Ripstation MediaGrabber Operating Manual Ripstation A Division of Formats Unlimited, Inc 155 Sherwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 T: +1 631 249 9393 F: +1 631 249 9273 Authors: Robert Warnock & Patrick McGrath support@ripstation.com www.ripstation.
© Copyright 2009 100-5-01-000 Copyright All rights within this document and related software belong to Formats Unlimited. Ripstation is a registered trademark of Formats Unlimited. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. This software (the SOFTWARE) is prepared as a solution to dealers, systems integrators. This SOFTWARE is provided as is and with warranty only as detailed in the applicable License agreement.
Contents 100-5-01-000 Software EULA End User Software License Agreement for Ripstation Software NOTICE TO ALL USERS: PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") FOR THE LICENSE OF Ripstation ("SOFTWARE") BY Formats Unlimited, Inc. ("FUI"). BY CLICKING THE ACCEPT BUTTON OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY) CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Contents 100-5-01-000 b. Remedies. FUI and its suppliers' entire liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of the foregoing warranty shall be, at FUI’s option, either (i) return of the purchase price paid for the license, if any, or (ii) replacement of the defective media in which the Software is contained. You must return the defective media to FUI at your expense with a copy of your receipt. This limited warranty is void if the defect has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
Contents 100-5-01-000 Overview MediaGrabber is a dedicated software tool to allow for the batch transfer and encoding of Blu-Ray* or DVD material to digital video files utilising USB attached drives or MF Digitals’ 7602/7604, 7601, 7601XC or 7601XD robotic autoloaders. MediaGrabber will take any Blu-Ray* Video, DVD Video or Data DVD and create a fully compliant uncompressed video folder completed with Amazon or GD3 metadata. The application operates on the Windows Platform.
Contents 100-5-01-000 Contents 1.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................8 1.1 PREINSTALL CHECKS ................................................................................................8 1.2 RUNNING THE EXECUTABLE......................................................................................8 1.2.1 REGISTRATION.........................................................................................................8 1.2.
Contents 100-5-01-000 6.0 HELP AND SUPPORT .........................................................................................
Software Installation 100-5-01-000 1.0 Software Installation 1.1 Preinstall Checks For Standalone PC Options: • • • • • • 32 bit Windows XP with SP2, Vista or Windows 7 Microsoft .NET 2.0, download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-43624b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en PC platforms as specified in pre install documentation Always on internet connection Windows Media Player 10 or above.
Software Installation 100-5-01-000 Figure 1.0 Product Registration Code Screen • Next, enter in the company details when presented with the screen as shown in figure 1.1 in order to complete the product registration and software installation. Figure 1.
Software Installation 100-5-01-000 All details marked as * are required. • Click OK to proceed and the application will connect to our server and verify your code. 1.2.2 Limits on Registration In the case of a seat License, ONE code for activation is provided. The application may be uninstalled at any time and reinstalled on an alternate machine by following the process above.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 2.0 Hardware Installation This section details a set of instructions for correct assembly of the robotic hardware (if purchased). It begins by listing the items contained within the packaging. 2.1 Robotic Hardware The autoloader box should contain: 1. 2. 3. 4. The robotic hardware system Power cable These Quick Setup Instructions Warranty & support documents 2.2 Step by step guide of Robotic Hardware 7602/7604 2.2.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 2.2.3 Step Three Plugging in a USB robot • • Once you have installed the software, plug the robot into the computer then turn on at the back. Once the found new hardware dialog has popped up, chose to install the drivers from a specific location and specify the driver’s folder of the software program directory. A small number of test DVD’s may be placed into input hopper.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 Select install from a list or specific location and click next and the Search and Installations window will open. Select “include this location in this search” and browse to the XD Drivers folder which is located in the MediaGrabber program folder. Then click next.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 On the next window select the first driver which is mfd_md1.inf and click next. Then another window will open that says breadusb.sys cannot be found. Browse to and open the XD Drivers folder in the MediaGrabber program folder. Select the breadusb.sys file and click OK. Then click OK again.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 That is the driver installation complete and you can now click finish on the new hardware wizard. 2.3.4 Step Four Loading Discs • • • Discs for ripping are loaded to the top of the unit and the unit can hold 80 discs at one time. Completed discs are placed in the tray which can be removed from the bottom of the unit. Rejected discs are ejected through the slot in the front of the unit.
100-5-01-000 3.0 MediaGrabber Quick Start Guide Before using the MediaGrabber software, please use the following steps as a ‘quick start’ guide to set the initial parameters and perform a simple batch rip. 1. Open the MediaGrabber software and on the main screen select a loader type and the “Files” output format. This will rip DVD files to the Video TS structure or BD to the BDMV structure.. 2.
100-5-01-000 Then click OK to exit the metadata preferences. 3. Click on the preferences button and check the options as below: Ensure “Reject discs which are ripping to slowly” is checked Ensure “Write the batch log to a file” is checked Ensure “Copy file creation and modification time stamps” is checked Then click OK to exit the preferences. 4. On the main screen enter the number of discs you wish to rip, or enter 0 to have it rip continuously 5.
