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The Mac-Forums Community Guidelines (linked at the top of every forum) are very clear, we respect US law and court precedence when it comes to legality of activity.
Therefore to clarify:
- You may not discuss breaking DVD or BluRay encryption, copying, or "ripping" commercial, copy-protected DVDs.
- This includes DVDs or BluRays you own. Even if you own the DVD or BluRay, it is still technically illegal under the DMCA to break the encryption. While some may argue otherwise, until the law is rewritten or the US Supreme Court strikes it down, we will adhere to the current intent of the law.
- You may discuss ripping or copying unprotected movies or homemade DVDs.
- You may discuss ripping or copying tools in the context that they are used for legal purposes as outlined in this post.
Open-source DVD Ripping Program?
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I would assume you're backing up your personal collection right? Talk of piracy is against the forum rules. I will assume these are DVDs that you own. Handbrake is decent, but I prefer Mactheripper and DVD2oneX2 to back up my collection. I also have Dvdremaster. They all work well. Give them a try and see how they do for you.
I don't like iDVD too much, I find it will bulk up the size and what not. Use Burn, DVD2oneX2, DVDremaster, Toast, etc. to make your burns. They will burn better and you'll loose less information.
I'll generally rip the disc in Mactheripper and then import it into DVD2oneX2, you can then compress it the DVD to fit on a single layer disc, or you can remove content from the disc as well. I do this when going on a trip or something, that way I don't fudge up my original, or if they get lost or cracked, etc.. I don't have to worry about it.
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My post is for informational purposes only. I am not condoning piracy, I would urge you to purchase your media instead of stealing it.
I don't like iDVD too much, I find it will bulk up the size and what not. Use Burn, DVD2oneX2, DVDremaster, Toast, etc. to make your burns. They will burn better and you'll loose less information.
I'll generally rip the disc in Mactheripper and then import it into DVD2oneX2, you can then compress it the DVD to fit on a single layer disc, or you can remove content from the disc as well. I do this when going on a trip or something, that way I don't fudge up my original, or if they get lost or cracked, etc.. I don't have to worry about it.
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My post is for informational purposes only. I am not condoning piracy, I would urge you to purchase your media instead of stealing it.
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Ghost, if he's talking about commercial DVDs, even if they're from his personal collection, we can't discuss that sort of stuff here at Mac-Forums.
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No yeah, mos def. I have bunch of footage on a couple DVD that was made of my family surfing in Hawaii. I just wanted to get those files on my compy. Thanks a lot.
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DVD2oneX2 seems to not be free...could you suggest another comparable program? Or should I just try one of your other suggestions?
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