Can i use my harddisk as a source
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@scarecrow
"Not a real solution. The ISO format has a lot of limitations... if it didn't then native formats would never exist.
ISO is good for disks with a single data track, and hardly more than that."
I'll disagree, it has been a 'real solution'. I can't say that it would work on every ISO but I can say that it has worked on over 30 that I've personally done.
HR
"Not a real solution. The ISO format has a lot of limitations... if it didn't then native formats would never exist.
ISO is good for disks with a single data track, and hardly more than that."
I'll disagree, it has been a 'real solution'. I can't say that it would work on every ISO but I can say that it has worked on over 30 that I've personally done.
HR
fredthompson
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Well, rather than complaining about ISO, you could TRY one of the other formats like Nero or Alcohol. Sheesh!
MackemX
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I've had no issues mounting ISO's but I guess the way the DVD was ripped in the first place may also be a factor. That's why it's safer working from the original source so you know the files are the way they were meant to be 
I don't know if and when DS will read from the Hard Drive but then the issues will be greater due to incorrect rips. As for priorities, it ain't at the top of the list at the minute
I don't know if and when DS will read from the Hard Drive but then the issues will be greater due to incorrect rips
. As for priorities, it ain't at the top of the list at the minuteI'm saddened to hear that is not on the list at least for any recently coming release in a basic (if your disc was ripped this way) form.
I personally have several discs that I have used DVDDecryptor to rip sitting on my HD. I was about to register DVDStripper. I had even posed this question in the comments field of the Paypal payment option. I am now uncertain if I will be hitting submit now. An inability to work with files on the hard drive is a serious and major shortcoming for software such as this in my opinion (yes, I know what they say about opinions).
I personally have several discs that I have used DVDDecryptor to rip sitting on my HD. I was about to register DVDStripper. I had even posed this question in the comments field of the Paypal payment option. I am now uncertain if I will be hitting submit now. An inability to work with files on the hard drive is a serious and major shortcoming for software such as this in my opinion (yes, I know what they say about opinions).
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I'd say it is simply because it then requires you to maintain 2 to 3 copies of the same full size DVD on the system at a time while at various states in the transitioning from one phase to another. Extremely wasteful simply because a selectable path is not an option. Plus that extra time is wasteful, as well as the need to find, install, and buy yet another piece of software for creating and mounting ISO images from the DVD files which were ripped in Full without issue.
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The software tools are free for creating and mounting ISO images and anyone here would be happy to provide you with links to each. For the hours of time DS has save me per DVD I gladly part with 15mins if I feel the need to save the processing for later.zarish said:
Maybe in part my opinion comes from having installed a couple 200gb hds once they became so inexpensive. If my hd were say, only 40g, I might feel the same as you.
Good luck to you!
HR
MackemX
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I know people will be inconvenienced but it's a very small minority as most just rip and process in one go. Some rip with DS then process later and I know people have files ripped already but most people won't have that many DVD's on their PC's and you could always stick the DVD back in the ROM I guess . After you have done those DVD's then you can rip the rest direct so no real need for ISO's anyway
it's a small price to pay and it's your choice and I cannot force you to change your ways but at the minute, it's not top of the To Do list
as ablingdog says, it doesn't exactly cripple DS by not having this feature and it's not what I would class as a serious flaw or else it would be #1 on the To Do list. I guess everyone has their opinons as to which features are important and it's trying to keep a satisfactory customer balance that is hard
DVDDecrypter doesn't work from the hard drive and doesn't plan to but I wouldn't think it inferior to Smartripper which does work from the HD. I've had this discussion before so I'll leave it at that as I don't want to repeat stuff again from other threads
DS would probably still have to rip the DVD again even from the Hard Drive, so you wouldn't really save space or time either
maybe in time it will be possible but in the near future I don't see it happening, sorry
p.s. Welcome to the Forums
. After you have done those DVD's then you can rip the rest direct so no real need for ISO's anyway it's a small price to pay and it's your choice and I cannot force you to change your ways but at the minute, it's not top of the To Do list
as ablingdog says, it doesn't exactly cripple DS by not having this feature and it's not what I would class as a serious flaw or else it would be #1 on the To Do list
. I guess everyone has their opinons as to which features are important and it's trying to keep a satisfactory customer balance that is hard DVDDecrypter doesn't work from the hard drive and doesn't plan to but I wouldn't think it inferior to Smartripper which does work from the HD
. I've had this discussion before so I'll leave it at that as I don't want to repeat stuff again from other threads DS would probably still have to rip the DVD again even from the Hard Drive, so you wouldn't really save space or time either
maybe in time it will be possible but in the near future I don't see it happening, sorry
p.s. Welcome to the Forums
While I tend to disagree with you on this issue, I have decided to register simply due to the low loss cost should I dislike the product and the fact you are highly reachable.
