DV2000T: Best Software to Rip DVDs

What's the best software out there to Rip DVDs with my DV2000T? I see so many I don't know which way to go.
Thanks for your suggestions.

 

Do you mean rip to burn or rip to computer only? I know Slysoft makes a great program called CloneDVD2, which allows you to copy DVD's, but I believe depending on what you are copying or ripping, there are legal snags.

 

DV2000T,
I'm not sure what you mean by rip DVDs. Are you seeking to rip off the encrypted copy protection from a commerically-produced DVD movie in order to burn a "free" copy of the movie? If so, such action is illegal, and I know of no commercially available software in the U.S. that will accomplish this. There are many DVD burner software pkgs on the open commercial market that deceptively imply they can do everything superbly, including ripping, but ultimately they all fail to deliver on the ripping part of the implied promise. However, I also know that potent piracy software does exist, but I seriously doubt you will find it on this forum.

 

I meant: transfering my DVDs to my computer , just like I transfer my CDs to my hard drive so I can create my own CDs and I don't ruin my originals.
Thanks

 

Ripping a movie doesn't automatically imply piracy Did DV2000T specifically say "I want to rent, rip, and burn movies"? No. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to rip a movie to your computer's hard drive. For example one might want to rip the movie to the hard drive simply to extend the life of their internal DVD drive and reduce overall heat buildup. I could literally think of a thousand legitimate reasons why one would want to rip a movie and none of them involve "piracy".

 

Well said 'beachesandmusic'.

I'm just trying to extend the life of my original DVDs and at the same time I want to do that to have easy/fast access to my movies any time I want to watch them.

 

If you are making copies of the kid's DVD to keep them from destroying the originals, like I, you need three pieces of free software. The first is DVDFab Decrypter. This program will allow you to copy the entire disc to your hard drive. To do it even better, you can copy just the main movie. If they are for your kids you will want to copy just the movie so when they put the disc in the DVD player, it automatically starts the movie without having to jump through the menu screen.

Once you have the disc/movie on your hard drive, use DVD Shrink to compress/encode the disc so it will fit onto a standard 4.7GB DVD-R or DVD+R disc. DVD Shrink will allow you to save the finished disc as an ISO file, to use with your preferred burning program. I use ImgBurn.

All the listed programs above can be found at http://www.free-codecs.com/

Enjoy,
AzizaVFR

 

Hey guys, my comments about ripping DVDs were entirely cautionary, not accusatory. I am well versed in this area, and I know Decrypter, Fab Decrypter, and Shrink backwards and forwards regarding their use and their legality. If it were me, I would appreciate learning ahead of time that there are potential legal issues that may arise from my otherwise well-intended actions. My aim was to provide a helpful caution, not to accuse.

 

This is definitely a gray legal area, but I *think* that as long as it is only for personal use (most of the time because you want to preserve the original DVD) there is nothing wrong with it.

That day you share that file it is illegal. Also, if there is any DRM on that media it would probably need to be preserved on the "copy" for it to be a legal copy.

As far as the law is concerned, one personal backup is legal - if DRM is still there I think.

 

Very much on point and well said