100-5-01-000 4.0 Main User Guide 4.1 Key Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Batch encoding Batch reporting on successful & failed DVDs Live batch process logging window 7601, 7601XC, 7601XD & 7602/7604 Pro Series robotic autoloader and USB2.
100-5-01-000 4.2 MediaGrabber Main Screen: Advanced Options The MediaGrabber main user interface is shown in figure 4.1 below. Operations are carried out using the button controls and information is displayed throughout the rest of the screen. Figure 4.1 shows the interface split into groups from 1 to 7 and Section 4.2.1 of the manual details each of these groups in turn. Figure 4.
100-5-01-000 4.2.1 Button and Screen Operations 4.2.1.1 Group 1: loader type Here the user will select from the dropdown list, which type of device they will be using, whether it is manual, MFD (7602/7604), 7601, 7601XC or 7601XD. If MFD or 7601XC is selected, the advanced button becomes active and allows further settings to be changed, such as com port selection, toggle shake mode (MFD only), and for MFD only the ability to select what side which drives are on. 4.2 MFD (7602/7604) Properties 4.
100-5-01-000 4.2.1.4 Group 4: Folder name and destination The user will enter the folder name mask to ensure each folder name is unique, and will choose the destination they want all the files saved to. The default is %n %v\ but this is fully editable and you can use any of the specified above variables or the users own text. Ripstation recommends setting the destination folder as being local to the machine, as ripping to a network attached device will affect ripping speeds. 4.2.1.
100-5-01-000 “Write the batch log to a file” – This writes the ripping log text from the application UI to a text file that is placed in the Local Video folder. “Copy file creation and modification time stamps” – Switching this on enables the user to copy across the source files and folders original creation and modification time stamps. When this option isn’t checked new creation and modification time stamps are created for the files when they are ripped.
100-5-01-000 4.3 Metadata 4.3.1 Metadata Support MediaGrabber supports metadata from Amazon and GD3. The application returns a full XML data set. This is placed under the root folder of the disc structure and the additional files are written to the same location: Title.tit Year.yer Director.dir AmazonMetadata.xml Volume Name.vol Title.xml Folder.jpg UPC.upc Unique id.bid Number.nbr Metadata.
100-5-01-000 Ensure that GD3 is enabled as first choice and Amazon as second with include “Volume Title”. Also check “look up Metadata” and “Write Metadata to Xml”. The MD5 option creates hashes of all the files ripped from a disc using the default filename extension of md5, and it also allows the user to specify the filename with all batch and disc variables. 4.3.
100-5-01-000 Then by clicking on the refresh icon , the application will retrieve the metadata for the disc and you will be presented with a drop down menu of metadata title choices. Select the correct title from the drop down list, then click on the okay button and the metadata will be retrieved for that title.
100-5-01-000 You can proceed through the other titles by clicking the icon any changes to the metadata files will be saved. If you click the icon. Also by clicking this icon this will cancel the whole editing process Alternatively you can search metadata using the UPC code. A UPC (Universal Product Code) is a code which is found on the DVD case as a bar code and the UPC codes are region specific.
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100-5-01-000 5.0 Batch Encoding MediaGrabber includes a dedicated powerful Batch encoder engine with the following features: • • • • • • • User selectable Movie or TV mode (convert all or main movie only) Delete source options Automated logging Destination target extension H.264 iTunes compatible metadata Support for MKV lossless, H.264, Xvid and FLV User selectable queries for maximum codec options As a process, you must first rip the DVD’s with the default profile as outlined in section 3.
100-5-01-000 The first time you run the application you will need to select the options as defaults, and then the program will retain these for future use. I have listed an explanation of each of the buttons and options below: • Source – The location of your ripped files • Target - The location of where you want the encoded files to be saved • Choose File Extension – Choose mkv, m4v or mp4 for H.264 output • Delete Source Files – Yes or No • Add Metadata – If you are encoding to H.
100-5-01-000 • Removed Finished Tags – Removes the files tags that were previously marked as encoded. This option is useful if you need to encode to a second format. • Start Encoding Now – starts the encoding process. When “start encoding” is pressed, the GUI closes and you are notified of progress with a small floating panel at the bottom right of your screen, plus tray tips of each movie as it encodes.
100-5-01-000 Then click OK and now after each batch has been successfully completed, the encoder will launch and run. 5.3 Notes on Codecs If you need help with codec choice or settings, please contact our support department. 5.4 Customising encodes If you need customised codecs or settings, please contact us.
100-5-01-000 6.0 Help and Support Support terms are detailed in client specific contracts, but at minimum shall include 24 hour support via our online helpdesk. In addition we offer an extended warranty package which includes remote access to your site from our headquarters and extended hardware warranty coverage. Support response is guaranteed within 24 hours.
