Way to capture scenes from dvds for class project? at DVinfo.net

Bryan Roberts · March 22nd, 2003, 03:14 PM

Hey all. I have a project on violence in movies that I have to do for a class and I needed to pop in some 5 second clips from movies. I have a million dvd's and was wondering if there is any program or quick way to capture some clips from the dvd's or some other method I could look at. I would rather not have to deal with renting VHS copies to capture through a VCR to my computer so that option is out. Is there any easy way to do this or what? Capturing clips from DVD's that I already own for educational reasons is completely legal anyway, isn't it? Thanks all!

Ryan Krga · March 22nd, 2003, 10:08 PM

Yes, there are many programs out there to do this. Its called DVD Ripping. I am almost positive that it would be legal if it is for educational purposes, as long as you dont distribute the final project. I have been through many of these programs, but there is one that stood out. Its called "DVD 2 AVI". You can get it at http://www.download.com. Just search for "DVD Ripper" and you will get plenty results.

Hope I helped.

Ryan Krga

Robert Knecht Schmidt · March 22nd, 2003, 11:09 PM

See also this thread.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=1487

Bryan Roberts · March 23rd, 2003, 01:19 AM

Excellent, thanks for the info!

David Hurdon · March 23rd, 2003, 09:06 AM

I've been curious about this subject but reading this thread made me decide to do something about it. Thanks to the good old web I've just captured a piece from one of my own DVDs (my work, that is) and played it back in PowerDVD. It's flawless (the capture that is, not my work ;-).
I used a download from http://www.dvddecrypter.com/default.asp
I'm running it on my win2k box and although I haven't tested it on a commercial, copy-protected disk, the interface required nothing of me but that I select the file I wanted to copy from a tree already filled in by the app.

Jeff Donald · March 23rd, 2003, 08:42 PM

Read this thread to get a few ideas on the legality of the what you propose to do. While I'm not a lawyer, I would say the use of commercial material without permission of the copyright holder is illegal. There are copyright provisions for educational use, but your use does not really fit.

David Mintzer · March 25th, 2003, 07:29 AM

Its a complex issue but as long as you leave it in the school, I dont see any copyright owner really giving you a problem.

Ed Smith · March 25th, 2003, 11:08 AM

Also you can do it this way.

As Long as you don't need the menus, just video clips.

Hook your set top DVD player to an analog capture card via phono or s-video, hit play on the DVD player and hit the record button on the capture software in the PC and hay Presto you have a DVD as a file in your PC to use as you wish. (Obviously copyright permitting).

Hope this helps,

Ed Smith

March 22nd, 2003, 03:14 PM	#1
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Way to capture scenes from dvds for class project? Hey all. I have a project on violence in movies that I have to do for a class and I needed to pop in some 5 second clips from movies. I have a million dvd's and was wondering if there is any program or quick way to capture some clips from the dvd's or some other method I could look at. I would rather not have to deal with renting VHS copies to capture through a VCR to my computer so that option is out. Is there any easy way to do this or what? Capturing clips from DVD's that I already own for educational reasons is completely legal anyway, isn't it? Thanks all!

March 22nd, 2003, 11:09 PM	#3
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	See also this thread. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=1487 __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 23rd, 2003, 09:06 AM	#5
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	DVD Capture I've been curious about this subject but reading this thread made me decide to do something about it. Thanks to the good old web I've just captured a piece from one of my own DVDs (my work, that is) and played it back in PowerDVD. It's flawless (the capture that is, not my work ;-). I used a download from http://www.dvddecrypter.com/default.asp I'm running it on my win2k box and although I haven't tested it on a commercial, copy-protected disk, the interface required nothing of me but that I select the file I wanted to copy from a tree already filled in by the app. __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

March 23rd, 2003, 08:42 PM	#6
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Read this thread to get a few ideas on the legality of the what you propose to do. While I'm not a lawyer, I would say the use of commercial material without permission of the copyright holder is illegal. There are copyright provisions for educational use, but your use does not really fit. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 25th, 2003, 11:08 AM	#8
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Also you can do it this way. As Long as you don't need the menus, just video clips. Hook your set top DVD player to an analog capture card via phono or s-video, hit play on the DVD player and hit the record button on the capture software in the PC and hay Presto you have a DVD as a file in your PC to use as you wish. (Obviously copyright permitting). Hope this helps, Ed Smith __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors

March 22nd, 2003, 10:08 PM	#2
Ryan Krga Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 116	Yes, there are many programs out there to do this. Its called DVD Ripping. I am almost positive that it would be legal if it is for educational purposes, as long as you dont distribute the final project. I have been through many of these programs, but there is one that stood out. Its called "DVD 2 AVI". You can get it at http://www.download.com. Just search for "DVD Ripper" and you will get plenty results. Hope I helped. Ryan Krga

March 23rd, 2003, 01:19 AM	#4
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Excellent, thanks for the info!

March 25th, 2003, 07:29 AM	#7
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	Its a complex issue but as long as you leave it in the school, I dont see any copyright owner really giving you a problem.