Flip4Mac’s Drive-in is an application that allows you to store your personal DVD movie library on your Mac. It is now available as a public beta.
Using Drive-in you can create an image of a DVD disc on your laptop or home entertainment system. The image preserves the quality, navigation and special features of the original DVD and can be played using Apple’s DVD Player or Front Row.
Drive-in preserves the DVD’s original content protection. Drive-in allows you to play your images on any computer that you own but does not allow you to share your images with others. To simplify the way you search and access your videos, Flip4Mac have added some helpful information like the DVD cover art, names of actors, movie description, etc. Once you’ve stored movies to your hard drive – just browse, select and play.
Drive-in may prove useful for:
• Laptop owners who like to watch movies on the go
• DVD collectors with a home theater system
• Families who often misplace or damage DVDs
While you can create DVD images for free using this public beta, you must purchase the final release if you wish to use those images, or create new ones, after the beta testing period has ended. This beta software will expire on May 1, 2007.
System requirements:
• PowerPC G4 or G5, or Intel-based Mac
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later
• Internet connection for activation and movie information download
Help Flip4Mac test Drive-in by downloading the beta today. More info here.
MacDailyNews Note: Our test worked, but one issue we ran into straight off is answered in Flip4Mac’s Drive-in FAQ; When attempting to image any DVD, I receive an error “Can’t Preserve CSS Protection” or “The DVD drive in this computer has not been set to a specific region”. The first time you play a DVD in your drive, the system sets the region code. If this has not been done, you will receive an error. Playing a DVD in the drive should correct the issue.
Umm . . . you do realize that an administrator’s password is required to install ANYTHING on your Mac, right? This isn’t Windows, folks.
Handbrake -> iTunes -> Apple TV
Done.
Uh, let’s see: doing some quick math I estimate my DVD collection is 10-14 terabytes!
Don’t think I’ll be storing it on any hard drives any time soon.
And once I get more titles on Blu-ray at 20-50 gigs EACH-do the math.
That being said, this is a great product for someone who wants to travel with a laptop and take a few titles along without risking the actual discs.
you posted “”Someone explain the value.”
One value of having DVDs on an HD – playing a file is less battery intensive than playing from a disc. This comes in handy on planes, trains, and automobiles when either outlets are not available or the correct adaptors are not available during the trip. On my previous laptop, using only battery power I could not get through an entire movie when played on DVD, but could if it was a file on my HD.
Correct me if I am wrong, but if one intends to stream movies using Apple TV, isn’t the point to have the files on your HD?”
Ok so still why would I need this softare it is already covered for free multiple ways. You can not stream this stuff to a apple TV on a N network it would still be slow you can stream compressed video.
Mac the ripper is completelly leagel to use and rip DVD’s as long as it is your own use, if that is illeagel then this falls into the exact same category and is just as illeagel to use. I have 2.6.6 of mactheripper and I have never had a problem ripping a DVD.
You don’t even need any of these programs. You can use finder to drag it away, you still will have regions stuff but in the case of saving battery it won’t matter DVD player or VLC can still use it just as well.
I did not say on a screen the difference between 1,000 and 3,000 on my iPod using AVC/H.264 x264 Main 2 pass I have never been able to tell the difference. That is on a smaller screen, and I cut the resolution down. I still don’t think 1,000 would present any problem at all on a screen I am just hypothesizing though, I can’t speak from expierience.
DVD backup works well to for ripping I have never had any problems with it.
Kraig bayler you still do not need this software if you are a travelar it is useless.
“I’m with pog” no you do not need a admin pass to install everything, many applications are simply dragged in, and do not require a pass many others that have a installer don’t require a pass.
Yagshemash…
Here is new product unveilings from the Apple…
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/apple_unveils_new_product
Damn, Borat. That’s huge. It’s gonna change everything…
Assuming this is legal, an application like this can help people get additional value out of AppleTV. Heck, Apple should look to bundle this software with AppleTV. Yes, it could hurt the sales of some movies, but an application like this should help sell additional Apple HW where the real money is made.
Peace.
It won’t help apple. Handbrake will help apple maybe although they make make more money off of selling movies but handbrake will compress it so it can be streamed and put on a apple TV, I doubt that the apple TV can even play the video-TS folders and streaming them would be a headache. This is a useless product solving a non existent problem in the worst possible way.
Way old news!
http://www.123macmini.com/news/story/568.html
Pointless program as you can just use Disc Utility to make an image of your DVD.
Drive In appeals to me. I actually like the idea of working with a DVD copying program that’s on the “up and up”, And, it produces complete imaged copies in the original resolution. The organization and ability to download artwork for each title, works well. Lots less demand on my Powerbook battery, too, as well as a cooler running machine. It only takes about 15 minutes to image a complete DVD with all the extras! Compared to the hours of compression and burning with other covert apps, this is a big plus for me. And…I like Telestream…this is just the beginning of Drive In….plenty of ideas and features that can be added. They have demonstrated a loyalty to users of their products by listening, and implementing requested features…..before DI, problems with rippers were just dead ends….no support there. The Front Row access is a bit of icing on the cake, too…you simply use DI to mount the disc’s and then they are available in FR
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