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cleetusvandamm
Apr 13, 2009, 12:51 PM
I was wanting to make up some dvds composed of various movies scenes from other dvd's..for example a dvd compilation of great car chases from movies
is there any software available that would allow me to do this?


ChrisA
Apr 13, 2009, 01:08 PM
I was wanting to make up some dvds composed of various movies scenes from other dvd's..for example a dvd compilation of great car chases from movies
is there any software available that would allow me to do this?

You are going to run into an issue with copyright unless this new video of yours is a commentary on movie car crashes and only uses the clips to make points. But assuming you can get past this or if the work is only for your own use then (after you have ripped the content to your hard drive) any video editing software will work. I assume you have iMovie.
cleetusvandamm
Apr 13, 2009, 01:11 PM
You are going to run into an issue with copyright unless this new video of yours is a commentary on movie car crashes and only uses the clips to make points. But assuming you can get past this or if the work is only for your own use then (after you have ripped the content to your hard drive) any video editing software will work. I assume you have iMovie.

just for my own viewing actually..and yes I have IMovie
spinnerlys
Apr 13, 2009, 01:13 PM
But you have to convert them first to something readable by iMovie.

Have a look into this forum or search how to do this probably. There are some helpful threads about this.
cleetusvandamm
Apr 13, 2009, 08:11 PM
But you have to convert them first to something readable by iMovie.

Have a look into this forum or search how to do this probably. There are some helpful threads about this.
well i did a search before i posted the thread..did not find anything close to what I was trying to do
alansmallen
Apr 13, 2009, 08:22 PM
Use MPEG Streamclip. It'll allow you to copy only certain parts of a DVD.
cleetusvandamm
Apr 14, 2009, 09:42 AM
Use MPEG Streamclip. It'll allow you to copy only certain parts of a DVD.
thanks,,ill check into that..sounds like what i need
Arizona
Apr 15, 2009, 04:07 AM
Mpeg streamclip is a good tool yes. It also has an avi converter plugin that you can use with your quicktime. Quicktime player itself also has some export options… once it can read a file that is.

Does anyone know of a good tool to convert mkv files to quicktime or ipod? Someone said Handbrake but I couldn't get that one to work…