 | Jan 2 2010 |
RRNOWELL Just a comment for now... I bought this with the MacBundle back in June... now they have a 6.1 for a price... OK, but when you are asked if you want to upgrade it doesn't mention anything about a price... not the end of the world except AFTER you have run the upgrade and replaced your original version and they have tossed it in the trash they ask for a license... now if I don't want the upgrade since it costs I have to go get my original out of the trash... come on... just tell us the upgrade is not free BEFORE we accept it so we can skip it and avoid digging our app out of the trash. IF i were rating this I would ding it severely for this.
(Version 6.1) | |
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 | Dec 30 2009 |
FORMICA I love DVDRemaster Pro and use it probably once a week. I've used it for just about everything it can do, and that's a lot -- especially for just one app. But every time I've sat down to try out one of its capabilities for the first time, I struggled to figure it out and ended up experimenting with it over and over again, each experiment costing me hours of time and usually at least one DVD too -- all because DVDRemaster Pro HAS NO HELP FILES! Of course, first I had a look at the tutorial on the Metakine website, but every one of them is designed to introduce novices to its BASIC functions, so they don't include much detail and don't even begin to cover the higher-end functions and preferences. So, the tutorials are generally useless to me. And the FAQs are equally useless, since they only cover issues related to purchasing the app. How come a professional, $50 application like DVDRemaster Pro has NO HELP FILES? What do they mean when they call it "Pro"? Do professional-level programs generally leave out the Help files because their users already know everything there is to know about it? Or is it actually just the opposite -- Pro-level apps tend to have the most comprehensive Help files because their many capabilities make them more complex, necessitating clear, well organized, thorough instructions so users can take advantage of those capabilities? So why doesn't DVDRemaster Pro have them? I don't think it's because they haven't had time to write them in the 54 versions Metakine has released since the first one in March 2003! To me, THIS APP IS OVERPRICED AT $50 WITHOUT HELP FILES! Please, please, PLEASE start writing comprehensive Help files for one of your upcoming versions. Introducing them all-at-once would be GREAT, but taking 2 or 3 versions to fully add them is probably more practical. If not that, then at least add extensive TOOLTIPS (a la Handbrake)! For me, that would make it easier to swallow the $50 price tag, and it would definitely make it worth 5 stars.
(Version 6.1) | |
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| Dec 30 2009 |
SJK Have you sent your comments/suggestions directly to the developer since there's no guarantee they'll be noticed here?
(Version 6.1) | |
| Dec 30 2009 |
FORMICA Yep!
(Version 6.1) | |
| Dec 30 2009 |
SJK Cool. I agree that DR is frustratingly underdocumented.
(Version 6.1) | |
| Dec 30 2009 |
THOIZ_VD There seems to be a rush on version numbers. From 6.0 to 6.1 with only a few minor issues fixed and no other changes (features!) at all...
(Version 6.1) | |
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| Dec 20 2009 |
ROBK I searched on the DVDReamster Pro website to learn about their software license. Is it a per computer license or per user license? DVD2OneX provides a PER user license. This means you can install DVD2OneX on any computer you own -- Windows or PC. Is the DVDRemater Pro license as liberal??
(Version 6.0.1) | |
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 | Dec 20 2009 |
The license is per user meaning that you can use it on all your personal computers.
(Version 6.0.1) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
64 bits didn't give me anything, you can run 64 bits apps in 10.5, and the new quicktime player has less features than the old one, but this isn't about SL (it was about the upgrade policy). I suggest any potential user reading this to try the demo which is free at all times and decide for themselves.
(Version 6.0) | |
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| Dec 12 2009 |
PLOTH This software does work, MOSTLY. There are a few DVDs that won't work on it. When contacted support just says "it will take quite some time to fix" For the dvds it does do, the quality is VERY low compared to the file size. Then to top things off - They only issue free upgrades to software for TWO MONTHS!! The new version 6 is 10 seconds faster (for a 6min rip) and they want $10 to upgrade unless you bought #5 less than 2 months ago. Because of this I may try DVD2One again but I have used Handbrake for 90% of my 400+ library & it is the best I have tried so far. I regret buying this software. Handbrake does ALL the dvds I throw at it - (including the ones DVDremaster can't). Handbrake is faster. Handbrake is MUCH higher quality for the same size file. Handbrake is FREE! Save your money use Handbrake.
(Version 6.0) | |
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| Dec 13 2009 |
ABRASIF Just wanted to clarify a lot of incorrect facts in this post. 1- You understood or update policy incorrectly. Updates within a major version (e.g. 5.0 to 5.1) are always free. However, when we release a new major version (e.g. 5.3 to 6.0) there is a slight update cost. Since a new major version comes out more or less every year you get free updates for a year. On top of that, we have a grace period were customers who purchased the previous major version in the two months prior to the release of the new major version are entitled to a free update to the new major version. Moreover, we have really low priced update available so our customers can move to the latest version if they wish. This is a lot more than most company offers. 2- DVDRemaster has various quality presets. If a particular preset doesn't suits your needs you can simply select an higher quality preset. 3- We try to address the problems found by our users. Due to DVD accessibility it sometimes take more time than others. I hope this clarify things.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
PLOTH To charge for an upgrade within 3 months of buying a product is crazy IMO and has led me to going back to looking at DVD2Onex etc etc. I know there are presets but to get better quality from DVD Remaster the time taken to process is FAR too long compared with Handbrake AND the file size is nearly DOUBLE for the same quality. I have played around a lot trying to get acceptable results on a huge range of dvds.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
ABRASIF Again, we don't force you to update. If you want to stay with the version you purchased you are free to do so. For example, if you purchased Mac OS 10.5 3 months before 10.6 came out you are free to stay with 10.5 or you may purchase the update to 10.6. It's exactly the same thing with DVDRemaster.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
PLOTH I hardly call this version 6 a 'major update' - the speed difference is minimal as are the other features. Other software companies offer free upgrade REGARDLESS if it is a version change within 6 months. This keeps customers happy and loyal and avoids charging TWICE for virtually the same thing within a year.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
LOUPIDABOU Snow Leopard was released August 28. It was a free upgrade only for purchases since June 8. A bit more than 2 months. Everybody seems happy with that. Also, I'm more than satisifed by the new features. Support for turbo & especially multi-audio was important to me. Totally worth 9.95$... And for the speed, of course 10 seconds out of a 4 minutes encode does not sound important, but that's a really bad test. Saving 10-15 minutes on a 70-80 minutes encode is nice. You sound like you have an agenda. If you think the upgrade is not worth 9.95 because you do not like the new features, well just don't buy it and keep using what you paid for. If you want new features that you didn't pay for originally, paying a small amount for them seems reasonable to me.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 13 2009 |
PLOTH Sorry you're right it was 10 second on a 17 minute convert. if it saves you 10 minutes per 80 min rip I guess that is something. SL was WELL worth the upgrade path - it is a major change with 64bit & a few features that have really saved me time & money. DVDRemaster on the other hand has very few features - and it doesn't work properly either. For a number of my dvds it doesn't work - but Aimersoft, DVD2One and the free Handbrake work fine on them. - My 'agenda' is to let others know my experience...that DVDRemaster IMO is not worth the money.
