Good DVD Ripping Software?

[kbm6893]

Not looking to do anything illegal. I like to make copies of movies I own so the kids can have their own and not scratch up mine. I've been using dvdshrink to rip and Nero 7 to burn, but Windows 10 has deemed them "unsafe to install". They worked fine when I upgraded to 10 but I had to reset Windows 10 when my start button stopped working and now it won't let me run them. Guess it's time for an upgrade anyway.

So anybody know a good program that will decrypt and burn?

 

[DWalt]

I am not sure it can even be done now with the improvements in anti-copying technology. You might Google around to see what's being said about it. Long ago I had some DVD copying software that worked OK most of the time, but I doubt it would work on today's DVDs. Probably not worth the effort, regardless of its legality.

 

[Hamster65]

I haven't burned a dvd in quite awhile and I'm not even sure if the software is compatible with Windows 10 or even 7 for that matter but, I used to use DVDFab back when I had XP.
I could easily extract just the "movie" portion, bypassing any installed copyright software and it would burn an entire movie in about 3 minutes.

 

[pcgunner]

Have you tried Roxio? I've been using their products for a very long time with great success. Not sure if they have a W 10 version since I don't run W 10

Another product I use to make DvD's is bigasoft - this works great for my needs.

Since I'm thrifty (read cheap) I tend to stay away from subscription software and usually go for inexpensive to free if I can.

Both Bigasoft and Roxio are priced well (read inexpensive).

BTW, I believe (and always have), that copyright laws allow you to make a "backup" copy of anything you own - as long as it is not for sale - I don't trust Cloud technology = put your stuff on our servers and have access to it anytime, anyplace you want - oh yeah? And who else has access to it? Hmmm?.

The difference I find, is when people start making copies to hand out to others to avoid paying for the product - of which I am not a fan.

Hope that helps

 

[Comrad]

One problem in your statement of not looking to do anything illegal is that doing what you propose is.

The moment you crack DRM (Digital Rights Managemnt) to rip the DVD, you've violated Title I of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. 1201 prohibits circumvention of DRM .

That includes archival and backup copies.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Mac or Windows

Forget making copies on disks. Put them on your computer for streaming to your TV over your home network.

MakeMkv. This software copies the movie in full to your computer. But movie files are large, DVDs are typically to 4gigs and Bluray can be 30gigs or more. Far too large for any decent size movie collection and too big to stream.

Handbrake. This software uses the same alogorythms to crunch down the Mkv files you just made as does Netflix and other streaming services. Quality is superb. It can take a 25gig Bluray and crunch it down to 3-5gig.

Download iTunes to your computer.

Drag the handbrake movie files to iTunes. You can then add artwork or anything else.

Buy an AppleTV for $69 and plug into your TV. You now have a full library of all your movies on your TV screen ready to stream from your computer with a click of the remote instead of digging through a bunch of discs and loading the discs into a player. The kids can watch all the movies and you'll never worry about lost or scratched disks again. Plug a second AppleTV into the kids TV if they got one. Or a third one in your bedroom TV.... whatever.

Don't forget to delete the original Mkv files as they are not needed after Handbrake.

 

[rwsmith]

I believe that the lock out.......

I believe that the lock out only applies to copyrighted DVDs, home made stuff should be ok. And yeah, Roxio is pretty good and easy to work with.

 

[pcgunner]

I am not a lawyer nor do I profess to be...

It is illegal to bypass DRM protection measures to make your backup.

Circumvention means avoiding, bypassing, removing, deactivating or impairing a technological measure without permission from the copyright owner. This includes bypassing iTunes DRM to copy the music files you bought or using software to break DRM locks to copy DVDs.

HOWEVER...

Prior to DRM and the DMCA, you could make backup copies of your legally purchased CDs and DVDs so you could play them at home, at work, in the car or on portable devices, or to store backup copies.

This copying was not necessarily legal; in fact, the law has never been clear on the legality of copying copyrighted material for personal use. Making backup copies of digital works that you legitimately owned for private, noncommercial use was, however, considered a fairly acceptable practice -- certainly widespread -- and DRM did not exist to stop you.

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Now all that mumbo jumbo aside what you can do if you are concerned the copyright police will come to your door and take you away is (I do not condone breaking any laws) ...

When you buy DvD's today, many of them have the ability to be stored/retrieved and or subscribed on the internet for retrieval later/by other devices. Disney for example has this feature as well as there are other subscription services that offer this.

Be aware that this is ONLY for DvD's you've purchased with this feature not for DvD's you may have purchased prior.

 

[jjcobra]

All issues aside I use Slysoft's Clone DVD and Any DVD

 

[bountyhunter]

I am not sure it can even be done now with the improvements in anti-copying technology.

+1 Today's videos have (at least) two anti copy protections. There is the old "sync stripper" that makes the image go light and dark and a digital signal that simply locks up any DVD recorder and puts up an error message. I still have an old "sync inserter" that goes in the video line to correct the brightness but AFAIK, nobody has anything available to over ride the digital protection.

