MacTheRipper

I was in fact able to rip "Hotel Splendide" without any errors. Quite fast, too (I got 45fps encoding to an MPEG-4 file with a 1000kbps rate). I'll do more testing when I find the time, using other apps (MacTheRipper, OSEx etc.) on other DVDs and post the results here. One thing I don't understand is why on earth VLC can't handle a DVD that Handbrake can handle... VLC is...

Use "MacTheRipper" to rip the dvd onto harddrive, after use any application such as Roxio Toast or DVD2One to record it onto dvd, once its been ripped with mactheripper all copy protection is removed. Renember only to use it to backup dvds you own! ... ...

How are you ripping the original DVD? Are you doing it through Popcorn, or using MacTheRipper? Can you please give us a little more detail on the actual process you go through to get to this point?

a.k.a. after MactheRipper or 0SEx0. ...

I ripped a DVD with MactheRipper, but it has a warning about 'bad sectors' I haven't seen this before, and wondered how to proceed. I re-ripped with the same result

Can I store them as Mp4 to save space, This is possible through Handbrake.app What cabling will I need Etc Thank's for your help, CJ

If you mean actually storing DVD movies on the hard drive of the computer, then yes. Use MacTheRipper to rip the video_TS folders from any DVD you want to store on the computer. Well, yes, but wouldn't it be easier to have the iBook downstairs connected to the TV? That way, you won't need to run any more cabling, etc. For that, you would need to run a VNC server...

The easiest method is to use MacTheRipper to rip the DVD, then use Roxio Popcorn to burn the resulting Video_TS folder to a blank DVD. In the handful of cases where Popcorn refuses to take the file, you can recompress it using DVD2OneX, then burn in Popcorn. There are a handful of free, non-commercial equivalents to Popcorn but that, at least, is my method for backing up...

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15473 That'll do it. You have to first extract the DVD and remove the copy protection with a program like MacTheRipper (which could be illegal where you live), then ffmpegx will allow you to create iPod-compatible video files from the ripped DVD files.

One or more "rip" apps would do the trick. For example, MacTheRipper will take the DVD, strip its copy protection (version 3 is preferred for newer movies), and place a folder on your HD containing the VIDEO_TS folder for that movie. DVD Player reads that file. Budget about 9gb per DVD.