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alright I have a video on a DVDR and I want to save it to my desktop, how do I do this?

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my computer> right click dvd >open>select file
edit> copy to>where you want

I'm just guessing

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Its not an mpeg or and avi file so I can't just drag it to the desktop. I think I need some type of converter but I don't know ---- about computers...

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is it a dvd movie?

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No, its a movie taken with a vhs camera and my friend put it on dvd for me. now I'm trying to get it from the DVDR to my desktop so I can host it.

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if it's not a dvd movie than it should be just like any regular files. Can you actually see the extension of that video if so what is it?

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when I open the folder on the DVD these are the files on it:

VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_0.VOB

There's only one video on the disk.

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Those are content of a dvd movie, the only way to get the video out of it is by using a dvd ripping software.

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Well considering he just said it's on a dvd-r, i would assume it's in dvd format...something that was probably done on a dvd burner that usually hooks up to your tv. In order to convert dvd formats to avi or mpeg you need to get a converter...but be prepared if it's a long movie, it'll take forever to convert. Not too sure where to get the converters at, i just have my friend from work do it for me...he has no life ;D And yeah...those are dvd formats.

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Yes that is the same as a DVD movie regardless of it you bought it or not. Same formats and such.

What you need is a program that will convert your .vob video object files to mpeg. Your DVD isn't copyrighted so you don't have to do the decrypting step. Just rip the VOBs and convert them. I don't know of a program off hand that will do all this for you but any questions you have about this can be answered on www.videohelp.com I got a lot of help there for anything video related and I always seem to find the asnwer.

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The video is 7 minutes long and someone give me the software ;)

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http://www.shareup.com/dvd-to-avi.html just use the free trial if you only need to do it once. never tried it so cant help with how to use it.

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Ok thanks I downloaded that and its doing its thing right now. Hopefully it works.

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alright it worked. Wow I didn't realize 7 minutes turned into 185megs :S

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if that software gives u a headache, just search for dvd decrypting software. it will convert those VOB's into HUGE AVI files, which u usually need to REconvert into divx, or a more manageable format. :) 7 minutes of uncompressed AVI is a huge ass file.

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Than how do I make the file smaller?

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if you have windows movie maker you can probably change it to a wmv and it will become smaller.

Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment i think


open it up and you should be able to figure it out from there.

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damn this is too much work. I'm ready to just say ---- it. Now I just realized why I never post vids. :-\

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lol, you're going to get flamed for the quality of the video anyways. :P Leed is the only one who makes good videos around here. :-\
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The quality is actually pretty good, the only problem is that nobody is going to want to download a 185meg 7 minute video. It just sucks cause I thought the video is pretty good. I guess this means I won't have any vids of my Banshee either. :-\

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I'll download it. Post that ---- up. :P
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Alright I'll post it up. I'll make one last try to make it smaller and if it doesn't work than I'll just upload it. I'm sure Jeff will appreciate the file size ;)