Converting DVD's to VOB files

Does anybody know of a program (preferably free) for Macs that will rip DVD's to VOB format, similiar to DVD Fab for Windows, so that I can either burn a copy of the DVD without having to convert it first or just store it on the hard drive?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

__You can just drag the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive. If it is copy protected, this of course will not work.__
Yes, this is exactly what I wanted. I found a program and tried it but unfortunately it didn't work because of copyright or whatever.
When I use DVD Fab, I can just rip a dvd and navigate the "destination" to a spot on the hard drive instead of to the dvd drive for copying. Then when I open up the movie folder, two subfolders named Video TS and Audio TS are in there. I can point a program like VLC to that folder and play it just like a real DVD, or burn a copy if I so choose. It's really convenient and I was hoping to find a similar program for Mac.
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