Ripping DVD movies

Hi all,
I was hoping to consolidate my DVD library to my hard drive. Is there a way to rip the DVDs with my macbook? Also, do I need to download any software to do this? Thanks in advance for all your help.

But don't DVDs now sell with a digital copy anyway.
Such "digital copies" can be copied directly to your Mac, following whatever rules or guidelines provided by the distributor.
Additionally, shouldn't I be able to store my DVDs to my choosing?
I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but that's a decision made by the studios and distributors; they make the rules.

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'Ripping' DVD movies for Windows

Is there anyone who could point me in the direction for an application that would allow me to rip dvd movies, but for Windows. All the other posts and applications I have found on the internet are for Mac, which is of no use to me.
Any help is much appreciated!

Welcome to Discussions. Try this thread David Fernandez, "How To Copy DVDs to iPod using free software for Windows" #94, 02:32pm Nov 2, 2005 CDT. An alternative product is PQ DVD, which does it all in one app, but it does cost £35 if you want more than 8-12 mins. With the above, also be careful with sound tracks, as it is easy to get the directors cut instead of the actors, so always do a small test before doing a whole film.

Can apple tv and roku access same ripped dvd movies

Had 2 roku's. Like 'em.
Ripped dvd's and stored on external. (about 150 movies)
Just bought the new apple tv
Do I now need to import all of the already ripped dvd's into itunes library in order to watch them on my apple tv
(thus creating another separate file)
Or perhaps if they were all in itunes library, could roku access them ?
Maybe there's no way around this... but using roku / plex worked well and it was easy to get artwork etc
I did duplicate / import a couple movies into itunes. Get artwork - doesn"t seem to work for dvd ripped movies ?
Nature of the beast i'm guessing.....
Any advice / direction appreciated.
Thanks

You should be able to stream the video directly to the apple tv via itunes, without copying and creating another large file.
Just drag the movie files to your itunes. It will take a few seconds and will "import" the movies. Once created, you can right click the movie in itunes and then select get info. from there, you can give custom information, and even assign an icon or picture for the movie. Look on line and you should be able to find dvd covers for most movies.
I do this all the time with my movies and also tv shows.

Rip dvd movies to my blackberry8707g

I wanna rip a dvd movie to my blackberry8707g to watch when i was traveling. Any good recommendation？

Many software can do this. I used any dvd cloner platinum and it convert dvds with good quality

Ripping DVDs/Movies to iPod 30G

I got a 30G ipod for my birthday recently but i cant seem to put my dvds on it. A friend suggested that I download a rip hardware but I can't seem to find one that works on Windows and is free . Does anyone know of anything that might help???

You need a 3rd party converter to convert the file with both audio and video.
See this for help: Guide to converting video for iPod (Mac/Windows).
Be aware that this question will attract the spammers who infect these forums and are trying to sell you something. You don't need to buy anything, and there are many free converters in the link I provided.

Parental Controls for Ripped DVD/Movies for Apple TV

I would like to know if there is such a feature to add on a parental control to selected films on Apple TV or iTunes Home Sharing.
Obviously, kids can operate these things pretty well but what happens if we put something like a Texas Chansaw Massacre on there, next to Toy Story, that a young kid shouldn't see. Is there a way of putting a pin code on to this? or a restricted folder?
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you can use e.g. Subler to add an explicit tag to movie files, then adjust the parental control preference pane accordingly

How to rip DVD movies and convert videos to MP4 for BlackBerry Bold 9000?

There are three easy steps to convert videos to MP4 video for BlackBerry Bold 9000.
Step1: Add the video clips to the BlackBerry Video Converter. Batch video adding and batch video conversion are supported. (You can download BlackBerry Video Converter from: http://www.any-video-converter.com)
Step 2: Choose output profile "BlackBerry MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)" in the profile drop-down list. The default settings is good enough. For better enjoying videos on BlackBerry Bold 9000, you can adjust some settings. Set frame size to 480x320 and video bitrate can be up to 1500kbps.
Step 3: Click Convert button to start. Once the conversion is finished, you can click "Output Folder" button to get the output files. Then you can connect your BlackBerry via USB cable and transfer the output videos to VIDEO folder. Now, you can enjoy video clips on your BlackBerry Bold 9000.
BlackBerry Video Converter is a versatile video conversion tool, which can convert a wide range of video formats to MP4, AVI, 3GP, WMV for BlackBerry Bold 9000.

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Streaming DVD movies over Dual Band Airport Extreme Airdisk

Hello,
This is my first post in the discussion forums. I have been a long time reading of the discussion forums. I recently bought a late 2009 dual band Airport Extreme base station. I have been trying to stream DVD movies (TS_VIDEO) using the Airdisk feature. What I did, as an experiment, was to hook up the dual band Airport Extreme to my 2009 Mac-Mini using an ethernet cable from the base station to the Mac-Mini. I enabled file sharing on the Airport extreme base station. I hooked an external hard drive to the base station via a USB port on the base station. I mounted the Airdisk on the Mac-MIni. When I play the ripped DVD movies (TS_VIDEO) from the Airdisk I get a lot of stuttering using Front-Row. According to the Apple customer service reps, this is normal behavior. Can anybody comment on if this is normal behavior.

