so this is way off topic..but does any one have a good way of ripping dvd's onto a hard drive. something that has a a good enough quality to look good on a 15.4 inch lap top screem. any help would be greatly appreciated..i want to get a good chunk of movies on this hard drive before i deploy.

 

DVD Shrink (to rip) and AutoGuardianKnot (to convert to avi)

 

I always hated the 2 step process...anybody know a good all-in-one ripper and converter?

 

Free no. DVDFab does it all tho.

 

I use DVD Shrink to rip to ISO, then Daemon Tools to mount it in a virtual DVD drive. Bam, no converting, no compressing.

 

DVD Fab Decryptor is the shizzle....the one and only. DVD Fab to remove copyright protection and Rip to HD, then Clone DVD 2 do burn to DVD. worked 250+ times for me......

 

^ Does it upscale any DVD to 1080p?

 

think so, but its not really 1080p then lol.

 

Bingo. You can use dvd shrink to put the dvd on your harddrive in two sizes. 8.5GB (original size) or 4.7GB (compressed so it'll fit on one regular dvd). Also when it does its scan. Click on the main movie and deselect any foreign languages. They tend to take up space (up to 400mb). Deselect them and it wont compress so much.

Also after clickin on "Backup", a menu pops up. Click on Quality settings and set to smooth or extra smooth. It takes longer to backup but makes the video more enjoyable to watch, especially for movies with a lot of camera movement.

 

rip to iso?? mount in a virtual dvd drive?? what does that mean.. is there any way to take the title menu, bonus features and basicly everything out and rip just the movie its self/? i bought a 500gb portable hard drive and whant to get as many movies as possible onto it..w