Mac The Ripper needs your help!

[the future]

Lately the movie studios have started to use some new, very annoying copy protection schemes on DVDs, and as a result more and more DVDs can't be ripped on a Mac anymore. The only OS X ripping application that's still being actively developed is Mac The Ripper, but it's a one man show, basically, and geezerbuttz, the developer, needs some time off his regular work so he can concentrate on coding a brand new, "patchable" version of MTR so he can quickly and effectively counter the new copy protection schemes the studios constantly come up with. To help him with that, there is a fundraiser going on. I'm sure almost everyone posting/lurking in the Mac forum of videohelp.com is using MTR more or less regularly and could afford to make a donation so we all can continue to back up our DVDs in OS X. By donating a certain amount, you'll also get a link to the latest betas geezerbuttz is releasing.

Read all about the fundraiser here:
http://www.ripdifferent.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3589&sid=9ad590e25c3da401a5deef2d56c9243e

On how to donate:
http://www.ripdifferent.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1437&sid=9ad590e25c3da401a5deef2d56c9243e
(Basically you register to the forum and send geezerbuttz a Private Message and he'll answer with detailed instructions; he has to be super careful to keep the MPAA et al. off his back)

To put geezerbuttz' tremendous work into perspective, please realise that even commercial products on the PC side like Slysoft's AnyDVD and CloneDVD struggle to keep up with the myriad of new copy protections the movie studios recently started to use. Free PC rippers like DVDShrink and Decrypter have given up already and are no longer actively developed.

So please donate and help keeping Mac The Ripper the best DVD ripper on any platform!
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[SERBIAN]

Me posted the above thing on my forum too as announcement:

MPEG2 Works 4 forum

I hope it will help...

[the future]

Thanks a lot Serbian for spreading the word!

[the future]

Just a friendly reminder that the fundraiser still hasn't reached it's 3K goal... d'you want that shiny new patchable version of Mac The Ripper that'll rip anything and everything or not?

[DanSlagle]

Not sure if I like the "bloody" new icon but the program does rock!

[the future]

Just 400$ missing now to complete the fundraiser! Donate, folks!
http://www.ripdifferent.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3589&sid=a83190897b3ba9b2391dfbcf04cc8439

P.S. You need to register now to read threads over at ripdifferent.com; it's a great forum with a bunch of very helpful members! And to donate you have to register anyway...