About this trail:
Ripping DVDs is good for making a backup of their content, or watching them on your PC.
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Ripping DVDs (computer jargon for, copying onto your PC's hard-drive) is good for making a backup of their content, or watching them on your PC.
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DVD Decrypter is a useful and free utility for Ripping DVDs, but is no longer available for new download. Here are some suggestions for how to go about locating a copy.
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Burning DVDs is good for making a backup of your movie that can be watched on any DVD player.
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While most PCs that come with DVD drives include some form of DVD playing software, if you added the DVD drive, you may find your PC unable to play DVDs.
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First, download MacTheRipper and Handbrake.
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By ripping a DVD to an AVI or MPG file, you benefit from small and portable file sizes, your own file naming, and free conversion software.
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By ripping a DVD to an AVI, MPG, or MOV file, you benefit from small and portable file sizes, your own file naming, and free conversion software (HandBrake for Mac OS X).




