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Mac the Ripper vs. Handbrake

  • Handbrake

    Votes: 45 78.9%
  • Mac the Ripper

    Votes: 12 21.1%

  • Total voters
    57
Have you tried ripping it in another format then converting it to MP4 with iSquint? Such as MPEG or AVI? The MP4 tends to do that, I remember when iTunes first had the ability to convert video files to MP4, 90% of the time they would wind up with no sound. Unfortunately, iSquint has been disabled and is said not to work when you try and install it, but you could try downloading it from MacUpdate and see if it'll work for you. The source code has been released so there should be multiple open source alternatives before too long. Another way to convert it to MP4 would be with QuickTime Pro, but that is the slooooow route.

Eh, I just did to try it, and I was going to put a couple of my favorite movies on my computer, but if it has problems like this it was never that important to me in the first place. It was just annoying to wait like thirty min and then play it and have no sound.
 
I use these two apps as follows:

DVD to DVD-R = Mac The Ripper (and burn with Popcorn)
DVD to MPEG video file (for iPod etc.) = HandBrake
 
There is another App competing with MTR...

...and it's called Ripit. Apparently it's new. I just tried it and works well so far...and it's so simple to use. Nice interface too. Cost : 18.99$. Free 7 days trial. www.ripitapp.com well worth the try anyways.

P.S. : I have nothing to do with the developer...I'm just informing the folks here of that new app...or maybe it's old story and I've only been aware recently.


I tried to use MTR to rip a dvd (copy a dvd) to use in a dvd player. I personally have found it hard to use. I tried to use their forum to learn more and I failed there at registering. I wanted to support the developer, if it worked for me, but I have given up for now.
 
Totally.

How about instead of getting nasty and sarcastic, you just explain the difference? Clearly the poster and I'm sure many newbies to Mac such as myself, don't know. I searched for a DVD ripper and both software programs popped up.

Mac The Ripper is listed as a "DVD Ripper/Extractor"
Handbrake is listed as a "DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter"

That is certainly far more similar in purpose than Firefox vs iTunes so I don't think this thread is that useless. When I first got my MAC, I didn't even know what MPEG-4 was and I'm an IT professional.

So how about you all be nice, share your experience and explain each software program and under what conditions and for what purposes you would use each one? I'm sure that's what the original poster was after and I would sure appreciate the info as well.

These guys must steep in a mighty judgmental culture... or their just young.
 
Mac the ripper lets me rip a DVD to my hard drive.

Afterwards Handbrake selectively "might" let me rip it to mp4, then again, for no reason it might rip one or 2 tracks off a music DVD I've just ripped, then decide to give no indication why it won't rip them despite ripping exactly the same DVD with an older version of the software using a less CPU taxing codec of AAC/MP4 instead of AAC/H.264 some years ago.
 
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