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Downloading movies onto a Sony 8 gig mp3/video/fm 700 series

Jan 2, 2009 7:12AM PST

I would appreciate any assistance understanding how I can put
movies onto my mp3 player. It's a new Sony 8 gig 700 series
mp3 player/video/fm. Software included the Microsoft Media
11 ungrade. And do I need a converter program to convert and
copy DVD's... Instructions say very little about this subject.
Thanks,

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yes you need a separate program
Jan 2, 2009 9:00AM PST

However, if you're copying commercial DVDs you will need a program that will decrypt. Some programs will will do both. Unfortunately for reasons I've already stated in response to your previous post, I can't go into more detail.

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Thank you
Jan 2, 2009 8:07PM PST

Now, what program, where can I find it/them, and how do I
install on my computer. Will they work with the software
provided with the MP3? I need details. That's what I'm
talking about, you can not find information on this subject.
Everyone acts like it's a closely guarded secret for some
reason. I'm not giving away any state secrets, I just want
to use my device for movies as well as music.

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it's not that much of a secret
Jan 3, 2009 6:18AM PST

If you know what to look for. It's not so much that it's a closely guarded secret. I've already mentioned on your other posting that breaking copy protection on DVDs is illegal in the United States. You would need to do this in order to to make a copy of a commercial DVD to put on your player. Further discussion with more detail may violate the terms of use on this website and result in your thread being locked or deleted.

That said, I will point you to an article from PC Magazine that was a little bit helpful to me. I have usually cite this aricle when answering a similar question to yours. The article is a little old, but the details are still relevant. This may not be the solution for you, but may point you in the right direction.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2129874,00.asp

I have a couple of Sony players myself, but I don't use the software that came with them. I misplaced the disks, so I don't know what they came with. I either use Windows Media Player or Rhapsody (since they were already on my computer). For videos, I just drag and drop through Windows Explorer.