[X4U] DVD copying

[Neil]

OK, nobody here has mentioned MacTheRipper.  You mentioned having it,  
so why don't you just use that?  It works on copy protected content.   
It preserves the DVD structure with menus and the original picture  
quality.  It uses very little CPU power and it's fast.  The files it  
produces are larger than the MP4 files made by HandBrake, but you  
have a slow CPU with a big hard drive, so it sounds like a good trade- 
off for you.

Many people who like HandBrake for creating MP4 files, start by  
ripping in MacTheRipper to reduce the wear and tear on the DVD drive.

Have you compared the 2-pass encoding to one-pass for videos?  I have  
heard people say that they can't see the difference in quality..

Enjoy your movies.


On Aug 4, 2007, at 3:46 PM, wilkinw wrote:

> DVD2one is also a good choice. Have used it for a long time. It  
> costs but works great.
> On Aug 4, 2007, at 1:05 PM, alexandre wrote:
>
>>
>> On 4 août 07, at 17:24, Daly Jessup wrote:
>>
>>> At 10:04 AM -0500 8/4/07, Dan A Currie wrote:
>>>> Hello All,
>>>>
>>>> I have several older DVD movies that I would like to copy before  
>>>> the kids wear them out or destroy them.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions for the best (read simplest) method of copying them.
>>>> I am running an MDD 1.25 dualie, 10.4.9, 2 GB RAM, 300 GB  
>>>> storage, with Toast 7 and Mac the Ripper 1.7.1.
>>>
>>> The easiest way I know is with Toast Titanium. Put in the DVD,  
>>> click Copy and it will make an image, then invite you to insert a  
>>> blank DVD.
>>>
>>
>> hi,
>> i'm noz sure that the above method works if the DVDs are copy- 
>> protected.
>>
>> my tip: use handbrake, choose and average bitrate of 1500kbps (or  
>> more), select 2-pass encoding, select the movie language and  
>> subtitles, and press "rip". easy.
>> the only issue with handbrake is that you lose the menus, you just  
>> end up with an mpeg4 file.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> alexandre