(Version 6.0) | |
| Dec 30 2009 |
FOULGER Why the big fuss? If you don't like the heat stay out of the kitchen. If you spent all the time remastering DVD's as you did publicly whingeing you would be much better off. As the developer says - if you don't want to upgrade, nobody is forcing you. Happt New Year. Take another $9.95 and buy a sweepstake ticket
(Version 6.1) | |
| Dec 30 2009 |
PLOTH @FOULGER - Excuse me? If you read you'll see I rated the product because it DIDN'T work for a number of DVD's = wasting my time & money. Then the slap in the face of the dev's upgrade policy was enough to push me further to write this review. Maybe this review will help others avoid wasting time & money as I have. I'm having a great time remastering just not with this software that doesn't work. For some it may work & they will state that in their reviews. So chill out - maybe next time others will avoid writing reviews & it'll be you who buys software that doesn't work.
(Version 6.1) | |
| Dec 11 2009 |
M. LUTHER Sweet! I had v. 1 of this product and decided to see if it would let me upgrade. Was able to upgrade to the 6.0 Pro version for only $9.95, so I took the plunge. So you don't need to be coming from v. 5 but any previous version to upgrade, apparently.
(Version 6.0) | |
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| Dec 10 2009 |
FHF I updated to 6.0 pro from V5; only USD $9.95, not that big a deal. A new feature is 'no compression', handy when you want to grab the movie only but don't need to compress (and possibly degrade) the movie. Used DVDRemaster 6.0 to compress a 6.8 Gb movie to fit on a single-layer DVD disc; using 'Fast Transcode', 'movie only', it took about twelve minutes on my four-year-old PowerBook G4. I'd say that's pretty fast.
(Version 6.0) | |
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| Dec 9 2009 |
WALRUSCP Debating upgrading. Odd that it has only been 10 months since I had to upgrade to 5.0, and here we go again. Still, fast encoding has me intrigued. I'll post more after testing the 6.0 demo and compare it to 5.3.
(Version 6.0) | |
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| Dec 6 2009 |
JULIAN.NORWICH Always reliably performed it's work for me and have been regularly updated. Their customer support also have answer my questions in the past. | |
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| Dec 4 2009 |
FIZIK Another note: if you have Toast, it works just fine with FairMount mounted disks...
(Version 5.3) | |
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| Dec 4 2009 |
FIZIK A follow-up to my review: I may not have been sufficiently clear, but DVDRemaster saves the DVD to a folder on the HD; I use Toast solely to write an image file from the folder but it may be not necessary as DVD Remaster itself (and Disk Utility for sure) may be able to handle this on its own,
(Version 5.3) | |
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| Dec 4 2009 |
FIZIK The interface is a bit clunky. To make a backup of a licensed DVD, one must launch FairMount first and wait till it mounts the DVDs and then proceed to launch DVDRemaster and select the images mounted by FairMount as sources. After that, just wait and voila. Works about as fast as MacTheRipper and I haven't had a DVD encryption yet it was unable to handle. I am very happy with the program and am surprised about some of the negative reviews and their claim of failure. I give it a full 4.5 stars, P.S. After I remaster, I usually save to HD with Toast for the event when the purchased DVD may become unreadable and I'd need a new DVD; that may not be necessary as DVDRemaster has an ability to burn, so it might be able to save an image as well -- I did not try as I am used to Toast.
(Version 5.3) | |
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| Oct 1 2009 |
SHMK No matter what settings I use it seems to take ages to rip anything is this normal? Seven hours for anything really? And no my machine isn't underpowered
(Version 5.2.2) | |
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| Oct 1 2009 |
MISHA 7 hours isn't abnormal, it really depends on your processor speed. Settings matter a lot, too. There are definitely settings that produce less good rips but take much less time.
(Version 5.2.2) | |
| Oct 2 2009 |
SHMK Seems a bit prohibitive especially if you want to transfer all the dvds you own to your hard drive. How come it takes so much longer than Ripit for example, even when you are just doing a direct copy?
(Version 5.2.2) | |
| Oct 6 2009 |
MISHA A direct copy should not take 7 hours. I'd contact the dev for some help if you're sure you're just setting it to do a direct copy. It might be re-compressing the DVD as well (from the sound of the time it's taking you). Generally speaking main bottlenecks of copying a DVD to your drive is the speed of the DVD drive itself. RipIt, MacTheRipper, DVDRemaster Pro should all perform the raw copy at about the same speed.
(Version 5.2.2) | |
| Oct 29 2009 |
SNOWWHITESICKETTE I've never needed seven hours to remaster with this software, but I guess the size of the movie might require so much time. I've used this to remaster several movies, and it took anywhere from 45 minutes to 2.5 hours, using a G4 iMac (1 GH, 1 GB, 80 GB), which qualifies as "underpowered." (I wish Apple would update the firmware to hold more RAM!) The movies were from 4.5 - 9.6 GB in size, and I shrank all of them- full remastering. Using 10.5.8, all current updates. Couple of suggestions- have you run Disk Utility lately, to check the disk directory and to repair permissions? Is your hard drive relatively full? If the drive is okay and has at least twice the space of the file needing remastering, seven hours does seem long to me...
(Version 5.3) | |
| Dec 3 2009 |
RUBAIYAT 7 hours is enormously slow. Handbrake does it in less than an hour usually, often much faster.
(Version 5.3) | |
| Aug 25 2009 |
HEILEI Does anyone know if there's a user manual somewhere? I've searched every possible location on their website, but nothing so far.... Am I just blind, or isn't there one...? Why, if I may ask...?
