[X4U] DVD copying

[wilkinw]

You'll need to make a small donation for the newest version, works  
better on a lot of the newer copy protected stuff. Although you can  
still get the older version which does work also, but you will find  
problems every once in a while on some of the more advance copy  
protected media. But yes MTR is an excellent piece of software.

On Aug 4, 2007, at 4:27 PM, Neil wrote:

> 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
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