best DVD ripping software???

[the_moejoe]

hi, can anyone recommend any good dvd ripping software for me to use as i am testing them at the mo to see which one is da best,

thanxs

moe

[housepig]

DVD Decrypter is great, has plenty of good features.

On the rare (1 in 60 or so) occasions that it won't rip the disc, I use Smart Ripper.

Both freeware, both in the Tools section here.

[Vejita-sama]

Besides the above points, DVD Decrypter is also faster:

http://www.doom9.org/dvd_ripper_comparison.htm

Plus you can burn discs, rip ISO image files, scan disc information/headers, etc. Great program. The newest verison even burns IC pdi files.

[hysteria82]

hi, can anyone recommend any good dvd ripping software for me to use as i am testing them at the mo to see which one is da best,

I use DVD Shrink. It's fast, easy, and you can decide what you want visually rather than having to chop everything up later in TMPGEnc.

There's a really good DVD Shrink guide at http://www.dvdhelp.us

Lisa

[txpharoah]

DVDshrink doesn't rip. At least not from the standard "ripper" viewpoint. Ripping is just a partial feature.

DVD DECRYPTER is by far the best one right now. SmartRipper was okay, but this one is better now.

[gotodvdr]

DVD Shrink is the best to me.
Just choose the movie only then use DVD2One to rip all the audio streams that you do not want. The final size will be at 4.36GB and burn it with NeroExpress.

[hysteria82]

DVDshrink doesn't rip. At least not from the standard "ripper" viewpoint. Ripping is just a partial feature.

How do you figure? It takes the contents of an encrypted DVD, decrypts them, and places VOB/IFO/BUP files in a folder, completely ready to burn...

That's the very definition of ripping.

It even allows you to pick and choose which segments (not entire VOBs or even entire chapters.. I'm talking about a "twelve-second segment here, and a 15 minute clip there, and this or that scene, but not the 10 seconds in the middle of the scene where there was something on the screen that I didn't like", etc...)

All in one step, no less.

The shrinking is actually the "extra" feature. I have not used SmartRipper or DVD Decrypter one single time since I've gotten DVD Shrink. This applies not only to backing up DVDs, but also to creating VCDs and SVCDs form a DVD source. It is my ripper of choice, and the only one I use. I'm not alone here, by the way... It is the preferred method of MANY experienced video veterans.


Lisa