I can only hope that eventually (sooner rather than later) support for other rippers (ones that can work better with scratched/damaged discs) will be added, or the ability to read from the hard drive. Personally I don't care which.
I can only hope that eventually (sooner rather than later) support for other rippers (ones that can work better with scratched/damaged discs) will be added, or the ability to read from the hard drive. Personally I don't care which.
MackemX
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welcome to the club, I knew we would convert you
You will obviously disagree as you are the one with the request. I think we would all love HD mode but it's something most can live without for now. It's on the list (it's been on for ages) but I cannot promise anything about requests as you ain't the first, nor will you be the last to ask about this feature
regards
MackemX
You will obviously disagree as you are the one with the request. I think we would all love HD mode but it's something most can live without for now. It's on the list (it's been on for ages) but I cannot promise anything about requests as you ain't the first, nor will you be the last to ask about this feature
regards
MackemX
Well, personally I like having control over the ripping process and knowing what the settings are.
And as I sated before there are the scratched disc to deal with. DVDDecrypter is great for most good condition discs but I find it to tends to choke quite often on scratched discs for me.
And as I sated before there are the scratched disc to deal with. DVDDecrypter is great for most good condition discs but I find it to tends to choke quite often on scratched discs for me.
Arianos
betatester
If DVDDecrypter chokes on scratched discs often, you might consider upgrading your DVDRom.zarish said:
I have 5 permanent DVDRoms on a LAN, and occasionaly 7, and my 2 Laptop ones tend to choke on many DVDs, while my 'boxed' ones have no trouble on the same ones.
And from the boxed ones, the Pioneer 120 chokes more ofter than my Pioneer 105 (recorder)
Just yesterday, two Toshibas (laptop, one of them a DVD recorder no less) failed ripping a freshly burned DVD-R, while a cheapo Sony (boxed) did it in 10 minutes without any errors.
Conclusion: DVDRoms are cheap nowadays. I would get a 'slave' even for the purpose not to exhaust my recorder.
fredthompson
Member
@zarish, you do know that when DVDs are played the player, hardware or software, skips errors to some extent and fills in the gaps with approximate data, right? When you're trying to read the data for a backup, the requirements are more stringent.
Actually I have several source drives and some original discs have a problem on all of them.Arianos said:
Drives available:
Toshiba SD-R2002 (Laptop IDE)
Pioneer DVD-304 (Desktop, SCSI)
Pioneer DVR-105 (Desktop, IDE, burner)
Also, DVDDecrypter chokes on 1 disc I have every time. Another SmartRipper does just fine with this same disc. From my observations it appears as though SmartRipper is better at handling read errors and re-requesting a sector read at different speeds.
Please note that's just my observation and experience. That's based on the fact that often SmartRipper seems to start at a slower speed and runs a lot slower if it encounters any errors for me from that point forward. DVDDecrypter tends to speed up again after getting past an error. This has been my experience on my system with my configuration, YMMV.
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