Posted on 04/11/2017 12:03:49 PM PDT by ExGeeEye
I would like to make fair use copies of DVDs in a compressed format for viewing on my laptop or android phone. I have a DVD burner on a Win10 laptop. Any recommendations (other than "throw away that stoopud WinBox and get a Mac or the latest Linux distro")?
Yes. This is actually pretty simple. It is a two step process:
1. throw away that stoopud WinBox
2. get a Mac or the latest Linux distro
Thread killed. :-D
Keep that stoopid winbox and install Linux Mint over Windows. Probably good hardware so don’t waste it.
If they’re copyright copy protected might not be possible. There MAY be software out there for that but I have no idea where to find it (wink, wink, nudge).
If it’s NOT copy protected get thee some quality FLASH DRIVES with sufficient capacity and go. I stress QUALITY (Sandisk or better) as I had a bad experience with some of the budget priced JUNK coming out of China. Ebay sellers seem to have the most competitive stuff.
Is that somehow not working for you?
I’ve used Handbrake AND Wonderfox. One is free the other about 50 bucks for a lifetime license.
Any Video Converter (AVC) - free
Will also capture YouTube vids to your video folder.
Handbrake doesn’t get around copy protection. DMCA prevents legally defeating built-in copy protection.
One Click DVD Copy Pro and DVD43 free codec...
I know some who copy a purchased original DVD, and shelve the original for archive use only, and use the copied DVD for watching (grandkids who sling ‘em around, ya know?)...Damage the DVD? Create another copy...
Does this constitute “fair use”? Don’t know, I’m not an attorney...As long as it’s for your use only, and you do not sell the copy, it falls into a gray area...
I of course, do not do this...Just sayin’...
I’ve also used handbrake, but not with wonderfox.
There’s some other free program that I found out about on the PLEX user forum. Basically you pop the DVD into the PC, run the handbrake and it writes out an MP4 file that you acn store on the hard drive.
The Plex media server then serves it up for viewing on the PC, or smart phone, or TV in a menu system like Netflix.
MakeMKV rips DVD’s and BluRay copy protected discs. Handbrake converts them.
I use Plex via my Roku. I have a Lenovo EZ Media and Backup Drive that I store all my programs/movies on, and I can watch them from the TV with the Roku. I use Wondershare Video Converter, which I believe I paid $40 for, for a lifetime license. I can convert to many different formats, and can hard-code English subtitles to any program/movie. This is great for an old fart like me, especially since I watch a lot of British programming, and sometimes they are very hard to understand. The subtitles come in handy. If the subs aren’t already with the file, I can usually find them on one of the subtitle sites online. Plex plays several different formats as well: avi, mp4, mkv, m4v, etc. My oldest son is the technical person in the family, and he set it all up for me a few years ago.
VLC. Runs on any OS. Free and open source. Shows any format as a media player. Media menu... convert/save option.
DVDFAB.
I believe he is talking about ripping DVDs. I’m a Mac user, and back in the old days, I used to use MactheRipper for that, then compress the files with DVD 2oneX2 so they’d fit on a standard DVD, then burn them on Toast. I don’t have time for that crap anymore.
I tried VLC on Linux to rip a DVD to a MP4 file. Would have been great except the sound was out of sync and got progressively worse. :-(
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