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Printablecoolcat said: Ace said: Whoops! As stated above, there's only one DAT file. Wouldn't the two shows (recorded separately) be divided into two files?
 sorry I just re-read your reply #18... yeah, I guess both files are together... so I guess you'd need to use some video editing software to separate into two files... not sure...
I'm just wondering though... were you able to play the file by double clicking and select WMP? [Edited 4/15/08 20:47pm] which is what i had suggested, i guess to figure it out we need to get into an editing program that'll open such files. [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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coolcat said: Ace said: Whoops! As stated above, there's only one DAT file. Wouldn't the two shows (recorded separately) be divided into two files?
sorry I just re-read your reply #18... yeah, I guess both files are together... so I guess you'd need to use some video editing software to separate into two files... not sure...
I'm just wondering though... were you able to play the file by double clicking and select WMP? [Edited 4/15/08 20:47pm] I'm afraid to try with that whole, 'Are you SURE you want to do this? You could, like, totally fuck up your computer, dude" warning.  | |
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sammij said: coolcat said: sorry I just re-read your reply #18... yeah, I guess both files are together... so I guess you'd need to use some video editing software to separate into two files... not sure...
I'm just wondering though... were you able to play the file by double clicking and select WMP? [Edited 4/15/08 20:47pm] which is what i had suggested, i guess to figure it out we need to get into an editing program that'll open such files. If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. | |
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Ace said: sammij said: which is what i had suggested, i guess to figure it out we need to get into an editing program that'll open such files. If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. it's probably located in a hidden file or something...  i'm losing hope - i'm sorry!
see if you can open it in windows movie maker. [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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Ace said: sammij said: which is what i had suggested, i guess to figure it out we need to get into an editing program that'll open such files. If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. are you able to select the shows separately on WMP? while playing the show, can you go to Save As... and save the one show? | |
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coolcat said: Ace said: If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. are you able to select the shows separately on WMP? while playing the show, can you go to Save As... and save the one show? try that!!!  [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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sammij said: Ace said: If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. it's probably located in a hidden file or something... i'm losing hope - i'm sorry!
see if you can open it in windows movie maker. I don't even know what that is.  | |
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coolcat said: Ace said: If the two shows were grouped as one file, how come I'm able to select either show from a menu? Surely there's some separation, somehow. are you able to select the shows separately on WMP? while playing the show, can you go to Save As... and save the one show? Yes, I get the same title menu I get on my DVD player. Hang on, I'll try... | |
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Ace said: sammij said: it's probably located in a hidden file or something... i'm losing hope - i'm sorry!
see if you can open it in windows movie maker. I don't even know what that is. its a video editing program that (most versions of) windows has... its located somewhere - do a search for it (a search on your computer) it's usually in your startup menu [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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Ace said: coolcat said: sorry I just re-read your reply #18... yeah, I guess both files are together... so I guess you'd need to use some video editing software to separate into two files... not sure...
I'm just wondering though... were you able to play the file by double clicking and select WMP? [Edited 4/15/08 20:47pm] I'm afraid to try with that whole, 'Are you SURE you want to do this? You could, like, totally fuck up your computer, dude" warning. yeah, I agree... don't take any chances. I've messed around with my pc and really regretted it. | |
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"Save as..." is greyed out. | |
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Ace said: "Save as..." is greyed out.
how about rip? you might be able to rip the files as sammi said... | |
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coolcat said: Ace said: "Save as..." is greyed out.
how about rip? you might be able to rip the files as sammi said... yeah, try dragging and dropping onto your thumbdrive.... *crosses fingers* [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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You have a DVD already. You want it backed up to a Thumb Drive.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdbackup Many methods there. Best case would be to back it to an ISO file if you're just looking to store it. That way, you just burn the ISO to a new DVD in the future. Otherwise, you back it up to an avi/dvix, etc. file. Then save that file on your Thumb Drive so you can play it whenever. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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sammij said: Ace said: I don't even know what that is. its a video editing program that (most versions of) windows has... its located somewhere - do a search for it (a search on your computer) it's usually in your startup menu I have it, but same ol' prob: don't know which file(s) to import. | |
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Dauphin said: You have a DVD already. You want it backed up to a Thumb Drive.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdbackup Many methods there. Best case would be to back it to an ISO file if you're just looking to store it. That way, you just burn the ISO to a new DVD in the future. Otherwise, you back it up to an avi/dvix, etc. file. Then save that file on your Thumb Drive so you can play it whenever. ...or you could try that ^ 
however that doesn't solve your problem with separating the files. [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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Thanks, guys. Bedtime for Bonzo, here. To be continued... Again, much thanks! | |
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Ace said: Thanks, guys. Bedtime for Bonzo, here. To be continued... Again, much thanks!
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good night everyone. fun troubleshooting with you guys. 
Just wanted to post this link for a dvd to mpg converter: http://movietoolbox.com/d...erter.html | |
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If you're lucky there's an easy way - there should be very large files with the file extension .vob they are your video files. Try playing these files with a program like VLC media player - the videos might already be seperated or split over several files - chech 'em all out.
If not, then use a program like DVDshrink to pick out what you want, then save it back to DVD and then rip it if you want. | |
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