DVD Backup

[busia12]

Looking for a good way to put a whole lot of DVD's into a very small space, I bought an external HDD. Whats the best program for "ripping," (though i know thats not the right term, is it?) my DVD collection onto my disk for convenient viewing.... do I need a separate program to PLAY the DVD files or does the "ripping" program come with a good viewing application?? I need something vista compatible.... and I consider myself to be proficient technically speaking (if this needs to get involved) ....

 

[Rottie]

Nero can do rip DVD but not copyright dvd movies into your hard drive. Also I think DVD Shrink does the job too.

 

[MustISO]

VideoHelp

You need a program to decrypt the discs and then a program for the conversion to Divx or Xvid.

 

[GeezerMan]

The media player in Vista Home Premium can play the ripped files just as if it was a DVD, menus and all. Kinda neat. Earlier versions of media player may do that too, I don't know.

 

[potato28]

Well DVD Shrink gets them into an ISO, and from there all you need is a really good transcoder to make .avi's at about 700mbs, give or take. This usually gives really nice picture, and pretty good audio.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Take a look at DVDFab Decrypter

 

[oscar6]

Originally posted by: MustISO
VideoHelp

You need a program to decrypt the discs and then a program for the conversion to Divx or Xvid.

Sorry to but in but I have a question and it may help the OP out as well.

Which is "better" Divx or Xvid?
Which programs can be used to run each?

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Use DVDDecrypter to rip the movie to your hard-drive.
It's 2007 and x264 is where its at: Download MeGUI and use x264 to compress the movie.

x264 video track + AC3 5.1 audio track = Win! (Or you could use stereo)

Here's a nice guide: Link

 

[Schadenfroh]

Good news, 20% off slysoft software!. These guys make anydvd.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

You didn't specify what file size you would like to compress your movies to. These are screenshots from a 700MB rip of Pulp Fiction: not bad for a two-and-a-half hour movie. A 1GB version ought to be better.

x264 video + 2Ch-96kbps ABR mp3 audio

Jules
Mia
Pumpkin

Playback is simple: I use WMP11+ffdshow
To the person who asked, I don't know if the current version of DivX has made any improvements but the last time I checked, Xvid was preferred to DivX and I saw some screenshot comparisons on a bunch of websites that supported this.