Topic: Lossless DVD ripper, does it exist?

[FPF-DieHard]

I'm looking for a DVD ripper that doesn't destroy the content.   Does such an application exist?

I don't want to compy DVDs, I want to rip them to Hard Disk.

[toasty0]

Color me slow, but what diff does the ripping capabilities of the DVD drive have do with being able to rip the files to HDD?

[wulf111]

DVD Shrink is a great program for doing this
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

[Sirgod]

I have on I bought from Walmart for like $10.00, but I can't recall the name of It. anyway, I saw this article and figured this was as good a place to post It.

Hello world,

I"ve got some good news and some bad news.Let’s start with the good.... (tumble weed passes by)Ok, and now onto the bad: DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 is the last version you"ll ever see.We hoped this day would never come, but it has, and I can promise you, nobody is more gutted about it than I am.

What started as a bit of fun, putting a GUI around some existing code, turned into something that I can only describe as ‘part of me’ – yes, I know that’s sad ;-) As I"ve recently been made aware (by a letter, hand delivered to my door, last Tuesday), due to some law that was changed back in October 2003, circumventing copy protection isn"t allowed.

Ok so it has taken a while (almost 2 years), but eventually "a certain company" has decided they don"t like what I"m doing (circumventing their protection) and have come at me like a pack of wolves. I"ve no choice but to cease everything to do with DVD Decrypter.I realise this is going to be one of those "that sucks - fight them!" kinda things, but at the end of the day, it"s my life and I"m not about to throw it all away (before it has even really started) attempting to fight a battle I can"t possibly win.

If 321 Studios can"t do it with millions, what chance do I have with £50?! As I"m sure most of you have already noticed, the site has been down for a few days. That surprised me as much as the next person (slight breakdown in communication), or I would have issued this statement on it directly.

So anyway, from this point forward, I"m no longer permitted to provide any sort of assistance with anything that helps people infringe the rights of "a certain company".That means, no more emails, no more forum posts, no PM"s, no nothing! END OF STORY.The domain name will be transferred over to the company by the end of the week (9th June, according to the undertakings I have to sign) so don"t email it thinking "Oh, I"ll just ask LIGHTNING UK! for support on this". You"ll not be getting the intended recipient and could be landing yourself in sh1t!

With 3.5.4.0 being the last version, it makes sense for everyone to disable the "check for new versions" feature, as obviously there won"t be any. Of course what I really mean is that you should all stop using the program out of respect for the company’s rights.

Anyone hosting DVD Decrypter is advised to cease doing so immediately. I"ve the feeling they won"t stop with just me. I"m having to contact anyone I know of that is (at the very least, the "mirror" sites), and tell them to stop. Copies of those emails must also be sent to the solicitors so they can check I"m doing everything I"m supposed to. If I don’t, I die.

It is of course down to the owners of those sites to react how they want to. It"s not my job to force you to do anything you don"t want to, I"m just giving you some friendly advice. Maybe it"s just me, but I see this as a bit of an "end of an era". I realise there are other tools, but there"s no telling how much longer they"ll last, and not only that, mine was the oldest! I"ve met loads of great people over the years and I want to take this opportunity to wish them every success for the future - yes DDBT peeps, that includes you lot! : "(I hope you"ve all enjoyed my contribution to the DVD scene and maybe I"ll see ya around sometime.

LIGHTNING UK!
(Author of the once "Ultimate DVD Ripper", DVD Decrypter) 

I'll try and Find it with the rest of my software, and get a copy out to you DH.

stephen

[FPF-DieHard]

DVD Shrink is a great program for doing this
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

Can you watch the output off of Hard Disk?

[Dallas]

You're gonna need 2 programs.

1. DVD Decrypter - This will get the files off of the disc and onto your HD. Depending on the disc
you could wind up with about 8GB of data. You can watch these files with regular DVD software but
it's gonna eat up alot of disc space. The law just shut the dude down so finding this software might
be hard.

2. DVD Shrink - This program will shrink the data files that you got from DVD Decrypter. DVD Shrink
will compress the files so that it will fit on a normal DVD. Just tell DVD Shrink to output the files to
a folder and you can watch them with your DVD player software.


EDIT:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd_decrypter.cfm

Since you DON'T live in the USA it will be ok to download.

[Nemesis]

There is a new program out. I have NOT downloaded or tested it, so if it blows up in your face tell me but don't blame me.  The program is called ratDVD. 

Link to page

Would you like to be able to compress an entire 9GB DVD to 1 single file about 1GB-3GB (depending on the DVD and your settings) in size, keeping menus, bonus features, multiple audio and subtitle tracks as well as video Angles? Well students from the university of Aarhus, Danmark and St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI", Russia yesterday released a new Compression format specifically geared towards the compression of complete DVDs without loss of any features or noticeable quality called ratDVD.

For you Americans out there it is almost certainly illegal for you to use or even own so if you use the link you were warned not to.

[SkyFlyer]

I'm moving to south america in a few months... muwhaha

[Nemesis]

I'm moving to south america in a few months... muwhaha

Better learn Linux then. 

[Sirgod]

Or the abacus and Bird calls.

Stephen