(Version 5.2.1) | |
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| Sep 4 2009 |
SJK There's no manual. You could contact the developer directly to ask why not and request one for the future.
(Version 5.2.1) | |
| Oct 29 2009 |
SNOWWHITESICKETTE All I saw online was a less-than-helpful tutorial. Definitely an area for improvement.
(Version 5.3) | |
 | Aug 20 2009 |
SHODER I've tryed and re-tryed but is very hard use this tool to convert movie for the iPod. The user of DVDRemaster (Verry good piece of software) can't modify manually the crop of black bars... The result (without this features) is not usable (for me...) We will wait for manual crop feature...
(Version 5.2) | |
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| Aug 19 2009 |
THEKIDFROMTHEREDBANK Am I missing something, or is it impossible to use more than one audio-track for MP4-Conversion? That's really a must. I want the original audio-track AND my native language. I guess this round goes to Handbrake which supports up to 4 different audio-tracks.
(Version 5.2) | |
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| Aug 6 2009 |
THOM123 This update indeed adds the option to turn off pinging the DiscIdent site. This is a great developer that listens to customers and resolves the issues quickly. Thank you guys!
(Version 5.2) | |
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| Jul 29 2009 |
SHODER It seems IMPOSSIBLE to crop the video during (for example) a simple iPod conversion. Removing the black bar is mandatory for any DVD to File conversion and I don't understand why this great software can't do it.... Thank you the same...
(Version 5.1.6) | |
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| Jul 29 2009 |
SHODER Sorry It's my fault! I have not see the specific check box....
(Version 5.1.6) | |
| Jul 22 2009 |
THOM123 Ever since version 5.x, whenever you open a VIDEO_TS folder for the source, DVDRemaster is sending some info to a 3rd party site. Does anyone know what that site does? and what kind of info this app is sending without user's consent? Is there a way to turn off this function? Thanks!
(Version 5.1.6) | |
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| Jul 23 2009 |
When you select a VIDEO_TS folder DVDRemaster is trying to query discident.com which is a nice library for performing CDDB like identification of DVDs in order to get information about the movie (i.e title, genre, actors, etc.). DVDRemaster add this information in the files it creates so you can easily locate and classify movies in your library using titles, genres and many others. There is currently no way to turn it off but we will add a preference in the next release. | |
| Jul 24 2009 |
THOM123 Thanks Etienne for the explanation. I look forward to the next update that incorporates the disabling feature. :)
(Version 5.1.6) | |
| Sep 15 2009 |
SNOWWHITESICKETTE NetBarrier X5 preempts the connection, giving the choice of whether to allow it or not. (If you got DVDRemaster through the MU bundle, NetBarrier X5 was included.)
(Version 5.2.1) | |
| Jul 16 2009 |
SARAH BANDICIOLI Gostaria de deixar registrada a minha total satisfação com o atendimento da METAKINE INC., pois a minha insatisfação que nem era um problema deles (muito embora dissesse respeitos ao PROGRAMA DVD REMASTER) foi solucionada com atenção, rapidez e muita gentileza por parte dos funcionários da referida empresa. Agradeço novamente aos funcionários da empresa METAKINE INC. por toda atenção e disposição em me ajudar na solução do problema!!!!! Sarah do CArmo Bandicioli
(Version 5.1.5) | |
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| Jul 22 2009 |
26CAB40 My Portuguese is rusty but it sounds like another happy bunny !
(Version 5.1.6) | |
| Jun 26 2009 |
SARAH BANDICIOLI Hi, Please!!! I need keys for DVDREMASTER V.5.1.4. I bought this product but I can't to register!!!!! How can i do???? Thanks! Sarah do Carmo Bandicioli (p.s.: I did not received email with my keyboard. And I can't register with keyboard's number that i see on my watchlist).
(Version 5.1.4) | |
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| Jun 26 2009 |
I replied to the emails you sent us. The best thing is to discuss this over email. | |
| Jun 16 2009 |
BANNERMAN Slick looking but Handbrake is way better. There doesn't seem to be a simple way to convert a DVD to a single quicktime file. Creates a whole bunch of useless files from the VOB folder. The help section just takes you to the site which is doesn't give you any info on how to convert to a single quicktime file. Bought this as part of a bundle along with some other useless apps on macupdate and wishing I hadn't .
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 16 2009 |
ABRASIF The main movie is in single file. The extras are in separate files so you can include/exclude them as you want when taking the movie on your iPod/iPhone.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 15 2009 |
STEVE WISOTSKY I've had DVD Remaster since the promo in 2008. After getting the new version of DVD Remaster Pro in the latest promo, I emailed Metakine about gifting my original copy (version 4.x). Without hesitation they emailed the new registration info for my daughter. I replied with a thank you and asked them if they could send me the link to download the 4.x disk image. Was I surprised when I got an email back with the following: "I sent you a license for DVDRemaster 5.x Pro so she can just download the latest version from our website" How many companies would do that? A great gesture from a great company (and great software). Thank you Metakine!
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 12 2009 |
RALPHBLN Support is amazing. DVDRemaster had a problem detecting the correct aspect ratio of some of my DVDs. I emailed the metakine guys and got immediate reply. They did everything to track down the problem and sent me a patched version. Now I'm a happy camper. I use DVDRemaster to shrink movies and TV shows to watch them on the iPhone. Speed-wise DVDRemaster outperforms Handbrake which I used before (DVDRemaster is roughly twice as fast). DVDRemaster has a much more logical UI than Handbrake. In Handbrake, you have to select every single track of a DVD using a drop down box and set parameters for each of them. Annoying especially for TV shows where every episode is a track. In DVDRemaster, you have everything on one screen and just check or uncheck checkboxes. DVDRemaster also sports a small preview pane of the currently selected track, the lack of which I find most annoying in Handbrake, since I never know which track contains what. Apart from converting DVD content to a multitude of formats for Mac, iPod/iPhone and whatnot, it can create shrinked images of your DVDs (with all the menus included, but smaller in size) and extract selected features like video or audio only. DVDRemaster is accompanied by an app named FairMount (also made by Metakine) which lets you access copy protected DVDs. Considering speed, feature richness, user friendlyness and the excellent support, I can only recommend this app.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 12 2009 |
NATE456789 I just purchased the package deal and was pretty excited about trying DVDRemaster Pro 5.1.3. I have been using Handbrake 0.9.3 for about 8 months and have been pretty happy with it. Plus it is free. I have converted about 700 movies for my apple Tv with very few problems. I have two surround sound setups. Bose and just a Newer Sony Bravia system. Both take digital inputs for audio. This is essential for true surround and movie theater sound. I was disappointed to see (Or not Hear) the true Dolby 5.1 signal was not passed thru in the Apple TV file like HandBrake does. I can not find any other settings allowing me to do AC3 Pass thru. Am I missing something here? If anyone knows I would really like to give this software a fair shake. I am just glad I bought it in the bundle. I have already figured out there are a few duds in the bundle. I was really hoping this wasn't one of them. How can you have a real home theater with out true 5.1 surround sound? Another plus with Handbrake is after the conversion it will open metaX and add the encoded movie to the que for tagging. This application has some strong competition (That's free even!)
