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Larry Klassen
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Mar 15, 2005, 08:35 PM
 
I'm just in the process of converting to Mac (I'll be getting my powerbook from this forum on Thursday), and was wondering what is out there for software to copy a DVD to the hard drive. In the PC world there's various programs to dissect the dvd into parts and pare it down to the basic movie (without extras, etc.) so that it will fit under 4.5gigs (so it can be put on a standard blank dvd, not double layer). What is available for Mac to do that? Is it downloadable (ie. free)?

What are the options for bittorrent as well for macs? Sorry, I'm clueless on the subject, so please help me out. Thanks in advance.
     
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Mar 15, 2005, 10:13 PM
 
MacTheRipper is my favorite free DVD Ripper. There are plenty of other free ones and a few pay ones too. MacTheRipper extracts to regular DVD ".vob" files. Handbrake or OpenShiva can "cut out the middle man" and convert straight to mpeg 4 if that the output format you prefer.

For BitTorrent there is an official BitTorrent client for Mac, Tomato Torrent, and my current favorite Azureus
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 12:52 AM
 
Search Google for HandBrake. It's a great lil app. Takes forever to rip a DVD but it's good.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 01:09 AM
 
Larry? From Jersey??

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Mar 16, 2005, 03:37 AM
 
Backing up your DVDs require 3 steps and (maybe) 3 separate applications. 1) Ripping, 2) Compressing and 3) Burning.

For ripping, MacTheRipper is best. For compressing, I suggest using DVD2one. They have a step by step guide there. For burning, you can use Disk Utility that came free with Mac OS X or Toast Titanium. There's also Popcorn that handles both the Compressing and Burning. I haven't tested it.
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Larry Klassen  (op)
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Mar 16, 2005, 07:30 AM
 
Thanks for the tips, I intend to try these various apps out now. I've heard of DVD2one, didn't know it was for Mac as well. Are most things out there made for both Win and Mac OS?

And no, I'm not from Jersey, I'm from Winnipeg, Canada (although I have a good friend in Boonton).

Thanks again, this has been very helpful so far.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 08:39 AM
 
Originally posted by Superchicken:
Search Google for HandBrake. It's a great lil app. Takes forever to rip a DVD but it's good.
Seconded for HandBrake. Though, a question. I've heard that HandBrake can be damaging to your optical drive, something about the way it reads the disk. Any truth to that? I've always created a disk image of the DVD first, and then compressed to xvid from the image as a precaution.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 08:42 AM
 
I prefer 0sex over MacTheRipper - just something about the way MTR handles title extraction in series dvds - all the chapters are in the wrong place which seems odd (like titles don't start at the start of episodes and stuff).

For coding I like FFmpegX - very pliable!
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 08:42 AM
 
Originally posted by Larry Klassen:
Are most things out there made for both Win and Mac OS?
Usually not. DVD copying software is still kinda grey market. Technically nothing wrong with it, but the MPAA would still like to see it go away. As a result, most of the developers don't have the resources to develop dual platform. Also, the PC side of DVD copying is a little further along in development, though MacOS versions are slowly catching up.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 08:55 AM
 
Originally posted by Larry Klassen:
Are most things out there made for both Win and Mac OS?
Some things are, but I certainly wouldn't say "most". If anything, I've found that (for obvious reasons), OS X tends to share more programs with the *nix world.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 09:29 AM
 
MactheRipper = free

Popcorn = ~$50

MactheRipper + Popcorn = priceless
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 01:38 PM
 
DVD Rip software question. Bit Torrent question casually mentioned next paragraph. Hmm. No illegal copying going to occur here, it looks all fair use to me.
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Mar 16, 2005, 01:42 PM
 
Originally posted by Larry Klassen:
And no, I'm not from Jersey, I'm from Winnipeg, Canada (although I have a good friend in Boonton).
Ok. Coinkidink.

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Mar 16, 2005, 02:01 PM
 
Originally posted by msuper69:
MactheRipper = free

Popcorn = ~$50

MactheRipper + Popcorn = priceless
This is what I do as well.
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 02:19 PM
 
Originally posted by AB^2=BCxAC:
... it looks all fair use to me.
Certainly not outside the realm of possibility
     
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Mar 16, 2005, 02:38 PM
 
Originally posted by Wiskedjak:
Usually not. DVD copying software is still kinda grey market. Technically nothing wrong with it, but the MPAA would still like to see it go away. As a result, most of the developers don't have the resources to develop dual platform. Also, the PC side of DVD copying is a little further along in development, though MacOS versions are slowly catching up.
Copyright is a very complex and bizarre beast. I'd be very careful of making statements such as, "Technically nothing wrong with it."

