Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Want to Rip DVD to play with Plex...

R

rooneyjohn

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jul 13, 2009
13
0
Ok, I have a feeling this question will sound dumb to many, but I have to ask. I want to rip my DVD's to my hard drive, without loss of quality. I have tried Mac the Ripper, but with movies such as Speed Racer that is protected, I invariably run into problems.

All I want to do is take my DVD's and put them onto a HD without any loss of quality, so I can pack away the DVD's and just use Plex to search through them and hit play.

Any help would be hot.
Thanks
John
 
The question is not dumb but it has been asked numerous times before.

I suggest getting Handbreak (free) and using that. I take my DVDs, rip them, and put them onto a NAS drive where Plex grabs them via SMB. The quality is great for me but you may have other tastes.

My settings in Handbreak are as follows:
Picture 3.jpg

Also, via the Plex forums that you also posted in ;) Handbreak settings for Plex.
 
^ In your opinion. ;)
MTR has failed on more DVDs than Handbreak has for me. Perhaps a recent update has been released that would have changed this, but HB has been a bit more consistent for me.
 
Handbreak doesn't give me a Rip DVD ISO... and like I said, Mac the Ripper gives me problems. I don't mind paying for something that works like I want.

I want to basically take my HD and turn it into a DVD jukebox... Then tell a program (such as Plex) to switch between DVD's.

There has got to be a way... I mean, a DVD is just information... so I want to read that exact information off a HD instead.
 
jessica. said:
^ In your opinion. ;)
MTR has failed on more DVDs than Handbreak has for me. Perhaps a recent update has been released that would have changed this, but HB has been a bit more consistent for me.
Click to expand...

I'll agree that HB is more consistent, and I too have had better luck with it reading some DVDs, but the OP stated he wants no loss is quality.
 
Wirelessly posted (BB 8900: BlackBerry8900/4.6.1.231 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/301)

What version of MTR are you using? The public release of 2.66 is available, but if you look around you can find the 3.0 "beta" which is up to something like revision 16.
 
rooneyjohn said:
Handbreak doesn't give me a Rip DVD ISO... and like I said, Mac the Ripper gives me problems. I don't mind paying for something that works like I want.

I want to basically take my HD and turn it into a DVD jukebox... Then tell a program (such as Plex) to switch between DVD's.
Click to expand...

Your thread here and on Plex forums fails to mention a DVD ISO. Real glad I waste my time to help only to find out you didn't state your question correctly.

Compliments of another member (robbieduncan) found via the search function.

Try that.

r.j.s said:
I'll agree that HB is more consistent, and I too have had better luck with it reading some DVDs, but the OP stated he wants no loss is quality.
Click to expand...

Very true. But he wants an ISO, is that possible using MTR?
 
Ah I see. I guess I never bothered to go the ISO method. I'd like to preserve some space and I'm not so HDwise that I could tell the difference totally.
 
Thanks

I just want to thank everyone for responding. Really, I think it's great that everyone is fighting in the same corner. (and I doubt enough people say thanks)
So, Thanks again!!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back