2004-04-04, 05:52 PM
Hi,
I am new to the GB-PVR software, having only aquired my Hauppauge MediaMPV a couple of days ago. I am already seriously impressed with the GB-PVR software, it providing so much more vision and function that the standard Hauppauge software. Great work.
My key driver for getting the MediaMVP was to be able to rip my DVD's to hard-disk and play on my TV. I have been using the excellent "DVD Decryptor" software to rip my DVD's to hard-disk - creating full images. Because the MPV does not allow the playing or navigation of the IFO/VOB files that make up the image of the DVD - I am having to RIP these VOB's to MPEGs using a DVD to VCD/SVCD software package - which takes a lot of time and generally degrades the images and sound.
My dream would be so navigate the image of the DVD's directly and play directly from the ripped VOB files. My basic understanding of the structure of a VOB file is that it is a MPEG2 file with a multiplexed AC3 encoded audio stream (plus some other stuff).
Given there are a number of software DVD players for Windows on the market, would it not be possible to do something similar with the GB-PVR software and allow native navigation and playing of a set of ripped DVD images. This would seem to be the perfect solution for a large DVD collector such as myself. I understand that the MediaMPV cannot natively decode an AC3 audio stream, but there must be a way to transform this AC3 stream to a MP3 stream on-the-fly, even if it does take up a few extra cycles on the PC!
Is this something that is possible, prehaps a challenge worth pursuing? Is this a valid "wish list" Â and does anyone else feel the same way. Prehaps someone else has suggested it before!
cheers
Chris
I am new to the GB-PVR software, having only aquired my Hauppauge MediaMPV a couple of days ago. I am already seriously impressed with the GB-PVR software, it providing so much more vision and function that the standard Hauppauge software. Great work.
My key driver for getting the MediaMVP was to be able to rip my DVD's to hard-disk and play on my TV. I have been using the excellent "DVD Decryptor" software to rip my DVD's to hard-disk - creating full images. Because the MPV does not allow the playing or navigation of the IFO/VOB files that make up the image of the DVD - I am having to RIP these VOB's to MPEGs using a DVD to VCD/SVCD software package - which takes a lot of time and generally degrades the images and sound.
My dream would be so navigate the image of the DVD's directly and play directly from the ripped VOB files. My basic understanding of the structure of a VOB file is that it is a MPEG2 file with a multiplexed AC3 encoded audio stream (plus some other stuff).
Given there are a number of software DVD players for Windows on the market, would it not be possible to do something similar with the GB-PVR software and allow native navigation and playing of a set of ripped DVD images. This would seem to be the perfect solution for a large DVD collector such as myself. I understand that the MediaMPV cannot natively decode an AC3 audio stream, but there must be a way to transform this AC3 stream to a MP3 stream on-the-fly, even if it does take up a few extra cycles on the PC!
Is this something that is possible, prehaps a challenge worth pursuing? Is this a valid "wish list" Â and does anyone else feel the same way. Prehaps someone else has suggested it before!
cheers
Chris