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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 | Jun 12 2009 |
if you are expecting to have full 5.1 dolby surround sound from AppleTV / ipod converted files - This is the official response from the developers. "This is something that DVDRemaster doesn't currently support. However, this is a feature that will be included a in subsequent release. We will keep you posted." They do not support AC3 audio pass thru.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 10 2009 |
KDIMITT I may sound really stupid but I thought ripping a dvd and copying it is against federal law. It sounds like this is rather common and not a problem so I am surprised that government hasn't stepped in and shut down the sale of these programs. So am I way wrong and doing this is legal or what?
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 11 2009 |
ANONYMOUS If you own the DVD it is perfectly legal for personal use.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 10 2009 |
MACLATZ Great support through metakine ... I tried to save some fishing-magazin-dvds to my itunes for later watching on my iphone ... For these dvds are not realy standard-dvds something gone wrong and I tried a bit with other settings but nothing worked. I could watch everything ok on my iTunes, synced it to my iPhone but then I got an errormessage... So I mailed to the support ... I haven't too much hope, that they would help me.... But!!!!! Ultrafast they replied they tried everything to reproduce my problems and after some mails they sent me a special patched version which solved my problem... Great support, fast response and a real macapp that rocks ... Thanks Antoine, you made my day
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 6 2009 |
KENTO There are several DVD-related (ripping, viewing, reformatting, whatever) apps in the current MU Spring Bundle. There are a few British and a few Japanese DVDs that I'd like to view. Since it's only a few (and I've already got enough DVD players), I'd prefer avoiding the purchase of a region free player. Will any of these apps make it possible to watch/rip DVDs from other regions? | |
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| Jun 6 2009 |
NORIKER Have you searched for a region free code for your existing dvd players? Often you just have to enter a sort of cheat and you can set your region to 0 and play anything.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 8 2009 |
RICHARDBRONOSKY Be careful about setting your region code to none. I use MyDVDEdit to edit the menus/flow/IFOs of DVDs that I backup for my 2 year old. I edit them so that they go straight to the movie without having to press any buttons. (This is GREAT for in-vehicle DVD systems!!!) I've noticed a lot of DVDs have commands in them like: if regionCode=0 or regionCode=255 {goto blank_1_frame_infinitely_repeating_video_clip} I of course delete those lines out, because I can on a disk I burn. If you remove the region code from your DVD player you would find that the original disk just displayed a blank screen. Hacker beware.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 8 2009 |
NORIKER Thanks RICHARDBRONOSKY, I never knew that. I must have played nearly a hundred DVDs and never had that problem. But you can always set it back if you want to, so that shouldn't be a problem.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 5 2009 |
BS0D DVD RP has to be used with something else on the side, it's pretty useless on its own. you can't extract anything because it wont dump protected dvds. i have to say, i havent really found a use for it. it just happened to be in the MU promo bundle but lots of other apps do the job better and sometimes quicker.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| Jun 12 2009 |
RALPHBLN DVDRemaster comes with a utility called FairMount which allows you to use it on copy protected DVDs.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 12 2009 |
BS0D Thanks for the hint. Fairmount does sound familiar, but where do I find it?
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 12 2009 |
BS0D oops, sorry found it in the disk image! I need to learn how to use it now... but I have other cool tools that do the job real good so we'll see which I like best. | |
| Jun 12 2009 |
RALPHBLN You have to install VLC player because FairMount depends on stuff that comes with it. After doing so, just launch FairMount before or after inserting your copy protected DVD into the drive. Mac OS will then mount the disk as if it weren't copy protected.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| May 29 2009 |
MADRUSSIAN So this might be a rather ignorant question but I am pretty new to this so please bear with me :-) I am reading some of the comments and the bundle description and am unsure about the purpose of using tools like RipIt and DVDRemaster (or MTR and Handbrake) together? My (limited) understanding is that they are both DVD ripping tools but used for different purposes?
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| May 29 2009 |
MISHA + MTR and RipIt get the DVD off the disc and onto your Mac. + DVDRemaster Pro and Handbrake re-encode the DVD to the kind of media you want. + MTR and RipIt are NOT necessary in the process. DVDRemasterPro and Handbrake can work directly with the DVD. However, getting the DVD off the disc and onto your Mac will improve the encoding speeds, since the drive can become the bottleneck (+ wear & tear). + The exception is if you are looking only to do full uncompressed backups of discs to your Mac's hard driven -- then you must use MTR or RipIt and Handbrake and DVDRemaster Pro are unnecessary.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 4 2009 |
OLGAAGLO I'd like to follow up on this question: I'd like to create a backup copy of a DVD that gets a lot of wear. I used RipIt to pull the movie off the DVD onto my hard drive. I wanted to use DVDRemaster to then create my backup DVD, but when I try to find my hard drive version under DVDRemaster's "Source" , it does not show up. What am I doing wrong? What is the best way to create a backup copy?
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| Jun 4 2009 |
MISHA I'm not sure what is going on exactly -- please contact the developers of DVDRemasterPro: support (at) metakine.com I'm sure they'll be able to help you!
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| May 28 2009 |
MBUCKINGHAM How do I install this? What do I move to Applications. I just seem to get a folder with everything in it.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| May 29 2009 |
MISHA Just copy the DVDRemaster Pro app to you Applications folder.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
| May 28 2009 |
MADODEL Would the output of DVDRemaster be able to be imported into iMovie or FinalCut Express? I have a bunch of self made DVDs that were copied from home video VHS tapes that I would like to edit. I know I have done this before with something else, but can't remember what I used.
