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Mac users my like the very simple RipIt from The Little App Factory.
It has options to begin ripping (and compressing) on disk insert and also an option to eject on completion of the rip. You may also want to set RipIt as your default DVD program in System Preferences so it will launch on DVD insert if it isn't already running.
I recommend RipIt. Easy one-click DVD ripping with a simple "one big button" interface. Just check "compress" in the options one time, and from then on it'll rip DVDs and compress them into a iPad (etc.) compatible files in one step.
Even though Handbreak is free and RipIt is $25, I think it's worth it for the elegance and "it just works" convenience.
Gotcha. I peruse the cordcutters sub a bit and had saved some older stuff there. Mostly in that grey area but I did stumble upon this piece of software Supposedly it will straight up copy a disk; Menu, special features, everything. Not sure if it would help you at all or is you want to spend the money (does look like they have a free trail).
RipIt is also a good ripper. I got it as part of a bundle and it's been good for ripping for backups. But if you're going DVD to video file, Handbrake, as others have said, is the way to go.
I really like Ripit for copying. I've used Mac the ripper - old, and no longer supported, and Fairmount, and I think this is the best. 99.999% success rate, and very quick.
http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
As for burning, I use Toast Titanium, but I'm unhappy with it since installing Leopard OS. The Roxio people have not kept up, and compression doesn't work very well anymore.
I have used Handbrake, but I prefer RipIt for its ease of use. There are very few settings to mess around with. It decrypts, compresses, and then imports into iTunes so I can sync it with my phone all in one swoop.
This is not necessarily the best way, but the way I did it was to buy a standalone DVD Recorder, copy the VHS tapes onto DVD, and then rip the DVDs with RipIt.
To rip the movie to MP4, use Handbrake. It's free.
To rip the entire disk and its menu structure as an ISO, use RipIt. It's $25. You won't find any free alternatives, at least none that work as well, elegantly and reliably. http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
Just search "DVD ripper" for whatever OS you're using, rip the DVDs into whatever file type you chose and do with them as you please :) I wouldn't worry about the piracy thing. They're your DVDs after all.
I'm on a Mac and I use a program called "Ripit". It's super simple. http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
I'm sure someone else can chime in about Windows' programs.
Edit: they have it for Windows as well http://www.aimersoft.com/rip-dvd/ripit-for-windows.html
I'm pretty sure the code applies to your hard drive, not the player. I haven't tried this, but I think you could make a partition and set the different region. Or you can rip the DVDs, which removes the region coding
With my Roku XDS, I've given up on playing shows direct from DVDs. Instead, I'm using a combination of Ripit and Handbrake to rip and extract the shows. Much easier than it sounds.
http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
Ripit is worth every penny and is brain-dead simple to use. It can even do the compressing for you. The only reason I don't do it that way is because I have one workhorse machine that does that work through Handbrake. That way I can have multiple devices churning out DVD images while leaving the encoding for overnight work.
Thanks for pointing this out to me, now I have multiple Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital Copies to check through. My Inception and Scott Pilgrim have both expired! I bought the god damn things for all the features! I have been buying movies like a mad man since purchasing a Playstation3 and that may change now. I thought the studios were finally starting to understand some of what paying customers wanted. I used to rip my DVD's on the PC to use how I wanted and have not bothered learning how to accomplish this on my new MacBook because of Digital Copies. Now I will be using http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/ to make ripping my DVD's as simple as possible. FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK I'm pissed.
Handbreak doesn't make copies, it encodes.
Get RipIt to rip the VIDEO_TS
For the kids I would just create a digital solution though. Get DVDs, rip them, and get something like the AppleTV or WD media player to just let them pick a movie from a list and watch it.. no discs involved.
If you're having issues with getting a good lossless copy: Bam.
In preferences, uncheck "Use .dvdmedia extension" to make the next step easier. You should get a VIDEO_TS folder.
If you need instructions on how to get that onto a DVD: Whamo.
Handbrake is a free alternative to Ripit, but for single click and it works, Ripit can't be beat. It has a trial period, so you can see if its worth the 25 bucks.
gl;hf!
