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Ripping DVDs with Lion
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The old free version of MTR is indeed PPC and a goner with Lion
Try RipIt or Mac DVDRipper Pro
Neither is free but both are worth their price
You need VLC installed aswell since VLC comes with libcss which breaks DVD encryption
just search for MacTheRipper 3.0r14M [k'ed] and this will work on Lion perfectly and its free. Still has the same interface as older versions.
[k'ed] means the copy protection has been removed and it is not free, just illegal
MRT 3.x is not legitimately free. You have to make at least one "donation" to obtain a license. It's a "donation" rather than an actual payment to skirt some potential legal issues.
I used to use MTR, but getting the updates at the time was a pain. It involved keeping records of the "donations" and some other information which had to be emailed to the developer. I got tired of it and switched to RipIt. I think MTR upgrades are now easier to obtain since I least dealt with it.
MTR gives you a lot of control; RipIt has a much easier interface. I hardly ever rip DVDs, but when I do rip them I've had no problems with RipIT. DVD2OneX compliments both MTR and RipIt if you want to create an image that will fit on a single layer disk, have just the movie and none of the other bloatware, etc. I love being able to put the disk in and have the movie start immediately. No commercials, no menus, etc.
I used to use MTR, but getting the updates at the time was a pain. It involved keeping records of the "donations" and some other information which had to be emailed to the developer. I got tired of it and switched to RipIt. I think MTR upgrades are now easier to obtain since I least dealt with it.
MTR gives you a lot of control; RipIt has a much easier interface. I hardly ever rip DVDs, but when I do rip them I've had no problems with RipIT. DVD2OneX compliments both MTR and RipIt if you want to create an image that will fit on a single layer disk, have just the movie and none of the other bloatware, etc. I love being able to put the disk in and have the movie start immediately. No commercials, no menus, etc.
I personnally think the best compatible mac os x 10.7 lion dvd ripper is currently DVD Ripper for mac v2.0.3. It handles a lot of DVDs others won't and it can recover scratched DVDs that no other software will dare to try. Free trial if you want to give it a go!
yeah i have had a few rare problems with handbrake once it was stuck at 100% for a while when i finally canceled it ripped the whole movie and was ripping it again
example the movie was 2hours
the m4v file was 3 hours it was the 2 hour movie than after the credits the movie started again so it was ripping it on a loop
No, this is not a Handbrake problem! It's a DRM aka "defective by design" problem. The final few chapters in a title are set up to throw rippers into a loop.
I ran into this same problem using Ripit on Cars 2. It would keep going and going and got to about 100 GB on disk before I killed it. I documented my workaround here, using Handbrake.
If you limit Handbrake to specific titles and chapters it will probably work. But you must first use something like DVD Player to figure out the correct titles and chapters you need.
Yes, Handbrake plus Subler has some problem when playing (not smooth if I turn on the subtitle). Any ideas?
Handbrake doesn't decrypt DVDs, so in essence that functionality of it is useless on any DVD you buy, I looked at using RipIt, but it costs money and I'd prefer using the free option,
thats what VLC player is for
Downloaded MTR 4 today (Mac The Ripper 4) and it works GREAT. Just using Toast Titanium 11 to burn the DVDs (making backup DVDs since the baby destroys them).
RipIt is awesome for converting to other video formats though, especially for iPad. A parents' must for converting kid DVDs for iPad use.
RipIt is awesome for converting to other video formats though, especially for iPad. A parents' must for converting kid DVDs for iPad use.
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