DVD as a capture device?

girhen · Post by **girhen** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:12 pm

For a couple years now, I've had a Dazzle Fusion to help me rip my animes to my hard drive using Windows Movie Maker. But this means I have to connect the fusion to my computer and electrical outlet every time, then get my PS2 hooked to that and begin capturing.

Is there a way to make my computer think my DVD drive is a capture device? I don't want to connect everything whenever I want to capture video, and I want to be able to use software to capture video (like WMM) that makes the files 3 megs per minute rather than a gig per 15. I don't care if I capture sound too, becuase I don't use it in AMVs anyway. Plus I can record it with my mic if I have to. Any ideas that don't include paying for more software?

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:14 pm

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... ogetb.html

Start there.

gangstaj8 · Post by **gangstaj8** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:47 pm

You mean, you've been playing your DVD's on your PS2 and capturing the video through your capture card??

Man, once you read that guide, it's like swallowing "The Red Pill", know wudah mean? Good luck.

girhen · Post by **girhen** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:17 am

Thanks guys, i'll try one of those. I hope they don't make 50 gigabyte videos for one episode though

. I'll figure them out. I do think someone watched a little too much matrix though

.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:00 am

girhen wrote:Thanks guys, i'll try one of those. I hope they don't make 50 gigabyte videos for one episode though . I'll figure them out. I do think someone watched a little too much matrix though .

It usually comes out to about 1GB per full episode give or take, off the DVD. Then if you make clips as HuffYUV, if you are really precise in creating them, maybe you'll end up with a few GBs worth of footage.

Also, I can imagine for some people, after reading EADFAG, "The Red Pill" statement will be so true.