The simple interface prompts you to perform the rip in t hree basic steps. First, click on one button to load the DVD. The program can handle individual video files as well as folders on a DVD. Click on another button to choose the output.
#CNET BEST DVD RIPPER 2016 MP4#
You can select from MP4 video, AVI video, WMV video, MOV video, and smaller formats for iOS and Android devices. Next, choose the destination folder for the video file and then click on Run. After the process is finished, just double-click on the digital file to view the video. Handbrake is completely free, though it's a bit more complicated than WinX DVD Ripper. However, once you get the hang of it, you'll find Handbrake an effective tool for ripping your DVDs. The program asks you to choose your source. You can select either a single video file, a folder of files, or the DVD directly. You can choose the format for your video output from among a few dozen types. Handbrake offers formats for PCs, the web, mobile devices, game consoles, and set-top boxes. Next, pick a destination folder and create a name for your video file. Then, trigger the rip, or as the program calls it, Start Encode. After you're done, segue to the destination via File Explorer and double-click the video file to play it. Handbrake can rip your personal, unprotected videos. By itself, it can't rip commercial videos, as it doesn't support the removal of copy protection. Search the web for a file called libdvdcss-2.dll. You should be able to find it at a few different websites, such as the VideoLAN download index. VideoLAN offers the excellent VLC Media Player software. The libdvdcss-2.dll can decrypt DVDs encrypted with a type of copy protection called Content Scramble System (CSS). Download the file and copy it to the C:\Program Files\Handbrake folder. Then restart Handbrake, and now it should be able to rip a DVD encrypted with CSS. I was able to rip both my own personal videos and a copy-protected video. Handbrake can be slow, especially when dealing with long videos. Be prepared to take a nice, long coffee break while your DVD is ripped. WonderFox DVD Ripper is another ripper that's simple to use but provides a healthy lineup of features.
#CNET BEST DVD RIPPER 2016 ISO#
You start by picking your source-the DVD itself, an ISO image, or a DVD folder. You can select from a variety of formats, including AVI, MP4, MKV, WMV, and MOV. You can keep the default settings or play around with your options by choosing the resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder type, and more. If you're cool with the settings you've chosen, you can save them as a profile that you can load each time you need it. Then just click on the Run button to let it rip.
#CNET BEST DVD RIPPER 2016 TRIAL#
WonderFox DVD Ripper comes in a free, unregistered trial version that can handle both your own personal videos and commercial ones that are copy-protected. But the freebie limits you to just 15-minute videos.