I'm attempting to rip my DVD collection to create a library on my external hard drive. I have the connections set up so I can watch them through my macbook on the television. But I'm trying to create this "movie library" of my legally owned DVDs basically for convenience and a little bit of fun! My question is with Handbrake. The program was recommended to me for this purpose, but I'm not clear with all the different settings options. Does anyone know which settings would work best for my purpose?
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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.
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Unfortunately, even though you are trying to rip legally owned DVDs, it's still against the law to break the encryption on those DVDs, which makes it against forum rules to discuss.
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