An uncompressed DVD should have a maximum data rate of around 6 or 7 Mbps and so be well within the nominal 300 Mbps of an 802.11n network - even allowing for the slower actual speeds attained due to networking overheads and weak signals. However, given that you have the latest Airport Extreme it sounds like you may be suffering from the common fault many are reporting in these forums, in which disk transfer rates are very, very slow over the 5GHz 802.11n connection. Look at some of the other threads here. It is clearly a fault in the current design (not a fault with your particular unit) and something that Apple are apparently aware of. Most are hoping it will be resolved in an updated firmware at some point in the future.
Edit: I just re-read your post and notice that you said you used a physical connection between the Airport and the Mac Mini. Thus no wireless involved. Nevertheless, others have reported poor data rates with disks connected to the unit, and so this may still be the issue. Check out some of the other threads here.
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I can import (RIP) my music CD's but not my DVD movies. Huh?

All I want is to be able to watch my DVD movies through iTunes/Apple TV on my HDTV. Is that so much to ask for? Apparently so. At least with iTunes (although from a quick Google there are "those we do not speak of" third-party apps that'll do the job). And yet oddly enough it's no problem importing my CD music collection. So what's the difference between the music industry and movie studios copy-right protection in this case and Apple's position?
I've wanted to import my DVD movies for a while but haven't gotten around to it. I thought it would be a simple process. Little did I know, and should have realized after an early try to play a DVD movie in iTunes and the fact that Apple TV would not allow it either (main reason I didn't purchase it when first released). But isn't that the point of it, to play movies? Before the advent of Apple TV and other movie download sites there were DVD's. Or have they forgotten this? It didn't make any sense except greed. That Apple and the movie studios want us to have to repurchase all of our DVD movie collections. But not music CD's?
It's my DVD movie. I paid for it. I own it. I should be able to copy it to my Mac for playback either from iTunes or Apple TV, more so since I no longer have a DVD player. That's the whole point of all this digital technology. All my music and movies,..etc in one place, transportable, streamable. Which brings me back full circle to my question; "Why can I import (rip) my CD music collection into iTunes but not my DVD movies? This is a contradiction.
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I've wanted to import my DVD movies for a while but haven't gotten around to it. I thought it would be a simple process
It would be if the law didn't make it difficult and/or illegal.
So what's the difference between the music industry and movie studios copy-right protection in this case
CDs generally aren't copy protected. Commercial video DVDs are almost all copy protected.
and Apple's position?
Apple's position is that since breaking the copy protection is illegal, there's nothing they can to vis-a-vis iTunes and the Apple TV. If you want to read up on one company's attempts to come up with software that can import a DVD and the movie industry's reaction, read this:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345931,00.asp
It's my DVD movie.
No, it's not. It's your physical DVD. It's not your movie.
I paid for it. I own it.
No, you don't. You own the physical DVD. You've purchased certain rights to use the content on the DVD.
I should be able to copy it to my Mac for playback either from iTunes or Apple TV, more so since I no longer have a DVD player.
Yes, you should. But the movie industry doesn't want you to do it and as such has gotten legislation written in the US and some other countries that prevent you from legally copying the DVD to any other medium. The answer the movie industry has come up with, though with only limited adoption thus far, is the "digital copy" included with some DVDs.
Bottom line, as has been said many times: US law makes it illegal to break the copy protection on any medium, be it CD, DVD or anything else.
Enough said. There's absolutely nothing Apple can do about this unless and until such time as the law is changed.
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Ripping a DVD (movie) to an iPod or iPod Nano

Hi:
Can someone please provide me with the details of how to do this ...or... if it can be done ? Roughly how much memory does the iPod need to hold a 2 hr DVD ?
Thank you...

http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa
2.8.2
"Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store."
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How is best to rip DVDs that I own to my iMac then move them to my iPads so my kids can watch them during a long drive?

How is best to rip DVDs that I own to my new iMac for viewing on my iPads and iPods (for kids during a long drive)? I've read about a lot of options, but I don't find anything that sounds authoritative on what is the ideal way. There is freeware out there and a bunch of paid options. I don't mind paying as long as I know what I'm getting will work. I've asked a few buddies and haven't gotten any straight answers. It seems like everyone has their own way that has its own set of benefits and issues. Any strong opinions out there on what works well (especially for a rookie)?

https://discussions.apple.com/static/apple/tutorial/tou.html
Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
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Zen Vision M 30gB: How Do You Add DVD Movi

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I'm afraid we cannot allow discussion of ripping commercial DVD on the forum, for legal reasons. I'm sure you will be able to find more information by using search engines or from some other websites.
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DVD movies to iPod video format

I often travell on official business, I am trying to rip a DVD to my ipod. My friend told me that Sothink ipod- converter can convert DVD movies to IPod video format. I have downloaded and try it,I think the Sothink IPod Video Converter is designed to be an easy company for my IPod.
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If you want a really organized package for ripping your dvds into .mp4 "ipod" format use the dvd Decrypter and Videora ipod conveter. They are very organized and they put you in control of the video/audio settings... And it couldn't be easier. Here are the links if you wanna give these FREE programs a shot
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