Idea for efficiently sampling DVDs...

pentajigga · Post by **pentajigga** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:53 am

hello all.

i would love to sample the hell out of some dvds, and have been doing it fine using total recorder, but i have an ide and i wonder if its possible with current tech or if its an easy thing to make.

i want to watch dvd movies and when i hear a good soud record it with stopping the dvds and going back.. this means i need a way to indicate (via mouse or keyboard) that i want to record a section after i hear the section play.. sort off like a comand to record starting 5 seconds ago.

does this make sense? i need the record to either go back or just lag behind a few seconds.

than i need to figure out a way to determine the length of record (maybe set a default as 10 seconds).. usually im only looking for little sounds so 10 secs is good enough... this way you can watch a movie while you hunt for sounds instead of starting stopping.

any ideas?

::mic-minimal:: · Post by **::mic-minimal::** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:10 am

see if you can get 'silent bob' to do it, it's a free app and records in a constant buffer, if you can get it to do it tell me how you did it cause i'd like to do it too
its free
and its for pc

pentajigga · Post by **pentajigga** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:33 am

mic-
read the silent bob thing and it looks like the right idea... only issue is that it seems to only record audio through the line-in on the soundcard.

so i dont think itll work for internal DVD players on the comp...

nice direction though.. any other buffering recorders out there?

Milkmansound · Post by **Milkmansound** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:51 am

I use audio hijack for OSX - there must be something similar for PC out there.

The best part is that hijack in demo mode will degrade the audio after 10 minutes - but most samples are like 5 seconds, so you can get away with never unlocking the program

tylast · Post by **tylast** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:54 am

Best method for me is to write down the time indexes of the passages, rip the entire audio from the DVD, & then use wavlab to cut them out/save them.

pentajigga · Post by **pentajigga** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:05 am

yeah i hear you man, thats a nice way as well, but im trying to save a step.. of going back and ripping out and holding a pad and watching the time while i watch the film.. lazy yes... i know, but.. i think the answer must be out there...
anyway to trick silent bob into thinking the audio is coming from the sound-card in jack? on PC

tylast · Post by **tylast** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:07 am

You can always use Notepad instead of a real one. BTW, you'll get a MUCH cleaner sample by ripping it.

innerdreamrecords.com · Post by **innerdreamrecords.com** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:46 am

Jeez you're double lazy first you're taking others work then you don't want to be bothered rewinding the DVD.

pentajigga · Post by **pentajigga** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:10 am

guilty as charged!!!

triple-lazy sometimes.. (if possible)

i just am an efficiency buff.

keep the thoughts coming... thnaks

ilynx · Post by **ilynx** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:54 am

ahhh, reminds me of one of my favorite quotes of all time... my old college roommate, when accused of being lazy, replied, "I'm not lazy, I'm just brutally efficient!" (copyright john green, 1992)

4ace · Post by **4ace** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:27 am

[quote="pentajigga"]

i just am an efficiency buff.

That's CLASSIC, I LOL on that one.

Great thread think i'll try that hijack program someone mentioned

pentajigga · Post by **pentajigga** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:33 am

wait... are you laughing at me or with me??? ... LOL

thejone · Post by **thejone** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:07 am

I use peak in OSX.
and just record the inputs of the mac.
Then I just watch the movie and if anything takes my fancy I just press record.
real easy

forge · Post by **forge** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:11 am

buffering is EXACTLY what total recorder does - you can set the time of it too - why is total recorder not working for you?

zekrab · Post by **zekrab** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:56 am

Hey pentajigga, read this thread:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight=