Guide: DVD Library Setup in Vista - Page 2

Astrotoy7 · **27th July 2007, 07:09 AM**

glad to hear it's fixed. Your solution is a good one to keep in mind too

Happy Ripping!!

astro

waltynz · **27th July 2007, 03:32 PM**

hey ive been reading the above, what i have followed but when i go to the "DVD Library" media centre stops working and kicks me out to the windows desktop and then restarts MC. so not sure what to do.... can some on help?

the other thing is when playing short clips the image is covered with ever changing black and white blocks (as circled in red)
any ideas what i need to do to fix them?

Astrotoy7 · **27th July 2007, 04:53 PM**

please post your specs

Do you have an ATI graphics card ??

cheers
Astro

Bolty · **3rd August 2007, 11:25 PM**

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Step 3: Getting Pretty Cover Art and/or Metadata(I love this part of it)

Get the cover art, eg, from amazon for example. Save it in the "Aliens" folder as "folder.jpg" Calling this file "folder.jpg" is essential to it showing up !!

Another easy way to get a great personalized cover art for the folder is to use VideoRedo.

I did try playing the video file and pausing it at an appropriate place to use as the cover art. Then pressing the PRTSCN key should capture that image to the clipboard. PROBLEM is, because it is an active video display, the clipboard contents are quite unreliable, and are often just black.

However using VideoRedo to replay the video file, it is very easy to pause at the appropriate place, adjust frame by frame, and then hit PRTSCN. This produces a reliable image for the clipboard. It is then simply a matter of going into paint, pasting the image from the clipboard, then saving the image as folder.jpg

It certainly then makes the ordinarily blue folder look much more pretty!

After writing this I did a preview! Sorry but I could not correct the previous listing box surround. How does everyone else do it in the blue shaded box?

Bolty · **4th August 2007, 02:24 AM**

Using VideoRedo to make art clips!

Update! Woops! Only works some of the time. The video can still be lost for the jpg and produce a black screen.

But it does work sometimes!!!!!!

Astrotoy7 · **4th August 2007, 03:47 AM**

I think the whole point of movieme is to grab metadata and the proper cover art. If you dont want that, or the metadata retrieved is not appropriate, theres no point in fiddling with VRD(which not everyone has)

just go to amazon and get the cover and rename to folder.jpg, or google any pic you like and do the same

and, not commonly known in Vista is the snipping tool !! which can be used to capture anything on screen

It's at Start>>Programs>>Acessories (where calculator etc usually are)

astro

80LIX · **9th August 2007, 11:24 AM**

All works great,

But has anyone figured out how to get the Dvd Libary working thru the 360 as a extender, I fiddled around heaps but cant get it working.

Astrotoy7 · **12th August 2007, 04:08 PM**

I dont have a 360 myself so couldnt comment. Might be worth asking about this/searching the x360 specific area

astro

thetron · **18th August 2007, 08:38 PM**

n00b question

Is there anyway to rip or backup DVD either from an menu options or automatically?

Astrotoy7 · **18th August 2007, 08:52 PM**

not by default within the mce interface. There may be a third party app that could do so, but Im not aware of one for VMC yet ??

astro

thetron · **18th August 2007, 08:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astrotoy7

not by default within the mce interface. There may be a third party app that could do so, but Im not aware of one for VMC yet ??

astro

Do i need to be a sponsor to signup?

I did a Vista Media Center install today and the guy to wanted to rip the DVD to the HDD (children scratch things). I wasn't too sure how to do it or what add-on was needed

dgaust · **18th August 2007, 09:08 PM**

AnyDVD is a paid program and DVD Shrink is a freeware one. They're both not a vista plugin, but a standard Vista app.

Do a google search for them. You should also look at the steps required to enable the DVD gallery in Vista MCE as well.

Astrotoy7 · **18th August 2007, 11:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgaust

AnyDVD is a paid program and DVD Shrink is a freeware one. They're both not a vista plugin, but a standard Vista app.

Do a google search for them. You should also look at the steps required to enable the DVD gallery in Vista MCE as well.

thetron may need to clarify...whether he was inquiring about ripping dvds in general or doing it via the mce interface ??

I use dvd shrink or decrypter, depending on what mood im in and what I need to do with the files

But these of course are apps that run *outside* of the MC interface

astro

thetron · **19th August 2007, 12:55 PM**

OF course i know DVD Decryptor can do it. But there no front end and way of playing back that media without exiting media centre

Then Jumping thru some hoops

Astrotoy7 · **21st August 2007, 05:40 PM**

a dvd ripping app that launcghes within mce.... I myself have never seen one, especially for Vista. maybe someone else has ?

astro