DVD Manager v0.0.0.30 Alpha Wednesday, December 31 2008 - Releases

DVD Manager v0.0.0.30 has arrived.

What’s New?

  • Re-use your old folder rips by ripping to a file from an existing folder rip.
  • If you don’t have a DVD drive inside of your WHS, now you can rip using your client PCs! The DVD Manager client installs much like the add-in for WHS but can run on your client PC and rip the DVD to the same share you set in the add-in’s preferences. Currently there isn’t way to monitor the percent complete but you can run this on as many PCs as you’d like (the log is merged on the server, so you can view that if need be), even ripping at the same time. The client also requires AnyDVD or DVD34 to decrypt the DVD and the Windows Home Server Connector software installed.

Screws Tightened

  • Rips to a video file sometimes had the wrong audio track, that has been fixed in this build.

Upgrade Instructions

  1. Install as you would normally but also add a Windows Firewall Exception for the local subnet on port 9790 TCP.

Client Install Instructions

  1. Install like a normal application.
  2. After install go to Windows Run (Windows Key + R), and type in services.msc
  3. Find DVD Ripper, and double click the list item.
  4. Go to the Logon tab, choose This account, and type in your WHS user name,
  5. Enter the password into the password box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Restart the DVD Ripper service.
  8. Close Services, and enjoy.

Download

DVD Manager Add-In
DVD Manager Client

Comments

Stephen Edworthy on 1.01.2009 at 6:09 AM

Very nice, My Movies is a little to heavy weight, but this seems alot more to the point.

What would be nice, would be to be able to compress down to a Single sided DVD (4.3Gb) as some DVD's are 8Gb!! Just like with DVDShrink


Dale on 1.01.2009 at 9:07 AM

I thought I would give this add in a try.

Sadly, since installing the service seems to be constamtly trying to access the A:\ drive, I can also no longer access the Windows Home Server Console due to an people.dll issue.

I will have to fiddle about and remove this application manually as I can not access the add-ins section to remove.

Happy to try this again, if a fix is released.


Matt on 1.01.2009 at 1:49 PM

What is this add-in trying to do with my floppy drive? why is it constantly attempting to access that for?

Also why am I getting a CLR exception in my event log since installing this add-in?

Event Type: Error

Event Source: .NET Runtime 2.0 Error Reporting

Event Category: None

Event ID: 5000

Date: 1/1/2009

Time: 12:25:09 PM

User: N/A

Computer: XXXXXXXXX

Description:

EventType clr20r3, P1 homeserverconsole.exe, P2 6.0.0.0, P3 48791358, P4 whscommon, P5 6.0.0.0, P6 487912f9, P7 32a, P8 1c, P9 system.missingmethodexception, P10 NIL.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:

0000: 63 00 6c 00 72 00 32 00 c.l.r.2.

0008: 30 00 72 00 33 00 2c 00 0.r.3.,.

0010: 20 00 68 00 6f 00 6d 00 .h.o.m.

0018: 65 00 73 00 65 00 72 00 e.s.e.r.

0020: 76 00 65 00 72 00 63 00 v.e.r.c.

0028: 6f 00 6e 00 73 00 6f 00 o.n.s.o.

0030: 6c 00 65 00 2e 00 65 00 l.e...e.

0038: 78 00 65 00 2c 00 20 00 x.e.,. .

0040: 36 00 2e 00 30 00 2e 00 6...0...

0048: 30 00 2e 00 30 00 2c 00 0...0.,.

0050: 20 00 34 00 38 00 37 00 .4.8.7.

0058: 39 00 31 00 33 00 35 00 9.1.3.5.

0060: 38 00 2c 00 20 00 77 00 8.,. .w.

0068: 68 00 73 00 63 00 6f 00 h.s.c.o.

0070: 6d 00 6d 00 6f 00 6e 00 m.m.o.n.

0078: 2c 00 20 00 36 00 2e 00 ,. .6...

0080: 30 00 2e 00 30 00 2e 00 0...0...

0088: 30 00 2c 00 20 00 34 00 0.,. .4.

0090: 38 00 37 00 39 00 31 00 8.7.9.1.

0098: 32 00 66 00 39 00 2c 00 2.f.9.,.

00a0: 20 00 33 00 32 00 61 00 .3.2.a.

00a8: 2c 00 20 00 31 00 63 00 ,. .1.c.

00b0: 2c 00 20 00 73 00 79 00 ,. .s.y.

00b8: 73 00 74 00 65 00 6d 00 s.t.e.m.

00c0: 2e 00 6d 00 69 00 73 00 ..m.i.s.

00c8: 73 00 69 00 6e 00 67 00 s.i.n.g.

00d0: 6d 00 65 00 74 00 68 00 m.e.t.h.

00d8: 6f 00 64 00 65 00 78 00 o.d.e.x.

00e0: 63 00 65 00 70 00 74 00 c.e.p.t.

00e8: 69 00 6f 00 6e 00 20 00 i.o.n. .

00f0: 4e 00 49 00 4c 00 0d 00 N.I.L...

00f8: 0a 00 ..


Brent Friedman on 1.01.2009 at 5:22 PM

Dale,

I don't have a PC with a floppy drive so I am unable to see why it is accessing it. The people.dll issue should go away if you have the console try loading it again.

Matt,

It may be accessingthe drive by accident to see if it is a DVD, though it shouldn't be. Did you install the client on the WHS, make sure you installed the Add-In only! DO NOT install the client on your WHS, it will replace two needed files if you do.


Matt on 1.03.2009 at 11:28 PM

All I added was the WHS Add-in.


Brent Friedman on 1.04.2009 at 11:10 PM

Matt,

I don't know then. DVD Manager may not be responsible.


partnerinflight on 1.05.2009 at 11:47 PM

client doesn't install on an x64 system. Getting BadImageFormatException trying to access WHSConsole.dll -- I'm guessing you built targeted to x86? Can you make a processor-neutral build, or are you using native code somewhere?


Brent Friedman on 1.06.2009 at 9:22 PM

Partnetinflight,

Yes, I didn't notice that untill yesterday as well. I'll post a new installer when I get a new WHS test server up.


isomerize on 1.08.2009 at 2:46 AM

I'd like to try this out, but after installing the add-in, I can't get the console to restart. I get error messages saying health.dll and people.dll can't load (forgot to get a screenshot, so I'm going off memory). Looks like a problem with creating the DVD Manager tab?


Diehard on 1.08.2009 at 9:51 PM

I also get the same error as isomerize. Sometimes it's different dll's. Then it might start if I select no and continue, however the add-in will be missing. I believe DVD Manager did install and was visable early on, but then these problem started and I don't see it anymore and have to uninstall.


Myql on 1.09.2009 at 8:22 PM

I am unable to run this on WHS, I got several errors as mentioned above (HomeServerTab.people.dll (I can't remember the exact name) and .sharing.dll etc). I had to uninstall the power pack 1, rename the offending .dlls (c:\program files\homeserver)

and reinstall the powerpack to get back to square 1.

when I run the client I get an error (Visual Studio 2008 says "{"No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.0.70:9790"}

The server IP address is the .70 and my client is .68, so this makes some sense.

I am very interested in this type of software (I would love to stream to my XBox360).

I would be happy to test/provide feedback (or even code, I am a decent c# developer) .

Thanks,

Michael


Brent Friedman on 1.11.2009 at 2:07 PM

Myql,

The client connects to your WHS to share the log and settings. Try following the "Upgrade Instructions" to add a firewall exception.


iclay on 1.12.2009 at 11:04 AM

I am using this program successfully, ripping to WMV. Are these files DRM protected? I keep trying to sync them with my Zune, but the conversion crashes, stating invalid or corrupt data in the file....


Brent Friedman on 1.13.2009 at 4:02 AM

Iclay,

There is no DRM protection. Have you tried playing the file to check if it is indeed corrupt or not?


iclay on 1.13.2009 at 3:57 PM

Yup. All my files seem to play fine. It's just when I try to convert them, they all fail.


A on 1.13.2009 at 9:26 PM

I get a similar .dll error when trying to open the console after installing:

"The Windows Home Server Console cannot open because the following file is blocking it: HomeServerConsoleTab.DVD_Manager.dll.

Do you want to open the console without this file?

If you click Yes, the console may start without a feature that is associated with this file. If you click No, the console will try to open again, using this file."

