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josh81193
09-29-2008, 10:29 PM
How do you extract videos off of a dvd and onto your desktop?
I have a feeling its really simple and I'm just not there.

(using Windows XP and its a DVD-R)
whereyouat07
09-29-2008, 11:12 PM
i would just say to use utorrent or something of the sort but sometimes i think you can open up the movie/video in windows media? then rip it off the cd onto the desktop but im not exactly sure on the details :s

Edit:i think when you first put it in there should be a box that pops up.. is rip an option? otherwise id just try torrents
josh81193
09-29-2008, 11:17 PM
@whereyouat a rip option does not come up, sadly. :(

whats utorrent?
noidea
09-29-2008, 11:52 PM
It is illigal to 'rip' movies on to your computer :)
josh81193
09-30-2008, 12:08 AM
It is illigal to 'rip' movies on to your computer :)

good thing its not a movie then... its a home video a friend put on a dvd for me, thank you very much.
noidea
09-30-2008, 12:12 AM
No problem, here to help.
Brain
09-30-2008, 12:15 AM
It is illigal to 'rip' movies on to your computer :)

NO!!!!
Not if you own the movie and you are making a digital copy of it for a back-up.

Is the DVD in "DVD" format, is in, can you play it on a regular DVD player?
josh81193
09-30-2008, 12:16 AM
NO!!!!
Not if you own the movie and you are making a digital copy of it for a back-up.

Is the DVD in "DVD" format, is in, can you play it on a regular DVD player?

yes it is, and yes you can :)
noidea
09-30-2008, 12:17 AM
NO!!!!
Not if you own the movie and you are making a digital copy of it for a back-up.

Is the DVD in "DVD" format, is in, can you play it on a regular DVD player?

On all of the movies I have bought, it says 'Blah balh Punishment if copy'

Sorry if I'm wrong :redface:
Brain
09-30-2008, 12:35 AM
yes it is, and yes you can :)

Hmmm, well, there are a few ways you can go about doing it, and neither of the ways I know how to do it are any fun...at all...
WikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-a-DVD) has a decent and pretty easy way to do it, not sure if it's the best though. I have never seen the VLC way of ripping, so I may try that out some time :)
Edit: Go down to the "Video" section, and watch that video, I think it helps


On all of the movies I have bought, it says 'Blah balh Punishment if copy'

Sorry if I'm wrong :redface:

Ah, no problem :p I probably sounded too harsh. Yes, they say you cannot copy them, but it means you can't copy and distribute. (pretty sure, these issues are debatable :rolleyes:)