Grabbing parts of a DVD

[Patriarch]

Hi...

Is it possible to grab parts of a DVD - like a single scene.

When doing so is it possible to output directly to WMV, MOV or some other standard format?

In short I would like to grab a scene and play it on my computer in the fewest possible steps.

How would I do that?

[miker]

if you're on OS X you can use cinematize.

[Patriarch]

Unfortunately I'm not that blessed [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]

[twister!]

Is it a purchased DVD (eg a movie like 'Lost in Translation') or just something someone has burned onto a DVD.

If it is not a protected DVD (with macros or whatever) then I was under the impression you could just plug your dvd player into your computer (or your camera) and record... although I haven't actually ttried it myself, I've just read about it...

[Generic Skinhead]

At work we use one of those analogue to dv converters...like this

It does involve spending though and I don't know how you feel about that!

For PC theres something called alcohol

Im sure there's probably a free equivalent out there.

[Patriarch]

Well - Its a real DVD. Point is like to compose music to images. Much of the time when scoring videogames I'm just follwoing my imagination which I find a tad harder. So my plan would be to grab some of my favorite action flicks and grab some scenes.

[assyrix]

1) Download DVD Decrypter and copy the movie to your hard disk. You can elect to copy just the movie (choose from the menu) or the whole disc. CSS, MacroVision and region protection will be removed. You need a DVD player installed - if you have none why not grab that old copy of WinDVD lying around on this support page.

2) Open the VOB files you just copied in VirtualDub-MPEG2 and copy the requested files onto your harddisk, compressing them to a smaller format, using the "Compression" tab in the "Video" menu.

[Littlerich]

If you're just using them for your own use (i.e for practice, not for commercial release) then y not just get a cheap analogue capture card, plug in a DVD player and capture the footage so you can score stuff to it?

If you're using commercial stuff, you won't be able to use it for any purpose unless you get copyright anyway!

Just a suggestion...

[Patriarch]

Thanks. No - just for my own use. I might consider your option. ? was just hoping for a simpler solution

[richard.fisher]

Christian, I don't know how to achieve wha you ask, but this site -> http://www.videohelp.com/ is my first port of call for any DVD/encoding technical questions (like yours). If the guides don't have a tutorial you can use, then search the forums. If no-one has ever asked the question you want answered, then post to the appropriate forum. In my experience I have always had a helpful reply back within 10 minutes.