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  • L Lost User

    It's good for re authoring as well.

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    Ed Poore
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    Yeah, I just found it more capable and intuitive to use.  I just wish there was a free way of using DVD Shrink to rip straight to DivX.  It's always a bit hit or miss whether I manage to select the right audio track if I've ripped all of them off the DVD.

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    • N Nish Nishant

      I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

      Regards, Nish


      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
      My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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      Muhammed Sahin
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      Try StaxRip

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      • S Steve McLenithan

        DVD Decrypter[^] works very well.

        // Steve McLenithan

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        GDMFSOB
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        I use DVD Decrypter, as you can import the dvd vob files straight into pinnacle 12 or Movie Magix Pro 11 after you have decrypted them, and you dont loose any quality, also rips the menus. very nice

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        • N Nish Nishant

          I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

          Regards, Nish


          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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          wavesailor
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          I used to use DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter until I found www.dvdfab.com They have a free version and the pay version has all the bells and whistles. -jj

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          • N Nish Nishant

            I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

            Regards, Nish


            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
            My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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            Thomas Stockwell
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            DVD Rippers:

            • VLC Media Player (Can stream DVDs to multiple formats)
            • 123 Copy DVD (slight charge, but lots of maneuverability)
            • DVD Shrink
            • DVD Decrypter
            • Handbrake
            • Nero (select versions can copy non-copyrighted movies)

            Video Conversion Software:

            • VLC Media Player
            • Super Video Converter

            Regards, Thomas Stockwell Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Visit my homepage Oracle Studios Discounted or Free Software for Students: DreamSpark - downloads.channel8.msdn.com MSDN Academic Alliance - www.msdnaa.com

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            • T Thomas Stockwell

              DVD Rippers:

              • VLC Media Player (Can stream DVDs to multiple formats)
              • 123 Copy DVD (slight charge, but lots of maneuverability)
              • DVD Shrink
              • DVD Decrypter
              • Handbrake
              • Nero (select versions can copy non-copyrighted movies)

              Video Conversion Software:

              • VLC Media Player
              • Super Video Converter

              Regards, Thomas Stockwell Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Visit my homepage Oracle Studios Discounted or Free Software for Students: DreamSpark - downloads.channel8.msdn.com MSDN Academic Alliance - www.msdnaa.com

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              Nish Nishant
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              Thanks everyone. Lots of great suggestions there.

              Regards, Nish


              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
              My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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              • S Steve McLenithan

                DVD Decrypter[^] works very well.

                // Steve McLenithan

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                rcampbell12
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                What I'd like to know is which of these can be contolled via Automation. I'd love to run it from another program, telling it what to rip, what to call a file, etc. I'd like to rip data DVDs, not video.

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                • T Thomas Stockwell

                  DVD Rippers:

                  • VLC Media Player (Can stream DVDs to multiple formats)
                  • 123 Copy DVD (slight charge, but lots of maneuverability)
                  • DVD Shrink
                  • DVD Decrypter
                  • Handbrake
                  • Nero (select versions can copy non-copyrighted movies)

                  Video Conversion Software:

                  • VLC Media Player
                  • Super Video Converter

                  Regards, Thomas Stockwell Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Visit my homepage Oracle Studios Discounted or Free Software for Students: DreamSpark - downloads.channel8.msdn.com MSDN Academic Alliance - www.msdnaa.com

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                  Ri Qen Sin
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                  Thomas Stockwell wrote:

                  Nero (select versions can copy non-copyrighted movies)

                  It's probably not for me then. :laugh:

                  So the creationist says: Everything must have a designer. God designed everything. I say: Why is God the only exception? Why not make the "designs" (like man) exceptions and make God a creation of man?

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                  • N Nish Nishant

                    I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

                    Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                    Member 3211240
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                    Try capturing your video to AVI when using Pinnacle. AVI are very large files and will require lots of space on your hard drive.

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                    • N Nish Nishant

                      I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

                      Regards, Nish


                      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                      My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                      HSP934
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                      Most movie DVDs has copy protection, if you want to rip it to your hard disk, you must decrypt the copyright protected dvd first. My friends recommend me to use "E.M. Free DVD Copy"(http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/). I have tried it, I found the ripped video quality was excellent, and the software was very easiy to use, so I recommend it to veryone. "E.M. Free DVD Copy" can help you easily rip DVD to many popular formats, such as mp4, 3gp, flv,h264, Xvid, MOV, VOB, Mpeg, Mpeg4, Mpeg TS, AVI, WMV. so you can watch dvd movies on portable players like iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, etc. 1.Download [url=http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/\]E.M. Free DVD Copy[/url] [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/dvd-copy-main.jpg\[/img\] 2.Insert DVD disc to DVD drive. then, Run E.M. Free DVD Copy, and select “Rip” mode, the ripper will running, If it has more than 2 DVD source, Please select a DVD that you want to rip. [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/dvdsource.jpg\[/img\] 3.When the E.M.Free DVD Ripper running, you'll be asked to select a video format that you want to rip; Please select a suitable format. Such as iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune etc. [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/codec.jpg\[/img\] 4. Select suitable Audio track, Subtitle, Angle, Deinterlace, then click the "OK" button. [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/dvdInput.jpg\[/img\] 5.Click “Rip now” , E.M. Free DVD Copy will start ripping. [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/dvdripermain.jpg\[/img\] 6. After you clicking “Rip now”, “E.M. Free DVD Copy” will display a progress bar, as shown in following figure. You can click “Stop” to cancel ripping. [img]http://www.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/Image/Ripping.jpg\[/img\]

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                      • N Nish Nishant

                        I have a DVD camcorder and it comes with some software to transfer it to the harddisk as an MPG file (Pinnacle Studio). But the harddisk version is of lower quality than when I play the DVD directly. So it seems there's a good bit of quality loss. Can anyone suggest a free software I can use to rip the DVD directly into my harddisk without losing quality?

                        Regards, Nish


                        Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                        My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                        rts Dallas
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                        Sounds like you may need a little more than just a DVD Ripper. Try www.doom9.org or www.videohelp.com Both have a lot of good information and tools for working with multimedia. BTW, Pinnacle studio should have a tool for editing video... RTS

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                        • T Thomas Stockwell

                          DVD Rippers:

                          • VLC Media Player (Can stream DVDs to multiple formats)
                          • 123 Copy DVD (slight charge, but lots of maneuverability)
                          • DVD Shrink
                          • DVD Decrypter
                          • Handbrake
                          • Nero (select versions can copy non-copyrighted movies)

                          Video Conversion Software:

                          • VLC Media Player
                          • Super Video Converter

                          Regards, Thomas Stockwell Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Visit my homepage Oracle Studios Discounted or Free Software for Students: DreamSpark - downloads.channel8.msdn.com MSDN Academic Alliance - www.msdnaa.com

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                          Squirrel Hacker
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                          And if you want to go back to a dvd, DvdFlick[^]is the simplest one that I have found.

                          Squirrel Hacker

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