Acid rip or dvd::rip

Anyone here ever used acid rip or dvd::rip? just want to use one for mindless ripping for my psp. any opinions on which is best?
With video stuff, i find the command line a bit ironic and I can't generally be bothered with tinkering with parameters
I used to use DVD decrypter on windows but that was years ago

dvd::rip is quite simple and easy to use. If you don't want to mess with configuration it's the right choice. Never the less there are several possibilities to adjust the settings.
I am not able to say anything about acid rip cause i never used it before.

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I have just started to use DVD::RIP to try and backup some of my DVDs to XViD/DiVX. However, everytime I try to rip one, DVD::RIP it seems to stop responding while it is trying to generate a preview image of the ripped movie. The application can still be moved around within, tabs changed, but the ripping area items remain greyed out. The status bar at the bottom stops updating, however the log files continue to update with the amount of time the process has been running. According to the website, "This usually takes a few seconds, unless you're in the on-the-fly or DVD image mode, where this may need a minute." I am not in either of the above modes, I am using the application suggested RIP to Hard Drive mode. I have waited several times up to 15 minutes for this process to complete without any change. I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me out? Or point me to a better solution for DVD ripping and transcoding. Thanks.

I can't help you solve your problem with DVD::Rip, but I'd suggest you give HandBrake a try. It is a really easy to use command line tool for ripping and encoding DVDs and is by far the fastest DVD-ripper I've found. Quality is very good as well and it does stuff like detect cropping values automatically and very reliable. There's a precompiled binary for Linux on their forums if you fear to compile it on your own. You could also try Avidemux which a friend of mine suggested. He says it's the best tool for ripping DVDs, but I haven't tried it myself since I'm really satisfied with handbrake.
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Just a few questions about DVD Ripping and Final Cut 6

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Here is my first major concern. I have a wedding that I cut on the Final Cut Studio. After I burnt it to a DVD, I erased the main footage. However, the groom wanted to add something so I went into my backup files to get the information but just so happens that my backup hard drive crashed and it will not recognize on any Mac. (Tried 3 different Macs including 2 PowerMac G5’S and a Power Mac G4) Anyway all I have no is the DVD. I was wondering if anyone knew any good ripping software that I can rip this DVD back to a QuickTime. I have tried a few programs but the quality is just horrible.
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Did you lose your autosave vault with the crash? You could open your autosave and grab the last cut and do a media manager capture so you wouldn't have to re-edit or capture all of the media again.
Also, there are people who can get the info off the drive for a modest fee. If this was a paying gig, consider it part of the cost of having done the project. If the groom was satisfied and the project was complete, I guess you could argue that an extra fee is in order if he wants a different version after the final version was already delivered and agreed upon. Otherwise you kind of owe it to him to do whatever it takes to give him a final output.
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DVD rip to iPod on Windows

Im sorry, i have seen this asked before, but the only ones i saw were ways with mac programs. Can somebody give me a link or tell me a step by step way to rip my DVDs and then convert them to a iPod format that is completely free, and i can convert a whole movie without paying for a converter. Thanks.

well thank you for reading adn doing some searching.Luckily for mac users the process isnt as cumbersome adn troublesome for windows users. I have always used this software to convert my dvds to be played on the ipod and have had no troubles and no errors. here is the website for the software adn related info about it and a website on how to convert a DVD using this software.
**FOR MAC USERS ONLY NOT FOR WINDOWS!**
http://handbrake.m0k.org/
directions
http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/
good luck
GFF =)

IMac - external DVD drive crashes Aimersoft DVD Ripping program

I am using Aimersoft DVD ripping software (legal version) to make mp4 files out of DVDs. It works fine on the IMac internal DVD drive. But when I try and use an external DVD drive using FW800/400 conversion cable, Aimersoft program keeps crashing.
Any thoughts?

