DVD ripping software

[Deeg]

I've posted this before, and the answer was handbrake, but that doesn't seem to want to work for me now I have a Mac (although I'm not sure if it ever worked previously on my PC).

Anyway, recommendations?

Please bare in mind, this will also probably need to be accompanied by a step by step r****d guide to what I need to do, as I'm pretty simple.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Subscribed!

Been wanting to know for ages what to use on my mac for ripping DVD's to put onto my iPad.

 

[GiT]

MacTheRipper oddly - was mentioned at work the other morning when we were chewing the fat.

 

[N0ddie]

I use RipIt to rip the DVD to the iMac and then Handbrake to encode it.

 

[N0ddie]

Not had a rip fail so far this way.

 

[Deeg]

I use RipIt to rip the DVD to the iMac and then Handbrake to encode it.

Is it free?

What format does it rip from DVD to Mac in?

I've been using video monkey to get stuff from AVI to MP4 (or whatever the iTunes format is), which has been fine.

 

[N0ddie]

You get 5 free rips. But after that you gotta pay. Think it worked out at just under a tenner when I bought it.

 

[MatthewR]

Ive started ripping my DVD's (2 down 487 to go) using RipIt. I want to make the file size smaller but not loose out on quality, is there a way of doing this?

 

[Tom]

What was wrong with handbrake? Still works for me, when i rarely need to do it that is.

 

[sn00p]

What was wrong with handbrake? Still works for me, when i rarely need to do it that is.

This, should be transparent as long as VLC is installed to handle the DVD decryption.

 

[Deeg]

I think it's lack of Vlc that is the issue.

 

[Rob]

You haven't got VLC? That's madness no matter what, I wouldn't bother playing a video on anything else.

 

[Deeg]

You haven't got VLC? That's madness no matter what, I wouldn't bother playing a video on anything else.

I genuinely don't know what you mean, ha.

I refer you to my op and requiring everything in r****d format.

 

[Rob]

I'm taking it from the above posts that you need to have VLC installed on your computer to be able to decode the dvd's?

All computers should have VLC on them it's just to good to use anything else.

Download VLC, it's free, and try handbrake.

 

[Deeg]

If it didn't come on my MBP as standard, then I don't have it. I seem to remember when I tried to use handbrake and it not working, that the issue was a lack of VLC, but as I didn't know what it was, I gave up.

Cool, so I download VLC, then handbrake will work?

 

[Rob]

From what I gather.

Have VLC no matter what mate, it's the best video player available (well certainly the best free one).

I have an awful lot of content if you're ever in the area.

 

[Deeg]

From what I gather.

Have VLC no matter what mate, it's the best video player available (well certainly the best free one).

I have an awful lot of content if you're ever in the area.

Excellent, I shall give you a shout if I am. Thank you.

Triffic, I'll give that a go, and see if I can get my DVD collection converted.

I just play content through iTunes. Which I hook up to my AV amp if I want to watch on a bigger screen and in 5.1.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

From what I gather.

Have VLC no matter what mate, it's the best video player available (well certainly the best free one).

I have an awful lot of content if you're ever in the area.

I could do with some of your content Rob!

 

[Deeg]

Right, it's not a VLC issue.

It's something to do with 64bit handbrake and 32bit DVD.

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

Agreed VLC is the nuts.

I've ripped over 500 hundred dvd's then converted them to .avi or .mkv if it's a blu-ray both with integrated DTS sound

I'll post up what I use when I get home (can't remember atm as i's been a while since i last ripped one)

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

I've just noticed this is in the Apple Chat, Sack that s**t, you'll need a Apple geek or Fanboy.

 

[Alex_225]

I've just used Handbrake to rip a couple of DVDs to my Mac, gone through no problems and play perfectly.

Big file sizes but assume I can adjust that somewhere or other.

 

[Deeg]

Well, I'm completely baffled.

It says something about 32bit, then directs me to download something, but that didn't seem to do anything.

 

[MatthewR]

ive still not worked out how to use handbreak other than to reduce the file size :/

 

[Alex_225]

Well, I'm completely baffled.

It says something about 32bit, then directs me to download something, but that didn't seem to do anything.

It did the same with me mate and guided me to a white page with two links. Think it was the second one I click, downloaded and ran it, then worked fine.

Guessing that's the bit that sorts out if it's a 32bit DVD (if that makes sense) and a 64bit application. That's my interpretation anyway haha

 

[Deeg]

It did the same with me mate and guided me to a white page with two links. Think it was the second one I click, downloaded and ran it, then worked fine.

Guessing that's the bit that sorts out if it's a 32bit DVD (if that makes sense) and a 64bit application. That's my interpretation anyway haha

I'll have a go at that tomorrow then.

Cheers.

 

[Alex_225]

No worries hope it works. I've been ripping a few movies for my devices. Original Star Wars movies came out at under 1gb each, original Transformers cartoon movie too. Not come across any problem movies yet.