Converting DVD: Hi, Just curious - where is everyone getting the videos for their mp3 players?
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Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out! And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like extremefunnyhumor.com, ebaumsworld.com, and killsometime.com. Those sites typically have a link to be able to save the video onto your hard drive.
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I don't know guys, I still haven't figured it out. Reading thru other posts here is making me think I'm going to return this thing. I really thought I'd like it, but if I can't string together my video clips to burn to DVD, WHAT is the point? It doesn't seem you can ask this question at the Vado official site either w/out first entering all the numbers off the box it came in. What a pain, I don't carry the box around w/ me. They also do not have an 800# that I can find on the site to call. Frustrating! I wonder how many customers they are losing?
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Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure... » Read More Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. « Show Less
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You can either download them via the web or buy a DVD drive. I bought a USB DVD drive for about $35 and it works great!
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I can't seem to play DVD's. I load it and I just get a list of files. Do I have to install a media player?
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JV - Thanks a lot! I could not figure out why my dvds wouldn't play on other dvd players. There is nothing to clue you in that you need to finalize them.
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Take them to a video transfer store and have them convert to video files on DVD. Or if you have a desktop PC, buy a firewire PCI E card.
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What is new in this version ?Can we see the files as dvd covers ?(If we dowload them and rename same as the video file name)
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I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic... » Read More I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. « Show Less
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The format the camera uses for video is different than that used on DVDs (ones playable in a DVD player), so conversion is necessary. GREAT Freeware (NOT trial, totaly free forever!) is DVDStyler. Allows creation of DVDs with custom menus from many different video file formats - search "DVDStyler" online.
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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What did you use to burn the DVD's to the system? Do you still have the 5.1 audio doing this?
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Thanks. Do you know where I can find information about how to save the DVD to the HD?
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That may be the case but to convert a DVD to a file on the PC you need a good program to convert it to that specific device format ie. mp4, AAC, WMV and so on. With Wondershare you just choose your specific device from a list and it does the rest for you.
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I also need help here. I just bought a DCR-DVD108 and I use apple. I can't figure out how to import the video.
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One very helpful website for beginners and even pro's for capturing, pc processing, or tape to DVD conversion is: www.digitalfaq.com (look for the handy index links in the website's left-hand sidebar). Another more complicated but very complete website is www.videohelp.com. Your main problem, for starters, is that so little video processing software is available for Mac computers, and much high-level hobbyist's software and converters found on the 'net is free but won't work on Macs. Still, the videohelp.com site has info on just about everything. For better definition and noise reduction, you need to find codecs beyond DivX, which use very lossy compression. The two best and affordable MPEG/DVD encoders are CinemaCraft (CCE basic) and TMPGenc, but I don't know if they work on a Mac.
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You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high definition, surround sound audio. Unless you plan on carrying half a dozen speakers and a subwoofer onto the morning train. You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high... » Read More You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high definition, surround sound audio. Unless you plan on carrying half a dozen speakers and a subwoofer onto the morning train. « Show Less