Best DVD ripper?

[nj473]

Hello,

I am unsure what to use to rip my DVD's for backups.

I want to be able to rip DVD's using a 'command line' program (such as ffmpeg, but I'm not sure if ffmpeg does that).

Could anyone suggest a solution please?

Oh and i should mention that I am looking for a program for WINDOWS not Linux!

Thanks

[Baldrick]

Nope, ffmpeg can't rip. I think dvdfab decrypter supports command line switches. Check the readme.

[nj473]

Thanks Baldrick, gave it a go and it works pretty good, I like the way it rips the entire DVD rather than just encoding the movie to a video file

[lordsmurf]

"Ripping" is the single act of extracting information from a disc and dumping it to a file (ISO image, VIDEO_TS folder set, VOB files via IFO, etc).

Converting to "a file" is a separate process entirely. Sure, some programs do both ripping AND converting, but they often (as you've apparently noticed) really do a lousy job at it.

Why must it be command-line? That's sort of weird.

More DVD copying posts:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/copy-dvds-duplicate-32.html
https://forum.videohelp.com/forums/24-DVD-Ripping

[nj473]

Thanks for the reply.

"Ripping" is the single act of extracting information from a disc and dumping it to a file (ISO image, VIDEO_TS folder set, VOB files via IFO, etc).

I understand this, but I noticed you mentioned the IFO files, how do these files enable you to copy data from a DVD? And in what way can they be used?

Why must it be command-line? That's sort of weird.

I would prefer to use command line as they dont seem to need a proper installation to use, i.e ffmpeg does not require you to install you just need to have the file on your hard drive in a known location in order to use it. Also, using ffmpeg as an example again, it has proved to be a lot more useful than any GUI's I have tried... which is a lot. I like the idea that it is a very lightweight method of doing things. Plus as a side bonus it kinda helps me to learn more about commands and things like that.

[Jim44]

I understand this, but I noticed you mentioned the IFO files, how do these files enable you to copy data from a DVD? And in what way can they be used?

IFO files are an integral part of the DVD structure, see the "What Is DVD" link on the menu to the left.