(Version 5.1.3) | |
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| May 31 2009 |
If all you need is to convert your (home made and unprotected) DVDs onto a format suitable to work on FCP, them you will be well served with the great (and free) MPEG Streamclip ( http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15466/mpeg-streamclip ).
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| Mar 25 2009 |
PEDRO FARDILHA I already rated DVDRemaster before, so I'm just going to give my impression of the new 5.x version. I'm a long time user of both DVDRemaster and Handbrake and before this 5.x version I found myself using more Handbrake for 2 main reasons: Handbrake has a nice queue option and their compression of dark scenes, when using 2-pass encoding, was slightly better than the one of DVDRemaster 4.x (although at the expense of more 30 ~ 45 minutes per compression). DVDremaster makers (Metakine) has a long track of listening to their costumers and the evolution of this app is the proof of that. Not only they implemented a queue on version 5, but also their re-compression engine is even better now and it shows, specially on dark scenes. As an added bonus I like the fact that chapter markers are directly embedded on the new file. So now I'm back to DVDRemaster. I prefer the interface, the re-compression is faster than the one of Handbrake and it has all the features that I need. Overall I'm quite pleased with it and I think that Metakine deserves to be properly praised for the good work done here and for being a company with such a good relation with their user.
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| Feb 14 2009 |
BAS PENNINGS I bought version 4 of DVDRemaster Pro just a few weeks ago. After upgrading to version 5 (which is free for version 4 buyers after december 2008) my activation code did not seem to work anymore. After sending an email to Metakine support I received a new activation code within 5 minutes! So customer support: A+.
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| Feb 11 2009 |
STEVE FRAWLEY Chapters is a big deal for iPods and iPhones. I am upgrading from version 4 for just that.
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| Feb 11 2009 |
HMURCHISON Nice new UI haven't tried the features yet but so far I like what I see. Also there were no upgrade issues for me and I bought this through the Macupdate Bundle. Kudos to the the devs for not treating bundle purchasers as second class citizens. I'm glad I could support your efforts financially. I'll toss a review up after i've kicked the tires more.
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| Jan 12 2009 |
IAMDORIAN Great product at an affordable price. Bought this with the MacUPdate Bundle a while back. Worth every penny, and then some. Keep up the product development, you're gaining a loyal Mac audience . . and thanks.
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| Oct 27 2008 |
REVCO Great piece of software. I think it produces better results than Handbrake. My only wishes are to include Chapters makers on exported movies and a manual option to tweak the removal of black borders. FWIW You might want to fix the typo in the Help file. You spell Developpers with one 'p'.
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| Jan 7 2009 |
HOLYPOLY Err..."developer" with only one "p" IS the correct form.
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| Jan 7 2009 |
If you check DVDRemaster's help documentation, "Developers" is misspelled as "Developpers". That's what Revco was pointing out. As far as I can tell, the misspelling has been there since this app's first iteration. However, I suppose we can excuse it because English does not appear to be the first language of the folks at Metakine (I think they're from France?).
(Version 4.5.1) | |
| May 21 2008 |
XYPHER Am I glad I got this as part of the MU Promo. I was up to my ears with 5 different apps trying to demux a DVD Musical for hours on end so I thought I would see what this could do. It separated the 6 Audio tracks into their component streams, leaving me to choose the one I wanted to keep. I just chopped up the wave into tracks and burned to two CD's. The whole demuxing process took about 20mins. Hope they start to add support for Blu-Ray soon.
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| May 19 2008 |
PXL DVDRemaster is one of the only programs that I purchased that successfully meets my needs. Two thumbs up...way up!
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| Apr 23 2008 |
MACTOE It REALLY angers me that developers are still doing utterly STUPID things... such as crippling demo software... as in DVDRemaster. This demo lets you copy a DVD but deliberately distorts the video every few minutes. That's pretty much like letting you test drive a new car but it will run out of gas a mile from the lot (so you can't steal it or misuse it?)... but it proves the car works! How very clever. It is highly unlikely anyone would want this software to copy ONE or even a few DVD's. They'll probably want it to archive their entire collection... so, why not allow the demo to fully function for either a prescribed number of successful copies or a time period. Crippling demo software and/or putting countdown timers on splash screens, or requiring a demo license via email, is... in my opinion, grounds to dismiss it. I've been developing software for over 20 years... demos should be immediately accessible and fully functional so a user can try it and gain confidence it is a reliable product. Notice I did not rate this software as it may be a very good product and I do not want to damage it's rating. However, I will not entertain purchasing it until a reliable and fully functional demo is available... and you shouldn't either.
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| Nov 19 2008 |
M. LUTHER You can't be serious. It doesn't take a genius to figure out how it would harm the developer if they removed the distorted video in unpaid copies. Unless they intend for this to be freeware, the developer is doing the right thing.
(Version 4.4.3) | |
| Apr 20 2008 |
KUKKIS Perfect for extracting DVD to any QT supported codec. Works way better then any other similar application in that task.
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| Mar 26 2008 |
I'm a long time DVDRemaster user and wanted to let my impressions about the software and the support that Metakine gives. As as European whose main language is not English I really need a good app to convert movies to use on my iPod that allows me to add subtitles. I know there are other options there, either for DVD 9 -> DVD 4 as also to iPod (from freeware like Handbrake to shareware like Popcorn or DVD2One). But I believe that for an app to be complete and good in what it does it doesn't have to need a cumbersome GUI. And so far the only one that does almost all that I need and has a nice and usable GUI is DVDRemaster. (Handbrake GUI is a lote more confusing and Popcorn with all Roxio's powr is incapable of properly add a subtitle option). If from times to times I found a problem with it? sure, what app doesn't have them? The diference is that Metakine's costumer support is really good and they always listem to what I (a costumer) have to say, even if it's just a small detail. Overall I could not be happier with it, that why I bought version 3.x and gladly paid for the 4.x update once it came out . (I'm not in any way related with Metakine or DVDRemaster, except as a costumer. But If I'm the 1st one to complain with apps or companies that fail to deliver why they promise, I think that I should also praise the ones that do a god job)
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| Mar 24 2009 |
FRANCISCO1 I have a .avi file with multiple subtitles, can DVDRemaster Pro burn it with two subtitles at least. Francisco
(Version 5.1.1) | |
| Feb 20 2008 |
RUBAIYAT I bought DVDremaster based on the recommendations here. Previously I used Handbrake & MacTheRipper. I was trying to play out-of-region DVDs and have been totally unsuccessful. FairMount chews at the DVD forever. I cancelled after 12 hrs and only 1.1 Gb all of which reported as bad sectors. I then tried it on a regular DVD to test if that worked. Again no success. The UI isn't even a match for Handbrake, which itself wouldn't win any awards. I emailed the developer but got an automated response that he is unavailable till some time in March. I am totally puzzled as to what I have got for my money.
