Anyone knows any DVD Ripper?

Killesr · 04-12-2008, 04:07 AM

Hi People,
I am on the look out for fast and easy to use DVD ripping software, which can provide good speed with decent quality. I am having a storage problem in my system as I have many things to keep update and there are DVD format movies which are large files which use a lot of space in hard drive. Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks a lot!

sufs · 04-12-2008, 04:22 AM

Looking to do the same thing.

I want to remove the region code protection from some of my DVD's so I can play them on my XA-2. Thanks

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 10:32 AM

There's ripping and there is encoding. Two different things. Video is somewhat different than audio where the rippers will also re-encode from uncompressed audio to .mp3.

If these are standard DVDs, the video files can be put together with a program like VideoReDo and saved in a variety of formats. If they are HD discs, I'm looking for something like that myself.

btw with 77 red and 57 blu discs, you would be maroon not purple.

Loves2Watch · 04-12-2008, 11:28 AM

Ripping of DVD's, that is removing content/copyright protection is illegal in the United States. It is a violation of Federal law to do so even if you own the original. Discussing these illegal activities is not allowed on these forums.

Scottnot · 04-12-2008, 01:56 PM

Depends what you are actually wanting to do . . . .

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killesr

I am having a storage problem in my system as I have many things to keep update and there are DVD format movies which are large files which use a lot of space in hard drive.

If you have a lot of "DVD format movies" on your hard drive, then why not just play them using S-video output to a DVDR and record them to DVD for archival purposes?

sufs · 04-12-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

Ripping of DVD's, that is removing content/copyright protection is illegal in the United States. It is a violation of Federal law to do so even if you own the original. Discussing these illegal activities is not allowed on these forums.

All I want is something to remove region code not any copy protection.

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

Ripping of DVD's, that is removing content/copyright protection is illegal in the United States. It is a violation of Federal law to do so even if you own the original. Discussing these illegal activities is not allowed on these forums.

Just ripping them isn't illegal for placing the material on a media server. Case in point; CDs are copyrighted as well, but storing them in central servers is a major product for the Bose Built-Invisible product line. See: uMusic® intelligent playback system.

As a dealer I went to a seminar on the Built-Invisible products and the video servers was also discussed. Bose at that time was waiting to see how the HD market evolved as well as solving issues with whole house distribution.

Also Fusion Research has media servers that will hold hundreds of DVDs. See: Fusion Media Servers.

Just ripping a DVD that you own is not illegal as long as you don't loan or sell that DVD or make additional copies for your friends, etc.

I did read somewhere that the anyDVD software was made illegal in Germany though.

Loves2Watch · 04-12-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbinck

Just ripping them isn't illegal for placing the material on a media server. Case in point; CDs are copyrighted as well, but storing them in central servers is a major product for the Bose Built-Invisible product line. See: uMusic® intelligent playback system.

As a dealer I went to a seminar on the Built-Invisible products and the video servers was also discussed. Bose at that time was waiting to see how the HD market evolved as well as solving issues with whole house distribution.

Also Fusion Research has media servers that will hold hundreds of DVDs. See: Fusion Media Servers.

Just ripping a DVD that you own is not illegal as long as you don't loan or sell that DVD or make additional copies for your friends, etc.

YES, it in fact is!

If you do in fact RIP the DVD, that removes content/copyright protection. That IS illegal period, no exceptions. Read the DMCA. People are under the FALSE assumption that they can rip a DVD and store it on a server, make a backup etc. Ripping the DVD is the illegal portion as it does remove protections and that is NOT legal under any circumstances as it pertains to the end user, us.

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 05:00 PM

You say it is and I say it is not. Product manufacturers also say it is not illegal. Who to believe? Hmmm. I gave links, where's yours?

Loves2Watch · 04-12-2008, 05:04 PM

Mine is the DMCA and my answer is not a interpretation but as the DMCA states and has been held up in many, many court cases. Some of which I was able to be witness to in the (Federal) courtroom.

I say again, an individual user cannot rip (removing content/copyright protection) a DVD or CD for any reason whatsoever, it is illegal under the DMCA to remove such protection. It is the protection removal that is illegal, not the copying part and most CD's currently do not have this protection scheme although a few do and many more to come.

This is why right now, there is a Consumer Fair Rights Bill in Congress, to give us users some rights so we can legally make a backup copy. Both the RIAA and MPAA are lobying against this Fair Use bill. Please, anyone who rweads this write or call your congressmen and demand your Fair Rights Use.

This is as important as the landmark Betamax Fair Use bill passed many years ago to allow users to record programming on video tape but that was analog. The new bill is for now, in the digital millennium and we must not allow Hollywood to dictate to us when, where, how we watch and listen to media and how many times we must pay for it.

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 05:19 PM

See what I'm saying is your just saying it and referencing DMCA which is your interpretation does not make it so. Are you saying that the manufacturers of these products are making illegal equipment? Their lawyers say they aren't.

Loves2Watch · 04-12-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbinck

See what I'm saying is your just saying it and referencing DMCA which is your interpretation does not make it so. Are you saying that the manufacturers of these products are making illegal equipment? Their lawyers say they aren't.

I said individuals not manufacturers. They have been to court or worked out details with RIAA and MPAA for their specific, intended purpose, like a media server manufacturer. And the company is the only one who can legally put the data from your DVD's on the server.

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 06:03 PM

You didn't say invividuals or companies. Your statement was:

Quote:

Ripping of DVD's, that is removing content/copyright protection is illegal in the United States. It is a violation of Federal law to do so even if you own the original. Discussing these illegal activities is not allowed on these forums.

