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Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

It's well worth it. Who cares if your gorgeous ipod touch gets screwed. At least you'l know its charging

djrlewis

17 years

Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

Pay-for game. Games don't work on the Touch.

Thought as much

drewhiggins

17 years

Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

Thought as much

Maybe the Mac doesn't have the same problems with performance that the Windows version does.

haytrain

17 years

I've seen it talked about here on the forums, but I can't remember which topic, so I'll bring it up in this one: I'm trying to rip audio from a concert DVD I have, but I had to re-install Windows and lost the copy of the audio ripping software I used to have. Is there a way to do this without having to fork over $30 again?

drewhiggins

17 years

Originally posted by haytrainI've seen it talked about here on the forums, but I can't remember which topic, so I'll bring it up in this one: I'm trying to rip audio from a concert DVD I have, but I had to re-install Windows and lost the copy of the audio ripping software I used to have. Is there a way to do this without having to fork over $30 again?

http://u2start.com/topic/2184/

haytrain

17 years

Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

http://u2start.com/topic/2184/

Thanks, Drew! Great to see that I've got a couple of posts on the first page of that topic...Haha!

drewhiggins

17 years

To keep surround sound on your audio files for Windows users....something for U2start!

What you'll need (all software is either free or shareware, but WinRar keeps going):

DVD Decrypter - http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe
Foobar2000 - http://www.foobar2000.org/foobar2000_0.9.4.5.exe
FooAC3 - http://kode54.foobar2000.org/foo_ac3.zip
WinRAR - http://www.rarlabs.com
LAME 3.97 - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=290&package_id=309&release_id=450142

Make sure these files are saved to your Desktop or Downloads.

Install DVD Decrypter. In DVD Decrypter, choose where your DVD burner or reader is from the drop box. Some files should appear to the side like VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB which are what makes up a DVD video disc, as shown below.

Click Tools > Settings and press IFO Mode tab. Tick Stream Information, all boxes under On Startup to be ticked and under Options > File Splitting, choose None. If you select any other type of splitting, the AC3 file will have problems and likely be corrupted when it's saved.

Click OK and you're back at the main DVD Decrypter screen. Click Mode on the menu toolbar and click IFO. Then on the right hand side, choose Stream Processing and untick Video and leave Audio AC3 / 2ch or 5.1ch - whatever you want to hear - ticked.

On the rounded radio buttons below choose Demux. Then choose File > Decrypt and the file should start Decrypting. Take note of where it is stored (mine stores in C:\DVDVideo_New\Video_TS\). Going to that folder, you will see a file later when it's decrypted called:

VTS_01_1 - 0x80 - Audio - AC3 - 2ch - 48kHz - DRC - English - DELAY -80ms.AC3

Next, install Foobar2000. Extract foo_ac3.dll and copy the .dll to C:\Program Files\foobar2000\components\ as seen below:

Next, open Foobar2000 from your Start > All Programs file, click File > Add Files and where that AC3 file ended up to, find it and add it to the Foobar2000. Then double-click and you'll have a surround-sound or two-channel audio file. It took a while, but sit back and enjoy your brand-new DVD audio show!

Now you can convert that back to an MP3 file. I like 192Kbps with the LAME encoder. LAME can be downloaded for free from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=290&package_id=309&release_id=450142. Get the 3.97.tar.gz version which can be opened with WinRar. Place that in C:\Program Files\ or My Documents...wherever you want - as long as you can find it again. Now back in Foobar:

Right-click the .AC3 file and choose Convert > Convert To Same Directory. Customise it how you want and then when you're asked where LAME is, locate it in the File Select box.

The file should then start converting to where the .AC3 original file ended up and an MP3 file will be available. You need a few gigabytes free to do this on your hard drive.

Use my Nero AC3 plugin uploaded to RapidShare and copy into C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero from http://rapidshare.com/files/69123208/nxmyac3.zip.html, burn with NeroVision Express by using Make Movie options and add it. You can add Chapters if you want as well.

Then start up NeroVision Express, add the AC3 file and burn to DVD. All done.

Edit: the AC3 version of Adelaide 1993 works perfectly in my old Xbox and any other DVD player.

haytrain

17 years

One more for you Drew...

In that re-install, I also lost my DVD playing software, and can't find the disc that it came on. Any good freeware programs that I can put on my computer that will play DVDs on my computer? Much appreciated!

drewhiggins

17 years

VideoLAN from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ will work for it, but you won't be able to play the DVDs in Windows Media Player, only VLC.

PowerDVD7 is not too bad but costs a bomb from http://www.cyberlink.com/

haytrain

17 years

Originally posted by drewhigginsVideoLAN from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ will work for it, but you won't be able to play the DVDs in Windows Media Player, only VLC.

PowerDVD7 is not too bad but costs a bomb from http://www.cyberlink.com/

Hmmm....Thanks for the info. I guess I should just buy something, huh?

drewhiggins

17 years

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

Hmmm....Thanks for the info. I guess I should just buy something, huh?

According to many sites, PowerDVD 30 day trial is obviously only a trial, but leaves the MPEG2 codec on your computer meaning you can still play DVDs afterwards.

And this one has lots of codecs: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

If you don't feel like messing around probably buying a proper copy of PowerDVD would be the way to go. Or get a copy off eBay or on one of those other sites.

haytrain

17 years

Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

According to many sites, PowerDVD 30 day trial is obviously only a trial, but leaves the MPEG2 codec on your computer meaning you can still play DVDs afterwards.

And this one has lots of codecs: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

I'm generally clueless when it comes to this kind of stuff, so bear with me. If I have the MPEG2 codec, then I could technically play a DVD in Windows Media Player?

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