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FastM
01-23-05, 02:19 AM
I got this DVD "David Gilmour In Concert" (a must have for any Pink Floyd fan) and i wanted to rip the Audio portion to burn onto a CD so i can enjoy the songs in my car...

So.. i loaded up PowerDVD and Creative Wave Studio (came with Audigy2), opened up a 24bit 96khz project and recorded the whole DVD to one big file, When it finished i pressed stop and got an some sort of error with the file..

Second attempt i did song by song (same quality settings) doing my best to stop the recording and starting at the same place so the CD will flow between songs, i was able to get every song as a .wav file (each about 160-200megs).

Now, when i fired up Nero using the Music Compilation i get an error trying to move the .wav files into my layout "Cannot add file "D:\Davi.....wav" The Selected WMA files are protected and cannot be processed."

So, to get around this i re-saved all the .wav files as 16bit 320kbps .mp3 files and Nero burned those like a champ... But i still would like to get a CD burned with the original uncompressed .wav files @ 24bit / 96khz.

So, my 2 question are Am i using the wrong software to record/edit the DVD or the wrong software to burn?
netviper13
01-23-05, 05:55 AM
I believe you should be able to use a DVD ripper to get the full .ac3 soundtrack, and then use a program to convert that track to .wav; now exactly which programs do that, I don't quite remember. Try hitting up www.doom9.org, it's a huge resource for ripping/encoding questions and software.

*edit* URL corrected.
saturnotaku
01-23-05, 10:28 PM
Do a search for ImTOO DVD Audio ripper. It's a great one-click solution. I've used it a few times myself to rip the opening and closing themes for some of my favorite anime series. For whatever reason, some domestic production companies fail to include these on their CDs. It works really well, default encoding is 192/44 and the quality is excellent. The trial version should be fully functional for what you want to do.
FastM
01-24-05, 02:38 AM
Do a search for ImTOO DVD Audio ripper. It's a great one-click solution. I've used it a few times myself to rip the opening and closing themes for some of my favorite anime series. For whatever reason, some domestic production companies fail to include these on their CDs. It works really well, default encoding is 192/44 and the quality is excellent. The trial version should be fully functional for what you want to do.

i actually tried that today, when i ripped a song i got crazy distortion along with it though... i'll have to try it again

I gave creatives Wave Studio another shot and was able to save the songs as .wma files (96khz / 24bit V9 Lossless) files and Nero worked great with the so im happy for now

Thanx for the recommendations guys, i'll be spending a little time at Doom9.net for my next rip :beer:
netviper13
01-24-05, 03:34 AM
Oops, I got that URL wrong, it's actually www.doom9.org
saturnotaku
01-24-05, 09:03 AM
i actually tried that today, when i ripped a song i got crazy distortion along with it though... i'll have to try it again

Which version of the software were you using? The one I've been trying is 1.0.17 build 202. I've been reading up, and there apparently are newer versions available. However this one has been working really well for me. If you want it PM me your e-mail address and I can send it to you.
leony
04-12-08, 05:38 AM
I have iSkysoft DVD Ripper and it do a decent job. It includes the functions of dvd audio ripper.