region encoding questions

dowhatnow · Post by **dowhatnow** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:45 pm

Let's say I bought a DVD from a region other than my own. Region 2, for example.

Would DVD Decrypter be able to rip it? Moreover, would my laptop's DVD player be able to read it?

The reason I ask is because I'm watching AMV Hell and I'm seeing lots of footage that has yet to make it's US debut. This leads me to ask:

How would I go about getting such footage ready to put into an AMV if not by buying a Region 2 DVD?

Thanks.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:00 am

You should be able to check the device manager on your computer, look for the dvd drive, and somewhere in there...there's a drop-down box that lets you select the region the dvd drive can read (you can only swith it so many times though...)

Not sure if EADFAG goes over it, but I know vicbond007's guide does
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... th_dvd.pdf

dowhatnow · Post by **dowhatnow** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:54 am

Okay, now as for this...

The reason I ask is because I'm watching AMV Hell and I'm seeing lots of footage that has yet to make it's US debut. This leads me to ask:

How would I go about getting such footage ready to put into an AMV if not by buying a Region 2 DVD?

Thanks.

Anything?

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:48 am

DVD Decrypter can easily rip discs from any region. It will remove any region coding if you wish (it's actually set to do so by default). I've had to do this for a few DVDs that I've wanted to play on my stand-alone player which is region 1 only.

As for footage in AMVs that haven't yet been released in the US? I assume a great deal of the footage is from downloaded sources (fansubs/raws). In fact, a lot of the Naruto AMVs on the .org are using fansubs which results in crappy to mediocre video quality, subtitles (gah!), and DivX logos (kill me now...).

And Japanese R2 DVDs are expensive: typically $40 to $50 for 2 episodes. But if you are really a quality fanatic, it's the way to go for a series that may never see a US release (Macross DYRL? movie) or if you cannot wait for it to be licensed domestically. Or there are cases where the JP R2 version is much better quality than what the US companies have available (case in point: the Neon Genesis Evangelion movies from Manga Ent. and until recently, the Patlabor movies 1 & 2).

dowhatnow · Post by **dowhatnow** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:37 am

So, if I stick a Japanese DVD in my computer's DVD Drive and tell DVD Decrypter to rip it, it'll still be able to do it?

Also, let's say I find a raw I want to use. How would I go about re-encoding it for AMV production?

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:07 am

jonnkakarotto wrote:So, if I stick a Japanese DVD in my computer's DVD Drive and tell DVD Decrypter to rip it, it'll still be able to do it?

Yep. You'll get an error message if you tried to play it in something like WinDVD, but DVD Decrypter will go along its merry way, ripping it to your hard drive, removing the region coding in the process.

jonnkakarotto wrote:Also, let's say I find a raw I want to use. How would I go about re-encoding it for AMV production?

Basically the same way you convert a D2V file (indexed VOB) into VirtualDubMod, except use DirectShowSource() instead of MPEG2Source() if you use AviSynth scripts. You could also open the file directly into VDubMod, which may or may not work depending on how it is encoded and whether VDubMod can handle it natively.

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:01 am

If you want to switch between region codes several times make sure that the BIOS of your DVD-drive is region code free. Otherwise it'll stuck with the last region code after the 5th change.

Joe88 · Post by **Joe88** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:54 pm

Keeper of Hellfire wrote:If you want to switch between region codes several times make sure that the BIOS of your DVD-drive is region code free. Otherwise it'll stuck with the last region code after the 5th change.

yea, I can only change mine 5 times
most likely he has a US bought one too

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:43 am

As long as you don't try to actually play the original DVD by switching the regions, the region code change limit will never come up. I've ripped enough R2 discs (and R3) on my DVD drive that I know it's not an issue. If it somehow does, you might be able to find a firmware hack to reset it. In the worst case, it's stuck on Region 2 and you'd have to buy a new PC DVD drive. Although they are pretty cheap these days...

dowhatnow · Post by **dowhatnow** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:55 am

Willen wrote:As long as you don't try to actually play the original DVD by switching the regions, the region code change limit will never come up. I've ripped enough R2 discs (and R3) on my DVD drive that I know it's not an issue. If it somehow does, you might be able to find a firmware hack to reset it. In the worst case, it's stuck on Region 2 and you'd have to buy a new PC DVD drive. Although they are pretty cheap these days...

Except that I'm using a laptop XD

Thanks for the info though, guys.