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dvd ripper?
john_p_b - 4/3/06 at 03:11 PM

i'm after some software to rip dvds to my HD purely to save me carrying around dvds when i'm away or bored at work, don't need to be able to burn them as i don't want to copy to disc simply dvd - HD so i can watch it on my laptop.

i've got dvd decrypter which copies vob files from the dvd but then i have to convert them and all i can do them to is mpeg4 which i can only watch through quicktime and i just don't get on with it at all! plus it's all seperate files so can't watch the movie in 1 go.

is there anything out there that i can simply copy the whole movie to HD and then watch it in windows media player or winamp?

all advice welcome as ever


Jasper - 4/3/06 at 03:14 PM

I'm sure Nero would do this - readily available as a Torrent download....


flak monkey - 4/3/06 at 03:15 PM

Apparently you should try DVDx...

(nero will do it, but only on non encrypted dvds)

David

[Edited on 4/3/06 by flak monkey]


Mr G - 4/3/06 at 04:06 PM

I was going to say install powerdvd and then just give it the ripped vobs which it will play sequentially. However power dvd aint free but this is :

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/


Cheers

G


Jasper - 4/3/06 at 04:25 PM

vlc - great for opening movies that don't open with the usual programmes.....


Peteff - 4/3/06 at 05:14 PM

DVD Decrypter
Nero won't crack CSS copy protection so you can write them to the hard drive.


john_p_b - 4/3/06 at 05:39 PM

ok folks, i've got dvdx now which seems to be fairly simple in that it makes the files avi so they play straight off without any messing about. only thing is i'm selecting the longest file which says is 1hour 57 minutes long but it's only ripping 6 minutes of it?

pete, i've got dvd decrypter but it's converting the files to something i can actually play kinda stumps me!


flak monkey - 4/3/06 at 06:46 PM

In DVDx when you set up the output settings, where it says 'expost settings' on the right hand side theres a button that says 'whole' on it. Click that and the number of frames in the box next to it should change. Then it will rip the whole of the input.

David


Mr G - 4/3/06 at 07:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by john_p_b

i've got dvd decrypter which copies vob files from the dvd


quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Get this...
DVD Decrypter
Nero won't crack CSS copy protection so you can write them to the hard drive.


Pay attention at the back there sir!!

One of the options of dvddecrypter is only rip the main movie which really is all you need to do then play the vobs!


Cheers

G

[Edited on 4/3/06 by Mr G]


Peteff - 4/3/06 at 08:37 PM

Your DVD player, PowerDVD or whatever should play the .vobs if you show it where they are. Open the playlist and add the files from the folder you saved them to.


Hellfire - 4/3/06 at 09:18 PM

No1 DVD Ripper... faultless.


trogdor - 4/3/06 at 09:24 PM

The best thing in my opinon is to use "DVD to divx" software. if u have the right codecs it will rip a dvd and convert it to an avi format. often it can fit on to one cd per film.

U can find it on download.com and i can send u the codecs that u need and screen shots of the input and output settings as they took me ages to get it just right!

The quality is really good too. on a computer u can't tell the difference.


tom windmill - 4/3/06 at 09:28 PM

hi ,
therefore does anyone know of any software preferably free that will convert a dvd to mpeg4 for my video ipod

cheers Tom


trogdor - 4/3/06 at 10:23 PM

the software i described above will also do that, i have no experiece of it tho as i tend to use avi formats as they are much better in terms of quality and file size.

however i think the codecs required to rip the dvd to mpeg 4 come with the software.

hope that helps


flak monkey - 4/3/06 at 10:42 PM

DVDx will convert to anything as long as you have the codec installed on your pc. You just select from the available ones.

David


Mark Allanson - 4/3/06 at 10:46 PM

DVD Shrink 3.2 will decrypt all but the latest films, then you can do what you want with any DVD file with any program, it also reduces them to 4.7gb without any loss of quality