Peter,Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Here are some alternative choices for playing DVDs.
If the LaCie drive USB or FW?
Tiger is serious improvement over 10.1 (although you may need some more RAM) I'm not sure whether it will cure the DVD player issue? If you still have space (9Gb) on your 40Gb drive you could use Mac the Ripper, and then open the VIDEO_TS file in DVD Player.
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DVD Ripping

I want to rip all my DVDs to movie files to store on my new Mac Mini and its external hard drive (as backup copies - not illegally stealing other people's DVDs!!)
I'm wondering what is the best software to use, and what file format?
I've been playing with HandBrake using MPEG-4/AAC and constant quality 60% and a 2 hour movie rips in about 4 hours but the quality is quite poor and pixellated even on a powerbook screen so I'm sure it will be useless on my 32" LCD TV.
I tried the settings of H.264 instead, as suggested elsewhere on this forum, but the file was gonna take 18 hours to rip so I didn't bother. Is this the only way to get a high (DVD-quality) file?
Also, I've used HandBrake up until now to rip MP4 files, but I've found that while they will play on my Powerbook they won't transfer to iPod, so I've had to further convert them using iSquint.
So all this is really very cumbersome - any suggestions for one simple piece of software that rips a DVD to a DVD quality video file that will play on Front Row on my TV in great quality, and will also transfer to an Ipod video?
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David
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Hi Updev,
I was researching this a bit last week and came across a discussion thread that was discussing a little freeware (donations get you the latest up-to-date version) app called DVD ASSIST. Do a google search & the top link is to the developer's site and the second link is to the discussion thread.
You also need an application called Mac The Ripper. This will rip VOB files, full native resolution keeping the sound tracks intact (5.1,6.1,7.1 etc) and menu functions. You then need to do a little housekeeping, placing files in a certain directory structure & create a little QT preview clip etc (Full documentation comes with the download). You then launch DVD Assist (either as a logon item or manually) and the whole lot then plays through Front Row.
You can launch Front Row select MOVIES and search through all your archived films. When you select a film to play, DVD Assist launches Apple DVD Player, shuts down Front Row and the film plays as though you had inserted the actual disk into the optical drive. When the film finishes, DVD Assit Re-launches Front Row and shuts down DVD PLayer.
I have to admit that I have not yet tried it out, but reading the discussion thread and testimonials it appears that it all works rather well. Oh and you will need a decent sized HD as each ripped DVD will be about 7-8 Gig (remember full native res, no wierd compression going on) but as the price of HD is tumbling it shouldn't be too bad.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Gareth.

What is the best DVD-ripping software for mac?

what is the best DVD-ripping software for mac?

Handbrake to copy to avi or mp4(I use it for watching my DVD's on the go, so my battery lasts for a longer time)
I think MP4 is better quallity.
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But, be legal! This is a forum, and anyone can see your posts!

How can i get rip my DVDs onto my comp so i can put them on iPod

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Dvd::rip using only 1 instead of 4 cores

Hello, fellow Archers!
I've installed dvd::rip today and started transcoding my DVD's... And I saw a problem: It only uses one core at a time. The processor (I guess that it's not the program, which does that) is swapping the core being used every few seconds, but I can only see one core being pushed to it's 100%. Can I (and - if so - how to do that) set it up to use all 4 cores? It should speed up the process.
I'm using it's default programs (mplayer, xine, etc.), although I'm using mplayer-vaapi. Is that the cause? Should I swap to default mplayer? Or maybe it's related to my system settings? Does it install all the programs to support 4 cores by default, or should I set something up?
Cheers!
TurekPolski
Last edited by turekpolski (2012-02-22 23:00:33)

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Ripping Burned DVD to iMovie

How do I rip a DVD from iDVD & iMovie to be reedited???
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DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
* DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
* Apple mpeg2 plugin (29$) + Streamclip (free)
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* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
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* connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
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http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
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DVD rip DVD Final Cut Express 4.01 - can't import