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| Feb 25 2008 |
We have not received your email nor are we away until March. We do reply to emails daily so please email us again at support -at- metakine.com if your are having any trouble and we will happily help you. Metakine Inc.
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| Mar 19 2008 |
GREGORGY Check out the forums at ripdifferent.com Also, review your workflow for out-of-region stuff. Everything is possible - as long as one knows what one is doing. Admittedly, that is a daunting task. I do not have any out-of-region stuff myself but I will try and get something and if you post at those forums, I will try to help. I am also sure the developers will help you.
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| Mar 26 2008 |
JOBBY I've found it's better to drag the VIDEO_TS folder to the hard disk and point Handbrake at that version. It takes 20-30 minutes to copy across, but Handbrake runs MUCH faster and puts less wear on the DVD drive.
(Version 4.3.1) | |
| Apr 28 2008 |
EARLEYEDITION I haven't tried it, but just wondering about your advice to copy to hard drive for a faster rip. Does copying just video_ts allow handbrake to do the full DVD rip? By that I mean, do you still get the audio if you haven't also copied audio_ts over?
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| May 19 2008 |
JOBBY Yes audio for the video files is in VIDEO_TS. AUDIO_TS is for the DVD-Audio format: it doesn't need to be there on a video DVD (and it's usually empty anyway :)
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| Feb 7 2008 |
GREGORGY I had been using other software for this but I just got it on the MUPromo (had the demo before, but it sucked). I figured the demo did not warrant the price. I am so glad i got it now - did a sample recompression and my results trumped what I have previous managed out of Popcorn, Toast and DETOX. I am seriously impressed with this.
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| Jan 29 2008 |
ALFRED GAMBADO Been using DVDRemaster since version 4.1. Works great to backup my collection of DVDs, as I don't want to scratch the originals. The conversion to iPod is also really neat to watch movies on the go. Quality is quite good, and it's fast. One of the DVDs I have didn't fully work properly, but DVDRemaster did a somewhat better job than all the other software I tried. For 99% of the other DVDs, it just works.
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| Jan 28 2008 |
ANTON.G Just a quick comment about DvdRemaster. Being a relative newcomer to computing generally, I can't say much about technicalities that would impress your average users. I can however talk about applications that simply work, and with a minimum of fuss. These are the ones I get on with the best! I had Remaster 3, and it worked very well in conjunction with MacTheRipper. An occasional glip, which may well have been down to me, and which later was resolved. I have yet to try Remaster 4 in earnest,having only just received it, but past experience suggests that it is, like it's predecessor, quality software. Happy to recommend it.
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| Jan 23 2008 |
JULIAN.NORWICH I have purchased DVDRemaster Pro version 4.1 a couple of weeks ago and it have been working flawlessly. Highly recommended.
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| Mar 10 2007 |
PXL Ever since I upgraded my DVDRemaster Pro to version 3.3, it crashes every single time. I tried it on another Mac, same thing happens. So I switched back to version 3.2 and now it doesn't crash. There is something buggy about this new version... believe me.
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| Dec 9 2006 |
PETERSCHAUFUSS The "New iPod video format" is 640x480 H.264 encoding - like the movies from the iTunes Store. This program ONLY supports 640x480 in normal MP4 format, NOT H.264!!!! Apart from the misleading update info the program itself seems to work fine and is very easy to use. If you can live without H.264 encoding it's OK.
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| Jul 2 2006 |
LEONG BENG I just purchased DVDRemaster 3.0. Encountered different problems playing DVDs remastered using different DVDRemaster settings on Sony DVP-NS52P DVD Player. Movie cannot play at all when DVD was "Full remaster". Movie played for just over a min before it 'hanged' then the player automatically switched off, when the 'Movie Only' option was chosen. I decrypted the movie using MacTheRipper onto Hard disk, before using DVDRemaster to compress then burn onto DVD. All remastered movies played fine using Mac DVD Player or VLC on Mac. Suspected root of the problem could be due to incompatibility of the said Sony DVD Player (12bit/108 MHz VIDEO DAC / DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R Playback)?
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| Feb 14 2006 |
NED ANDERSON Brilliant software. I still prefer DVD2One for 'ease of use'. But this managed to compress a particular DVD the DVD2One refused to. So for that it was worth every cent. And I suppose it's good to have more than one option for converting DVDs these days
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| Dec 5 2005 |
GOTAN oddly in the new version, the default final size is no more set to 4450 Mb, but something like 2650 Mb. uh.. why ?
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| Nov 23 2005 |
BRANDON this app is simply the best dvd compression app available. ive used popcorn, dvd2oneX and fast dvd copy, and dvd remaster is by far the best. you have an option to use the original compression method used by the movie studio, just increase the compression, so you hvae no image loss. also you can opt to completely re-compress the whole dvd from scratch. the best feature of this app is that you can choose which video/audio tracks you can take out. you can take out all the previews, fbi warnings and anything else you dont want, which saves more room for the final compression of the video stream which results in better quality. highly recommend this app.
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| Jul 24 2005 |
DAZE Any idea how to get to the developers site? Had no chance since the last version. Since I am a registered user, I would like to get the full version of DVDRemaster.
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| Jul 24 2005 |
FRANCKY Just click on the link titled "mekatine inc" between the title DVDRemaster 2.5 and the description of the product on MacUpdate page. Or go to http://www.metakine.com/products/dvdremaster/ All the links you need are most of the time on the page of MacUpdate !
