dvd ripping

[Nikki_siXX]

what program do I need to rip a dvd? thanks

[Lil'R.I.p.Sta]

DvDX is good for ripping DvDs to avi and its a small FREE programm

Smart Ripper 2.02 or higher can decrypt, and copy ALL files on ALL DVDs to your computer.

FlaskMPEG, with Divx 3.11, to convert the VOBs to basic Divx.

Virtual Dub, using Divx 3.11 or Divx 5.02 Pro, double pass, for encoding and resizing, followed by deinterlacing.

Media Player or BS Player -- enjoy the fruits of your labor :P

[DistMan]

Or:

SmartRipper to ripp your DVD:s

DVD2AVI in order to get the AC3 sound and the D2V file that you import into:

Gordian Knot, it's also in this program that you do the bitrate calculation and create the AVS script that you import into:

Virtual DUB. It's in this program where you'll do the actual video encoding

BeSweet: With this program you make an MP3 of the AC3 sound file

NanDub: in this program you put the soundtrack onto your avi file that you encoded with V-DUB

You will ofcourse need a divx codec if you want to encode in DivX. DivX 5.02 Pro Bundle is a good one.

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I dont really use Gordian Anymore though. The AVS script contains the info about extra filters, deinterlacing etc. You can easily make (or download) so called 'avs templates'. Then only thing you do in that case is to get yourself a handly little bitrate calculator (since you wont use G-knot). Then you basicaly open up the AVS file in VDUB - set the compression settings you want and then it's all set.

So all you need in that case is:

SmarRipper
DVD2AVI
VDub
BeSweet
NanDub

Play around with FlaskMPEG ver. 5.9.4 and FlaskMPEG ver. 6. I just started using version 6, which I believe is still beta, oficially, and it has it's pluses and minuses. The layout is much more user-friendly and intuitive, and it got rid of the problem with squishing NTSC files, but it seems buggy. I wish I could give you more, but I don't know enough about the subject. Sometimes version 6 gave me problems or made my computer crash whereas 5.9.6 wouldn't. I would say download both versions, try 6.0, and if that gives you problems, use 5.9.4, but be sure to manually change the aspect ratio before converting. Unless your DVD's are PAL, in which case I don't THINK there should be a problem with the squishing.

UNLESS someone else has a better idea, which I'm sure someone does.

My two cents.

[extent]

These guys have it pretty well covered. My favorite site for keeping up to date on this is http://dvd.box.sk/. Go there to find links to all the above programs and more...

Speaking of ripping. Blockbuster has a 30$ for unlimited rentals deal. U can only have 2 videos out at a time, but there are no return dates and no l8 fees and there are no limits to how many a day u can rent. I have 2 computers ripping 8 hours a day. One computer does a movie in 1 hour, the blockbuster guys kno me vary well 8)

Is there a program to rip from a dvd to mpeg1?

Originally Posted by Kiel123

Is there a program to rip from a dvd to mpeg1?

Use TMPGEnc pro. It can convert your DVD files straight to Mpeg-1, or Mpeg-2 video. I have never used TMPGEnc for this exact reason though, so I am not sure how it handles multiple VOB files.

I would strongly recommend DVD Decrypter (http://www.dvddecrypter.com) to copy all the VOB files from the DVD to your Computer. If TMPGEnc does not cluster the VOB files together, set your DVD Ripper to output a single, large VOB file, with only 1 video and 1 audio stream (stream processing). With a simple 4 - 8gb VOB file, TMPGEnc should have no trouble at all, converting the movie into a very nice Mpeg-1 video, i.e. for VCDs. TMPGEnc Pro helps you create files that do not exceed CD capacity, and it is very easy to process the movie one portion at a time.

If you have a DVD Burner, I would recommnd getting the program called DVD Shrink. It inputs an entire DVD, so you will need to rip the DVD to your computer, and then use Nero to make an Image, and load the Image into the Nero Image Drive, or some other Image Drive (these appear in My Computer, as an extra letter drive). Then, DVD Shrink can load the movie from that drive, and will reencode the movie so that it will fit on a 4.7gb DVD-R. I have used it before, and compressed 7.8gb LOTR 1, Disc 1, to a 4.7gb size. The quality loss was minimal, so I am extremely happy with it. :) Of course, if a DVD already contains less than 4.7 gb of content, you can do a straight copy, without reencoding.

G00T Luck!

[gunslinger92]

Of course, no one here actually condones the use of DVD ripping for illegal purposes. These methods are only to be used for the purpose of backing up media that you already own. That's why it's so nice of sentinel41 to actually spend money to back up material that he already posesses. You, sir, are the reason why economies prosper!