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I have some old Soul Train videos which files shows as video_TS on my HDD but when expanded I am seeing 3 files with the extensions .IFO, .BUP and .VOB thing is when I import the video folder from my HDD into the VDJ browser only the main VIDEO_TS files showing, what I cna do here to show these video please?
 
Posted Mon 28 Jan 13 @ 7:22 am
You can try changing the extension of the VOB file to MPG.

If that refuses to play, best re-rip from the DVD directly to a different file type.
 
Ok thanks but first my first question should have been who will the video show in VDJ, in the small decks or is there a way to view fullscreen?
 
When you rip the dvd, you want to select "chapters" to get the individual tracks, otherwise the ripper captures the vobs by preset "chunk" size.
Look through the setting options in the ripper to change this setting.
They will play as VOB's, no need to change the extension to make them play.
 
It's all in the manual!
 
That's one problem I am facing I do not have the fles on DVD anymore since I had copied them to my HDD so I am not seeing how the ripper will help?
 
Well if you no longer have the original media then you shouldn't be using the files.

You can't rent/borrow/buy a DVD, rip the files off it then give it back or sell it (at least not in UK law).
 
Hope we are not getting into RIAA discussion here but to respond to your comments why would it be against any law for me to copy whatever I purchase on cd or dvd and on to my pc to play from my pc especially for my own private use?
 
charlie55 wrote :
why would it be against any law for me to copy whatever I purchase on cd or dvd and on to my pc to play from my pc especially for my own private use?


If you check the copyright information on any vinyl record, CD, cassette tape, DVD or any other commercial media, it clearly states than "unauthorized copying" is prohibited. This has been the case for many decades.

By ripping the files from one format to another, you're copying.

If you've not got permission from the copyright holder, then it's unauthorized.

Worse still is getting rid of the source media (by selling or whatever) after you've ripped. Private use or not, if you've copied the data then passed on the original, you're on thin ice legally.

To be honest, if you're out working as a DJ and earning money from it, you ought to know the legal implications of stuff like this...
 
Oh yes, I am aware of that but as mentioned this for my own private use and not for any commercial purpose so I don't see how that could get me into any trouble? The only reason I am looking into using VDJ for video viewing BTW is becuase I have other videos I have collected over the years from different sources and I am looking for a player which will play them all back at equal volume and someone suggested that VDJ will do this. In other words, when me and the guys are hanging out we simply like to watch music videos sometimes and I have having to walk from chair to my rig to manually adjust the video's volume on a frequent basis.
 
charlie55 wrote :
Oh yes, I am aware of that


And yet you asked why it was against the law?


charlie55 wrote :
for my own private use and not for any commercial purpose so I don't see how that could get me into any trouble?


As I've already explained (and as you claim to know) you've made a copy. It's illegal to do that.

Furthermore, you no longer own the original media, so you have no legal right to access the content.

charlie55 wrote :
I am looking for a player which will play them all back at equal volume

There are numerous programs that will pay videos for domestic use. These often have volume levelling options (AGC).

Assuming you ripped this content using a computer, it's safe to conclude it contains a DVD drive, in which case it's also highly likely to have some form of video playback software installed.
 
charlie55 wrote :
Ok thanks but first my first question should have been who will the video show in VDJ, in the small decks or is there a way to view fullscreen?


You only have 2 options, the window option (which can be stretched to a point) or full video out which is explained in detail in the user guide and wiki on the forum here with proper cabling to a tv or projector with screen.
As for gain levels, VDJ will auto gain the tracks so they all get played at the same volume after they have been analyzed.
 
I had meant I am aware of the copying for distribution and commercial part of it, not for personal use but I don't have the desire to argue on personal use of something I purchase.

All Playback softwares for videos with volume levelling feature I have tried don't work well at all.

I will look into routing the video via a TV or project, thanks!
 
charlie55 wrote :
personal use of something I purchase.


When you purchase the DVD (or other media) you don't own the content - you have purchased the right to listen/watch the content.

You own the physical storage medium but not what's on it.

If you copy that, you've broken the law.

Once you no longer own the original media, you've broken the law by retaining a copy.

It's not difficult to understand.


Also I very much doubt you've spent $299 on professional DJ software just so you can watch videos at home.

As the expression goes, pull the other one - it's got bells on!
 
Dude, you can keep your freakin insults to yourself! I did not come here to be told by the likes of you that I am using a pirated version of VDJ, my software is registered by your company, feel free to check with them for which I paid full retail value and not some lite version I got purchasing equipment so how DARE YOU accuse me of of this? You also assume that I got rid of my original dvd's by some illegal method, I simply threw out all my cd's and dvd's when I got into computerized music as I did with my vinyl as all of those were taking way too much space, fools like you don't belong on public forums
 
groovindj is not accusing you of using pirated software. It's easy to see you are a licenced Pro user.

I can't comment on the USA, but the law in the UK is as described above. Copying a CD or DVD (especially if you don't own the physical media) is not legal. We don't condone the promotion or use of illegal media on the forum.

Please guys, play it nice :)

Regards

Keith
 
what is it you didn't get by his words below?

"Also I very much doubt you've spent $299 on professional DJ software just so you can watch videos at home."
 
charlie55 wrote :
what is it you didn't get by his words below?

"Also I very much doubt you've spent $299 on professional DJ software just so you can watch videos at home."


i would suggest maybe you re-read his statement, the very same one you have quoted, maybe a few times more before assuming anything :-)

just a thought..

regards
 
Maybe we can get back to the issue at hand. He is a registered user of the software. This topic is not about the legality of copying content. There are threads dedicated to that topic.
 
Besides, we all hate piracy, but our laws and the enforcement of them, are a little different on this side of the pond.
 
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