How do I rip my Russia DVD videos for uploading?

Post by **Winston** » September 8th, 2013, 4:10 pm

Hi all,
I was thinking of ripping all my Russia DVD videos into video files, then uploading them somewhere and having people pay $20 or so to download them. Would any of you know how to do that? What's the best way? I'm looking for a way to do this or to have someone do this for me for a fee.

The videos are 38 hours, so the rip and upload would involve many gigabytes. If I torrent it, there would not be enough seeders plus I couldn't charge for it. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Winston

Tsar · Post by **Tsar** » September 8th, 2013, 5:03 pm

I would assume that Windows Movie Maker should do it as long as there isn't anti-copyright infringement technology installed on the disc.

When I make movies I open the video file I want to add to the project. Adding a DVD should also work and then you can resave it as a video file.

Post by **Winston** » September 9th, 2013, 10:26 am

As far as I know, Windows Movie Maker cannot read DVD files, or .vob files. Maybe the new version can. I don't know. But not the usual version.

There are many programs that can rip videos from DVD's. But how do I upload many gigabytes of video files and how do I charge a fee for downloading them?

Thanks.

***JP*** · Post by ***JP*** » September 9th, 2013, 11:04 am

Winston wrote:As far as I know, Windows Movie Maker cannot read DVD files, or .vob files. Maybe the new version can. I don't know. But not the usual version.

There are many programs that can rip videos from DVD's. But how do I upload many gigabytes of video files and how do I charge a fee for downloading them?

Thanks.

try a program called handbrake it rips videos from dvd's to mp4 and other formats. I think they make a pc version of it too. http://handbrake.fr

anamericaninbangkok · September 9th, 2013, 3:00 pm

Try Format Factory...awesome, free program. It rips DVD's to whatever type of file you want.

http://format-factory.en.softonic.com/

xiongmao · Post by **xiongmao** » September 9th, 2013, 11:49 pm

I used "Free DVD Converter" to rip all my movies to disk before I started travelling.

Works really well, and it's free.

E Irizarry R&B Singer · September 10th, 2013, 4:30 pm

I usually use the antiquated DVD Shrink in conjunct with ImgBurn.
Handbrake the Pineapple is okay too.

Post by **Winston** » September 10th, 2013, 4:55 pm

I have Format Factory. But I didn't know it could rip .vob files. So which format should I rip them to? Which video format is best?

How do I upload many gigabytes to a server for a paid download? Is there a way of uploading that will continue where it left off if the download is interrupted? Is there a third party service that will do this?

pbarton6 · Post by **pbarton6** » October 12th, 2013, 1:08 am

Winston wrote:I have Format Factory. But I didn't know it could rip .vob files. So which format should I rip them to? Which video format is best?

How do I upload many gigabytes to a server for a paid download? Is there a way of uploading that will continue where it left off if the download is interrupted? Is there a third party service that will do this?

You could rip the DVD .vob files into mp4 format, a widely used file container. It seems that Format Factory cannot remove the drm protections on commerical DVDs.

There are several tools out there that one may use to accomplish the task (assuming that it is legal).

AppGeeker makes a DVD ripper program. I have used it for a while, not bad.

http://www.appgeeker.com/convert/rip-dv ... 4-mac.html

It allows you to set the file sizes manually without compromising the quality that much, a 45min episode should be no more than about 350-400 megs per episode.

Post by **Winston** » February 25th, 2014, 9:21 am

Update:

I've ripped the DVD's into .vob files and then converted them with Format Factory into .avi files. I think that instead of uploading to some server for people to download, I'll just upload them to YouTube as unlisted links so that only those with the link will be able to view them.

Anyhow, now that I have the files, I'm going to start uploading my 38 hours of videos in Russia to YouTube. I'll start with the first 6 hours on disc 1 of Trip 3. I'm not sure if I should make the rest of the videos a pay per view thing or not. We'll see.

You guys will love the full version of my videos. It'll show you Russia as I saw it in my eyes and how meeting girls was as easy as breathing, which was very eye opening and transforming, so that I felt liberated and free for the first time. In these videos you will see what inspired me to start this movement and site.

I'll keep you all updated.

Post by **Winston** » March 1st, 2014, 5:02 am

Here is a great free video converter I found called Freemake Video Converter. It has the easiest interface I've ever seen. It converts videos to different formats and it also splits and joins them too. Check it out. You can download it here.

http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

Intro video to the program

Post by **Winston** » March 2nd, 2014, 3:33 am

I got a problem now. When I converted the VOB files from the DVD's into AVI files, there was a quality loss that pixelated the video. So what I uploaded to YouTube was lower quality than what was on the DVD.

What can I do about that? I can't upload VOB file to YouTube because that format is not accepted. How do I convert the VOB files without quality loss? What if I use Format Factory and set the conversion to 720 Xvid? Would that retain the quality of the VOB files?

jamesbond · Post by **jamesbond** » March 2nd, 2014, 3:50 am

Winston wrote:How do I convert the VOB files without quality loss? What if I use Format Factory and set the conversion to 720 Xvid? Would that retain the quality of the VOB files?

I would try using Format Factory and set the conversion to 720 Xvid. I am thinking the quality of the VOB files would be retained. It's worth trying anyway.

***JP*** · Post by ***JP*** » March 2nd, 2014, 7:32 am

Winston wrote:I got a problem now. When I converted the VOB files from the DVD's into AVI files, there was a quality loss that pixelated the video. So what I uploaded to YouTube was lower quality than what was on the DVD.

What can I do about that? I can't upload VOB file to YouTube because that format is not accepted. How do I convert the VOB files without quality loss? What if I use Format Factory and set the conversion to 720 Xvid? Would that retain the quality of the VOB files?

Winston use the application called handbrake it's both available for mac and pc and converts any video format.

Post by **Winston** » March 2nd, 2014, 9:50 am

***JP*** wrote:
Winston wrote:I got a problem now. When I converted the VOB files from the DVD's into AVI files, there was a quality loss that pixelated the video. So what I uploaded to YouTube was lower quality than what was on the DVD.

What can I do about that? I can't upload VOB file to YouTube because that format is not accepted. How do I convert the VOB files without quality loss? What if I use Format Factory and set the conversion to 720 Xvid? Would that retain the quality of the VOB files?

Winston use the application called handbrake it's both available for mac and pc and converts any video format.

Will it convert without any loss in quality? That's the issue.