Any thoughts? I follow the installation instructions to the letter.


Brent Friedman on 1.16.2009 at 4:30 PM

A,

Do you have .NET 3.5 SP1 installed on your WHS?


isomerize on 1.18.2009 at 7:35 AM

okay, it looks like I had initially installed dot NET 3.5 sp1 update (2.8 MB). uninstalled that, then installed the full package (~260 MB) and now everything works. here's a link to the full dot NET 3.5 sp1 installer (http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe).


usofbillgates on 1.25.2009 at 4:01 AM

When i try to rip a dvd using anydvd or dvd43, i get an error in the log:

1/25/2009 5:56:26 AM Error Ripping DVD to WMV. Fatal Error while Ripping DVD.

The system cannot find the path specified at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)

at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()

at DVD_Manager.SDK.Core.Ripper.Rip2WMV()

This happens no matter what choices i use in the console.


Brent Friedman on 1.26.2009 at 6:38 PM

usofbillgates,

Look for C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\Mencoder\mencoder.exe

If it doesn't exist, check to make sure you installed DVD Manager correctly. Try reinstalling if not.


usofbillgates on 1.27.2009 at 11:06 PM

I checked for the folders and they are there. I uninstalled and reinstalled the add-in and still get the same error, i have tried with about 30 different dvd's also. each gets the same error.


Brent Friedman on 1.28.2009 at 12:08 AM

usofbillgates,

That error means that "C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\Mencoder\mencoder.exe" could not be found. You installed it through the Settings dialog in the WHS Console, right?


magicbob007 on 1.31.2009 at 12:06 AM

When i installed the add in to the WHS there were no errors, but it isnt showing up in the tabs and it doesnt show up in the settings dialogue. The settings-add ins tab says its installed but its no where to be found.

Add/Remove programs says its installed but where is it?


usofbillgates on 1.31.2009 at 8:21 PM

Yes, i installed it through the home server console.


Brent Friedman on 2.01.2009 at 1:35 AM

magicbob007,

Did you install .NET 3.5 SP1 on your WHS?


magicbob007 on 2.03.2009 at 11:55 PM

yes. on both the WHS and my client PC.


Brent Friedman on 2.04.2009 at 11:52 PM

magicbob007,

DId you try reinstalling it? On your WHS check the "C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server" folder for a file named "HomeServerConsoleTab.DVD_Manager.dll". Does it exist?


magicbob007 on 2.07.2009 at 6:39 PM

I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it several times. And when its "intalled" that .dll is there.


usofbillgates on 2.07.2009 at 9:41 PM

Brent,

i am still getting the same error messages as before, i have uninstalled and reinstalled several times through the console. Ive checked for the mencoder files, and they are there.


scott on 5.09.2009 at 7:55 PM

Can you add more output types? I would love to use this for viewing videos on my TIVO. I would think FFMPEG could give you all the codecs you need.


scott on 5.09.2009 at 9:55 PM

Bret - I think the formatting I have figured out. No problem there - but it does not seem to rip the entire file. I did Madagascar as a test and it only ripped the "makeing of" 8 minute clip.

What am I doing wrong?


scott on 5.09.2009 at 9:55 PM

Bret - I think the formatting I have figured out. No problem there - but it does not seem to rip the entire file. I did Madagascar as a test and it only ripped the "makeing of" 8 minute clip.

What am I doing wrong?


mike_nl on 5.11.2009 at 10:44 AM

Hi Brent,

please contact me on my private mail address, please.

Br, Mike


Brent Friedman on 5.12.2009 at 3:11 AM

Scott,

Sorry I never replied. I'm usually slow to checking my blog for comments. It's good you posted the problem at WeGotServed.

Mike_nl,

I emailed you. I'm not quite sure what you need to take to me about though. In case your spam box catches my message, the Email subject is: "You Rang?"


DieHard on 6.28.2009 at 10:58 AM

I get an error " Error Ripping DVD to ISO" Fatal Error while Ripping DVD. THe working directory '\\hpserver\Videos' is not valid, I have that share set to Full Permission all users, any idea ?


Brent Friedman on 6.28.2009 at 6:46 PM

DieHard,

Replied to you on WGS.