Umm, what difficulties in ripping and transcoding? There are no DRM issues. Time is worth more than money but a very small investment in time results in a completely automated solution. Spend more time jumping through ridiculous hoops to find that your Paramount movie won't work...
I created accounts with both, this is what I had always hoped for as I have hundreds of DVD's, but using Vudu's Scan Title, with the first 20 DVD's I tried, I get the same error for all of them– "Location must match billing address" which is exactly where I am lol!
Oh and anyone experiencing the stuck feeling with inputing your information there, the text you want to use is at the very top in white, on the white background, left side is Back and the right side is Done. When scanning my CC the keypad wouldn't get out of the way so I could tap the Save button behind it. So look closely in that top area.
Turn off your Wi-Fi. Some internet providers will report their physical location, which may not be anywhere near your location. Using cellular will allow the GPS to report your correct location and it will work.
I created a MoviesAnywhere account and linked my iTunes, Amazon, and Vudu accounts to it. I then tried the Vudu D2D services on a number of disks. They all show up in Vudu but only some of them show up in iTunes. My Amazon video purchases also don't show up in iTunes. Not sure why they're missing from iTunes. Anyone else seeing this problem?
The movies must be from the following studios, Sony, Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros., in order for them to be linked to iTunes using Movies Anywhere. If more studios get on board with Movies Anywhere, then they will link to iTunes.
DENIED SERVICE —Seriously flawed software. The Vudu software requires that your device has a gps signal that then matches your billing address. 1st, the gps signal inside my home is very week and I have lots of trees that block it. 2nd, even if I get a signal my private road street number does not match my gps location. It always shows as another number on the road. And third, this is biggest problem of all, my billing address is my post office box in the center of town. So now they expect me to go to the post office in order to scan the bar codes on the DVD media? I set Up an account and was denied the service because my billing address is not matching the gps location.
Many people live in areas where a gps signal does not show inside buildings because of obstructions or the weather. As much as I would like this to work it is not going to happen for me and I expect many others are going to run into similar problems as I have.
Try this...change your billing address to your physical address. Turn off Wi-Fi so your cellular signal reports the correct GPS approximate location. Once the movies are added to your cart, change your billing address back to your correct billing address to process the payment. I haven’t checked the account settings to see if Vudu has two addresses to enter, one for physical address and one for billing.
Or you can just use Mac dvd ripper and handbrake and covert your disc’s yourself and not have to pay the fee...Smh
Ripping your DVDs does not give you HD Movies.
Yes, frankly I don't know why anyone would spend time ripping a 480p video from a DVD, now that 1080p TVs are the norm, and 4K's are becoming increasingly common.
For $5, Vudu will convert many movies to full HD from your old SD DVDs. There were a few in my collection that, due to sales or whatever, were cheaper to buy them through iTunes (or another service). But aside from those, for $5 each, I've upgraded a bunch of SD DVDs to HD instantly, and all in about 5 minutes of my time. I've saved $5-20 depending on the movie, over just buying a new HD copy. It's too bad there's not a 4K path to upgrade, but I'm just happy to have them in HD now. The best deals are the BluRays I've picked up in margin bins over the years, since those are only $2!
Or you can just use Mac dvd ripper and handbrake and covert your disc’s yourself and not have to pay the fee...Smh
Well… To some of us who make more than $10 an hour, time is worth more than the money.
Say you make $30 an hour (which most of the readers here do)... $2 (for a straight DVD-> 480p conversion) is only 4 minutes of your time. Even with a fast machine, a DVD rip takes at least 30 minutes (and pretty much ties up the machine). You just spent $15 of time to not spend $2. SMH.
DENIED SERVICE —Seriously flawed software. The Vudu software requires that your device has a gps signal that then matches your billing address. 1st, the gps signal inside my home is very week and I have lots of trees that block it. 2nd, even if I get a signal my private road street number does not match my gps location. It always shows as another number on the road. And third, this is biggest problem of all, my billing address is my post office box in the center of town. So now they expect me to go to the post office in order to scan the bar codes on the DVD media? I set Up an account and was denied the service because my billing address is not matching the gps location.
Many people live in areas where a gps signal does not show inside buildings because of obstructions or the weather. As much as I would like this to work it is not going to happen for me and I expect many others are going to run into similar problems as I have.
You may have to use the disc and their desktop/laptop software to do it. That method doesn't have the checks for location or barcode.
Wait, I must be missing something. If all I need is the app and to scan the DVD barcode, why can't I just walk down the aisle at a store and scan teh barcode off the back of every DVD I want and get a copy for $2.
Are they talking about a barcode on the physical disk itself? Because I have a lot of older DVD's that I'm not sure have a barcode unless it's that little one that rings the plastic disc.
Or you can just use Mac dvd ripper and handbrake and covert your disc’s yourself and not have to pay the fee...Smh
Ripping your DVDs does not give you HD Movies.
Yes, frankly I don't know why anyone would spend time ripping a 480p video from a DVD, now that 1080p TVs are the norm, and 4K's are becoming increasingly common.
