ok, i wanna get the video off the Dino Frenzy DVD so we can post it at youtube. is there a way? (on a Mac, as inexpensively as possible, preferably free)

will this do it?

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/MacTheRipper.shtml

or would i then need a converter?

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Mac The Ripper is the best for your money.

You may still need a converter - but I don't know what to recommend until I know what format YouTube needs it in.

However, if they made a DVD, don't they have source video? Wouldn't that be easier than extracting it from the DVD?

BigJohn

yeah, they have a source video. i don't know how to get it from there either though. Steve made the DVDs from videos. i don't know how he did it though.

i downloaded mac the ripper, & i ripped one of em, but i couldn't get it to open.

i think i'm too dumb for this stuff.

i told Nate to ask Steve if he can do it, since he's the one who made the DVDs in the first place. if Steve doesn't know how, then i'll try to figure it out...

i think it's way over my head.

dowload a product called VLC, and I bet you it can play the video.

You can get it from Version Tracker

BigJohn

thanks BigJohn. i'll try it when i get a chance.

you're the best!

it worked!!!!!

ok, here's what it sez about formats...

it's from this page... http://youtube.com/t/howto_makevideo

so now alls i need to do is figure out how to make it be one of those.

man, it rocks to have a friend who's a genius.

your next stop should be versiontracker again, and I would suggest downloading a product called ffmpegX. There might be better products, but I've had good success with this one. It's a little quirky, though. I think the la-*test*-('") version is 0.9. You can convert it to any of those formats with that product.

It does take some time, though, so you may have to wait a while. A 5-minute movie can take about half an hour to an hour to convert.

When you get ffmpegX, drop into IM and I'll give you a few tips on how to make it work.

Oh, and you have to install 2 or 3 things after you download it. Just follow the directions, and it should work fine.

BigJohn

thanks! i'll get it as sooon as i can...

oooooh kaaay. i already have that thing. i downloaded the newer version & threw the old one away like it told me on this page...

http://ffmpegx.com/download.html

i never could use the old one, & i'm having the same problem with the new one, which is this...

whenever i try to do this thing...



it always tells me there's something wrong & it won't let me. (even though i downloaded the extra stuff it told me to, & chose it, & all that)

You have to download all those individual components, and then install each of them to a location. Then, you point ffmpegX to the location into which you have installed those components.

It's multi-steppy. :S

BigJohn

OIC.

what location am i supposed to install em to?

each of the components i believe has a read me or Install file with directions on where to put it. Usually it goes somewhere in your library path, but it should specify exactly where. If it doesn't, then I don't think it matters. I'll try to remember to check mine at home.

BigJohn

ok, i'll look into it.