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| Jul 25 2005 |
NORMACAN je suis très intéressé par l'amélioration que nous donne la visualisation. Je n'ai pas encore fait de compression cependant
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| Nov 4 2005 |
ANONYMOUS I just went to the website and it works perfect for me. Try using http://www.metakine.com/products/dvdremaster
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| Jun 28 2006 |
MRONSETH 9 months ago I bought DVDRemaster 2. So, naturally, I thought there was an upgradepath to version 3. Not so. I have to shell out 40 bucks to buy it all over again. Not very likely. From now on it's DVD2OneX - period. | |
| Jun 28 2006 |
SPLIG mronseth, thsi is simply untrue. Here is the text from the developer's site: People who purchased DVDRemaster 2.x on or after December 2005 (including Standard to Pro upgrades) are entitled to a free upgrade to version 3.0. To upgrade your registration number, simply fill in the form below. Others may purchase an upgrade license for (US)$9.95
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| Jun 28 2006 |
MRONSETH I said 9 months ago. That'd be BEFORE December 2005. Roughly 9 or 10 months... I tested my license on the site and was told "not elligible". | |
| Jan 16 2005 |
SHAWN I downloaded it. I used it. It worked! Plain and simple it did what It said it would. Just got the demo and now I've seen I have what I need to backup Did a 6550Mb disk and you can't see a difference in quality except for the demo mode crippled feature. I'm buying it!
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| Jan 7 2005 |
ANONYMOUS I think it's a bit odd to call this version 2.0.1, as when you get info on it in the finder, it says it's version 1.4.2. So this seems to be really just a .1 update from the previous 1.4.1, not a major revision to 2.0. The feature set seems to be the same. | |
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| Jan 6 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Not bad, but Popcorn is still far superior and is $49.99. While this app is fine, I think Roxio did them one better. It compresses and burns with one click. I think this app would be more competitive at $19.99.
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| Jan 6 2005 |
ANONYMOUS DVD2oneX do the same job and its FREE!
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| Jan 6 2005 |
ANONYMOUS dvd2onex free??? | |
| Apr 28 2005 |
LEONIDAS SARROS He means is free in p2p utilities!!!
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| Jan 6 2005 |
YKZ It's fast, has many options (the pro-version) and they improve the app with every release. satisfied customer since 1.0
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| Dec 26 2004 |
MACDADDIO Saved myself $20 and bought PopCorn insted.
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| Dec 17 2004 |
JIBJAB Fast, but poor quality. It's based on open source stuff that you can download for free.
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| Dec 5 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Hmm I've been trying to find something on Mac that was similar to DVD Rebuilder and this might just be it. As it's module-based, is it possible to create one that would get it to use the Compressor app from iDVD to compress the video? Or maybe increase the number of passes? On the Windows side I usually do 9-pass encodes with DVD Rebuilder and the CCE mpeg encoder. Would be sweet if this program could be able to do somethign similar soon. Most of the other options on Mac just seem to be transcoders.
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| Nov 25 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Roxio has a new program that does this and includes the burning piece so you don't have to buy Toast extra.
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| Nov 8 2004 |
NAZO It is one of the best remaster software I have used to date. It doesn't work on 100% of the DVD's Ripped, more like 80% and it also depends on how well the Original DVD is RIPPED to begin with. There are a few bugs but most of the time I have little problem bearing in mind that I use this on a Dual G5 1.8Ghz, 6GB RAM, OSX 10.3.6.
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| Oct 28 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Excellent product. It does exactly what it claims to, and I've not been able to break it yet. Video quality is excellent, even watching the compressed disc with a projector. Top marks.
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| Sep 16 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I tried this program after many futile attempts at using DVD2oneX. All I can say is that I am grateful that this product works as advertised. The quality of the video is good, to the point I can't tell the difference between the original and the copy! The GUI, while a little plain, is also very easy to understand. No complaints here!
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| Sep 6 2004 |
JOHN SMITH Don't bother with this product. All it does is get your hopes up. It crashes time after time and you'll never get it to work. A complete waste of time and money.
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| Jul 23 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I know this is about 6 months too late but, if you use MactheRipper to rip the disc and use the main feature extraction tool in this program, then flick it to dvdremaster.
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| May 6 2004 |
THIN TWICE !!!! buy it? it´s based on public code! so......... it!
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| May 6 2004 |
PATRICK ok i dont know anything about burning dvds, but with small kids in the house would like to make backup's of my kids dvds so if they get messed up its ok, i have a imac G4 800 with a superdrive, How hard is it to do ? downloading it now and going to give the demo a try. Can someone give me some tips?
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| May 6 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Do you have an AIM or other POC where you can be given info?
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| May 6 2004 |
ANONYMOUS hmmmm. thats weird. i didnt see your email address on the main page and even after clicking on reply... oh well, ill email you some options
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| Jul 10 2004 |
PEHPEH rip with mac the ripper (free) compress with dvd2one (got dmg if u want it) burn with toast. (also got dmg) all exellent programs, no drama.
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| May 6 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Great App - Fair price - what more could you ask for?
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| Apr 18 2004 |
ANDREW HAAS I have tried to run the demo but it never gets past the first stage of remastering...the program unexpectly quits. I have tried and tried with the same results every time. =(
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| Mar 25 2004 |
GIANNI As a former happy user of DVD2oneX, I tried DVDRemaster with some perplexity. But the made a great great software, inexpensive, accurate, easy to use. What can we ask more ? 5 mices !
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| Mar 15 2004 |
ETHAN234 I used DVD2oneX before. Then I tried DVDRemaster and it's so much BETTER and LESS expensive! Moreover it is faster. Come on, you have to try it!
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| Mar 12 2004 |
ANONYMOUS good s/w and good results - shame about the price!!!
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| Feb 29 2004 |
CHRISTMAC It is not frequent to find a editor of software who improves his products so fast! Congratulations, I am very satisfied with DVD Remaster! A big work, and your soft is so simple....christmac, Belgium
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| Feb 28 2004 |
RIPPAH why spend money on this when there are better free alternatives? I am not saying this app is bad.....just there are ones that do the same and they are free.......FREE
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| Feb 29 2004 |
MARK CAMERON oh yes. and what are there names? help us out
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| Mar 24 2004 |
ANONYMOUS what are the free ones?
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| May 6 2004 |
ANONYMOUS it's called BIT TORRENT...
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| Feb 28 2004 |
KHEPA works ok for a while, then adds dvd icon every 3 minutes or so in the middle of the frame. maybe a hint to buy it. it also removes subtitles from films , usually ones added to the video(after the fact) not ones that were on the original film. so about 1/4 of the foreign films i've used the program on have no subtitles, while the rest do. other than these two, it works very well, and very easily...
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| Feb 18 2004 |
ANONYMOUS this peice of crap program totally annihilate all the closed caption that was available on the source disk! full disc copy my A5S.. i'm sticking to dvd2oneX
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| Feb 17 2004 |
ANONYMOUS This is an excellent software! It worked perfectly from the moment I installed it. You should really buy it!!
