Windows 7 - DVD Editing Software Confusion

Asked By JamesJ

20-Nov-09 11:16 AM

Vista Basic spa.
I have a dvd/cd rw.
Although software did come with the drive I do not have it installed at this
time
because I am not sure if it has the features I require.
The more I look to the internet to try to find out what software I need the
worse my
headache gets.
I will list the things I want to accomplish and hopefully someone here can
point me in the right direction.

I am not sure of some of the terminology either but I will attempt to explain
the best I can

1) I want to be able play regular DVDs on my commuter.
2) While playing the dvd I want to be able to pause and clip the still and
save it as a jpg.
3) I want to be able to rip a portion of the DVD and save it to a video file
(mpeg, avi...)
4) Then I'd like to be able to rip 5 to 20 seconds of AUDIO of the ripped
video (or from the original DVD if that is possible) and save it as a wav
file.
5) Create DVDs playable on my DVD player from several video file formats
like one can do with Windows DVD Maker but is not included in Vista Basic.

I would prefer a suite with all these feature if possible.

Any help will be appreciated,
James

21-Nov-09 03:36 AM

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(Answers in line...long message)

Info on DVD Decoders:
Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
http://tinyurl.com/j9e29
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

Or...try VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player
http://www.videolan.org/

Or...you might consider the following codec pack:

*Proceed At Your Own Risk*

CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack)
http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
(FWIW...it is always best if you create a System Restore
point before installing any software or updates)
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VLC Media Player
http://www.videolan.org/

To setup for your screen captures...open VLC and
go to...Tools / Preferences / Video button / Video
Snapshots section.

In the directory field...Browse to and select a folder
to save your captures in. (for example...you could
create a new folder on your desktop and select it)

At...Prefix...check the box...Sequential numbering.

At...Format...choose JPEG or PNG.

Finally.....left click the 'Save' button.

Now...Play the video and pause by pressing your
Spacebar when you see a screen you wish to capture.

To capture the screen...type...  Shift+S

Press spacebar to advance to the next photo...
ect...etc...
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How To Rip DVDs with VLC
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2696/how-to-rip-dvds-with-vlc/
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AoA Audio Extractor FREE
http://www.aoamedia.com/audioextractor.htm

AoA Tutorial: How To Extract Audio From Video -
Create Your Own MP3 files From Video Clips
http://mp3.about.com/od/tutorials/ht/Video_to_audio.htm
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(FWIW) it is always a good idea to create a System
Restore Point before installing software or updates)

DVD Flick
http://www.dvdflick.net/

Be sure to read the Guide:
http://www.dvdflick.net/guide.php

If you have problems downloading DVD Flick...
try the following direct link:
http://tinyurl.com/yzx9sck
or...
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dvdflick/dvdflick/DVD%20Flick%201.3.0.7/dvdflick_setup_1.3.0.7.exe?use_mirror=softlayer

Save the file to a folder on your hard drive and
install from there.

21-Nov-09 07:23 AM

Thanks much for all the information.
I will check it out.

Thanks again,
James

21-Nov-09 09:54 AM

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You're welcome.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

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