In general, copyright law gives you the legal authority to make one back-up copy of material that you own�music CD, movie DVD, VHS tape, software disc, etc. The back-up is of course for the purpose of having media available in case the first fails.

Any additional copies are illegal. Also, using your back-up copy in another manner is illegal. For example, borrowing that back-up copy to a friend so they can listen to the latest Moby tunes or watch The Incredibles is "technically" illegal.

Will you get caught and busted? Probably not. Does that change the question of legality? Probably not.

Using BitTorrent to distrubte DVDs you've ripped and compressed is most certainly illegal.
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Mar 16, 2005, 04:44 PM
 
an all in one app is www.fastdvdcopy.com

it will rip, encode, and burn.
     
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Mar 24, 2005, 02:01 AM
 
New version of Handbrake is now out!

What's New:

Chapters selection
Custom framerate
Subtitle support
Automatic check for update
Custom aspect ratio
Audio samplerate selection
mp4/H.264 output
Proper NTSC support
AC3 pass-through
Progress bar in the dock icon (OS X)
2-pass H.264 encoding
Constant quality encoding
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Aug 29, 2005, 01:34 PM
 
BTW new MTR builds are fantastic. much much improved!
     
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Aug 29, 2005, 05:37 PM
 
I'm liking the sounds of MTR, but trying to DL at VT via:
http://www.ripdifferent.com/~mtr/download.php?id=3
gives ERROR: "this id doesn't exist"

How recently has anyone successfully DL'd this?
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Aug 29, 2005, 06:23 PM
 
Fast DVD Copy is an excellent application. It's fast, all-in-one, and very easy to use.. You only have to click one button to copy the DVD, then the same button to burn it. It's $100, or close to it. I bought it maybe a year ago and I have found it to be extremely useful.
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Aug 30, 2005, 03:27 AM
 
Try going to:

http://www.ripdifferent.com/~mtr/#download

Its only version 2.6.6 but if you visit the forums you'll get the full info that you probably want.
     
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Aug 30, 2005, 12:57 PM
 
yes, thanks - i got it to download from a link off their site
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Oct 10, 2005, 01:25 PM
 
When using Mac The Ripper... how can you tell what files are just the actual movie and not the excess special features, extra stuff that doesn't need to run the movie itself...? 7.xx GB is a lot, considering the other movies I have are <1GB
     
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Oct 10, 2005, 03:47 PM
 
Other movies you have that are less than 1GB I highly doubt are direct rips. In all likelihood they're movie only rips which have been subsequently encoded in either xvid or divx format, which is a different issue entirely. A full disc rip of +-7GB is NOT uncommon at all. MTR has an option for a for a movie only rip if you're not interested in extras.
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Oct 11, 2005, 05:05 AM
 
As 'Meritocracy' says, you can extract just the movie with MacTheRipper… clic on the 'Mode' button and then choose 'Main Feature Extraction' from the pop-up menu, then Go!

     
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Oct 11, 2005, 11:36 AM
 
Sorry, angelmb, but how do you get MTR to do that...? My pop-up menu says "Full Disc Extraction" and is greyed out

nevermind... answered my own question
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May 5, 2006, 06:53 PM
 
Hey, once I rip the file with Mac the ripper, what exactly do you do to burn it using Disk Utility? My son is starting to kill some of his elmo & disney DVD's, and i need a free option, quick!
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Jun 9, 2006, 12:10 PM
 
ummm...

free option...

dvd2onex has a trial I think
     
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Jun 21, 2006, 05:42 PM
 
Okay.. my questions...

1. Why get popcorn to compress, when they can fit on a double layer disk nowadays..
2. Can you copy the "complete DVD movie" meaning an exact copy with menus and special features..
     
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Jun 21, 2006, 05:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by iSteve
Okay.. my questions...

1. Why get popcorn to compress, when they can fit on a double layer disk nowadays..
2. Can you copy the "complete DVD movie" meaning an exact copy with menus and special features..
1, Not everyone has a DL burner.
2. Yes.
     
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Jun 22, 2006, 02:14 AM
 
Originally Posted by iSteve
Okay.. my questions...

1. Why get popcorn to compress, when they can fit on a double layer disk nowadays..
DL disks cost more.
     
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Jun 22, 2006, 02:15 AM
 
Originally Posted by demograph68
DL disks cost more.

Yea, you do have a point there.. I think I paid like 36.00 for 3..
     
   
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