playin anime dvd's on comp(i cant for some reason) PLZ help

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:49 pm

SmartRipper and DVD Decrypter are both free.

*hurriedly updates guide with working links now that EADFAGmkII is no longer beta*

Shinodude · Post by **Shinodude** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 pm

thnks

Shinodude · Post by **Shinodude** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:44 pm

http://www.aquilinestudios.org/wmm2guide.html dose the aspi drives free right lol srry for the qestion

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:13 am

Does the ASPI what what what?

If it's an ASPI layer you need, you can get one here:
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/suppor ... =ASPI-4.70

As far as I know, they're free.

mantlepicture · Post by **mantlepicture** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:27 am

shinodude wrote:http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/sr.htm r these free or do u have to pay for it?

Yes, I am pretty sure everything on Doom9 is free. If not, they will tell you.

In my opinion, SmartRipper is the best ripping program. Robot4Rip is also great, and it's probably a little easier(it's included with Gordian Knot; read the Gordian Knot guide to learn how to use it). Speaking of Gordian Knot, it is probably the easiest to use if you want to rip anime episodes(different steps are required for AMVs, but Robot4Rip is still nice).

As for Vic's guide, just download the programs he says(if the links are dead, google them; I recently tested the guide, and it works perfectly) and follow the instructions. Set all the settings the way he suggests(sometimes they aren't the best way, but you don't know enough to stray from the guide yet).

And I recommend whenever you come across a term you don't know, google "[term you don't know] glossary". It can get tedious, but learning the terminology is the first step.

Also, do not be afraid of messing up. Be prepared to waste many hours before you get the footage the way you want. The best learning method is trial and error. I have a degree in video editing, yet I learned more by just messing up. The important part is to learn which functions do what.

To sum up: read the guide, and follow the instructions to the letter. Look up any words you don't know. Then when you think you have everything set up right, give it a try. If it turns out like crap, read the guide again and try to find out what went wrong.

Read everything you can. Read all the guides on Doom9 and this site. READ THE HELP FILES THAT COME WITH THE PROGRAMS. This is very important. Example: I was hung up on Vic's guide for an hour because VirtualDub wouldn't accept my AVISynth file. I copied everything correctly. I thought it was a problem with VirtualDub. It turned out that one of the plug-ins for AVISynth didn't work on the version I had. This stuff is important. Make sure you have the right versions(if the guide specifies; if it mentions a number, get THAT version, since it's been proven to work. Experiment with other versions when you learn what you are doing).

But the best advice is simply this: trial and error.