Maria-sama ga Miteru DVDs and Magic DVD Ripper

[Kanina-Hecate]

(I apologise if this question has been previously posted but there are so many pages on the Capturing and Ripping on the forum and I don’t have time to go through them.)

I recently purchased a copy of Magic DVD Ripper to rip the footage from my Maria-sama ga Miteru DVDs although it’s easy enough to get rid of the subtitles, I can’t seem to get rid of the clock on the second series and I can’t get rid of the credits from the opening and ends. I know from seeing Marimite AMVs that the clock and credits can be removed but either I must be doing something wrong or Magic Ripper can’t get rid of these irritations. If it turns out that Magic DVD Ripper isn’t able to get rid of the clock and credits then I am hoping that someone can advise me on a ripping program that is able to remove them.

Thank you in advance.

Kanina-Hecate

[JaddziaDax]

if this method doesnt work... then the clock is hard encoded into your dvds... O.o

[Kumatora]

You might have a bootleg.

[JaddziaDax]

You might have a bootleg.

thats what it sounds like to me too

[Keeper of Hellfire]

... I can’t get rid of the credits from the opening and ends.

You can't get rid of the credits, it's impossible, but often you find clean openings and endings at the DVDs

[Kumatora]

You might have a bootleg.

thats what it sounds like to me too

yea...

[Kanina-Hecate]

Thank you SO much everyone for your advice!

JaddziaDax, I’ll post back to say whether the method did or didn’t work. Thank’s for suggesting it!

Kumatora, I’m still a novice at AMV making, so I’ve don’t know what you mean by ‘bootleg’. Could you explain what it is?

Keepers of Hellfire, for some unknown reason to me my Maria-sama ga Miteru DVDs don’t have any extras on them, I’ve checked several times. I did come across a website where you can download the first series opening and end without credits. But there avi files and I’ve NEVER been able to work an avi file on Windows Media Player or Windows Movie Maker or Sony Vegas.

Does anyone know whether you need a type of decoder or do I need to install a program onto my computer to get an avi file to work?

Kanina-Hecate

[Scintilla]

Kumatora, I’m still a novice at AMV making, so I’ve don’t know what you mean by ‘bootleg’. Could you explain what it is?

Unauthorized DVD copies of the series that are not distributed by the companies that actually own the rights to the content but instead by pirates. If I were to take R1 animé DVDs I own, produce hundreds of copies of them, and sell them to unsuspecting fans, that would be bootlegging.

When you buy bootlegs, none of the money goes back to the people who made and distributed the show/movie; from what I've heard, it's very likely that much of it is going to a crime syndicate somewhere in East Asia.

[Kanina-Hecate]

Scintilla, thank you for explaining, it feels odd to think I might have a ‘bootleg’ copy of the Maria-sama ga Miteru series. I was sure that my copy was genuine since I bought it on ebay (how naive of me) and I bought it from America but I suppose if it is ‘bootleg’ copy then the organization would have people stationed all over the world and I’ve seen the same copy as mind being advertised on ebay by other users. Yet I’m confused, if it turns out to be ‘bootleg’ copy then why did the people who created the fake copy cut out the extras if there were on the original DVDs. I’m still not sure whether it is a ‘bootleg’ copy, the DVDs and cover look fine (I’m being naive again).
So to reiterate if it is a ‘bootleg’ copy then the method JaddziaDax suggested will not work on it and I’ll never be able to get rid of the clock. If it turns out to be a genuine copy then hopefully the method should work.
So I’m getting the impression once I used the method I’ll know whether it’s a genuine copy or not.

[Kumatora]

Scintilla, thank you for explaining, it feels odd to think I might have a ‘bootleg’ copy of the Maria-sama ga Miteru series. I was sure that my copy was genuine since I bought it on ebay (how naive of me) and I bought it from America but I suppose if it is ‘bootleg’ copy then the organization would have people stationed all over the world and I’ve seen the same copy as mind being advertised on ebay by other users. Yet I’m confused, if it turns out to be ‘bootleg’ copy then why did the people who created the fake copy cut out the extras if there were on the original DVDs. I’m still not sure whether it is a ‘bootleg’ copy, the DVDs and cover look fine (I’m being naive again).
So to reiterate if it is a ‘bootleg’ copy then the method JaddziaDax suggested will not work on it and I’ll never be able to get rid of the clock. If it turns out to be a genuine copy then hopefully the method should work.
So I’m getting the impression once I used the method I’ll know whether it’s a genuine copy or not.

Seeing as you have the clock on your episodes, those episodes are not from the official DVDs but the broadcasts themselves. Also, the more appropriate name for these DVDs would be counterfeit copies seeing as official bootleg CDs exist.

Check here for info on how to spot these DVDs.[/url]