Because some Blu-Ray discs or HD digital version are mastered so poorly, the DVD looks better. For example, John Carpenter's Christine DVD is in the proper 2.35:1 Cinemascope Widescreen aspect ratio. The 'HD' version on iTunes is a cropped version at 1.85:1 Widescreen, cutting off image on all sides. Also, many people rip their DVD TV seasons because they are not available in HD, and they still look good on a 1080p TV. The majority of households have 1080p TVs, not 4K. There is still nothing to watch in 4K, except for heavily compressed video on streaming services. Many have bandwidth limitations, which makes 4K useless to watch. When broadcast TV becomes 4K, then you will see an uptick in 4K TVs in households.
If I can save $2 and do it myself I will do it myself. It should be free. I bought the movies already why should I spend more to re-buy them again. A bar code label does not cost $2.
I don't know. Trading one form of DRM for another, then having to deal with all of the rules that apply.... only available in certain locations... only certain titles and movie studios... up charges for conversions, etc. No thanks... that's what ripping is for.
If I can save $2 and do it myself I will do it myself. It should be free. I bought the movies already why should I spend more to re-buy them again. A bar code label does not cost $2.
When you bought the movies, you expected to pay for physical movies, nothing more.
1. It's extremely convenient to have those old movies on iTunes, since those physical movies can disappear and be forgotten. 2. You can watch movies in your iTunes Libary from your iPhone and iPad. You can even download them to your devices for road trips, to keep your kids entertained. 3. Many people have the issue of scratched up, unplayable discs. Converting to digital makes this issue a thing of the past.
Or you can just use Mac dvd ripper and handbrake and covert your disc’s yourself and not have to pay the fee...Smh
Well… To some of us who make more than $10 an hour, time is worth more than the money.
Say you make $30 an hour (which most of the readers here do)... $2 (for a straight DVD-> 480p conversion) is only 4 minutes of your time. Even with a fast machine, a DVD rip takes at least 30 minutes (and pretty much ties up the machine). You just spent $15 of time to not spend $2. SMH.
The "time is money" argument is rather weak and really doesn't hold up. These are the types of things that one does in the background. Nobody just sits there and watches their screen as the rip or compress is happening. It's a background task.
To some of us, it's nice to be able to make rip and then to never have to think or worry about it again. When a movie studio decides to pull out of the deal sometime down the road... that's a problem for you. If you have the rip, you don't care. When you have the rip, you can transfer to any device or any platform that you wish and have it play back on any software that you wish. You can use the iTunes server or you can setup a Plex server in your home. There is just more flexibility and more future proofing by taking control of the rip from the beginning.
Wait, I must be missing something. If all I need is the app and to scan the DVD barcode, why can't I just walk down the aisle at a store and scan teh barcode off the back of every DVD I want and get a copy for $2.
Are they talking about a barcode on the physical disk itself? Because I have a lot of older DVD's that I'm not sure have a barcode unless it's that little one that rings the plastic disc.
The app uses GPS to know when you're not home.
However, I don't know what's stopping you from having your friends bring their movies to your house or going and buying a bunch of movies, scanning the barcodes, then returning them.
I tried this with a collector's edition DVD and got the standard movie instead. I had planned on upgrading several DVD's to HDX but after multiple attempts to get this issue resolved through email as well as calling their abysmal customer service number, I got nothing more than a runaround. What a waste of my time! Bottom line: I will NEVER use their disc to digital service nor will I ever do business with VUDU again.
Good ol' Apple. Gotta make their money. The Disc to Digital feature is no longer available on the iOS App of Vudu. Thank you for the post and walkthrough, but this method is no longer valid.
Good ol' Apple. Gotta make their money. The Disc to Digital feature is no longer available on the iOS App of Vudu. Thank you for the post and walkthrough, but this method is no longer valid.
You can use Vudu's web site (even on iOS Safari) to do D2D which you used to be able to do on their app.
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The movies must be from the following studios, Sony, Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros., in order for them to be linked to iTunes using Movies Anywhere. If more studios get on board with Movies Anywhere, then they will link to iTunes.
For $5, Vudu will convert many movies to full HD from your old SD DVDs. There were a few in my collection that, due to sales or whatever, were cheaper to buy them through iTunes (or another service). But aside from those, for $5 each, I've upgraded a bunch of SD DVDs to HD instantly, and all in about 5 minutes of my time. I've saved $5-20 depending on the movie, over just buying a new HD copy. It's too bad there's not a 4K path to upgrade, but I'm just happy to have them in HD now. The best deals are the BluRays I've picked up in margin bins over the years, since those are only $2!
Are they talking about a barcode on the physical disk itself? Because I have a lot of older DVD's that I'm not sure have a barcode unless it's that little one that rings the plastic disc.
1. It's extremely convenient to have those old movies on iTunes, since those physical movies can disappear and be forgotten.
2. You can watch movies in your iTunes Libary from your iPhone and iPad. You can even download them to your devices for road trips, to keep your kids entertained.
3. Many people have the issue of scratched up, unplayable discs. Converting to digital makes this issue a thing of the past.
To some of us, it's nice to be able to make rip and then to never have to think or worry about it again. When a movie studio decides to pull out of the deal sometime down the road... that's a problem for you. If you have the rip, you don't care. When you have the rip, you can transfer to any device or any platform that you wish and have it play back on any software that you wish. You can use the iTunes server or you can setup a Plex server in your home. There is just more flexibility and more future proofing by taking control of the rip from the beginning.
However, I don't know what's stopping you from having your friends bring their movies to your house or going and buying a bunch of movies, scanning the barcodes, then returning them.