so do i. so tks to all of you who helped!

greetings - heinz -

yw
i'm just glad you can enjoy it the way you want it to work.

Hey
it makes for a real life copy
for us dvdclone freaks, it would mean ripping twice
not worth it 2 me
I think the fast forward works

The best way to do it is to do a Google search for " DvdRemake or DvdRemakePro", of which there's both a free and paid for version. With either version removing the trailers/warnings/copyright messages when they are set as separate cells as a part of the main movie title is a piece of cake.

Actually, anybody re-doing DVD's should have this utility as it makes editing vob/ifo/etc files a snap. I highly recommend it, especially the pro version. It's cheap, and worth a whole lot more than the price it sells for.

zaq: sorry dont understand what you mean. where would be the twice ripping? DVDCLONE freak, fine, so am i. but there is another world out there, too, as you see from above postings.

coasty: nice advert, and it might actually work, but there is no free version available, at least not for the general public.

but they mention on their webpage that is is free for '' ... long-time company supporters ... people who help us in building trust and brand awareness ... spreading the word about our software and services. If you like our software and feel confident about sharing your belief with others, then you have the right to use the software for free. Share your belief with others. Simply tell people about your favorite program. Let them know! ... ''.

it couldnt be that you are one of those mentioned? then how about sharing your free copy with us? a link would do.

back to -> s h r i n k.

greetings - heinz -

So when you rip a movie, whether it be by DVD Decryptor means or other ways (using AnyDVD to remove the protection), the movie will automatically jump to the menu or movie if you enabled it?

I always thought it just did it when you watched it. And when you ripped the DVD, it would go through all the crap at the beginning? I always blank them out.

Heinz,
No offence intended here, but your response is incorrect.

Vobblanker can do what is requested. If you read the user guides on Jsoto's web site it will become clear. You can blank out parts of a movie easily. Read the guide on how to split a movie in two.

oilman, how could i be offended with all the help i am getting here? re VOBBLANKER i stand corrected, i already pointed this out in another mssg. it is just so much more difficult than what i needed (and found in s h r i n k ).

This seems to be a common misconception about AnyDVD's jump to movie or jump to menu options. (That it only affects playback not ripping) But you have to think about it logically for a sec to understand...AnyDVD doesn't know the difference between playback and ripping software. It's "just" a driver that sits between the dvd drive and whatever software you're using to access it (player, ripper, whatever). So, if it modifies what a player sees, logically, it modifies what the ripper sees, as well. That's why some people have problems when they rip with that option turned on as it doesn't always work as advertised. Also, something else to point out that's somewhat important...AnyDVD only *HIDES* that content, not remove it. Hence, if you're counting on that feature to remove things for extra compression space on a disc, you're outta luck. It only changes the command structure of the IFO, it doesn't actually remove anything.

Hi Heinz,

yeah - my apologies here - I went through the threads too fast (bad habit of mine).

BTW: I would suggest you visit the video editing forum which give a lot of good advice re editing etc.

cheers

Thanks for that SamuriHL. It was only later that I realised the same thing.

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Well shoot, my error... That shows how long it's been since I looked at the main page of the web site instead of just jumping directly to my account info.

Let me restate it then... There used to be a free slightly downsized version of DvdReMake Pro.

So, basically now there is no free version for the average user, and I sure can't share mine as it is a branded version.

Still, for you want to do DvdReMake Pro is exactly what you want. You won't have to use VobBlanker or have to work through multiple utilities to do the job. DvdReMake Pro basically takes all the functions of all those other multiple vob/ifo/etc utilities you used to have to run to edit a DVD movie and combines it all into one package, and does a superior job of it in the process.

Short version... If you frequently compress/recode DVD movies, buy it and use it.

Here's how I rip movies...

