[bdegroodt]

OK. I've resisted for years now, but I have a movie that I'm particularly in love with and would like to move from my DVD to my PPC. How do I do this?

[bdegroodt]

OK. I've resisted for years now, but I have a movie that I'm particularly in love with and would like to move from my DVD to my PPC. How do I do this?

[dh]

I use the guide at http://www.pocketmatrix.com/guides/dvd2divx It works perfectly all the time.

It's not quite upto date. Ignore the last part about not using the Ver 5.x version of the DivX Codec. With the new version of PocketMVP, Ver 5.x works fine.

[bdegroodt]

Good grief! That's a laundry list of steps. What about the files size in the end. How much space does say an hour's worth of video chew up? Understanding quality in image or sound will vary this number.

[Jason Dunn]

I'm getting some software sent to me that does this in more of a "one step" fashion - I'll be writing a review about it....

[dh]

If you use the settings suggested in the guide, a full screen movie tends to be between 160 and 190MB.

Yes, there are a lot of steps. Once you've done it a few times it's pretty simple. I still have the guide open in a window while I work throuhg the steps, just to make sure I don't miss anything.

You might find someone else has a system with fewer steps. If there is, I'll try that as well.

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I'm getting some software sent to me that does this in more of a "one step" fashion - I'll be writing a review about it....

Jason, is that going to be freeware or comercial software? Someone started a thread about a comercial package to do this a few weeks ago.

Of course they are not supposed to sell it in the US.

[bdegroodt]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I'm getting some software sent to me that does this in more of a "one step" fashion - I'll be writing a review about it....

I'll be interested in seeing that review Jason. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a positive experience.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by dh

Jason, is that going to be freeware or comercial software? Someone started a thread about a comercial package to do this a few weeks ago.

It's the BVRP DVD tool. I should be getting it this week or next.

[dh]

Here's the thread where we discussed this software.

Here is the thread

If you like it, I might well invest in it, although as I mentioned using SmartRipper, VDub etc is not too bad once you have gone through it a few times.

[bdegroodt]

Thanks David. Interesting to note the DMCA conversations on the other thread. I'm curious to know. If I'm in say Toronto, and I happen to have my DVD's with me and I rip them to my HDD, would I still be subject to the DMCA? In other words, since the DMCA is all about attempting to circumvent copyright protection, would I be the criminal the courts think I am in Canada as well? I'm assuming the DMCA doesn't provide for the ownership of such material, just the attempt to circumvent the copy protection...Correct?

I have a summer trip to Bermuda planned and I just might load up a wallet full of DVDs just to say I did it. :twisted:

On an entirely practical note, what kind of space do your rips take once converted to PPC acceptable formats?

[dh]

I have no idea as to how the DMCA applies outside the US. There was a long and detailed discussion of it over at PocketPC Passion a while ago. If you do a search there you should find it easily enough.

Regarding file size, all my movies are less than 190MB, even ones approaching 2 hours in length. I use a 1GB CF card which helps a lot. I usually have 2 or 3 movies and a bunch of CDs on it. Great for travelling, keeps my daughter happy on car rides as well.