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No, ripping DVDs isn't mainstream because it: 1) takes forever, and a powerful computer (particularly a handful of years ago) 2) takes a lot of space 3) unti
by burgerbrain 16y ago
No, ripping DVDs isn't mainstream because it:
1) takes forever, and a powerful computer (particularly a handful of years ago)
2) takes a lot of space
3) until recently has provided little of the value ripping CDs does (no "mp3 players" for movies)
4) is a nontrivial task for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with DRM (which codec do you use? which container? what size to you transcode it to?, etc)
Intentional errors don't cause even a hiccup in any of the ripping programs I've seen or used, the end user doesn't have to worry about it in the slightest.
Oh, and they press CDs with intentional errors these days too, so your theory really is bogus.
- OpieCunningham 16y ago1) Nonsense. 2) Nonsense. 3) Which came first, the MP3 or the MP3 player? 4) Nonsense, all software DVD players I've worked with support straight decrypted VOB playback. New variations on intentional errors regularly disrupt previously released DVD ripping applications. This is a known fact as evidenced by the assortment of results you'll find if you search for "dvd update arccos". It's also why a few of the more popular rippers in the past are no longer popular since they haven't been updated. Intentional errors on CDs would actually demonstrate my "theory". And in terms of it being a theory, I have anecdotal evidence that multiple people I know were annoyed at the inability of a ripping program they used/purchased to handle a new release and therefore gave up on ripping. Since my "theory" only required a small decrease in ripping, my theory has been demonstrated to be correct.
- nr0mx 16y agoThe main difference between ripping DVDs and CDs is that music gets repeated use, whereas the DVD typically doesn't - and hence require a much higher incentive to overcome the DRM annoyance.