adding shows from dvd? (1 Viewer)

[lanceuppercu]

i want to add some tv shows i have on dvd to my-tvseries but i want to do it so that clicking on an episode will play the ep and not take me to the menu system of the dvd, any pointers on how to do that please?

 

[JustusIV]

As far as i am aware that is not possible without ripping the shows off the disc.

Your two options are leave it in dvd form and select the show after the dvd is launched or rip the dvd into separate files.

 

[lanceuppercu]

i dont mind ripping to the hard drive, any guides on how to do this? by ripping you mean putting it into the VIDEO_TS folders or converting them to MKV?

 

[kiwijunglist]

handbrake (freeware) for ripping and anydvd (pay software) for any copy protection

 

[2BitSculptor]

i dont mind ripping to the hard drive, any guides on how to do this? by ripping you mean putting it into the VIDEO_TS folders or converting them to MKV?

yes, exactly .... depending on the amount of storage and resolution of your display. TS folders will probably take up the most space, but be true to the dvd recording. name each episode file to include at least the program name, season and episode number in a string that the parser can figure out.

I have my episodes in a program folder, separated into season folders [ <program name>\Season <season#>\S<season#>E<episode#>.<ext> ],
some use [ <program name>\Season <season#>\<program name>-S<season#>E<episode#>-<episode name>.<ext> ]

Chuck

 

[kiwijunglist]

\TV Shows\Desperate House Wives\Desperate House Wives - Season 2\Desperate House Wives - S02E01 - Episodename.avi

seems to work with most mediacentre software
and if you want to copy a season to an external hdd then it has the show name in the directiry name which is easy for copying / moving files around.