Best formats & applications for full dvd rip (menus, chapters, extras, etc)

[nobodyhome]

I've been reading and reading and I seem to be going in circles. I guess I'm using the wrong search terms coz i keep coming up with "convert to mp4" and such.

What is the best format for a full, best video/audio quality or no compression, dvd rip? Literally a duplicate of a dvd without converting it to mp4, mkv, etc.
I've heard of iso, vob, video_ts, and others.

Also, what are the best freeware applications (Windows and/or Mac) for extracting the full dvd?

What if it's region coded?

I know how to convert to mp4s and other formats, but ripping the initial dvd is something unknown to me.

Thanks for any help and sorry if I asked something that seems obvious. ><;;

[manono]

What is the best format for a full, best video/audio quality or no compression, dvd rip? Literally a duplicate of a dvd without converting it to mp4, mkv, etc.

The original DVD with it's VOBs, IFOs and BUPs. You may or may not want to remove the junk, such as the warnings, logos, trailers, some extras, unused audio languages or subtitle languages.

Also, what are the best freeware applications (Windows and/or Mac) for extracting the full dvd?

If it doesn't have advanced copy protection, DVD Decrypter. Most major newish DVD releases with more advanced copy protection will need DVDFab HD Decrypter.

What if it's region coded?

A decrypter removes the region coding.

[nobodyhome]

What is the best format for a full, best video/audio quality or no compression, dvd rip? Literally a duplicate of a dvd without converting it to mp4, mkv, etc.

The original DVD with it's VOBs, IFOs and BUPs. You may or may not want to remove the junk, such as the warnings, logos, trailers, some extras, unused audio languages or subtitle languages.

Also, what are the best freeware applications (Windows and/or Mac) for extracting the full dvd?

If it doesn't have advanced copy protection, DVD Decrypter. Most major newish DVD releases with more advanced copy protection will need DVDFab HD Decrypter.

What if it's region coded?

A decrypter removes the region coding.

Do I have to worry about compression or any loss of video or audio quality with any of what you suggested? I'm quite DVD ripping stupid. ==;;

Also, what will the resulting file formats be, if I may ask?

Thanks for your reply. I'm looking into those applications right now.

[manono]

Do I have to worry about compression or any loss of video or audio quality with any of what you suggested? I'm quite DVD ripping stupid. ==;;

DVDFab HD Decrypter might try and either shrink or convert your DVD if you're not careful. Just be sure to use it only as a decrypter. Maybe there's a guide around here...

This should do it:

http://www.dvdfab.com/tutorial/DVD-to-DVD-Full-Disc

DVD Decrypter can only decrypt, either the full DVD (File Mode) or the movie alone (IFO Mode). After decrypting the DVD to the hard drive, VobBlanker is often used to remove the junk (FBI warning, trailers, anything you don't want or need).

[nobodyhome]

I've been playing with DVDFab HD Decrypter and no matter what combination I select I keep getting a trial alert. "You are going to try 'DVD Copy' option." I've googled to make sure I was selecting the right options and I still get a trail alert. Is it something with the application...?

Also, when I followed the directions for the full dvd copy it didn't have the movie and there was a strange buzzing audio problem.

Thoughts?

[nobodyhome]

Another problem... I've tried doing the full dvd copy with DVDFab HD Decrypter and not only is there a weird audio problem the main menu doesn't show up and I can't play the movie.

[hech54]

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[nobodyhome]

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Yup. Selected that and hit Start. Didn't change a thing. Also the audio problem is still there...

Are there other options...?

Edit: Trying he whole process all over again just in case i did something wrong...

[nobodyhome]

I seriously hate to be a pain, but I think I'm having problems of a different sort.

I've tried DVD Fab HD Decrypter, DVD Smith, and some random programs and all of them seem to create unplayable versions of dvds files. I tried a different DVD (Les Misérables) which I just got from Netflix and even that was messed up.

In some cases the dvd menu would load, but I was unable to select later chapters and in other cases the audio was messed up.

Could there be something wrong with my dvd drive and not the disc or program?

Just spitballing hoping to figure it out. Thx.

[hech54]

How exactly are you viewing these copies that are supposedly messed up?

[nobodyhome]

How exactly are you viewing these copies that are supposedly messed up?

I've tried viewing them via the dvd player on the mac as well as through VLC. I don't know what other programs to even experiment with. ==;; I'm feeling really stupid here...

[hech54]

How exactly are you viewing these copies that are supposedly messed up?

I've tried viewing them via the dvd player on the mac as well as through VLC. I don't know what other programs to even experiment with. ==;; I'm feeling really stupid here...

Are you burning them back to a DVD or viewing the VIDEO_TS folder through computer software?

[nobodyhome]

How exactly are you viewing these copies that are supposedly messed up?

I've tried viewing them via the dvd player on the mac as well as through VLC. I don't know what other programs to even experiment with. ==;; I'm feeling really stupid here...

Are you burning them back to a DVD or viewing the VIDEO_TS folder through computer software?

I'm trying to view (or failing at viewing) the video_ts through computer software without burning them to a disc. It won't work that way?

Could I have a bad dvd drive?

[hech54]

If you are doing what you describe you have done....it works and has worked for millions of people daily, and has worked for decades. Maybe it's a "Mac thing".

[nobodyhome]

Huh. Well, ok then. I guess I've just got some really bad luck. Thanks for all the replies even though I'm still kind of stuck. I should probably look into getting a Windows in the future just for all these instances where "it's a Mac thing" keeps popping up. Sometimes having a Mac isn't all it's cracked up to be. :/

Thanks again.