I don't know what to do, I am really lost on this. I've tired various rip dvd pass. But just plain LOST
The formate I guess when it is ripped goes to .VOB ? Is that right. But anyway I can't seem to drag it into FCE. I've had various error message something like frame rate error and other errors. I've tried various things so much. I went out and bought FCE 4. Because I thought I would have less headaches.
So I have a DVD of a underwater diver and he is using my music. So I want to separate each segment of the scenes he has in his DVD. Then rip them and use them for a resume. He gave me the go ahead. But I just don't know what would be the best dvd rip app. I tried handbrake. But it seems that the files that come from there don't import into FCE 4.
I basically am very lost on all this and not sure how to explain exactly.
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Thanks

Is this what you're doing?
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Glitch nightmare! DVD ripped to MPEG STREAMCLIP to FCP HD to DVD Studio Pro

Hi. Dealing with a very frustrating DVD-to-FCP-to-DVD glitch for months now, finally thought I should tap the knowledge base for help. I'm pretty uneducated about this stuff!
We're doing a favor for an area actor. She wants a DVD reel of her performances.
She gave us selection of some movies she's been in. They are all on DVD; this was the only format she could get the films in.
I figured, we'll rip the DVDs with Mac the Ripper, put the resultant TS files through MPEG streamclip, edit them in FCP and then whip up a DVD.
But on the resultant DVD, the picture is, intermittently, REALLY jumpy when the DVD is viewed on the TV set. It's fine when viewed on the G5's DVD player, but once you put it into the commercial DVD player and watch it on the television set, it's really glitch-heavy, which presumably won't impress anyone she's sending her reel to.
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MPEGStreamclip has a ton of output options. It's mind-boggling. But I presume there's a disagreement happening there between the MPEGStreamclip export options, the FCP sequence A/V settings, and/or the preferences in DVD Studio Pro.
I've tried different Streamclip options, tried to synchronize the field dominance on all 3 applications, tried a ton of things and still have not hit on the magical pre-set combination that will make this work.
Any ideas or knowledge about this would be hugely appreciated.
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This could be a pulldown removal problem. What were your sequence settings? Is this 60i or 24p. DVD's are usually 60i. If the material originated in 24p then burned to a 60i dvd ripped, and then edited in 24p and then burned to 60i again you can see how this could cause problems. Do you have to render when you drop in the timeline? There are so many questions.

I want to rip a dvd to my mac and post in on you tube how do I do this?

I have a dvd that was made on a sony handycam. I would like to rip this dvd to my mac and then post it to youtube. How do I do this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kim.

Rip it to your desktop with Handbrake and upload it to YT from there.
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PE11 Rip from DVD- putting a menu on- burning that to DVD ruins quality

First, I've read some things here and there, but can't find the exact same scenarios in other posts, although I'm sure this is a fairly common problem (SIAP):
Here is a summary of the issue:
1) Our guy produced a video for our organization and gave me a DVD-R of the 11 minute project. I imported this into PE11 and on the timeline it says .VOB. Now on the desktop, the 481 mb VTS_01_1 file properties state that it is 720x480, 29 fps... although I find it strange that the clip as imported into PE11 in properties in the project assets window says it's 23.976 frame rate. Making things more confusing (don't even know if any of this matters) is that in an instance of Share->Export to Computer, the "source" says the video is 1920x1080, 29.97 fps. Don't know if any of this matters...
2) Anyways, the reason I ripped it is for the sole purpose of creating a menu on the DVD. So I picked a "HD" template, imported my own JPEG on to it, then attempted as best I could to erase all the buttons except for "Play Movie." AGain, not sure if the Menu functionality has anything to do with the issue, but I figured I'd mention it.
3) I've tried several times burning the video with both DVD-R and +R using both NTSC Dolby and Widescreen Dolby to burn to DVD.
The resulting DVD has a degraded, fuzzy image and the black frame lines at bottom and top seem to bounce and jitter.
The image on the original DVD is clearly HD and looks great, without any bouncing, jittering, etc. Also, the DVD app i used to watch the original on my computer is the same as I used to watch my own burned DVD... So PE11 has clearly degraded the image, something is going on in the export.
Another thing worth mentioning is that as I look at the video footage in PE11 on full screen, I can see that even in PE11, the video quality is not the same as the original DVD and there are obvious artifacts and just nonsense in the picture... Not necessarily as bad as the burn, but similar.
I've done a little reading on these forums about .VOB files... I don't fully understand them. Is it that the image is messed up from the beginning with an import from DVD? IS there a way to do what I want (take hiqual video from a DVD, put a menu on it, then burn it back onto DVD?) with PE11? Or is the only way to make a burn from the original source file before it was burned the first place?
computer specs:
lenovo P500
Intel Core i7 3520M 2.90 gHz
8gb RAM
windows 8 64-bit

