DVD Down load software

[mindonstrike]

Songpony where do I get this program to download my dvds

I'm sure Songpony is referring to a video capture device (usb or internal), essentially hooking up your player and recording it at 1x on your computer. No way around it for lasers, however for most dvd and vcd you are better off using a ripping program. For VCD's I used TMPGE (used to be shareware but now has 14 day limit before buying). For DVD's I used the ImTOO DVD Ripper (5 min limitation untill activated)

I had a few VCD's and 1 DVD that wouldn't rip so I had to use the video capture route
All of them you'll want to just do 1 or 2 and check the audio level before doing a bunch.

Sam

[songpony]

It will probably make use of software you already have (like WinDVD Creator or something similar), but yes, you would need to purchase a device to capture the audio and video output of your karaoke player. I used an external USB device which utilized the WinDVD Creator software. It was a simple process, but time-consuming since you have to actually sit there while it plays each song (it does the capture in real-time). If you want more specific hardware details, send me a private message and I'll provide further info - not sure it's appropriate to post here. Thanks!

[songpony]

The majority of mine were lasers, so this was the only route. However, for pretty much all of the VCDs I had, I was able to just put the VCD in the DVD drive of my computer, go to the directory that housed the video files, then copy them directly to my PC. If they didn't have a .mpg extension, I just renamed them. This even worked for the multi-plexed VCDs - it appears that the vocal portions of the songs are stored in a different directory rather than as part of the song itself. Hope this helps.