In the Bose system they give you the software to put your CDs on the system. They don't do it for you. Same with Fusion. In fact Fusion will also supply software for bulk ripping using the Sony DVD jukebox.

I know there is an interpretation of DMCA that feels like the fair use was made illegal. I also know that the DMCRA bill had a reaffirm provision for fair use. Reaffirm generally means to clairify a provision that could be deemed ambigous and thus ruled adversley by some whacko judge. But those manufacturers feel they are making legal products.

Sure to be super safe, you could take the stance that ripping DVD for fair use purposes is illegal, but until there is a court case affirming that, it seems to me to still be in limbo with fair use winning out.

Having said all of that, I do agree calling to put pressure on lawmakers to clairify this area is a good thing to do.

Loves2Watch · 04-12-2008, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbinck

Sure to be super safe, you could take the stance that ripping DVD for fair use purposes is illegal, but until there is a court case affirming that, it seems to me to still be in limbo with fair use winning out.

There have been several and the INDIVIDUAL user has always lost. There is no interpretation of the DMCA for individuals, it is as it states.

**rbinck** · 04-12-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

There have been several and the INDIVIDUAL user has always lost. There is no interpretation of the DMCA for individuals, it is as it states.

Got a link?

04-12-2008, 04:07 AM	#1
Killesr A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11	Anyone knows any DVD Ripper? Hi People, I am on the look out for fast and easy to use DVD ripping software, which can provide good speed with decent quality. I am having a storage problem in my system as I have many things to keep update and there are DVD format movies which are large files which use a lot of space in hard drive. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

04-12-2008, 04:22 AM	#2
sufs Generation HD Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 1,019	Looking to do the same thing. I want to remove the region code protection from some of my DVD's so I can play them on my XA-2. Thanks __________________ Equipment: Samsung 40" R71B LCD Denon AVR 3808CI Toshiba XA-2 PS3/Wii/ 360 withHD DVD add on Harmony 880 UR Sony Vaio FW21E Speakers JBL Northridge series E 100 Floorstanding 3 Way dual 10" E 90 Floorstanding 3 Way dual 8" E C35 3 Way dual 5.25" E 250P 12" front Firing HD Movies: 320 PSN/Gamer card:Sufs

04-12-2008, 10:32 AM	#3
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 12,337	There's ripping and there is encoding. Two different things. Video is somewhat different than audio where the rippers will also re-encode from uncompressed audio to .mp3. If these are standard DVDs, the video files can be put together with a program like VideoReDo and saved in a variety of formats. If they are HD discs, I'm looking for something like that myself. btw with 77 red and 57 blu discs, you would be maroon not purple. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

04-12-2008, 11:28 AM	#4
Loves2Watch SPAM Police Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ, NM, TX, MX Posts: 13,965	Ripping of DVD's, that is removing content/copyright protection is illegal in the United States. It is a violation of Federal law to do so even if you own the original. Discussing these illegal activities is not allowed on these forums. __________________ Theater 1 - Panasonic TH-85PF12U Plasma TV, 6 Conrad Johnson LP275M Amps, Anthem Statement D-2 Pre/Pro, 6 Thiel SCS4 Speakers, 2 REL T-1 Subs, Infinity Interlude 120S Sub, Simaudio MOON Orbiter Universal Disc Player, ELP Laser Turntable, 2 Dish Network ViP 622 DVR's, Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD Player. Friends don't let friends buy Korean brand TV's.

04-12-2008, 05:00 PM	#9
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 12,337	You say it is and I say it is not. Product manufacturers also say it is not illegal. Who to believe? Hmmm. I gave links, where's yours? __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

04-12-2008, 05:04 PM	#10
Loves2Watch SPAM Police Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ, NM, TX, MX Posts: 13,965	Mine is the DMCA and my answer is not a interpretation but as the DMCA states and has been held up in many, many court cases. Some of which I was able to be witness to in the (Federal) courtroom. I say again, an individual user cannot rip (removing content/copyright protection) a DVD or CD for any reason whatsoever, it is illegal under the DMCA to remove such protection. It is the protection removal that is illegal, not the copying part and most CD's currently do not have this protection scheme although a few do and many more to come. This is why right now, there is a Consumer Fair Rights Bill in Congress, to give us users some rights so we can legally make a backup copy. Both the RIAA and MPAA are lobying against this Fair Use bill. Please, anyone who rweads this write or call your congressmen and demand your Fair Rights Use. This is as important as the landmark Betamax Fair Use bill passed many years ago to allow users to record programming on video tape but that was analog. The new bill is for now, in the digital millennium and we must not allow Hollywood to dictate to us when, where, how we watch and listen to media and how many times we must pay for it. __________________ Theater 1 - Panasonic TH-85PF12U Plasma TV, 6 Conrad Johnson LP275M Amps, Anthem Statement D-2 Pre/Pro, 6 Thiel SCS4 Speakers, 2 REL T-1 Subs, Infinity Interlude 120S Sub, Simaudio MOON Orbiter Universal Disc Player, ELP Laser Turntable, 2 Dish Network ViP 622 DVR's, Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD Player. Friends don't let friends buy Korean brand TV's. Last edited by Loves2Watch; 04-12-2008 at 05:14 PM.

04-12-2008, 05:19 PM	#11
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 12,337	See what I'm saying is your just saying it and referencing DMCA which is your interpretation does not make it so. Are you saying that the manufacturers of these products are making illegal equipment? Their lawyers say they aren't. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

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