Thursday, August 19, 2004
Build Your Own DVD Movie Server
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"A couple weeks ago I got around to playing with “DVD Shrink” and “DVD Decrypter,” both of which are DVD decoding tools that strip DVDs' of their Macrovision copy protection but leave in all the menu functions and extras for on-demand playback, and found that either of the two could be used as the foundation in creating an inexpensive DVD movie server ... First backup all your DVDs using the above mentioned software to either your computer's hard drive, NAS (network attached storage) server, or central (always on) PC home server – last two being the best options."
To find out more on how you can create your very own movie server, this article describes the full workflow you will need. It not only includes instructions on which software to use to actually back up your DVDs, but also what you will need to play them back. This article also covers bugs you may encounter as well as how you would get this to work over a wireless network. Personally, my stack of DVDs is getting a little bit out of hand (i.e. I can't hide them efficiently behind my TV anymore) so this kinf of setup would be a good idea.
To find out more on how you can create your very own movie server, this article describes the full workflow you will need. It not only includes instructions on which software to use to actually back up your DVDs, but also what you will need to play them back. This article also covers bugs you may encounter as well as how you would get this to work over a wireless network. Personally, my stack of DVDs is getting a little bit out of hand (i.e. I can't hide them efficiently behind my TV anymore) so this kinf of setup would be a good idea.