1. I run AnyDVD before I start the DVD.
2. I use CloneDVD to copy the movie to disk using the DVD9 setting so that I get the full movie without any compression.
3. I run DvdReMake Pro and use it to remove FBI warnings, redo title screens, remove unwanted video/sound segments etc. and then export the results. If you want to export/import menu graphic screens then one additional free (yes, it's actually free) utility called Muxman is required. All of which, outside of the time you need to edit the screen, takes about 30 seconds.
4. If I'm going to burn the full movie (dual layer) then it's off to Nero.
5. If I'm going to compress it to a DVD5 I use CloneDVD to compress if the movie size isn't excessively large (90% quality or better), otherwise I use DVD Rebuilder Pro and the HC encoder to recode it down to DVD5 size (about 2 hours on my system).

That sounds like a lot of work, but it actually isn't. Other than the time it takes to rip the movie and recode-or-compress it usually takes me only about 5-10 minutes to do the actual editing (been doing it for so long that I've just got about got the DVD scripting language burnt into my brain).

By the way, for recoding long movies DVD Rebuilding Pro is what I consider an essential. The output of the DVD Rebuilding Pro/free HC encoder combo is so darn good I defy anybody to tell the difference between it and any of the commercial encoders. In any event, after I finish recoding with it I can't tell the difference between the recoded version and the original movie. Get it.

2 hours with DVD-RB Pro and HCenc? What the hell kind of machine do you have?! It takes me at least 3-4 on my XP2500+ with a gig of memory. Just a note about DVD Remake Pro...they will never get me as a customer as they use that stupid product activation crap. I don't mind paying for software I use(I bought CloneDVD, CloneCD, AnyDVD, and DVD-RB Pro), but, I refuse to buy anything with overly restrictive anti-piracy protection. (Well, Windows is kind of a necessity, but I digress) It's just a matter of principle. I refuse to be treated like a criminal for having purchased a piece of software. You can tell me it's no big deal and it doesn't really interfere and all that...I've had this conversation numerous times and I'm not the only one who feels this way... but in the end product activation does nothing for anyone except annoy honest people. Pirates find a way around it and aren't bothered by it in the least. Honest people who pay for it are the only ones it inconveniences. Where's the incentive to purchase something if it's only going to annoy me? Sorry, but, this is one customer they won't get. I will make do with the free products that are somewhat more limited but don't have product activation. [/rant]

i dont know how they do it, but sometimes other people, though 1000s of miles away,
seem to read my mind, and then they also speak out:

>> I refuse to be treated like a criminal for having purchased a piece of software

tks, and many greetings - heinz -

PS: XP2400+ here and CELERON 3000, and i am lucky with 5 hours overall, preparation till final disk.

Are you really sure that they are in the beginning of the movie part? Check in Shrink the Main Movie part. I haven't seen one yet. What you encounter might have been a multi-PGC title, where 1 PGC is the movie, and the other PGCs are the warnings/copyright msgs/trailers.

DvdRemake has never been free. Even if you share your version, it's not going to work on other people's machine. But then if you do, you violate the license agreement and will no longer receive future updates.

You are steaming off here, and are being unfair to the author of DVDReMake. If you're using DVD-RB Pro, you have to activate the product as well, by entering your registered email address in the Key File Installation to use the product, and you must be connected to the internet to activate it. If you don't know, DVD-RB Pro uses a similar approach to DvdReMake in regards to product activation. Both products only work on the machine it was downloaded for, in which RB makes use of System Identifier and DvdReMake makes use of Computer ID to identify your machine. It's just a different term but the same concept. The only difference is that DvdReMake does not require you to connect to internet to activate it. Also Computer ID does not contain private information whatsoever, nor is used to identify your computer on the network.

When you buy DvdReMake (Pro), you can have up to 5 copies running on 5 of your machines! What better deal is that? Here's the license agreement. btw, there's a current special sale for the regular DvdReMake version.