- Digitize all of them. Storage is cheap. Streaming is nice but you own the right to play those CDs/DVDs when you want it, don’t throw them away before making a digital copy!
- Keep the CDs with emotional value.
- Personally I never re-watched old TV series, and seldomly an old movie. Music however... I listen to old music a lot.
Digitize on a Mac: iTunes/Music for music CDs, use RipIt for DVDs http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/ I have a Plex media server with all my CDs so I can stream it locally without paying a steaming service, grateful that I still can go down memory lane by listening to those special albums.
I did it! There was some user error on my part initially when I was trying to find software and actually trying to get the audio, but what I ended up doing is using RipIt to create a new .dvdmedia file, then using DVD Audio Extractor to turn the .VOB file into an MP3. I then manually cut the MP3 into individual files in Audacity.
Thanks everyone for your help!
I did it! There was some user error on my part initially when I was trying to find software and actually trying to get the audio, but what I ended up doing is using RipIt to create a new .dvdmedia file, then using DVD Audio Extractor to turn the .VOB file into an MP3. I then manually cut the MP3 into individual files in Audacity.
Thanks everyone for your help!
I did it! There was some user error on my part initially when I was trying to find software and actually trying to get the audio, but what I ended up doing is using RipIt to create a new .dvdmedia file, then using DVD Audio Extractor to turn the .VOB file into an MP3. I then manually cut the MP3 into individual files in Audacity.
If you're looking for iTunes integration, RipIt is worth considering.
Without clicking anything, you can insert your DVD and have it start ripping, then convert to an MP4 file and then import into your iTunes library and pop out your DVD. Makes it easier to tackle your entire library with little effort.
I've had great results using RipIt http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/. I also use MetaX for Mac (although it's no longer being updated and I have been thinking about switching to MetaZ instead). I upload them into my iTunes library and family share my library, works great for steaming my DVDs around the house.
The best option, hands down. But most DVDs have copy protection so you'll have to use a "DVD ripper" to create an image file that you can then convert into a video file. I don't have any recommendations, the one I used to use apparently doesn't anymore, and I've been primarily PC since. RipIt or Ripper Pro are paid options that might be worth checking out.
RipIt
http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
"RipIt is guaranteed to work and has a 99.9999% success rate in ripping DVDs. In fact, it has been verified to work with over 250,000 unique discs, and is continuously updated to rip the latest releases."
Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but of you don't mind the DVD menus, etc. RipIt by The Little App Factory rips the entire DVD as as .dvdmedia file that Mac's built in DVD Player will play back as well as the normal video_ts folder. It's a bit pricey for the penny pincher like me who got it in the MacHeist nano bundle, but at 24.95 it's an awesome little app and great for anyone wanting complete duplicate copies of their DVDs! Doesn't support blu-ray at the moment, but macs don't ship with Blu-Ray drives yet either.
Ahh, that would explain why you are having issues. You can't rip movies or backup Hollywood DVDs with Disk Utility.
You need something like Handbrake, RipIt or MacTheRipper, in other words, a program that is designed to defeat the copy protection present on Hollywood DVDs. Disk Utility simply doesn't even try, and will only copy or backup a disc that willfully allows it to.
get RipIT I realize it's not free (I got it through some bundle) but it really is the simplest ripping app I've ever come across. There is a free download, I'm not sure what it's limitations are compared to the full version. Also I'm sure it's kicking around in some of the darker corners of the internet if you are adverse to paying $25 for it.
I'm sorry, but the developer of Mac The Ripper doesn't comply with software licenses (he uses GPL code), and makes people 'donate' for access to his betas. VLC can do the same job as MTR, and it's maintained better and gets updates. RipIt is a great piece of software. I got it in a MacHeist deal, and they sponsor Daring Fireball a lot and provide coupon codes through it every now and then. Handbrake will also transcode your DVDs into a format iOS devices can read, and it uses VLC in a roundabout way to do the actual DVD decryption.
I've always used RipIt from Little App Factory, http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
It's a paid app, but it is dead simple to use and I don't have to do any thinking or work for it to spit out an ipad capable mp4 (Mac only)