DVD Rip & Editing Software?
March 3, 2011 11:59 AM Subscribe
For a conference at work, I have been asked to get video clips from a variety of movies to play in between presenters. I am not sure how to proceed. I am assuming I would need to rip the DVD to my hard-drive, then select the 30-60 sec clip needed. I have a PC that is running Windows 7. What software do I need and how do I go about doing this? I am willing to pay (within reason) for software.
AnyDVD is probably the easiest start. Keep in mind this enters somewhat of a legal area when removing encryption from DVDs during the "ripping" process. People do it all the time, in spite of the DMCA, since lawyers are usually interested in shutting down the makers of the software. "Fair use" and all that comes into play too...though I'm betting you've probably already heard about all this.
Anyway, once your VOBs are decrypted you can easily convert them to workable formats, then use Windows Movie Maker (free), virtualdub (free), or many of the other video editors out there to splice out the segments you want to play.
posted by samsara at 12:15 PM on March 3, 2011
Anyway, once your VOBs are decrypted you can easily convert them to workable formats, then use Windows Movie Maker (free), virtualdub (free), or many of the other video editors out there to splice out the segments you want to play.
posted by samsara at 12:15 PM on March 3, 2011
Best answer: I do this with AOA DVD Ripper, which has a free evaluation version (look for the link to the free version on that site) that allows you to take clips up to 10 minutes at a time. It's really easy to use and takes about 7 fewer steps than the workflow you've described.
posted by arco at 12:20 PM on March 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by arco at 12:20 PM on March 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
*the "about 7" was an estimate, of course. :-) Point being, you don't have to rip the whole movie then worry about editing it down.
posted by arco at 12:21 PM on March 3, 2011
posted by arco at 12:21 PM on March 3, 2011
1. Rip the DVD using Handbrake and VLC.
2. Create a video clip from the ripped DVD using VLC.
posted by plokent at 1:09 PM on March 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
2. Create a video clip from the ripped DVD using VLC.
posted by plokent at 1:09 PM on March 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
You can also try screen-recording just the clips you want, as you play the DVD on your computer. I use IShowU and it works really well.
posted by lhall at 1:15 PM on March 3, 2011
posted by lhall at 1:15 PM on March 3, 2011
Response by poster: Thanks all for the helpful replies. I tested the AOA DVD Ripper and it seems to do what I need, much cleaner then ripping the whole DVD can just do clips! Thanks again.
posted by TwinBrooks at 1:16 PM on March 3, 2011
posted by TwinBrooks at 1:16 PM on March 3, 2011
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posted by jbickers at 12:03 PM on March 3, 2011