CD and DVD Copy/Rip Guide! (Tobe....)
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:03 am
Ok so this is the place, not to ask a question (that should be done in your own thred) but to post your experiance with a piece of software used to Rip & Burn DVD's. Each Post should include the name, website, place to download, why you like the software and the strenghts and weaknesses. You can also include guides for ripping DVD's to Ipods or any other format.
I'll throw in some tools that can be very valuable but are not free:
Nero Ultra
I am a big fan of Nero, which is not free but is generally required to burn DVDs for all the Rippers and if you get the full version, it does include some DVD authoring tools. It also offers tools to convert a DVD into a Video CD. It offers, music, video and picture editors and authoring tools. Has tools to Rip CDs, Tapes and LPs to AAC and MPEG-4. It even has some DJ Mixing tools. For $79, you absolutely need this if you want to get creative. It even has some TV capturing tools. You really can't get better for the money.
Official website: http://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/index.html
QuickTime Pro
If you are looking to create videos for the IPod, for $29, you can get the full version of Quicktime, which allows you to convert certain formats to Ipod compatible videos. Yes, Pro is available for Windows as well as Macs. Here is a list of what it can do: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/whyqt/
and the official website is http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html
Pinnacle Studio
Alternatively if you plan to do some editing of home videos as well as converting to the Ipod video format or the PSP video format, you may want to look into Pinnacle's Sudio 10. This is great for doing home videos and making them look semi professional if you know what you are doing and have some decent footage to work with. It can't rip DVDs but if you convert a DVD to avi or some other PC video format, you can then use it in your videos or convert it to IPod or PSP video and watch it away from home.
Info on Mobile Media (PSP, Ipod, etc...): http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/u ... Family.htm
Studio 10.5 is out: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/u ... io+Family/
Alcohol 120
One of the best CD rippers and tools that I've come across is Alcohol 120. This really will not help with DVDs or movies but it is an awesome tool for Games and CDs. At one point it was an absolute must if you wanted to copy Games and program CDs to get around some of the built in copy protection techniques that companies are using. Another awesome feature is the ability to create unlimited virtual CD roms that you can share. We actually use this feature at work to backup our CDs and then share them as if they were sitting in a CD Rom on a computer, saving wear and tear of our CDs. You can definately find 'free' versions of alcohol 120 out on the web, but at $39, especially for a company, its a great deal.
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
RealDVD
Legal DVD ripping with RealNetworks RealDVD!
As you can see from above, RealDVD will rip any DVD for backup purposes with everything to your Hard drive, including a DRM to protect the media. The upside is that it only costs $30 but the downside is tools mentioned above already do this for free!
Free tools and How-to documents
DVDShrink & DVD Fab Decrypter
LifeHacker has an article on Ripping DVDs with DRM stuff to your HD, from which you can burn a DVD or CD.
http://lifehacker.com/5046778/rip-full- ... -nasty-drm
"The obsolete dinosaur of proprietary media players, RealNetworks, introduces a new DVD-copying tool today called RealDVD. The upshot: For $30, RealDVD can make simple, DRMed backups of an entire DVD—menus, special features, and all—on your hard drive. RealDVD has gotten a lot of attention for this application, but fact is, you can already do all of this for free with the right tools. If you don't feel like dropping $30 to get RealDVD's functionality, let's take a look at how you can get the same functionality for free."
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/D ... -4128.html
http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
And also
How to turn your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster (LifeHacker)
http://lifehacker.com/371636/turn-your- ... ng-monster
ImgBurn
This tool allows you to burn back some of your DVD rips back to a DVD. Per the website: "ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!"
http://www.imgburn.com/
PS: make sure you understand what each tool does before you spend money. These tools are great to have, but they aren't necessarily useful if you just want to copy a DVD movie.
I'll throw in some tools that can be very valuable but are not free:
Nero Ultra
I am a big fan of Nero, which is not free but is generally required to burn DVDs for all the Rippers and if you get the full version, it does include some DVD authoring tools. It also offers tools to convert a DVD into a Video CD. It offers, music, video and picture editors and authoring tools. Has tools to Rip CDs, Tapes and LPs to AAC and MPEG-4. It even has some DJ Mixing tools. For $79, you absolutely need this if you want to get creative. It even has some TV capturing tools. You really can't get better for the money.
Official website: http://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/index.html
QuickTime Pro
If you are looking to create videos for the IPod, for $29, you can get the full version of Quicktime, which allows you to convert certain formats to Ipod compatible videos. Yes, Pro is available for Windows as well as Macs. Here is a list of what it can do: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/whyqt/
and the official website is http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html
Pinnacle Studio
Alternatively if you plan to do some editing of home videos as well as converting to the Ipod video format or the PSP video format, you may want to look into Pinnacle's Sudio 10. This is great for doing home videos and making them look semi professional if you know what you are doing and have some decent footage to work with. It can't rip DVDs but if you convert a DVD to avi or some other PC video format, you can then use it in your videos or convert it to IPod or PSP video and watch it away from home.
Info on Mobile Media (PSP, Ipod, etc...): http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/u ... Family.htm
Studio 10.5 is out: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/u ... io+Family/
Alcohol 120
One of the best CD rippers and tools that I've come across is Alcohol 120. This really will not help with DVDs or movies but it is an awesome tool for Games and CDs. At one point it was an absolute must if you wanted to copy Games and program CDs to get around some of the built in copy protection techniques that companies are using. Another awesome feature is the ability to create unlimited virtual CD roms that you can share. We actually use this feature at work to backup our CDs and then share them as if they were sitting in a CD Rom on a computer, saving wear and tear of our CDs. You can definately find 'free' versions of alcohol 120 out on the web, but at $39, especially for a company, its a great deal.
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
RealDVD
Legal DVD ripping with RealNetworks RealDVD!
As you can see from above, RealDVD will rip any DVD for backup purposes with everything to your Hard drive, including a DRM to protect the media. The upside is that it only costs $30 but the downside is tools mentioned above already do this for free!
Free tools and How-to documents
DVDShrink & DVD Fab Decrypter
LifeHacker has an article on Ripping DVDs with DRM stuff to your HD, from which you can burn a DVD or CD.
http://lifehacker.com/5046778/rip-full- ... -nasty-drm
"The obsolete dinosaur of proprietary media players, RealNetworks, introduces a new DVD-copying tool today called RealDVD. The upshot: For $30, RealDVD can make simple, DRMed backups of an entire DVD—menus, special features, and all—on your hard drive. RealDVD has gotten a lot of attention for this application, but fact is, you can already do all of this for free with the right tools. If you don't feel like dropping $30 to get RealDVD's functionality, let's take a look at how you can get the same functionality for free."
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/D ... -4128.html
http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
And also
How to turn your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster (LifeHacker)
http://lifehacker.com/371636/turn-your- ... ng-monster
ImgBurn
This tool allows you to burn back some of your DVD rips back to a DVD. Per the website: "ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!"
http://www.imgburn.com/
PS: make sure you understand what each tool does before you spend money. These tools are great to have, but they aren't necessarily useful if you just want to copy a DVD movie.