dadi_oh Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have been bouncing back and forth between Snow Leopard and Windows 7 on my Hackintosh (ASUS P5Q-PRO, Q6600, 4GB, GTX260) (rebooting each time... I keep 2 separate disks for SL and Win7.). I am in the process of converting my whole DVD library to images. I was using Mac the Ripper to get the DVD image and then using Handbrake to create MP4's to stream to my PS3 and Patriot Box Office. But today was an epiphany. I had a collection of DVD's that Mac the Ripper just would not handle. For those, I boot into Windows 7 and use AnyDVD and then reboot back to Snow Leopard for Handbrake. Kind of a pain... So I discovered Ripit! with a little searching and registered the program. It works great but.... it seems quite slow. Each DVD seems to be taking about 25 minutes to rip whereas AnyDVD takes about 5 to 10 minutes max. So here comes the epiphany. I downloaded and installed a trial version of Parallels 5 and installed Win7 64 bit on it. Now I have my second monitor setup as Win7 and my main monitor as Snow Leopard. Moving between them is as easy as moving your mouse from one display to the other... awesome.... Now the relevant part for this thread... I installed AnyDVD in the virtual Win7 machine and it rips DVD's with that 5 to 10 minute speed the same as in dedicated Windows boot. I am going to buy Parallels for the $79. Seems well worth it not to need to reboot back and forth. And I have yet to find a DVD that AnyDVD can't handle. They are constantly providing new updates. Well written, dead simple to use, and faaaaassssst. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richdave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have been bouncing back and forth between Snow Leopard and Windows 7 on my Hackintosh (ASUS P5Q-PRO, Q6600, 4GB, GTX260) (rebooting each time... I keep 2 separate disks for SL and Win7.). I am in the process of converting my whole DVD library to images. I was using Mac the Ripper to get the DVD image and then using Handbrake to create MP4's to stream to my PS3 and Patriot Box Office. But today was an epiphany. I had a collection of DVD's that Mac the Ripper just would not handle. For those, I boot into Windows 7 and use AnyDVD and then reboot back to Snow Leopard for Handbrake. Kind of a pain... So I discovered Ripit! with a little searching and registered the program. It works great but.... it seems quite slow. Each DVD seems to be taking about 25 minutes to rip whereas AnyDVD takes about 5 to 10 minutes max. So here comes the epiphany. I downloaded and installed a trial version of Parallels 5 and installed Win7 64 bit on it. Now I have my second monitor setup as Win7 and my main monitor as Snow Leopard. Moving between them is as easy as moving your mouse from one display to the other... awesome.... Now the relevant part for this thread... I installed AnyDVD in the virtual Win7 machine and it rips DVD's with that 5 to 10 minute speed the same as in dedicated Windows boot. I am going to buy Parallels for the $79. Seems well worth it not to need to reboot back and forth. And I have yet to find a DVD that AnyDVD can't handle. They are constantly providing new updates. Well written, dead simple to use, and faaaaassssst. There is an internet offer for Parallels and a bundle of other stuff for $49.00 so do a google bfore you order. I'll try to find the link and PM you since I can't post external links here Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1439162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richdave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Parallels Offer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1439270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadi_oh Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Parallels Offer Thanks! What a great deal. I'll check out the other things in teh bundle. Just ordered it for $49. Woot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1439425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richdave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Thanks! What a great deal. I'll check out the other things in teh bundle. Just ordered it for $49. Woot. Is it digital distro or a shipped CD? (I should say DVD.. showing my age eh?) I tried to buy it myself but had issues trying to check out..?? price is USD too isn't it... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1439431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadi_oh Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Is it digital distro or a shipped CD? (I should say DVD.. showing my age eh?) I tried to buy it myself but had issues trying to check out..?? price is USD too isn't it... It was a download of a couple hundred MB. License keys are included and/or emailed. $49 is $US but $1.00CDN = $0.99US at the moment Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1439502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richdave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 It was a download of a couple hundred MB. License keys are included and/or emailed. $49 is $US but $1.00CDN = $0.99US at the moment Thanks... I'm in Australia, AUD$1 = US$0.90 or thereabouts but since the apple store is selling Parallels 5 for AUD$119 (US$109) it's still a bargain. The retail version comes with the following Parallels Desktop 5.0 for Mac Installation Guide Quick Start Guide Parallels Internet Security by Kaspersky Acronis True Image Home Acronis Disk Director Suite I assume this is just Parallels alone Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/214293-parallels-5-on-hackintosh/#findComment-1440012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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