DVD ripper for MAC

[Ascension]

I am looking for a good (easy to use) program to rip files from my DVD collection into a universal format such as MPEG.

Some of my DVD's are getting to bad to play on an ordinary player and I do not want to have to go any buy the same movies again so if I can I would like to find a program to copy the files to my HD.

I used to use a cracking program called DVDfab on my XP machine which I would recommend to anybody! but its not available for MAC

does anybody have a program that they use and would recommend???

 

[spinnerlys]

Many, I mean hundreds of threads are here:
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=011016...e:forums.macrumors.com&hl=en&as_qdr=all&meta=

 

[TMRaven]

mactheripper is an excellent dvd ripper.
handbrake is an excellent encoder.

 

[-tWv-]

If you use handbrake with VLC it will rip and encode the DVD for you in a single process. This is what I do and it is very quick and the quality is great

 

[ARF900]

Yeah handbrake is what you want. It should get most DVDs and its free

 

[AV8TOR]

When you said easy - RipIt is the one. I have been using it for 40 or so rips and 100% perfect rips and it is a one click and go app. Give it a try. I then use Handbreak for encoding

 

[cmaier]

handbrake works well 90% of the time. The rest of the time I use ripit.

 

[Ascension]

Hi guys, forgive my ignorance here...

but i'm not sure what you mean my 'encoding'?

i do not wish to copy the files (movies) back onto disc, just to keep them in digital format, my iMac is now a bigger and better quality screen than the TV at home lol.

just want to copy the movies to a hard drive and then i can watch them when I choose and there is no risk of further damage to the original DVD discs

 

[AV8TOR]

but i'm not sure what you mean my 'encoding'?

Encoding

I encode mostly to compress and size down for my iPhone.

 

[MacDawg]

If you use handbrake with VLC it will rip and encode the DVD for you in a single process. This is what I do and it is very quick and the quality is great

Agreed, Handbrake is probably all you will ever need

If not, the other options are RipIt, MacTheRipper and Mac DVD Ripper Pro for ripping first, then Handbrake for encoding

It really isn't as confusing as it first sounds
Just use the Handbrake presets and go