LorcanPMiller
Please get a MediaInfo readout of your VOB at the onset to determine what you have, especially standard or widescreen.
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
Special Interest: Frame size, Frame rate, Display 4:3 or 16:9, Scan Type and Scan Order for which I am expecting Interlaced and Lower Field First.
Here is my take on your situation.
1. The Canon 6D can capture 1080p video (1920 x 1080 16:9 at 29.97 or 30 frames per second), but from what you wrote somewhere along the line someone put that through a video "authoring" program to convert it into DVD-VIDEO format on a DVD disc (720 x 480). At this point, we need to know standard or widescreen. Both standard and widescreen will be 720 x 480, but the widescreen will have a 16:9 flag included to stretch the video for display after encoding.
Question:
a. What is on that DVD disc....just a file name VTS_01_1 (file size 481 MB) or two folders named OpenDVD and VIDEO_TS? If you have a file, for Premiere Elements 11, you would use Add Media/Files and Folders to get the file in Project Assets. If you have the DVD disc in the DVD burner tray, you would use Add Media/DVD Camera or Computer Drive to rip the VOB and get the VOB into the project.
b.Your project is going to get messed up and confusing, if you let the program set the project preset for you. You will most likely end up with the default NTSC AVCHD Full HD1080i30 which is inappropriate for your project. So, before thinking or acting on Get Media....open a new project, go to File Menu/New/Project and set the project preset in the New Project dialog for NTSC DV Standard or NTSC DV Widescreen depending on what you find beforehand about the properties of your VOB MediaInfo Then use Add Media/and the appropriate choice based on what I wrote above about VOB already ripped vs DVD-VIDEO ripping.
c. When you have your VOB on the TImeline with the appropriate project setting, right click the file in Project Assets and verify Premiere Elements 11's interpretation of the file frame rate and other to determine if it agrees with the MediaInfo readout. It would be very unusual if there was a differnce, but...
d. Whether you have a NTSC or PAL project, all the SD DVD Templates have a frame size of 720 x 576 (PAL sizing). The ones tagged HD have a 1440 x 1080 frame size. Right now I would advise you to stay with the SD ones, but not be afraid to experience with a HD choice if it appealing and see what happening during encoding.
e. In all this, you did not say what the duration is of this 481 MB VOB file. The standard DVD disc is spec'd at 4.7 GB/120 min. That 4.7 GB in reality is 4.3 GB. You will frequently see the recommendation "for best results, do not exceed 90 minutes on this standard type disc". When you have your DVD disc in the DVD burner tray and are in the burn dialog of Publish+Share/Disc/DVD make sure to check the Quality Area of the burn dialog for the Space Required and Bitrate reading (8.00 Mbps is the max reading).
Based on what you wrote, I suspect that most of your problems were related to incorrect project settings. By the way, if you want to get rid of a menu button text, most of the time double click the text to bring up the Change Text dialog, highlight the text there, hit the delete key of the computer, then hit the space bar or enter key.
If you are replacing the menu's audio, max 30 sec with looping. If you use motion buttons in the menu, max 4.9 seconds. After you get the details of the project setup OK, we can focus in more on the menus...number of Timeline markers etc, and customization of the menus from within the program.
Lots of details. The answers and successes will be in the details. All the contributors here have given you a lot of ideas for exploration and experimentation.
Please do not hesitate to ask if you need clarification on anything that I have written.
Looking forward to learning of your progress.
Thanks.
ATR

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