DVD to .kma?

[Karen K]

I am very interested in getting Nightwish (Finnish metal band) karaoke but the only media I can get them on is DVDs. I haven't read up on MTU H to find out if there is a way to convert...so I ask, is there? I'm dying to get this stuff - it is incredibly great music.

K

[mindonstrike]

At this point the only ways I'm aware of is to use a DVD ripping program to rip the tracks to individual tracks or connect a DVD player to a computer with a TV card and record the tracks that way.
A DVD ripper will give you better quality than the TV card but sometimes on one or more tracks you'll get an error during the ripping process you won't easily get around without going the TV card route. - not sure why I just know that when I encounter them, no matter what program I use the error comes up at the same spot

Sam

[Karen K]

Okay, now I'm disappointed. I'm hoping to find some MIDI files and try that, then. Thanks for the info.

k

[Karen K]

PS: Don't know what a TV card is ... ? Probably not the route I need to go anyway - don't want to have to invest a lot of equipment to do this. Will just continue trying to find CDG or MP3G.

Thanks again.
Karen

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Karen K

PS: Don't know what a TV card is ... ? Probably not the route I need to go anyway - don't want to have to invest a lot of equipment to do this. Will just continue trying to find CDG or MP3G.

Thanks again.
Karen

A TV card is basicly a graphics card in reverse. It will allow you to watch TV on your computer or record TV shows or record stuff from a VCR or DVD player. It's a great investment if you've got important memories on a videotape that you want to tranfer to your computer or burn to a DVD.

They cost about $50+ and you can get them internal or usb/external

I see you are in Washington, if you make it to Spokane sometime I could probably rip it for you.

Sam

[Karen K]

Wow, that's great information to have. Thanks a ton! I'll continue to see if I can scare up the music on CDGs - otherwise I will make the investment as there are other ways I could use this.

Thanks again for the suggestion! If I do get to Spokane, I'll definitely get in touch beforehand.

K