7th May, 2018.
Yep: that’s technology.
That — and a desire of my younger self — means I’ve finally worked out how to turn into Max Headroom.
One of these days?
I’ll work out how to do the stutter!
Oh, no, wait …
iMovie … !
That’ll work … !
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Talking of technology?
You’ll be very aware I’ve felt that ripping films on DVD and blu-ray — transcoding films on an optical disc, to view it on a device like a tablet, phone or streaming box — is, whilst illegal, something that’s morally acceptable.
So long as I don’t sell or give away copies of the resulting video files: just watch them on whatever device I choose.
With recent updates to macOS?
It’s getting harder to use
HandBrake to use to directly rip copy-protected DVDs: as it’s gotten harder to install the library that circumvents it.
I’ve found using
RipIt helps: it copies a DVD, turning it into a disc image … and stripping it of any copy protection in the process.
Which allows
HandBrake to do its thing.RipIt doesn’t work on Blu-ray Discs.
So, over the years? I used
MakeMKV to turn a Blu-ray Disc into a series of .mkv files: which could then be ripped with HandBrake, as per usual.
However?
I was tinkering with
MakeMKV: in order to change my copy of The Last Jedi into something watchable on my AppleTV.
When I realised I could use it to copy a disc, and turn it into a disc image in the process …
AND strip the copy protection, as well: by ticking the relevant box.
Amazing what you find out, when you read the manual.
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