Ripping DVDs

[FatOne]

Is it doable, or are the protections too much.

If so, what sort of software would you recommend. Been thinking of getting a DVD player/burner.

 

[Robio]

It works

Is it doable, or are the protections too much.

If so, what sort of software would you recommend. Been thinking of getting a DVD player/burner.

To make personal Back up copy you will need a, decripting program that will expand it to you hard drive then a compressing program to go from hard drive to the blank dvd. This is only for making a personal Back up copy so you do not ware out the original.

 

[monkeychan]

this is for back up purposes only and not for piracy (ahum)

1. DVD Fab Decrypter (freeware) to extract the content
2. DVD Shrink 3.2 (to shrink the movie to fit a single-layer DVD-R)
3. Nero 7 to burn the DVD

I've backed up all my 1,500+ DVDs this way (some of them can be decrypted by DVD Shrink only). I really hate menu, studio logo, FBI warnings, previews. I just want to plop the disc in and the player automatically plays the movie.

 

[Edifice]

1,500+ DVDs

Wow!, now that's a library.

You can definitely open up your own store now like the ones in Pacific Mall.

 

[laytexlover]

this is for back up purposes only and not for piracy (ahum)

1. DVD Fab Decrypter (freeware) to extract the content
2. DVD Shrink 3.2 (to shrink the movie to fit a single-layer DVD-R)
3. Nero 7 to burn the DVD

I've backed up all my 1,500+ DVDs this way (some of them can be decrypted by DVD Shrink only). I really hate menu, studio logo, FBI warnings, previews. I just want to plop the disc in and the player automatically plays the movie.

Likewise......but I use Anydvd....

 

[mumford]

MacTheRipper for Macs

It's free and relatively easy to use.

 

[loco2.0]

All you really need is DVD Decryptor and DVD Shrink. DVD Decryptor can actually burn the image files created. I don't really like using Nero that much except for Data backups.

 

[ray liotta]

Mumford-what do you use for Macs to burn the DVD after you have used MacTheRipper to put the movie on the hard drive? Do you then import the finished product into Toast??

 

[oldnwrinkled]

I have tried DVDShrink and DVDecrypter but can't make back ups of Sony and Disney movies. Error box pops up all the time.

Will try Anydvd to see if I can back up a Sony disc.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Cobster]

Like the monkeychan-man said, dvd fab decrypter + shrink + Nero are the 3 staple programs for a happy and prosperous dvd backing up solution.

Dvd decrypter was good stand alone awhile ago, but some dvd's have that extra umph and fab decrypter has the de-umpher.

Listen to the man, monkeychan.

 

[Cobster]

I have tried DVDShrink and DVDecrypter but can't make back ups of Sony and Disney movies. Error box pops up all the time.

Will try Anydvd to see if I can back up a Sony disc.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

See monkeychan's suggestion.
See my thoughts on his suggestions below your question.
(trust me, or us ;-))

 

[mumford]

Mumford-what do you use for Macs to burn the DVD after you have used MacTheRipper to put the movie on the hard drive? Do you then import the finished product into Toast??

To be honest, I just leave it in the DVD format on my HD. It's more to get a central repository of my DVDs so I can watch it from anywhere on my network. People have recommended Toast to me, but I've never actually tried to burn the DVDs onto an empty disc.

 

[laytexlover]

I like the chapters option. Does the Anydvd program keep the chapters / menu options?

viva

Anydvd gets through the copyright...depends how you rip it as far as menus go

 

[laytexlover]

I have tried DVDShrink and DVDecrypter but can't make back ups of Sony and Disney movies. Error box pops up all the time.

Will try Anydvd to see if I can back up a Sony disc.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

I have yet to meet a movie Anydvd couldnt break into..........

 

[oldnwrinkled]

thanks guys, will try AnyDVD and Fab decrypter.

 

[bartendr]

I have tried DVDShrink and DVDecrypter but can't make back ups of Sony and Disney movies. Error box pops up all the time.

Will try Anydvd to see if I can back up a Sony disc.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Sony has what called Arcos encryption, it can be ripped by using DVDFab decrypter.

 

[FatOne]

If one uses DVD shrink is there much loss of quality? Is your typical comerical DVD a double layer?

Also if you use Nero to burn, do you burn it as Data, or as video?

 

[Berlin]

Typical commercial DVD's ( movies , music and whatnot ) are DL, double layered.

There will certainly be quality loss compressing a dl disc content into a typical dvdr+- which holds much less data. Quality loss in backing up depends on eg. how long a movie you want to compress onto your dvdr+-, the more content is over the 4g something dvdr+- limit, the more compression, and quality loss.

The only ways to back up as is are either 1/ spread the back up contents across 2 dvdr, which most software allows ,or, 2/ back up onto a double layer dvdr.

I use anydvd and clonedvd, easy as 1,2,3. Sorry , they ain't free but worth very penny.

 

[MarkII]

Typical commercial DVD's ( movies , music and whatnot ) are DL, double layered.

There will certainly be quality loss compressing a dl disc content into a typical dvdr+- which holds much less data. Quality loss in backing up depends on eg. how long a movie you want to compress onto your dvdr+-, the more content is over the 4g something dvdr+- limit, the more compression, and quality loss.

The only ways to back up as is are either 1/ spread the back up contents across 2 dvdr, which most software allows ,or, 2/ back up onto a double layer dvdr.

I use anydvd and clonedvd, easy as 1,2,3. Sorry , they ain't free but worth very penny.

Thanks Berlin. I was wondering if the double layered burners would elimate some of the compression.

 

[thirdtime]

Other considerations;

DL disk are expensive compared to single layer disks ($4.00++ vs $.20). Also many consumer DVD players won't play back DL disks burned on a computer, but will play a single layer. I've read stats in the 50%+ failure rate, but I'm sure this will improve with the next gen players. My Pioneer and Philips players won't play DL DVDs burned on my Plextor 716SA. The Philips is suppose to play anything ;-)

Your Pioneer and Philips players proabably play the first half of the movie and freeze on the layer break right?
The problem isn't in the consumer DVD players, it's in the software used to recode (compress) the data and the way it's burned.
Most of the currently popular software doesn't put the 'layer-break' info in the right place on the disk according to Hoyle. You can do it manually using 3 or 4 additional programs with an hour or so of additional screwing around and calculations, but most people wouldn't bother.
I'm surprised Nero is included in the ones who don't do it properly, but they may just be discouraging D/L piracy.