Ripping DVDs to mp4 / iPod friendly format

[Alf W]

Suggestions please for good applications to do this (preferably freeware / shareware).

Lots of HMRC DVD guides need putting on the new company iPod <cough>.

Thanks

[PAH]

Not sure we're allowed to mention specific methods and software as it could be seen as encouraging piracy.

Doesn't your MP3/ipod come with conversion software so all you need is a DVD ripper?


Have a look at this site, vast amount of info:

http://www.videohelp.com/convert

[Spacecadet]

PM me

[Moscow Mule]

Handbrake.

[Cowboy Bob]

Handbrake.

What he said...

[Solent]

I would recommend Xilisoft, which I use for my IPhone, very good quality

http://www.xilisoft.com/

[PeterST1]

I use PQDVD to Ipod which is great. I have used Handbrake, but found it a bit slow, but its free, PQDVD isn't.

And as a side note, if you want to download youtube to MP4(Ipod) format there is a free tool from vixy.net. They have an web downloader (which is really flakey), but they now have a downloadable version which has so far been 100% reliable.

[Alf W]

Am giving Handbrake a go?

First attempt didn't work too well. It looks like some sort of copy protection stuffed it or I used some wrong settings somewhere. Now it won't recognise DVDs. Does it rip straight from commercial DVDs or do you need something else before to get round the copy protection?

Bloody thing. I'm trying to do this at the same time as working on another laptop.

[Moscow Mule]

Am giving Handbrake a go?

First attempt didn't work too well. It looks like some sort of copy protection stuffed it or I used some wrong settings somewhere. Now it won't recognise DVDs. Does it rip straight from commercial DVDs or do you need something else before to get round the copy protection?

Bloody thing. I'm trying to do this at the same time as working on another laptop.

Make sure you set the "source" to the video_ts folder in the DVD.

Make sure you've got the latest version.

*MAY* work better if you image the disk to your hard-drive first.

I don't use the windows version so YMMV.

[PeterST1]

You will need AnyDVD to decrypt the DVD. You won't be able to copy/rip without it. AnyDVD removes the copy protection. U can download it for free.