Only way I have found it possible to copy a current DVD is use the sync corrector and copy it onto an old VHS machine that can't recognize the digital protection. Any digital DVR will have the protection circuitry and shut down the recorder. Obviously, video quality is poor on VHS compared to dig.

 

[bountyhunter]

Not looking to do anything illegal. I like to make copies of movies I own so the kids can have their own and not scratch up mine. I've been using dvdshrink to rip and Nero 7 to burn, but Windows 10 has deemed them "unsafe to install". They worked fine when I upgraded to 10 but I had to reset Windows 10 when my start button stopped working and now it won't let me run them.

They probably included some kind of "auto destruct" to kill old software. I had same problem when I was forced to go from XP to Windows 7. All my Adobe programs just went stone dead. By COINCIDENCE, Msoft was selling a "virtual XP" option for about $300 that let you run the old software........ like you, I just bit the bullet and kissed off the old stuff rather than pay the extortion.

 

[bountyhunter]

I believe that the lock out only applies to copyrighted DVDs, home made stuff should be ok.

Correct. Anything you make yourself should be no problem.

 

[bountyhunter]

Prior to DRM and the DMCA, you could make backup copies of your legally purchased CDs and DVDs so you could play them at home, at work, in the car or on portable devices, or to store backup copies.

This copying was not necessarily legal.

According to sware makers, it was and is illegal. I remember having that argument with some of them: they claimed it was illegal to load a program in your work computer and also load it into your home computer (so you can continue working at home) without buying another license..... yet it would do exactly the same thing if your work computer was a laptop you could carry home.

The law SHOULD BE that once a person buys software (or digital media of any kind) he should be able to put it into any form he needs to be able to use it where ever he wants but that's not what the law is.

 

[cowart]

Doing separate rip and burn operations with different software is making extra work for yourself for no reason. There is a program that COPIES a DVD as a single operation.

Magic DVD Copier - copy DVD to blank DVD or hard drive

The current version is one that you have to pay for. However, you can first use it 5 times for free to see how you like it. You can also google to find the earlier, completely free version, which will work with most current DVDs.

 

[Rule3]

I used Roxio and or Nero for years for CD's Are they any different than DVD as far as legal?

I thought is was perfectly OK to make a copy of your own purchased CD. So I can leave the original at home and put a copy in the car or whatever.

As long as you are not selling them it's no different than putting it on your computer is it??

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I used Roxio and or Nero for years for CD's Are they any different than DVD as far as legal?

I thought is was perfectly OK to make a copy of your own purchased CD. So I can leave the original at home and put a copy in the car or whatever.

As long as you are not selling them it's no different than putting it on your computer is it??

You'll be fine. Just don't remove that mattress label!

Last time I checked CDs were ok because they weren't encoded with protection. It's the software to get around DVD encoded protection that Congress deemed illegal, not having a copy of DVDs that you own. Fair Use. That's a chicken or the egg situation, but that's how I've read it.

I think that those who lose sleep over copying thier purchased movies on computer for personal use ought not do it. Those who live dangerously on the edge of life.... go for it.

 

[Targets Guy]

I have no problem with my vinyl LP's. Play them as many times as I want to.

 

[ChuckS1]

DVD Shrink 3.2 is free and works on every DVD I've tried it on. You can either save as an ISO file to burn or save to files on your hard drive.

 

[cmore]

It is illegal to bypass DRM protection measures to make your backup.

Circumvention means avoiding, bypassing, removing, deactivating or impairing a technological measure without permission from the copyright owner. This includes bypassing iTunes DRM to copy the music files you bought or using software to break DRM locks to copy DVDs.

HOWEVER...

Prior to DRM and the DMCA, you could make backup copies of your legally purchased CDs and DVDs so you could play them at home, at work, in the car or on portable devices, or to store backup copies.

This copying was not necessarily legal; in fact, the law has never been clear on the legality of copying copyrighted material for personal use. Making backup copies of digital works that you legitimately owned for private, noncommercial use was, however, considered a fairly acceptable practice -- certainly widespread -- and DRM did not exist to stop you.

=======================================

Now all that mumbo jumbo aside what you can do if you are concerned the copyright police will come to your door and take you away is (I do not condone breaking any laws) ...

When you buy DvD's today, many of them have the ability to be stored/retrieved and or subscribed on the internet for retrieval later/by other devices. Disney for example has this feature as well as there are other subscription services that offer this.

Be aware that this is ONLY for DvD's you've purchased with this feature not for DvD's you may have purchased prior.

Bad laws are meant to be broken.

 

[TX-Dennis]

I haven't recently, but I used to use AnyDVD HD. It worked quite well and was updated frequently for new forms of encryption. It's fairly expensive, though. If I remember it was about $60/year for updates. Maybe more now.

While it may technically be illegal, I doubt you will be prosecuted for making backups for personal use. If you were to sell copies . . . well . . .