Trying toMake AMVs

Hi, I don't know if this is the right place for this, but I couldn't find any pre-existing threads on this topic, or any other sections of the forum that would be more appropriate. So, here goes.
As the title says, I am trying to get into making AMVs, but I've been experiencing some major setbacks in terms of the technology. Here's what I have: -Windows 8
-a laptop (non-touchscreen)
With this combination, I am seemingly unable to rip dvds. The ripping software I'm attempting to use is DVDfab, and the website says that the latest version (which is the one I'm using) is compatible with Windows 8. And yet, here I am, cast out into the cold, unable to rip a single dvd. I'm thinking it might be my laptop's DVD drive that isn't jiving with the software or some shit, but I honestly have no idea. What do you all think? If anyone's familiar with Windows 8 and/or the problem I'm currently having, I'd greatly appreciate your input.

I'm guessing your trying to rip clip from your DVD and use that to make AMV, right?
if so... I'm guessing you legitimately bought those DVD. And if what i'm asking is correct then there might be a problem with you trying to rip it since most official DVD are protected and block user from ripping content off it.

I suggest go to anywhere on internet and download those episode (highly suggest to get it at 720 or 1080 which ever you prefer) and use software like Sony Vegas to edit them.

on a side note... please, when you are picking the music. Choose something that isn't commonly found in amv. (Thousand Foot Krutch or linkin park song have been used WAY to much even if it is a good some... but that my opinion go what ever you like)

I appreciate the response, but I know for a fact that what you are saying is absolutely incorrect. Everyone I have talked to has made AMVs with legally purchased DVDs, and pretty much every guide for ripping DVDs I've read has used legally purchased DVDs.

kinsake is right about DVD being protected from being ripped or copied, but there are software that is able to bypass the encryption

Download 720/1080p torrents. It will look like shit if you rip from a dvd, 480p yo. And use Sony Vegas for editing.

The unfortunate truth is that most people who make AMVs have no idea what the fuck they're talking about when it comes to audio and video quality. What you get off a DVD is likely to be no different from the media you'd download online and any 1080p raw release will give you the same quality you'd get from a DVD.

The main advantage to using a DVD or blu-ray release (which you can download online) is that there are often art, animation and audio improvements.

If you want a free solution to video editing you should consider using Lightworks. It has a long history of success (10+ years) and has been used in the making of many popular movies, it recently became freely available to use.

Ok, so then where can I download said 1080p videos from safe sources? Because I'm pretty sure those dont exist.

Most anime torrents are safe.

http://www.nyaa.eu/ - http://bakabt.me/ - http://tokyotosho.info/

The majority of fansub groups upload to Nyaa. Red = Re-release, Blue = Release chosen by Nyaa's staff, Green = Uploader trusted by Nyaa's community.

Ok, well, I've looked through those links and none of them have the anime I'm looking for, in the format I want it in. So, is there anyone out there who can answer the original question? As in, give instructions for how to rip dvds given the circumstances I'm in, or at the very least, link a how-to guide on the subject.

you can always convert the files to the format you want.
the only way to rip protected DVDs is to use a sofware that is able to bypass the encryption, the only one i know of is clone dvd this is a pay software, there are others like this but i do believe that they are all pay software.

OK, I just thought of something: how much more difficult/different is it to work with footage from a BD as opposed to a DVD (if at all)?

there won't that much of a difference.
But BDrips will need more system resources because of the higher revolution/bitrate.
BD will give you a better picture quailty

So, there's no real difference when editing? What about when I'm deinterlacing, adjusting video/audio or otherwise prepping it? Or will I have to do that at all with a download?

Before this goes any further I would like to point out that I don't really know much about encoding/editing.



deinterlacing will depend on the ripper (how they ripped it and if they de-interlace it) and the disc they used (non interlaced(720p/1080p) or interlaced (720i/1080i))
as wiki said most Blu-ray disc are non interlaced so it should not be a problem
plus if you are using BDrip from a fansub group (one that has been translated) then it will depend on their encoder but should be non interlaced

adjusting video/audio will also depend on the ripper/fansub as some can adjust the colour/video to their liking or to make it look better, some like to leave it alone to make it close to the original.
It also the same with the audio Lossless vs Lossy

You shouldn't need to do any prep at all, but you will need to extract the audio and video tracks from the Matroska (.mkv) container in order to import them into a DMW like Lightworks. You can do that using MKVExtract.

Fair warning though, HorribleSubs rips from Crunchyroll and they don't always have the best source to work from but most of the time they're okay. Still, it's advised to try and find a different group's release if it's available.



Whether or not you get better picture quality out of a BD release depends on the series, for new series there's a difference, but for old series seeing a BD release it's usually just an up-scale. The main advantage is that BD releases tend to have a lot of the art and animations reworked because the T.V. cuts were sloppy.