The complete idiot's guide to ripping a DVD?

[shassouneh 0]

Hi ALl,

I have a PAL DVD (I own it), and I wish to rip it into a DivX file. The problem is this: i don't have a DVD drive. HOWEVER< I managed to copy ALL files off the DVD by borrowing a freind's DVD drive. So I will eventually need a program flexible enough to encode form VOB files on a hard drive rather than a DVD drive.

 

So can someone kindly post a "complete idiot/beginner's" guide to ripping a DVD from a to z?

 

Thanx.

[thatsteveguy 0]

here you go

 

http://forum.doom9.org/index.php?s=52adcdc705e834c3fae23a27b93d0613

 

you can find all the help you need here.

the best site to learn how to back up your dvd's

S

[Tomay 0]

try dvdx

[shassouneh 0]

Dear Tomary,

I alreayd have DVDx. It doesn't work right. It only encodes the first 10 mins and keeps complaining that I don't havve a DVD drive. Thanx for the reply though

[ThC 129 0]

you might want ot check this site too http://www.divx-digest.com/index.html

 

it also explains how to turn DivX into SVCD so you can watch them on your home DVD player

[clutch 1]

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you might want ot check this site too http://www.divx-digest.com/index.html

it also explains how to turn DivX into SVCD so you can watch them on your home DVD player

Which would be great assuming that your DVD player supports SVCDs. I just happened to "trip" over the JVC unit that I got which supports just about everything. However, my Sony and most of the others I have seen will not. SVCDs are great.

[shassouneh 0]

Yeah, JVC seems to make good s*****.

 

As for SVCDs, I have no interest in them. All I really care about is DivX files ona PC. Thanx for the link, I will check it out.

[duhmez 0]

IMO the best utility to convert dvd files to divx. Gordion knot

 

Get it at www.doom9.org download area.

 

ts also the fastest.

[shassouneh 0]

Thanx for all your precious feedback everyone. Your replies have been taken into account and are much appreciated. It would be terrific if some of these utilities are available for Linux as it is my primary OS right now, but I suppose a reboot to WinXP won't hurt.

[Mr.Guvernment 0]

www.dvdrhelp.com

 

formely vcdhelp.com

[shassouneh 0]

Cool. I'm checking out the link. Thanx