I am not positive if it can do it with the free version or not, I am not even sure with the version you have to buy. But have you tried dvd fab HDdecrypter?
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thegreek's HD DVD / Blu-Ray HTPC Project
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I am not positive if it can do it with the free version or not, I am not even sure with the version you have to buy. But have you tried dvd fab HDdecrypter?
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DVDFab HD could only rip the whole disc IIRC. and so does AnyDVD HD. (of course, I could be wrong as I always do... 
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may be I'll give DVDFab HD a try and see.....
)may be I'll give DVDFab HD a try and see.....
DVDFab HD could only rip the whole disc IIRC. and so does AnyDVD HD. (of course, I could be wrong as I always do...
may be I'll give DVDFab HD a try and see.....
Yeah I am not sure, as of right now that is all I do when I rip my dvd's. I get the whole disc, but I know there is an option to remove dts audio, which i am not sure why you would want to do that unless you cannot play it. Thats the only reason I pointed it out...
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You are right, right now you can only rip the entire HD DVD or Blu-Ray disc and delete any extras. Slysoft said they are working on a CloneDVD HD or CloneHD (whatever they want to call it) which will strip out just the movie and your choice of audio track.
As for your question, this is all I keep for my movies: (this movie happens to have a DTS track but most have AC3 5.1)
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The simple ways wont give you total control over the picture quality, so picture quality can suffer. There are plenty of quides out there though, ranging from the slightly simple, to the outrageously convoluted that can give a compressed output nearly equal to the original DVD.
I think the easiest though, is AutoGordianKnot. You get control over enough settings to adjust for picture quality.
I think the easiest though, is AutoGordianKnot. You get control over enough settings to adjust for picture quality.
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I don't know yet, I still haven't received my LG to try it. Once it arrives I will try MPC, ZP, and PowerDVD and see which will be best for me. I'll let you guys know ASAP.
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I believe MPC or VLC could play them.
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To thegreek...
I am basically doing the exact same thing you are, so I was very happy to find this thread. I have an important question for you, though. You didn't mention (or if you did, I apologize) what you will be using to hook the tv to the computer. Does that video card have an HDMI output? Or will you be using DVI? The reason I ask is that I have a 56" Samsung TV, but it came out just before HDMI inputs were around. So, I can either use DVI or the s-video to component adapter. Do you have any suggestions? Does anyone know which will perform better?
Thanks!
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I am basically doing the exact same thing you are, so I was very happy to find this thread. I have an important question for you, though. You didn't mention (or if you did, I apologize) what you will be using to hook the tv to the computer. Does that video card have an HDMI output? Or will you be using DVI? The reason I ask is that I have a 56" Samsung TV, but it came out just before HDMI inputs were around. So, I can either use DVI or the s-video to component adapter. Do you have any suggestions? Does anyone know which will perform better?
Thanks!
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DVI. S-Video is limited to standard definition resolutions (480i/576i).
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Jon's right, DVI + optical (audio) will be best in your situation.
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One more thing to remember. If your TV is so old that it came out before HDMI was the norm (or even available), it may not support HDCP. Without it, you will not be able to view HD content (BD or HD-DVD) from your computer over the DVI connection. I'm not even sure if you'd be able to view it with a stand alone player, although most do support 1080i over component.
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This is unfortunate. I didn't think about that. The TV is 3.5-4 years old. I will have to take a look at the manual and see if it supports HDCP I suppose.
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AnyDVD HD can take care of HDCP problems. Fact is, even if you have an HDCP-capable card/set, software (primarily PowerDVD Ultra) that supports hardware accelerated playback can't handle many of the newer disks (BluRay menus/"protection" being the problem) without it anyway.
This was a big reason I've decided not to go after the LG drive and just grab an XBOX HD-DVD drive. Sony is starting to shoot themselves in the foot by making it more difficult to play movies on their format. I'm not going to fund its "progress". If they do last, I'll just grab one when it's cheaper and easier to deal with
This was a big reason I've decided not to go after the LG drive and just grab an XBOX HD-DVD drive. Sony is starting to shoot themselves in the foot by making it more difficult to play movies on their format. I'm not going to fund its "progress". If they do last, I'll just grab one when it's cheaper and easier to deal with
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Really not trying to deter from the original thread here, but since I get all of the Comcast HD channels without an issue, does that mean that my TV set is HDCP compliant? Or is HDCP only for DVDs (HD and Blu-Ray)?
Jon...I am not quite sure I understand your post. Are you saying that with the "AnyDVD" software, it doesn't matter if my TV set is HDCP compliant?
Thanks everyone. Really appreciate it.
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Jon...I am not quite sure I understand your post. Are you saying that with the "AnyDVD" software, it doesn't matter if my TV set is HDCP compliant?
Thanks everyone. Really appreciate it.
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AnyDVD HD will only help with HD-DVD/BluRay. It basically strips the protection so that it can be backed-up. We're finding right now, however, that with the newer protective measures and menu systems that are making it on, primarily BluRay, disks that no PC software can play these disks regardless of the hardware you have installed...it's too new. Many are having to wait for their playback software to get updated (which can take weeks to months) before it works with their disks.
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yes, anydvd strips the protection off and you can view HD content with any non-HDCP hardware.
EDIT: jon beat me to it
