dvd2daph

This is the *original* handy little tool to convert Digital Leisure's Dragon's Lair and Space Ace DVDs into a format compatible with the Daphne Emulator.

Announcement

There is now no question that the 20th anniversary box set is the DVD set to own for use with Daphne.  It is the only way to play the prototype mode of Dave Hallock's DLE 2.0 without one of Mike Fox's sold-out limited edition laserdiscs.  You'll get the prototype footage and the first-ever correct inverse telecine for Dragon's Lair.  Future inverse telecine scripts for Space Ace and Dragon's Lair 2 are likely to be released for these DVDs before any of the older ones. 

dvd2daph 3.0

2.04 users only need to upgrade if you are switching to the 20th Anniversary DVD-Video Box Set.  If you have the box set, you should definitely switch. 

The protoype footage should still be considered in beta.  However, I am confident that the video files will not need to be changed in the future.  Any tweaks that may be necessary will be to the framefile, which is easily replaceable.  Look here for future updates.  Please report any strangeness you may find.  I am particulary interested in hearing reports of any of the clapboard frames that may be visible in the prototype footage.  You can find my email address in my profile on the daphne message board.

.avs scripts will be accepted for any of the dvd releases, should you choose to write and submit them.  I don't have time to write them for each disc right now.  Only professional, tested, and compared-to-LD scripts will be accepted.  See the included scripts for the Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary disc for an example. 

download dvd2daph 3.0 and usage instructions in the USA.
Once downloaded, unzip while preserving the directory structure and read "dvd2daph.txt" for instruction.

Mirrors are welcome and will be listed here if provided.

Optional Media

For a more authentic experience, Dragon's Lair DVD-Rom 1.10 owners should download a missing scene contained within the following file. *1.0 owners DO NOT need this file*.   If you have not yet performed your conversion, simply place this file in your "tools" folder before starting dvd2daph.  If your conversion is already finished, simply extract the files and replace them in your DLDVDROM directory.  Download it in the USA.

For a more authentic experience, owners of the original Dragon's Lair DVD-Video (not the version in the 20th anniversary box set!) should download the missing scenes contained within the following file.  If you have not yet performed your conversion, simply place this file in your "tools" folder before starting dvd2daph.  If your conversion is already finished, simply extract the files and replace them in your DLDVDROM directory.  Download it in the USA.

Related programs

DISCLAIMER
These are variations of dvd2daph created by others and are unsupported in any way.  They are linked here only as a reference.  I am not responsible for the creation, content, or performance of these files.  I can only vouch for the accuracy of dvd2daph itself

vid2daph - The add-on to the original dvd2daph that allows you to convert Digital Leisure's Dragon's Lair DVD-Video.  dvd2daph 2.04c (or earlier) also required. The fuctionality of this program is now included in dvd2daph 3.0, but is left here for nostalgic purposes.  The original homepage no longer exists.  Local mirror.

dl2daph - a standalone utility to convert Dragon's Lair video files from Digital Leisure's Deluxe Pack CD-Rom to daphne's format.  Local mirror.

convvid2daph - a standalone utility which hacks dvd2daph together with the above programs and includes (in my opinion) inferior Inverse Telecine and de-interlace scripts.  Many people have reported problems with convvid2daph, as it is usually not very well tested, and relies on you manually combining different programs.  You have been warned.  But, feel free to try it and judge for yourself.  :)  No local mirror, as there are many separate convid2daph files.  Visit the homepage for more info. 

Cliff Hanger 20th Anniversary Edition

Read about my next project, Cliff Hanger 20th Anniversary Edition (or Cliff2K3, for short)
You can download a preview trailer here.  Just unrar, and point daphne (with Cliff roms) to the framefile. 

dvd2daph updated Sept 2nd, 2003
site updated Sept 2nd, 2003