DVD Recorder?

[BranzLS]

Is there any free program that will record a dvd onto your computer so you can save it? I wanted to copy some of my dvd's onto the computer...

 

[DaveSimmons]

use search it's your bestest buddy! keyword DVD should do it.

 

[BranzLS]

I'm about to try SMART RIPPER but when I searched it came up with people wanting to make VCD's and DVD to DVD copies.. I just want it on my hard drive. Simple..

 

[DaveSimmons]

Hmm, several of the threads have links to www.vcdhelp.com and some also mention ripping as the first step of copying commercial DVDs. But yes, many posts in the threads are about single-step tools that rip and burn.

But search is stll your bestest buddy, even though you have to wade through some less-useful posts 🙂

 

[BranzLS]

I'll go re read some of em and see... the ones I read did not help me. I registered on the site, but you have to wait a day to post so I am searching there finding the same thing. I can't figure out SMART RIPPER and I'll I wanna do is copy a DVD to my computer, not make a VCD or anything. Just have it on my computer as DivX, an avi file or whatever.. Thanks 🙂

 

[Nothinman]

I'm about to try SMART RIPPER but when I searched it came up with people wanting to make VCD's and DVD to DVD copies.. I just want it on my hard drive. Simple.

Copying it to your hard drive and reencoding it as a DivX movie are different things, copying it should take a few minutes where as reencoding it can take hours =)

doom9.net is a good place to start.

 

[DaMutha]

Smart Ripper or DVD Decrypter are the way to go. I think you can find both at the doom.org download page.

 

[BranzLS]

I'm feeling stupid cause I cannot figure this out... can someone please break it down for me so I can take DVD and have the movie be on my computer, not make a DVD copy or VCD, just on my hard drive..

 

[beatle]

Yup, download SmartRipper, install it and then put the DVD in. When you start SmartRipper it will scan the disc for the files. Sometimes it will require you to start playing a DVD and then pause it so that it can "unlock" some of the files. It is usually pretty good about selecting the movie from the list of indexes automatically. Then all you have to do is select where you want the files to go and then start ripping.

 

[AnMig]

after ripping the files about 4 gb in size you will need a player that will be able to play the VOB files.

with power dvd--select open media files --go to your ripped vob files--add-- then play

 

[AnitaPeterson]

OK, BranzLS, here's what you need.

There's a simple, freeware program, called DVDx. It does everything you want, and can convert DVDs to divx or VCD, to keep the films on your HD or record to CD... It can do things very simply, and you don't need to know anything about encoding, and you DON'T need 5 GB free space on your HD...

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/dvdx.html

http://dvdx.sourceforge.net/