One thing I find inconvenience of DVD-RB Pro is that when you download a new version, you sometimes have to re-enter your email address to activate it and be connected to internet, but you never have to do this with DVDReMake. The Computer ID is already stored in DimadSoft database, all you have to do is just download it in your account.

So I don't see what's the big deal in all this. If you have a problem with DvdRemake activation, why don't you have a problem with DVD-RB Pro?

Speaking of piracy, put yourself in the author's shoes. Would you like your product to be illegally distributed and cracked? Of couse, you cannot prevent it from being cracked, but you can make it harder. Look at CloneDVD and AnyDVD, there are so many cracked versions out there, but not for DvdReMake. Yes, there are a few versions out there, but will they work? I have found many users come crawling to the forum and say that DvdReMake does not work at all only to find out they're using cracked version. Isn't that irritating and a waste of support resources? I'm sure you find similar situations to those using cracked version of AnyDVD and CloneDVD.

toaddub: at least for my part, yes, i am sure. positive. the fact that you havent seen it (others have too: check) does not mean i am wrong. please read the post once more, and you will find out why.

for the rest: this post has a particular theme, no? yes, people, including me, have diverted a bit, with a few sentences into related matters. but arent you overdoing it? not saying you are right or wrong, but is this the place to get so upset about it?

greetings - heinz -

I write software for a large corporation, so, I can easily put myself in the author's shoes. I DON'T support that crap at all. You ask me about why I tolerate it with DVD-RB Pro...easy, I bought it before he added that in and had I known he was going to do that, I probably wouldn't have bought it. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and I'm happy that you don't see it as a problem. That's great. I, however, vote with my $$$ and I'm not going to be forced into some arcane copy protection scheme that DOESN'T work. Slysoft doesn't require any kind of activation. You purchase a key and you're done. It doesn't treat you with anything but respect. This is how I feel and not much is going to change it I'm afraid. Is DVDRemake Pro a decent product? Probably. I won't be buying it, however. It's as simple as that. If they change their copy protection system to something that doesn't require activation, then, great, I'll consider it then. I seriously wish JDobbs would drop the activation nonsense in DVD-RB Pro, as well, but, since I've already paid for it, I will continue to update. TBH, I haven't really used it all that much since I started buying DL discs anyway. I still enjoy having the option, but, I could live without it if I needed to.

ok, now I'm curious, what movie is this?

sorry if I sound upset, but I'm not. Just stating the fact and my opinion.

Same here. I had it before he added it in. I understand how you feel about the copy protection scheme. I'm not trying to get you to buy DvdReMake Pro. I don't think both authors are going to drop protection scheme. I for one supports it. I find it unobtrusive and makes the life of pirates harder. ok, enough said, we're getting OT.

Someone else was asking for a title and I couldn't give one off the top of my head, but, I have seen this more and more recently, too. It's annoying, but, with no PUOs it's easily skipped.

Don't worry about it. I just hate that kind of protection is all. I *MIGHT* put up with it if, like Windows, there's only one option out there and it was an excellent program. I'd grumble a lot about it, though, that's for sure. In the case of DVDRemake Pro, I don't see enough value in what it does to justify purchasing it. That's just me, though. For some people, especially those that aren't extremely knowledgable about DVD formats, I would think it'd be an invaluable tool to have. But yes, we've veered off topic a bit...

This was the original question from heinz57g and I will try and pull the thread back to the question
As stated here, the quickest and easiest and FREE way to do it is using Shrink reauthor. You can cut any part you want to remove from the start or end of the movie, that "YOU" choose. This is a feature that has been requested time and time again fron Clonedvd2, but for some unknown reason they still dont seem to think it is neccesary

The beauty about Shrinks CUT & REMOVE feature is one can remove "any" section unlike Clones Chapter only removal. I find Shrink is great for splitting a movie, (onto 2 discs) as I can select a more appropriate part for cutting eg. a fade out, for the split.

Shrink has many great features, but I still do use Clone for the SIMPLE stuff