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Best application to Rip dvds? Best quality rip app?

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iMackPro

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Im new to this kind of thing but now that i have a computer powerful enough to quickly do this im going to start. so far I've found

Handbrake
Xilisoft Video converter deluxe

are anyone of these better than the other?
is there a "best" one?

TIA!
 
Handbrake won't rip anything that's copy protected.


Mac the Ripper or Ripit. I use Ripit personally then re-encode using Handbrake if I want to get it on a different device like my iPhone or iPad or NAS so my ATV2 can get to it.
 
johnnyturbouk said:
im no expert in this, but handbrake (and vlc) work perfectly for me!
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Agreed. Handbrake with VLC installed will rip and encode the video in one shot and it works fine. On my new 2011 i7 macbook pro, most movies rip and encode in Universal Apple format in ~20 minutes. Much better than the 90 to 120 on my 2007 macbook.
 
Best one so far for me has been handbrake with vlc installed. I also have ripit and its also been good for what it does.
 
rgomes said:
Why does one need VLC to be installed?
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3. How to transcode the MPEG-2 encoded video DVD material for use on your computer without ripping the video DVD.​

If you don't want to rip the video DVDs first, and just use Handbrake for transcoding the video, make sure to install VLC Player to circumvent the CSS I mentioned earlier.
Make sure you have the 64-bit version of both applications installed, or the 32-bit versions. Both applications will not work together, if one is 32-bit and one is 64-bit.

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from How to backup/copy/rip video DVDs to your HDD and transcode them to another format in Mac OS X.
 
deadwulfe said:
Because Handbrake doesn't rip copy-protected discs. Therefore you need VLC installed to handle that problem so that Handbrake can convert the video.
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So, VLC is involved when Handbrake is running (ripping or encoding?)

What is it actually doing?
 
rgomes said:
So, VLC is involved when Handbrake is running (ripping or encoding?)
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Yeah, you just want to have it installed. You don't actually need to do anything with it for Handbrake to make use of it.
 
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I have been ripping with only HANDBRAKE.

VLC is installed.

Never had a problem with any disk, pop it in ..... fire up Handbrake and rip away.

I like that both Handbrake and VLC are FREE !!!!!
 
So where can I find a good tutorial guide for ripping DVDs / Blu-Rays on my iMac for viewing on Apple TV 2?

I know iMac can't work with Blu Rays but there has to be a way to install an external Blu Ray Drive?
 
Quick question on this as I try out my new MBP.

I ripped the DVD using Handbrake/VLC using the "Normal" preset which converted it to a .m4v file. Plays fine on the MBP.

I have my iPhone plugged in, so I tried to drag it over to the phone in iTunes. Wouldn't give me the option to move it to the phone.

So I used Handbrake again to convert my new .m4v into the iPhone 4 format.

But I still couldn't drag that new file onto the phone.

My phone is usually plugged into the iMac, so this is its first time on the new MBP. I authorized this computer in iTunes, but still no luck.

Any ideas? Am I missing a step somewhere?

P.S. Love the new computer. This little handbrake exercise took my MBP for a good run.
 
Do I need to "re-rip" the DVD w/ Handbrake to the Universal output?

Or can I convert my .m4v file from my first rip into the Universal output?

Does the fact that I just plugged my iPhone into the new computer when it's been synched before on the iMac downstairs play into it? ie, do I have the right format (remember I converted my ripped/encoded file to the iphone format in the presets), but can't transfer anything to the phone b/c it's plugged into a different computer?
 
currins said:
Or can I convert my .m4v file from my first rip into the Universal output?
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You can just add the .mkv file you already made to handbrake as a source, and select destination options. As long as you get the settings right, there should be no noticeable quality loss.
 
currins said:
P.S. Love the new computer. This little handbrake exercise took my MBP for a good run.
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For sure. It runs mine around 85-98% and my CPU temp will hit above 200F in no time. I usually kick up the fans before it starts.
 
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