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is it easy to copy a film from dvd to my pc then to my nexus 7 and if so how ???
in laymans terms please i'm no bill gates but no technophobe either cheers people |
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Copying the film to the nexus is trivial.
The tricky bit is getting it to your computer. I'm sure you can find some guides to DVD ripping around. Maybe freemake video converter. That is pretty straight forward. Convert it to mp4 h264 aac around 1GB. You may need something like dvdfab passkey to handle the encryption. |
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Oh bill gates doesn't use android.
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Copying the film to the nexus is trivial.
The tricky bit is getting it to your computer. I'm sure you can find some guides to DVD ripping around. Maybe freemake video converter. That is pretty straight forward. Convert it to mp4 h264 aac around 1GB. You may need something like dvdfab passkey to handle the encryption. glad I didn't ask for a tech version how far over my head did all that fly lol |
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google play looks good lol
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Download freemake video converter. Install it. Run it.
Put the disk in the computer. See what happens. |
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I used to use dvdshrink which is a freeware ripper. And it gets rid of all the annoying ads and so on.
this step by step video tutorial demonstrates how to use it. Then just copy that file to the nexus and it should play with mxplayer or vlc or similar. |
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Try Handbrake to convert from the DVD to your computer.
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Another option is to use Handbrake, it has a format for Android tablet option. It is only an encoder, it does not remove DRM from DVD's etc.
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I used to use dvdshrink which is a freeware ripper. And it gets rid of all the annoying ads and so on.
this step by step video tutorial demonstrates how to use it. Then just copy that file to the nexus and it should play with mxplayer or vlc or similar. But possibly the worst thing about that guide is that it will leave you with an ~8GB mpeg 2 file. If you were to use a modern codec it could be maybe a 10th that size. |
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DVD shrink has not been updated for 9 years. It's single threaded. It can't handle modern protection.
But possibly the worst thing about that guide is that it will leave you with an ~8GB mpeg 2 file. If you were to use a modern codec it could be maybe a 10th that size. Really, I must admit it's been ages since I used it (years) but I'm pretty sure you could compress the files down quite a bit from 4 gig. I think the op isn't too technical and was looking for step by step guide in layman's terms on how to do it. Apologies to the op if that is not the case |
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Really, I must admit it's been ages since I used it (years) but I'm pretty sure you could compress the files down quite a bit from 4 gig. I think the op isn't too technical and was looking for step by step guide in layman's terms on how to do it. Apologies to the op if that is not the case only reason to use mpeg 2 these days is for legacy hardware. example: http://www.streaminglearningcenter.c...mbps_horse.jpg |
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i agree with you in some respects. but there are techniques that are just as easy that use modern codecs. mpeg 2 was standardised nearly 20 years ago. modern codecs like h264 can achieve the same results at a fraction of the bitrate/file size.
only reason to use mpeg 2 these days is for legacy hardware. example: http://www.streaminglearningcenter.c...mbps_horse.jpg |
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Well to honest if I want to get a movie ( that I already own on dvd or even blue ray ) on my nexus 7 and having a 60 meg connection there are much easier means than ripping the optical disk and converting which I won't go into here.
and i don't have a moral issue with that. even if the legality is not so forgiving. |
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i concur.
and i don't have a moral issue with that. even if the legality is not so forgiving. |
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I think the main issue with that is really that a lot of ISPs are being "encouraged" to shut down that type of traffic. It seems the powers that be are keen to lock down the internet.
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