24va

my ripped Princess Bride avi file plays PERFECTLY on my x50v. this is the file from my previous post stating I did not choose an output resolution

DrGonzo2k2

Originally Posted by Choirguy

What I thought Mariano was saying was that the full version of FairUse acknowledged the CSS, and therefore locked the user from being able to make a copy of the DVD. Does that make sense?

Yes, CSS is designed to prevent people from copying DVDs. In computers the keys prevent the data from going anywhere besides your display. This way other programs or devices cannot intercept this data and capture it. I don't have the full version of FU, so I don't know if it cracks the CSS keys or not. Once you system has the keys the data can be sent anywhere you'd like it to be (i.e, to FU for re-encoding). AnyDVD is a very good program for this (www.slysoft.com), but it isn't free. Hope this helps.

FWIW, I've just been making backups of my DVDs with DVDshrink and then using FU to encode from the burned disc. I haven't noticed any loss in quality as a result of re-encoding twice.

Dr. Gonzo

dgpilot

Wow cool program!
I ripped Day After Tomorrow into 250mb, 304x128 with great sound. All in one program, gotta love this.

24va

Didn't care too much for the video output of a 300mb file, the movie was Willow. Maybe got spoiled with the 500mb files. Running it on a x50v

Pared

Originally Posted by 24va

Didn't care too much for the video output of a 300mb file, the movie was Willow. Maybe got spoiled with the 500mb files. Running it on a x50v

I agree. I can't go less than 500 MB now for a 2hr movie.

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Hey,
I downloaded fair use and tried to copy "Spiderman" but all that came out was a music file...something about a missing codec? If you know what is wrong, please respond.

OddbOd

Originally Posted by DrGonzo2k2

Yes, CSS is designed to prevent people from copying DVDs. In computers the keys prevent the data from going anywhere besides your display. This way other programs or devices cannot intercept this data and capture it.

Actually that is incorrect, CSS was designed to prevent the manufacture of DVD players that were not licensed by the DVD Copy Control Association. 1:1 copying has been possible from the very beginning but the necessary equipment was so expensive only commercial pirates were able to do so, counterfeit DVD's turned up in Asia long before CSS was broken.

Your second point is also incorrect as PC's are inherently untrusted systems, there is no secure bus all the way from DVD drive to display, the decoding is done in software which could easily have been hacked to write a decrypted MPEG output stream to disk instead of being decoded and displayed as software players contain legitimate player keys. This turned out to be unnecessary as the CSS algorithm contained several flaws that were exploited to enable content recovery.

Remember that DeCSS was designed to allow DVD playback under Linux because nobody would pay the fee required to produce a licensed player. Enabling the conversion to other formats (primarily back to DVD MPEG2 or MPEG4) was not the authors intention and is merely a side benefit.

Eeeeek enough rambling......

FairUse looks pretty damned good, I never realised it had been resurrected. Personally I'll be sticking with Gordian Knot as it can do a few things that FU can't do with the downside that it is more complicated to operate but either will do an excellent job.

@24va: Going below 0.17 bits per pixel (this figure is in the list where you choose output resolution) for your encodes will generally produce poor output quality. At full VGA resolution even 500MB for a 2 hour movie is pushing the codec very hard, fortunately the small screen size helps hide the lack of detail.

Originally Posted by ToddHarper

Hey, I downloaded fair use and tried to copy "Spiderman" but all that came out was a music file...something about a missing codec? If you know what is wrong, please respond.

What codec did you compress with and which player are you trying to use?

Ken2

Originally Posted by tomdon

betaplayer: http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=9&release_id=3

Ok, I am a little confused which Beta file from the list to download. I understand it will be one or all of the top 4 from this link, but ??? Sorry to seem so uninformed but I am.

X50v_CD

Originally Posted by ngolfer

I having a problem with this program, i have gotten through the begging of the process but when i start the converting it gives me this error. IT said "The DVD could not be converted" and it had this >>>could not load codec settings. Could someone tell me how to fix this? Thanks Nick

I ran into the same problem. Try opening the DVD with a viewer and pausing it once it starts. This unlocks the movie and allows FU to do it's thing.

stumonster

I did shrek2( 1hr 23 mins ) at 640x480 to a 510meg xvid avi file.the sound I set at 128k and mp3.
the video is excellent but the sound volume is low. I watched it on my x50v . anyone found a way to increase the volume?
I will try an action movie today rather than a cartoon and still try for ~500meg

OddbOd

Originally Posted by Ken2

Ok, I am a little confused which Beta file from the list to download. I understand it will be one or all of the top 4 from this link, but ??? Sorry to seem so uninformed but I am.

The best pick is actually betaplayer.setup.UNSTABLE.0.095.exe, don't let the name put you off as unstable means the features are constantly being changed/updated not that it doesn't work properly. The stable release is a long way behind feature-wise and is only recommended if you have serious problems with the newest unstable version. The different files are all explained on the download page.

Splitter

I had converted 5 or 6 DVDs using PPC2DVD that I purchased... and was not happy with the audio lag and choppy video on my X5A.

I d/l'd FU and have since converted 30 DVDs and they play great on my X with the default settings. Count on the movies being between 250 - 325MB each, and that is fine with me. I don't have them ALL on my 1GB SD card, hehe.. I can get bunches of them on 1 DVD though.. love that.

FU is the bomb.

dhayden

I just starting using FU yesterday and all i can say is WOW :) I really think this program is amazing! I have tried all the others and for simplicity, this one fits the job. I greatly appreciate this form and axium for helping me answer all these questions. How can you deny the fact that the program is free and yeah it takes a long time but, ha.. "pocket dvd movies" :love: I give them wonderful credit for what the program does. It simplified my job a lot. Does any one know what the difference between XVid and DivX? I remember reading a post that I think betapicard was working on using an XVid decoder on the x50v. Is there any difference on quality between the 2? PocketDivXEncoder is another incredible tool. Give them cudos for the GUI type interface which is much easier that Dr DivX. :love: Thanks for everything. Dan

trotterjerry

fore some reason I can't get to either site mentioned in this post hmmmm

Maybe it's to good and is getting pulled already?

Any new link or would some be interested in letting me know how I could get it - e-mail maybe?

Thanks for the post - it sounds great :approve: