What's best (Linux or Windows) if I just want to make a 1:1 backup (i.e., no compression) of the main video file along with the 5.1 surround audio track onto an HTPC server? I have no use for captions, other language versions, or any of the other stuff n the DVD.

rbb

I use a combination of two command line tools to make DVD backups and DVD rips that will break even the newest copy protection:

ddrescue (linux): Makes an ISO file that is an exactly duplicate of the DVD without the intentional ARccOS read errors. This is the best way to backup a DVD.

vobcopy (linux): a simple command line utility that will read a dvd (mounted from the ISO file you just made with ddrescue), find the title with the most chapters and decrypt it without transcoding for a PERFECT rip. If you want to do this directly from the ISO without mounting you can use the dvdbackup command which also works well.

For ripping/transcoding I use dvd::rip -- works great!

HDave

VOTE: AcidRip DVD Ripper (Ubuntu)

Easy to use, and can work through encrypted.

exp

VOTE: MacTheRipper

Really quick and easy to use. It doesn't do any extra stuff, but it's great if you want to watch a dvd off the hard drive later instead of using the disk.

lainsnavi

@VizionQuest: [en.wikipedia.org]

On February 23, 2004, Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District Federal Court for California ruled that 321 Studios' products violated copyright law and ordered an injunction that prohibited the sale of DVD X Copy products in the United States within seven days of the injunction. 321 Studios proceeded to remove all products from the US retail channel and from the [www.dvdxcopy.com] website. The ruling caused 321 Studios to shut down with the company finally ceasing operations in August of 2004.

rdldr1

i've used 1clickdvdcopy and dvd fab decryptor for 3 years. that's 2 clicks, maybe a third click to make it into an iso file

rand0mCreep

VOTE: DVD Decrypter with a side order of Shrink and a bit of Adam's DVDrip script for dippin'

B1663R

VOTE: DVD Shrink

I sometimes use RipItForMe which is just a front end for DVD Decryptor and DVD Shrink but only when the encryption can't be broken by DVD43.

I'd like to use Adam's DVD Rip and DVD Play but I prefer ISO rips and DVD Play doesn't like where I have VLC installed (I install most apps on a seperate partition instead of in Program Files).

wolfsong

Vote: DVD Rip (With DVD Shrink of course)

NikP

VOTE: HandBrake

It's awesome, it's mac and it works.
+it's free!

Wess

DVDXCopy by 321 Studios works perfectly...or it did. After a crashed hard drive and new install I can't verify through the company's site so now the darn thing is worthless. Anyone used this software or experienced this problem using DVDXCopy?

ToMuse.com

VizionQuest

VOTE: K9Copy
It is described in that link as a small utility which allows the copy of DVD on Linux. I am actually surprised at how much I like it. It seems fairly similar to DVD Shrink, which is my choice Windows application for this.

elmer_42

VOTE: DVDFab HD Decrypter 4

I've found it to be really reliable, stable, and good at following instructions (like keeping all the temp files off my C:\ and where they belong on my larger D:\ partition).

Th3Sourc3

g4zilla

VOTE: DVD Decrypter to rip.

DVD Shrink to burn. RipIt4Me ties it all together as a 1-click process.

rdldr1

Vote: RipIt4Me

It uses DVDDecrypter and DVD Shrink on the back end but enhances their functionality. I frequently spool up my Windows image on my Mac just to run that app.

crichton007

VOTE: HandBrake

:)

lucidpsyche

VOTE: Handbrake on Mac and HandbrakeCLI on linux

Sense technically handbrake is an encoding tool rather than purely a ripping one, I would have to vote MacTheRipper for mac and VOBCOPY on linux for ripping only.

redraiderbum

RipIt4Me to rip, DVD Shrink for final copies, Handbrake for portable versions.

BugMeNot

VOTE: MacTheRipper - paid version

I could tell you what makes it better, but then I'd have to kill you ;)

On a more serious note, I pick this over handbrake because since it doesn't do any conversion/compression, it lets me rip fast while I have the disk. I still use handbrake later on the dvd image, but it just takes too long when your friend wants their movie back an hour ago.

As you can tell, my experience is limited to the Mac. Perhaps the final article should be divided by platform?

Shiznit

VOTE: Mac the Ripper (for making DVD backups and Handbrake for converting to portable formats.

TimmyGUNZ

VOTE: DVDShrink with DVD43 and IMGBurn.

No re-encoding ISO files, just DVD to ISO to DVD. Beautiful.

El_Greco

To Rip - DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter
To Burn - ImgBurn
and since, now i'm on Mac, i guess
Handbrake!

TheConstantGardner

VOTE: HandBrake

Open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform . But to be fair, I don't rip DVDs that often.

ross.m

Oh, and the fact you can do rips in batches. I love being able to pop in an anime DVD, create a batch, and then let it run overnight while I'm asleep. When I awake, anime for my iPhone!

ModernTenshi04

VOTE: HandBreak.

I tried a ton of other rippers, particularly dvd::rip in Ubuntu, to try and rip some anime, but I could never really get things to work the way I wanted. Subtitles wouldn't show, or the frame rate would come out too fast, so I gave up.

Then I heard about HandBreak, and decided to give it a shot. After one session, I was convinced: this is the easiest way to rip DVDs. Select the source, select the chapter, enter the output video and audio formats, select subtitles if you want them, and boom, you've ripped a DVD. I especially love using it to rip episodes from my Venture Bros, Justice League, and various other movies into an iPhone friendly format. Makes doing warmups at the gym go by a little faster. I can rip an episode in as little as 10 minutes, and a whole movie in about an hour.

What's even better is no matter which platform I'm on (Windows, Linux, or my Mac), I can get it for them.

ModernTenshi04

VOTE: HandBreak

I like HandBreak for its simple interface but powerful options. The presets make format-shifting easy and (last I checked) there were 18 of them including iPhone/iTouch, PS3, PSP, and XBox 360. I'm sure other apps have presets but I still find the interface easy enough to change the settings. Batch shifting is also pretty easy to use.

C.G.

VOTE: DVD Shrink

Rips movies, and I like being able to easily re-author the DVD (take out subtitles, other languages, etc.)

mmm2010

VOTE: Handbrake

techhead89

VOTE: Handbrake. works pretty much anywhere (i think it has a windows version in addition to its mac version), and damn fast.

nekochan

VOTE: MacTheRipper

There's definitely no frills, but that's why the little app has earned itself a place in my dock. It does its job perfectly, and leaves everything else up to me.

kpsnyder

VOTE: ANYDVD

And then I like CloneDVD2 to actually copy/burn the DVD.

For those voting for CloneDVD as a ripping tool, don't you use something else to rip it and then burn it with CloneDVD?

Thanks!

Jim

J-Mac

treyd1

My Vote: Handbrake (for OS X)

numzkull

dirtybacon

dirtybacon

VOTE: DVDFab

marksman7328

VOTE: MacTheRipper

Really simple to use, great results.

arsol

VOTE: DVD Decrypter

Mishail

VOTE: DVD Shrink

I have tried numerous dvd-ripping tools over the years, and DVD Shrink is currently the most reliable (and my favorite).

I had DVD X Copy Express a few years back, but unfortunately it no longer works.

captainlando

VOTE: DVD Decrypter (with RipIt4Me)

To me its a close one... I rip everything with no compression to .iso and store it on a storage server and DVD Decrypter with RipIt4Me works best for that. When I need to shrink or burn, I use DVDShrink. For the really hard to rip movies, DVDFab HD Decrypter is always the most successful.

Squoke

Handbrake.

Plenty of options, no hassle. Some newer DVDs don't play nice, but those are on BitTorrent anyway.

e11

AnyDVD is almost updated TOO often. Once you buy a license it's truly lifetime, or has been for several years now for me. They churn out an update every week or two. Absolutely no DVD's can withstand this one. None, in my experience. Not a single one.

dougjnn

VOTE: DVDFab

Because DVD Shrink inst updated for new copyright protection. I ran into too many "cant do it cause im so ooooold" failures. Why rip it twice (DVD Decrypter then DVD Shrink) when you can do it once? Not to mention monkey logo.

jczarni

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool

AnyDVD + CloneDVD2

Cracks absolutely every DVD out there, and now, Blue Ray too.

Can use AnyDVD with other tools to change the output format to something other than the native cracked DVD one, and e.g. Xvid compress it or put into iPod format and size (Handbrake).

dougjnn

Vote: RipIt4Me

Nothing could be simpler.

drdoombot

+1 for Handbrake.

Fazal Majid

jamescoleuk

Vote: DVD Shrink with anyDVD to decrypt.

I also LOVE VideoReDo for converting the solid VOB file (must change the setting in DVD Shrink to rip to One VOB) into one MPEG file for Vista Media Center and MyMovies!

jakewill

vote: dvd shrink

autogk to convert to avi

mistercopyandpaste

VOTE: Mac the Ripper + Handbrake

DJWeezy

DVDShrink combined with DVD43 for those pesky DVDs that Shrink can't decrypt. There is no better all-in-one, 1 click app than Shrink!! I wish it was still developed.

My secondary app: DVDFABDycrypter

BugMeNot

VOTE PC: AnyDVD + DVDShrink
VOTE MAC: MacTheRipper + DVD2oneX/Popcorn

Vote Transcode Rip: Handbrake

Vote Transcode: VisualHub

The easiest way for me to rip reliably is with AnyDVD and DVDShrink on a PC. Other ways work, but AnyDVD and DVDShrink seems the fastest with the easiest options for custom resizing to fit on DVD-5 (and most likely to get pass protections). This is for creating a DVD copy.

If I want to rip a DVD to a digital transcode to watch on PSP, iPod, or on the computer/HTPC then Handbrake is awesome. Handbrake is not for DVD to DVD ripping.

If I already have a ripped DVD or need to convert something already digital (transcode) then VisualHub is the most reliable for me. It transcodes with excellent results, does batch processing, and has all the preset options anyone could need.

Insomnic

VOTE: Handbreak

Seems to work good for most of the stuff I need. Maybe I will try DVDShrink and see how that works.

rup3t

wakeboarderal05

Vote: Dvd Decrypter w/ Dvd Shrink

Also DVDFabHD Decrypter is always good for some newer movies.

zach382

Vote: DVDFab Platinum

DVDFab Platinum is not a free program but I have to say it is one of the best and finding cracked copies of it on the net is dead easy. For free programs though I have always loved rip.NET and avi.NET

Sarcastic Steve

VOTE: AcidRip on Kubuntu

One click rip to various formats

Jason

VOTE: MacTheRipper to rip, Toast for burning, Handbrake for conversion to iPod

Okay, so it's a complex vote, but here's my rationale:

MacTheRipper quickly and easily gives you a Video_TS file that you can then plug in to either Toast or Handbrake, which is advantageous when you just have a DVD for a short time. Toast and Handbrake are both great at what they are designed to do- Toast for disc burning from a Video_TS image, or creating a virtual DVD, and Handbrake for conversion to iPod (though it does take a really long time)

miloram

VOTE: Handbrake, DVD Shrink

Andham

VOTE: Mactheripper

Small and fast app.

kli6891

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool.

My personal favorite is Mac The Ripper

rpacheco

ISO Buster is simply the best!!

phani414

oh yeah did I forget to mention it would also be free ? ( I did mention ideal situation)

Kevin.leroy

Maybe I am just old school , but I use Auto Gordian Knot .. the only reason is that I like div x , just seems to be the smallest file size and the best quality picture . Of course this means I have to have a really old version of divx under vista for some reason the newer Divx doesn't really play well.. I am very interested in what other people do . ideally I would slip a dvd in and wait a bit and have a divx ( or other small , highish quality file) I am lazy and my GF would not really deal with more than a two click process.. any suggestions?

Kevin.leroy

VOTE: AnyDVD + DVD Shrink

+CloneDVD2 for the few that for some reason Shrink doesn't like to eat. With AnyDVD and Shrink I can do a whole movie at 56% compression in about 11 minutes. Awesome. Slysoft is cool about licensing as well... no phoning home.

Shmoo

@rdldr1:

Thanks rdldr1!

VizionQuest

VOTE: Mac The Ripper

Easy to use... pain in the ass to acquire.

PerpetualCarouse

I've tried most of all of the ones named (for Windows). The best and fastest by far is AnyDVD + Nero Recode. For burning, Nero Express.

Mezmorizingmage

VOTE: DVDFab for ripping & DVD Shrink for compression

Shrink will rip most things and those it can't rip can be ripped with Fab, mounted, and reripped with Shrink.

ShadyPghGuy

VOTE: RipIt4Me

Nice simple interface that takes the hassle out of DVDDecrypter and DVDShrink.

TheBigGroundhog

GrayBird

VOTE: DVDFab HD Decrypter 4

Removes DVD protections as it rips. Excellent free version...even more excellent paid version.

tinkernut

DVDDecrypter,hands down.

liku

VOTE: DVD Decrypter

Also DVD Shrink. I usually use them together.

jjeaton

dvd decrypter
followed by GordianKnot
or AutoGK

shafilxt

dvdshrink ftw!

jrinco11

VOTE: DVD::Rip
Its a great for ubuntu. :)

joer14

@miloram:

VOTE: MacTheRipper to rip, Toast for burning

Yep, that's what works best for me. Mac the Ripper failed on one DVD ever.

moe52

FairUse Wizard 2. Completely painless

double051

VOTE: DVD Decrypter

Up until recently when I kept getting unsuccessful rips, I've since switched to AnyDVD but still occasionally used Decrypter.

Use Shrink for compiling/burning.

thr33

VOTE: DVD Shrink

Even though I use a mac now and thus Mac the Ripper, I miss the Shrink

stasnikiforov

VOTE: k9copy for Linux

urmston

BugMeNot

VOTE: DVDShrink

JamezHill

VOTE: DVD Cloner IV & Handbrake.

DVD Cloner IV for Windows can rip anything you throw at it and I mean anything, I just wish they made a version of it for Linux. Handbrake on OSX is another awesome ripping tool, it can a DVD file into anything. I wish there was a GUI version of Handbrake for Linux, that would be fantastic.

eha1990

Vote: Handbrake

Corban

Vote: DVD Decrypter with DVD shrink

I use both of these with RipIt4Me

wjr17

DVD Shrink with Anydvd and Nero. Works 9 out of 10 times without a glitch. Back it up with Shrink and automatically burn it with ease.

notsocertain

VOTE: 1ClickDVDCopy Pro + DVD43

aliissa

stepha83

VOTE: ImgBurn

After development stopped on DVD Decryptor I switched to this for burning.

josh_fest

VOTE: DVD Shrink

It's very easy to use and it rips almost everything.

agamenong

VOTE: DVD Decrypter & Handbrake.

Chimaera

VOTE: Mac the Ripper

As Above.
MTR to rip -> Toast to Burn. (Back Up)

Handbrake to convert to ipod or AppleTV.(Convert)

DeadPenguin

VOTE: Handbrake & Mac the Ripper

I'd have to say Handbrake ever so slightly more though, since I'm a BeOS refugee and Handbrake came from that platform...

kancept

VOTE: 1ClickDVD

ResQBrett

VOTE: MAC THE RIPPER

As a side note... Handbrake and VisualHub are also good

I use all of those on my Mac for ripping / encoding needs

bmcclure937

Personal Favorite...MagicDVDRipper...costs 35 bucks, but well worth it.

enriquem

vote: AUTOMKV

mkv is the future
subtitle
chapter and soon
menue support

rayser

VOTE: MacTheRipper

Like others, I use this to rip easily, then use Handbrake later to convert to more manageable formats.

RUNNER UP: Handbrake

JayEff

VOTE: Handbrake (Windows) with DVD43

lastfm

VOTE: Handbrake + DVD43 for compressed ripping.
DVD Shrink (+DVD43 if needed) for full res. backups.

AUTOMKV looks intriguing, though, but I have never heard of it before now.

svetzy

VOTE: DVDFab Platinum (free version), then DVD Shrink it, then ImgBurn it. DVDFab updates all the time, will back up the most current movies. Handbrake puts videos on my Ipod with ease.

ManoaGirl

jonvarsky

VOTE: DVD Dycrypter / DVD Shrink

Oldies, but goodies in the PC realm. I've yet to find anything that can beat the simplicity/power of either.

wolfkabal

@treyd1:

I would have to second this. It does make massively huge ogg files if you want quality (and kinda lame quality if you want small files, at least from the DVDs I was ripping (Season 1 of Stargate SG-1)), but it did work VERY well and I would use it again for future ripping. The huge ogg files could always be reencoded into Divx or something with little quality loss, too.

sugardeath

VOTE for Handbrake. Easy, open-source, free, you can queue episodes and leave it, as someone mentioned, and...well...I'm a smartass, and the joking comment that comes up when you're finished humors me.

cupofjoe84

origamimavin

VOTE: Handbreak (os x)

By far the best ripping / compression tool out there, its cross platform, and its really easy to use as well :)

froggiestone

VOTE: RipIt4Me

It's the best to remove copy protections and it's free.

I rip the DVD to my hard disk. Than I remove all the extra with VobBlanker so it needs less compression.

Finally I use DVDShrink to make it fit on a DVD5.

benoitdupont

VOTE: Handbrake

Yup, free, Mac, Linux and Windows

[handbrake.fr]

smileham

Oh yay! I still am DVD ripping illiterate. I can't wait to see what's best. :P

magnoliasouth

Vote: VLC
Rips files, network streams, DVD's, bypasses encryption with libivdiscc. Plays them too.
GUI and batch with vary easy!

dmtofree

I <3 Handbrake.

ironchef

vote: dvd decrypter with autogk

fairly simple, found then from an ultra easy to follow tutorial when i googled 'how to rip a dvd' [elliottback.com]

it takes a while on my slow proccessor, but it works spot on

wjh31

VOTE: MacTheRipper

Works great (if you can find the universal binary version), advanced ripping options are great if you want to do extra things like editing the movie (or adding a commentary track courtesy of Rifftrax), or getting some good high-quality excerpts for use in media development classes (combine MacTheRipper with MPEGStreamclip and you get nearly flawless copies that you can edit to your heart's content).

Donathius

VOTE: WIN DVDShrink
to rip, compress, and burn

MAC: Handbrake..into xviD

mac the ripper just makes it all too big, and I dont want to have to run another to compress... except for Simon Pegg DVD the extras are worth it

sparcs

VOTE: AnyDVD to break encryption, then CloneDVD to copy/make an iso

Any software that has a sheep eating popcorn while the video rips gets my vote.

CloneDVD lets you choose how much you want to rip/copy (tracks, subtitles, dubbing)

karlawithak

VOTE: DVDShrink for copying in combination with AnyDVD for decoding

kian01

Vote DVD Decrypter, then DVDFab Decrypter
@ShadyPghGuy: Exactly.
Incidentally, before processing the newly ripped files in DVDShrink, drag the folder over to the interface of MenuShrink (Although home page no longer there, I found you can download here: [www.afterdawn.com]).
I have saved up to 1500MB by shrinking the menus (greater amounts have been reported)--yet they maintain their functionality with or without audio. All that extra disc space can be used toward a better quality video. It works for me every time.

jtoz

VOTE:DVDFAB

It does it all, and it does it well. Worth the money.

badsandwich

AnyDVD + DVDShrink

JohnJimenez

VOTE: DVD Shrink

Michael Flanakin

VOTE: AnyDVD & DVDShrink

I use a combo of AnyDVD and DVDShrink. Ripped anything I tried so far except for "Bridge to Terabithia"... the movie was not worth it anyway ;-). It also works with different region codes.

bobby.tables

Vote: Handbreak

Fast, free, and has good presets

cha0s

VOTE: Handbreak
Perfect tool!

Actually, the choice of tool depends on what one needs. Handbrake is ideal for transcoding DVD into different formats (iPod, or just a video file on the computer).
DVD would be good for copying DVDs

cst

VOTE: Lifehacker's DVD Rip Automated DVD Backup (using DVD Shrink)

Replaced ripit4me, which also used DVD Shrink

tubeyes

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool

bswilson

Vote: Handbrake

With a little bit of tweaking in the settings it is by far the fastest DVD ripper and encoder I have ever used. The iPod settings as well are brilliant.

RUNNER UP: MacTheRipper

It works. No encoding but for raw ripping it is perfect.

dmh650

@rdldr1: My votes exactly. DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink.

rdm

Vote: DVD Shrink + Nero

I use DVD Shrink to rip the DVD to ISO on my hard drive and use Nero to burn the ISO back to disc. Its much quicker this way if making more than one copy.

Technick

VOTE: anydvd+clonedvd2

although lately I've been using anydvd+dvdshrink a lot more frequently. I love how easy it is to remove all the promos and extras in CloneDVD while keeping the menus in tact, but DVDShrink's easy ability to remove the audio from the menus has been winning out lately.

thewillum

VOTE: AnyDVD + Handbrake

One clears the copy protection, the other rips it off to your hard drive, safe and sound.

Eric

VOTE: Handbrake. It does what it says on the tin. Although the icon sucks; any icon artist want to donate him a nice shiny mac icon? Yeah of course I know you can change the icons, but it would be nice to have a cool default.

reclusivemonkey

VOTE: DVD Shrink & Handbrake (WinXP)

Steps:

1)Shrink it.

2)Compress it with Handbrake to whatever format you prefer.

3)Watch it via XBMC.

Life is good.

sanks

VOTE: SlySoft's AnyDVD and CloneDVD2

Every so often they can't decode a DVD with AnyDVD, but DVD Decrypter comes in handy for those.

drdiesel

VOTE: DVD FAB PLATINUM

How is it NOT the best ??

jonthomasdesigns

t2technology

t2technology

Vote: Fab DVD

I did not learn fo fab until I went to burn the new Pirate's of the Caribbean and I have not looked back since it also offers to get rid of those pesky fbi warnings.

Kilak

VOTE: DVDFab HD 4

My ripping kit: DVDFab HD, VOBblanker, FixVTS, DVD Shrink.

DVD Shrink used to be good for straight rips but newer DVDs don't work so good.

BenRad

VOTE: RIPIT4ME
A combination of DVD Decrypter and Shrink DVD. It's simple to setup even though it consists of multiple programs, they play well together.

+2

enigmafyv

VOTE: DVD Decrypter to rip

Handbrake to convert to .avi so I can stream to XBMC.

dustyken1

Vote: AnyDVD & CloneDVD. Easiest and better than anything out there. And remember, the developer of AnyDVD is the one responsible for defeating blu-ray and HD encryption (and continuing to defeat it). AND updates app when movies come out with newer protection. No other developer i know of does that.

ThePlumber

VOTE: DVD Decrypter
And combine that with Auto Gordian Knot to convert to XviD - oh, so good!

olivercmit

Mac The Ripper on the Mac, no question

Handbrake comes in handy as well

BingleyJoe

In Mandriva Linux:

AcidRip
K9Copy
xDVDShrink
DVD::Rip

Haven't tried Handbrake but will...

Mostly just rip our DVDs to an AVI file so we can watch them with kid fingerprints and scratches all over the discs. We are also known to resize them for viewing on our PalmPilots.

busbodger

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool.

Handbrake

ww2db.com

Vote: Clone DVD 2

In conjunction with SlySoft AnyDVD, I have not found any DVD that can't be ripped. I've been using it for several years and have not made a single coaster. Great quality.

jbinc1

DVDShrink, ImgBurn. Free and easy.

robmcbell

Mac: Handbrake + Mac the Ripper (for ripping to iPod, AppleTV

Windows: DVD decrypter + DVD Shrink. (for making backups)

wish I could make backups with freeware software on mac!!

sparkrainfire

Vote: DVD Shrinker

jsmoot

VOTE: Handbrake (OS X)

shishcabob30

VOTE: CloneDVD + AnyDVD

I use cloneDVD to get it to the harddrive and handbrake to convert it to m4v. handbrake crashes on me too often to worry with going straight from dvd to m4v. plus clonedvd is just freakin awesome.

Crestien

VOTE: AnyDVD and DVD Shrink/CloneDVD

AnyDVD is the single greatest tool in any Windows-based ripping arsenal. It's not a ripper itself, but simply sits in the background as a device driver and removes all disc encryption allowing you to use ANY ripping application you want to rip the DVD.

I use DVD Shrink when I don't care as much about the quality of the final movie and I'm planning on burning it to a single-layer disc. I use CloneDVD to make ISO images of the discs I really care about preserving in their entirety.

In Mac OS X though, I haven't found a single app that works that well. I've tried Handbrake and Mac The Ripper and all the others I've found, but none of them hold a candle to AnyDVD and DVD Shrink or CloneDVD. The Mac ripping applications usually have horrible interfaces, only work half the time, or crash giving some cryptic error message. Thank god for Boot Camp...

msisaac

OK... need some help here. I have been using DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter, but I keep ending up with backups that have lots of visible jaggies, sometimes to the point that playback stutters.

Anyone else getting this, or know a way around it? For what it's worth, my CPU is an old Athlon 1800, but I try to make sure nothing else is running when I am ripping or burning. I am using DVD Decrypter's built-in burning function.

Any ideas?

fritzk3

VOTE: FairUse

superhalo

DVD Shrink, then burn with Nero. I also rip just the main movie, and make an MP4 with Super encoder for ipod use. I have a 1.8Ghz AMD from 2002 so DVD Shrink is a 3-4 hour rip, an overnight process. Then another 3-4 hours to encode with SUPER. So with those kinds of times I need reliability and so far both programs have delivered.

Flyerist

VOTE: DVDFab

palmerkun

VOTE: dvd::rip
[www.exit1.org]

Works on Ubuntu, and is perfect for the power user. The initial setup is a little mind-boggling, but after that you have all sorts of options for ripping and transcoding.

The best feature, in my opinion, is "cluster mode", where you can setup a cluster of computers to share the task of transcoding a batch of ripped DVDs.

--Scott

Scott Wegner

robot4rip from doom9

The best I've seen so far.

L0neRanger

Mac the Ripper + Toast for me, but I've only burned two DVD's I think.

Jarick

VOTE: #1 DVD Ripper

Easy ripping to Divx and other formats (including iPod, etc..) I don't want the WHOLE DVD with menus and all that jazz, and the high quality Divx can be burned back as a regular DVD movie for viewing on a DVD player if I want to.

chrisaroz

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool.

AnyDVD

axiomatic

VOTE: DVD Decrypter

I tried Handbrake and it gets an honorable mention, but DVD Decrypter is still my favorite.

Solanthos

dvddecrypter

movesandpepper

VOTE: Handbrake.
So very simple to use.

britne

VOTE: DVD Decrypter to rip.
VOTE: DVD Shrink to burn.

A good third alternative is DVD Fab. Easy and powerful.

Videas

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool

Handbreak

awazawazawaz

@ e11: sometimes

fémes villanás

VOTE: DVD Shrink

I can pull individual episodes off of TV DVD's or just the main title of a movie with no problem and no VOB splitting, it's reliable and fast. I've yet to throw a disc at it that it couldn't handle.

Bubarubu

VOTE: Handbrake.

Not only does it have a great Mac GUI, but it's also got a blazing-fast comand-line based interface that works on Linux.

Klitaka

Vote: DVD Shrink

FreakinSyco

VOTE: MacTheRipper

It rips anything. No frills, but when I want something else, I use something else (usually Handbrake after, like others). When I just want to rip I use MacTheRipper.

Plus, it wins any contest for having, simultaneously, the awesomest and the cheesiest icon.

giuseppe

vote: DVD 43 + DVD Shrink + Handbrake

asabru88

vote: Handbrake

Works on both Windows AND Mac... Mac-Only solutions cannot be the best as they only server a tiny fraction of the market. But Handbrake is cross-platform and is very simple to use to boot.

lotherius

imgburn. Hard CORE
DVD Shrink to Rip.

theo

VOTE: Fairuse Wizard

Runner up: Anything made by Slysoft

lunchmoney

VOTE: DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink.

I used them together and are very reliable.

Runner up: DVD Fab

Videas

Vote: FairUse. Very simple but with the options when you want them.

xam247

moonjelly

the_Sleepwalker

VOTE: DVD Shrink (to burn copies)

VOTE: DVD Decrypter (to rip for DIVX conversion)

Brad N.

VOTE: DVD Shrink

I also use AnyDVD in conjunction to overcome protection in newer DVDs.

weathernut

DVD Decrypter >
DVD Rebuilder with Cinema Craft Encoder for resizing to a DVD5

ShadowNetworks

Mac The Ripper.
But its only as good as the version you have. If you are still running 2.66, there are quite a few DVDs it can't rip.
But if you can find a 3.0 rX version you will have no problem. That however is near impossible to come by and only donators who have paid can get it. Not even sure where to go for that.

elgringoguapo

I like FairUse Wizard II, but it cannot break some protection in which case I use DVD Decrypter

@BugMeNot: how did you manage to get full version? still have the installer available?

Fierock

VOTE: DVD Decryptor

geoffcbassett

Vote: DVD Shrink

It's the simplest, integrates nicely with imgburn or nero. Tried Handbrake, but I thought it looked a bit overly complicated for straight shrinking jobs.

philosopher_dog

brianjmurray

VOTE DVDFab

My pipeline is DVDFab in wine then either K9Copy or dvd::rip depending on whether I am putting it to another disc or sending it to my DVR (MythTV). MythTV has a ripper, but I have not had good luck with it where DVDFab seems to get over all of the silly DRM schemes that exist in current DVDs.

microe

Mac the Ripper (paid version) to rip. Handbrake to convert.

ffastforward

VOTE: DVD Shrink + Imgburn

AgentRed1

VOTE: Ripit4Me

1-click mode is handy to start the process quickly and it is free.

kalg

VOTE: Any DVD & Clone DVD
Tried many over the years but am loyal to these 2. Can de-crypt, rip & burn absolutetly anything on disk. Continous updates and multiple format output options.
BTW, let's be clear that there is a difference between 'ripping' and 'burning' software. Ripping is taking the data from the factory pressed disk and converting it to another format to save on a hard drive, etc. Burning is simply writing the data to some other media (CDR, DVDR, etc.)
The film studios have encrypted most DVDs to prevent this sort of activity, so now many ripping software also has to break the encryption to complete its job of reformatting the data. When voting I think it should be clear which type of software you are naming.

srlboo

DVD Fab when Shrink chokes, but I *loves* me some shrinkage, getting a DL down to a more manageable 4.xx GB image with minimal impact to quality. I don't use Shrink to burn discs, because it's really just a pass-through to whatever image-burning ware you already have. But Shrink is Plan A to rip, and DVD Fab is Plan B for the few times Shrink doesn't like the disc or whatever.

sh1595

OS X: Mac the Ripper or Handbreak for encoding tp PS3 or ipod.

Vista: DVDShrink with DVD43 (Fastest Ripper Around!)

infestacool

Vote: DVDFab Decrypter

UnleasheD1

DVDShrink on Windows
HandBrake for porti on OSX
Mac The Ripper + DVD2oneX2 + Toast for ripping movies on OSX.

Alimbocl

VOTE: HANDBRAKE

Great interface, easy tweaky and I'm already backing up my DVD (hint: my Apple TV is coming soon so I don't want to have to search for a DVD again!). I love the encoding is easy and looks wonderful. It's definitely very wonderful and my tweaks are very minor but help a lot. My one wish...I wish it would encode faster! Oh well, I just put a DVD in and let it run in the background throughout the day and at night.

Mac-Hack

Vote: MacTheRipper

It is by far the greatest, I saw handbrake up there and those people obviously don't know that it doesn't rip copy written DVDs like this one!

bean48009

VOTE: K3B

It will copy an entire dvd to disk.

kokayi

VOTE: DVD::Rip

The swiss knife of dvd ripping

kokayi

Vote: DVDFab Decrypter & DVD Shrink

This combo gets it all on a standard DVD. Virtually no coasters, very quick and easy.

Buckize

Vote: DVDShrink (Win/Linux on Wine)

Runner-up: Kung-Fu DVD Ripper (Linux)

jeremyfrank

VOTE: CDBurnerXP

It's free, and does everything you need!

edwardmluk

Vote : DVDFAB platinum

soulcabbage

VOTE: dvdfab platinum - It is so easy to use

christiffer

razvantim

VOTE: HandBrake

artbird309

VOTE: DVD shrink

All the DVDs that I've ever tried to rip work on DVD shrink. I have encountered some errors, but I then try to play these old, scratched DVDs on my DVD player and it won't work either. If the DVD is readable, DVD shrink will rip it.

P.S. Handbreak + VLC Player is a great way to compress a 4.35Gb ripped DVD to a 700Mb, high quality .mpeg

x68507

VOTE: Favorite Ripping Tool
RipIt4Me (for ripping) + DVD Rebuilder (for reencoding to fit a DVD-5)

riversidedr

VOTE: HandBrake

Takes the DVD and puts it in MP4 to play it on any (video) mp3 player, plus (if you can figure out which chapter) takes the extras. Plus, I can put it on a DVD with iDVD =3

Pwnzord

Handbrake fails on about 50% of the discs/VIDEO_TS I try to run through it, and there's been no update in months. when it works, it's great.

geeniusatwrok

Why hasnt dvd fab updated in a few weeks ? im scared that something happend to my love

jonthomasdesigns

VOTE: Ripit4me + DVDShrink. I've had great results, and they're so easy even I can use them.

For DVD creation I like DVDFlick.

Greg.Rowler

VOTE: DVD Decrypter (with RipIt4Me)

microcontroleur

VOTE: Mac the Ripper

(but only if you can get the Beta version that kicks Sony's ass)

feministy

VOTE: Mac the Ripper

(Toast for burning...)

applewax

Magic DVD Ripper
Magic DVD Copier

I've tried so many and these apps have never failed me - not once; tanks, in large part, to their constant updating to meet whatever is thrown at them. Freeware is great, but it's well worth $49 (for both of these applications) to skip the hassles, simple interface and consistent quality time after time.

Gerard Sorme

VOTE: MacTheRipper & Handbrake

tool_man

VOTE: dvd shrink

aka_bigred

Vote: DVD43

Simplicity

bygones

VOTE: Ripper = Dvd Decryptor or DVDFab decryptor
Complete Ripping tool with conversion = AutoMKV.

Really I don't have lots of space to just keep the raw dvd data so I shrink it as much as I can. But I do believe in quality and AutoMKV is better in that regard than anything I've tried, before just doing it by hand.

Handbrake, AutoGK, Ripit4Me has nothing on AutoMKV in terms of the quality you can get. It has tons of options which can be a down side, but if you understand what you're doing you'll get a much better end result.

3choTh1s

VOTE MactheRipper

maadams

Nothing I've found for Windows can copy my son's Baby Einstein DVDs, and I sure don't want his banana-covered hands putting them in the player. However, any::dvd on Ubuntu does it all, and except for occasionally getting the language wrong (but what's wrong with French for a baby, anyway?), it's a cinch.

Clark Kent