seeing captures by jem, keal, and myself recorded them off of a TV broadcast, and the subtitles are already there. To use method #2, download a subtitling tool, such as SUBMax which supports over 50 different script formats.

For my Under the Same Roof project, I choose to use method #1. The reason is that I intend to send the captures out in MPEG-2 format, with the assumption that the fan will burn the MPEG-2 file to SVCD for playing in a home DVD player. For my own personal use, I'm also using method #2 which I will use when I create a DVD of the project (I won't be distributing this format).

For method #1... There are several free to cheap tools on the Internet that'll do a great job at subtitling. However, for me, I own a software package called Pinnacle Studio 8... Though crap in its interface, it has great text capabilities, perfect for subtitling. I lay the subtitles in the text section of the storyboard, then output the overall project to whatever video format I want. I've also looked at:

- InterVideo WinDVD Creator Platinum: font centering is really buggy.

- Video Studio 7: great text capabilities, but buggy in other areas, where it crashes all over the place.

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When I have subtitled, I used the traditional old method, used shortly after genlocks weren't widely used anymore :P I used SubStation Alpha for making the subtitle file. It's easy for me albeit with few options for making snazzy text and effects and I haven't figured out how to add Japanese subtitles. I haven't tried any other yet....maybe later ^^;; Then I would set up a frame server and encode simultaneously with TMPGEnc. All but TMPGEnc are freeware, available for download and use for free. TMPGEnc is also free for download, but some options disappear after your trial period, but you can still use it. If you need to subtitle via this method onto MPEG-2, I suggest you either use TMPGEnc before your trial expires, or do what I did: Get a hacked version :hehe:

There is also converter for subtitle file formats that I have used occasionally, by Radlight.....also freeware. You can do a Google or Yahoo search for any of this stuff.

I was wondering what is a good VCD program? To convert AVI's into VCD files.

I was using EO VIdeo and one day it crapped out on me and that was the end of it. I would like to make my dramas into VCDs since it seems more people trade this way.

I'm sorry if this question has been asked before. I couldn't find a search option for the fourm.

Thanks for any help!

:D

Usagi Mylene wrote:I was wondering what is a good VCD program? To convert AVI's into VCD files.

As long as you have the proper video and audio codecs installed to read the AVI package, TMPGEnc Plus can be used convert the AVI to VCD. You can find more information about this tool at:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=1#comments

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i tried to burn .avi into a cdr using nero but after the process is done..the image turns out to be upside down! :google: the heads are at the bottom and the body is on top! what's going on??? :crazy: :nut: