DVD ripping is the process of extracting entire or selected contents from a DVD onto another storage drive. It’s a vital process, especially if you use DVD rippers to backup or shift your data from ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Who is still buying DVDs? Surely collectors are. A hard copy is always tempting for collectors. Also, old-fashioned DVD serves you well when movies are ...

[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...

Some people say that DVDs are obsolete and that soon, we'll be downloading all of our content through the Intertubes. I'm not so sure about that, as a ten minute trip to the video store easily gives ...

Windows/Mac: The free, open source DVD ripping application HandBrake has released an update (0.9.0) promising a better interface, improved picture quality, faster ripping and improved stability.

Occasionally I've had trouble with Handbrake when ripping directly from the DVD. I use MacTheRipper to get the DVD to the hard drive and then use Handbrake on the VIDEO_TS folder. Much more consistent ...

You pay good money for your DVDs, but they're hardly the only format you need these days. These five ripping tools ensure you can back them up, keep them on your media server, and load them on your ...

In this column two weeks ago I mentioned that a friend on a mail list had asked, “What do people use to rip a DVD to their hard drive so they can, for example, watch it on a laptop or a tablet? This ...

GUEST REVIEW: DVD ripping is the process of extracting entire or selected contents from a DVD onto another storage drive. It’s a vital process, especially if you use DVD rippers to backup or shift ...

Addicted to movies? You can watch video on your tablet, smartphone, or portable media player, of course–but since none of those gadgets have optical drives, you can’t put any of your DVDs into them.