DVD Ripping

[Edd]

Any recommendations for decent software to do this? My computer came with a program called "Windows DVD Maker" installed so it seems I have a burner but no means to rip a DVD. I'd always assumed Windows Media could rip them since it rips CDs but I was wrong.

When I search online for software everything strikes me as shady for some reason; there's a shortage of reputable reviews and an excess of troubling sales pitches. This should be easier...

 

[Puck it]

Are trying to copy or make dvd's from video?

 

[andyzee]

http://dvd-copy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

 

[Edd]

Are trying to copy or make dvd's from video?

Copy. Just want to make copies of a couple of movies I own.

 

[Edd]

http://dvd-copy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Yeah, I read this link earlier today. Everything is just another company I've never heard of, which may be fine, it's just that I'd like to see more mainstream options and there is a weird shortage of them.

 

[mondeo]

http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=640

I'm not sure why anyone would buy most types of software for home use.

 

[andyzee]

http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=640

I'm not sure why anyone would buy most types of software for home use.

hmm... buy software, now there's a strange concept.. :lol: What's next, paying for tunes?

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I've been using DVD Decrypter for years, a very old version and I've never seen it not be able to rip a DVD even new ones. Not sure if you can still get it, it was a free download. I use it to copy DVD's to my netbook for the road.

 

[mondeo]

I've been using DVD Decrypter for years, a very old version and I've never seen it not be able to rip a DVD even new ones. Not sure if you can still get it, it was a free download. I use it to copy DVD's to my netbook for the road.

That's the one I've got.

 

[Geoff]

I've been using DVD Decrypter for years, a very old version and I've never seen it not be able to rip a DVD even new ones. Not sure if you can still get it, it was a free download. I use it to copy DVD's to my netbook for the road.

I've been using DVD Shrink. It bombs out on certain newer copy protection schemes. I rip DVDs to my hard drive for trips, too. Way easier than carrying them around.

 

[Puck it]

Copy. Just want to make copies of a couple of movies I own.

DVD shrink works for me. Disney movies are the toughest to copy. Most ski porn are not copy protected. I use Nero also.

 

[Geoff]

DVD shrink works for me. Disney movies are the toughest to copy. Most ski porn are not copy protected. I use Nero also.

I don't think I've ever been able to copy any of my newer Disney / Pixar movies using DVD shrink.

 

[bobbutts]

Handbrake seems to be the most popular these days. I still prefer dvdshrink ripped to iso file.

 

[Mildcat]

I've been using DVD Decrypter for years, a very old version and I've never seen it not be able to rip a DVD even new ones. Not sure if you can still get it, it was a free download. I use it to copy DVD's to my netbook for the road.

I could be wrong but I think DVD Decrypter stopped updating so someone else picked it up and called it DVD Fab Decrypter.

I've been using DVD Shrink. It bombs out on certain newer copy protection schemes. I rip DVDs to my hard drive for trips, too. Way easier than carrying them around.

I use Auto Gordian Knot which uses DVD Fab Decrypter for ripping, Dvd Shrink for removing the junk you don't want, and converts it to divx or xvid for a nice small file size.

http://www.dvdr-digest.com/ This site has links to download the programs and also has really helpful tutorials for dummies like me.

 

[Geoff]

I could be wrong but I think DVD Decrypter stopped updating so someone else picked it up and called it DVD Fab Decrypter.



I use Auto Gordian Knot which uses DVD Fab Decrypter for ripping, Dvd Shrink for removing the junk you don't want, and converts it to divx or xvid for a nice small file size.

http://www.dvdr-digest.com/ This site has links to download the programs and also has really helpful tutorials for dummies like me.

The freeware is now called DVDFab HD Decrypter. I haven't bothered playing with it yet to see if it can rip my Disney / Pixar DVDs.

I just leave everything raw. Now that terabyte hard drives are so cheap, I just push them over USB to a $100 hard drive. When I'm traveling, I pull a few off a drive onto my notebook computer.