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| Jan 26 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Works great! For what it does I can't say ANYTHING negative. It would be nice if they added a 'copy from DVD Disk' option but I use DVDBackup for that and in a technical sense copiying doesn't really have anything to do with re-compressing.
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| Jan 10 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Works perfectly here. Note that burning hasn't anything to do with the files being burnt. Your burner must have a problem, or your toast installation is wrong.
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| Jan 10 2004 |
ANONYMOUS *** DO NOT USE *** It rips just great... just wont burn. Wasted 3 dvd's trying to burn it. Toast 5.2 and 6.0.3. don't work. PB 17" superdrive. Says i have an I/O error.
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| Jan 13 2004 |
TIM reboot your Mac and relaunch Toast, on my computer the error disapear and it works (with the same DVD-R) i have same Powerbook and Toast 6
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| Jan 22 2004 |
ANAD If you are getting a I/O error, your problem isn't this software, since it isn't burning software. You might waht to troubleshoot some other areas.
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| Jan 9 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I really like this Mac only application, but the outcome on very long movies or DVDs with lot of extra stuff produces rather blocky main movie. Wish DVDRemaster would offer a movie-only option. | |
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| Dec 26 2003 |
BLULOO DVDRemaster is an excellent piece of SoftWare. It works beautifully and is easy to use. I purchased it instantly.
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| Dec 13 2003 |
PIERVOLANT DVDRemaster is great!!! Been using it since v1.1 and it keeps getting better! | |
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| Dec 10 2003 |
SPIDERMAN DVDremaster is incredible! I've been looking for something like that for ages! It makes perfect 1:1 copies, it's realllly fast, the quality is fabulous! Thank you Metakine for making such a great product! A definite must buy! Now my children can scratch my DVDs, and I don't bother - the originals are safe!
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| Dec 9 2003 |
KöNFûT I really don't get why so many people are complainign??? it works fine for me (been using it since 1.1.1)... I like that I can choose between fast encoding or good quality... Requantiser wasn't so great in 1.1.1 but now it gives very good results... most of the tiem, I can't tell the difference between the original and the compressed DVD... I just wish importing and burning the disc didn't take so long
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| Dec 7 2003 |
ANONYMOUS The version 1.2.1 is a real improvement. The M2VRequantizer module is faster and offer a really good quality. Furthermore, I got really good support from the developpers when I needed some.
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| Dec 3 2003 |
HUGONUI I tried the Demo and compression is very poor compared to DVD2oneX. Besides, M2VDownsizer doesn't seem to work in Demo mode; i cannot do anything else while the app. works. Very disappointed. Perhaps, it is a problem about compatibility: PMG4 Gigadesigns cpu upgrade 1,5Ghz with 1,7 Go Memory, Panther 10.3.2. I was told by the site "MACETVIDEO" which is a serious one that it was a good product ?!
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| Dec 1 2003 |
ANONYMOUS The DEMO cripples the image for 5 seconds every minute. Maybe that's what you're seeing.
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| Apr 4 2008 |
CYCROS I wish someone would explain what "crippled" means in this context. I've viewed a backup all the way through and have not seen the screen go blank.
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| Nov 30 2003 |
ANONYMOUS I purchased DVD2ONE and have been using it for over 4 months now with excellent results, almost perfect. I tried the demo tonight of DVDRemaster and could immediately see the quality was not even close to DVD2ONE. Do I have any idea why? No. I am just offering the truth here based on my own observations. However, I advise everyone to compare the two products for yourself to see the difference.
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| Nov 21 2003 |
ANONYMOUS Penguiner: we do reply to everyone, but sometimes it can take a day or two. Try with 1.2 which has better compatibility, also try in different DVD players if it is possible.
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| Nov 18 2003 |
PENGUINER Two apps does the same thing : DVDRemaster and DVD2oneX. I was looking for the best video quality. I compared DVDRemaster to DVD2oneX. If you use the "Requantizer" option in DVDRemaster, you'll get the job done quicker than in DV2oneX. But that high speed is at the cost of quality. I thought maybe the "Downsizer" option would help. But that one isn't very stable. In "Normal" quality, re-encoding takes about 4 hours on a Dual 1,25 Ghz PowerMac. And the result is weird. It runs smoothly and with good results on a computer, but seems to be unreadable in a home player; which makes it useless ! I've wrote to the authors about this, but never got a reply. I really feel like I've lost 40 dollars
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| Nov 14 2003 |
CHRIS DVDRemaster has some problem with compressing the dvd files..It runs smoothly but the quality is no where near that of DVD2oneX. Compressing with DVDremaster will result in frequent blocky video frames. DVD2oneX offers the best DVD duplication...If you like bootleg quality get DVDRemaster...If you want professional quality dvds..DVD2oneX is the answer
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| Nov 10 2004 |
JAIME Your using the trial version. It states that the result is blocky for so many seconds a minute. The blockiness goes away when you use the full version (read the instructions man :O))
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| Oct 25 2003 |
CHARLIE SCHMIDT After I compress a file with DVDR, I find that Toast 6 compresses it further by some unpredictable amount. I'd like some guidance on how to proceed to end up with a file size of 4.2GB
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| Oct 14 2003 |
ANONYMOUS DVDRemaster is the first competitor to step into the ring against DVD2OneX (the first in the Mac market). DVDRemaster does basically the same thing and, contrary to their webpage, does it at the same speed when using EQUIVALENT settings. Also, DVDRemaster only does full disc copy while DVD2OneX offers both full disc as well as movie-only mode which is a nice option for users. The result: while DVDRemaster is a welcome addition to the Mac DVD market, DVD2OneX still rules.
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| Jan 10 2004 |
JEFF I totally agree! DVD2One is clearly the best
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| Sep 29 2003 |
DVD GURU I tried it several times and it doesn't work,takes forever and you end up with a zero byte files or files which dont work with VLC or DVD player...a total waste of time
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| Nov 15 2003 |
DEANBALS Works Great For me What are You Waiting for Give it Try.( BB_RIP ) Version 1.1.1
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| Sep 17 2003 |
ACEMAN Tried the DEMO version, does not seem to work...processing looks endless and VOB file produced is zero byte. Have tried using steps shown in their website, still no luck. But now I know that DVDbackup does what it suppose to do....decrypted dvd files with no hitch at all.
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