The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Help with ripping dvds

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Aniki, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. Aniki

    Aniki Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'm not sure whats the best way to rip a DVD, but I keep reading about Mac the ripper and Handbreak. I think I understand that you use Mac the ripper to get on the computer first, then handbreak it if I wana get it on my Ipod. (If this isn't right can some clarify it for me please). But through all my searching I can't seem to find links to download these programs to test these out and play with it...so if anyone is kind enough to provide a link much appreciated.
     
    Aniki, Jan 7, 2009
    #1
  2. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

    Reputations:
    433
    Messages:
    1,605
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    If you use handbrake you don't need to use anything else, you can rip the DVD directly to use with iPhones, iPods and more.

    http://handbrake.fr/

    (just a tip when searching for Mac apps, you always get better google results if you type in "Handbrake app" or "handbrake mac app" rather than just the name of the application itself)
     
    cdnalsi, Jan 7, 2009
    #2
  3. The_Shirt

    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    127
    Messages:
    436
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I had asked a similar question about a week ago and went with the Handbrake software. It works very well ripping (and can save in multiple formats so you can save in a version that will work on other equipment).

    One thing I would suggest is reading the documentation...it isn't a very intuitive program :cool: ...
     
    The_Shirt, Jan 7, 2009
    #3
  4. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    685
    Messages:
    2,463
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Another great thing about Handbrake is that is updated often, and it is a very open development situation. Meaning every little issue or change will be mentioned.
     
    circa86, Jan 7, 2009
    #4
  5. Aniki

    Aniki Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Aniki, Jan 7, 2009
    #5
  6. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    685
    Messages:
    2,463
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Having VLC installed will allow HandBrake to bypass any built in DRM a DVD may have.

    Even if you aren't ripping DVDs I highly recommend VLC, it is a great app, and it is very small.
     
    circa86, Jan 7, 2009
    #6
  7. corujo712

    corujo712 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    26
    Messages:
    348
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I am having a problem with ripping some DVD's (legally). I own Season 8 Seinfeld and want to rip it to my external hard drive to keep a back up on an external media player. I managed to rip season 1-7 + 9 but am having errors with season 8.

    I have tried handbrake, isky dvd, dvd shrink, dvd decrypter and they all show up with errors. You can watch them fine with the apple dvd player, vlc and quicktime but just cant rip them.

    Any ideas?
     
    corujo712, Jan 8, 2009
    #7
  8. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    70
    Messages:
    1,746
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I had DVDFabdecrypter for Windows. Is there something similar to that for the Mac? Is Handbrake the equivalent?
     
    titaniummd, Jan 8, 2009
    #8
  9. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

    Reputations:
    1,253
    Messages:
    2,086
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    HandBrake works great for me, and hasn't let me down yet!
     
    Colton, Jan 9, 2009
    #9