Ripping DVD's

2014-12-21 for DVD to MKV (or others) try http://www.freemake.com/ I love MakeMKV but hate trying keep it from expiring.
Want to save a backup of your favorite movie to your HD? DVDFab has a free version here:
http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
It can throw the whole movie on your hard drive. Choose DVD5 if you want to burn to one single DVD disk. DVD 9 is going to be too big to burn to one DVD but I want the full detail for the hard disk archive. Maybe you just want to keep all the movies on a huge hard drive for backup or local streaming.

You can also rip with ImgBurn or Handbrake, etc.

Need a decrypter? DVD43 now in 64 bit.

If you want to burn the movie to one DVD you must shrink the movie DVDFab copied using DVD Shrink and make an ISO file.

Now you can use IMGBurn to burn the files within the image to a DVD.

Now play it with VLC or Windows Media Center will show them.

For BlueRay try MKV

All free.

If you search for ways to do this a nightmarish plethora of solutions are presented and free is hard to discern. This works while you are looking for something better.

For DVD try format factory. Here is how to get rid of subtitles:
-click rip dvd to video file 
-click the subtitles button and select none
-then click output settings
-click the additional subtitles tab to open the tab for viewing
-click the VERY top space in that tabs section (not the button to the right of the blank space...click right on the blank space itself)
-type in "None"

Ripping MP3's

Depending on what you use to rip, you will probably need LAME. Go here and get a LAME bundle. Extract and put the folder in Program Files.

EAC is a good ripping choice but not as easy as some others. Go here and get it.

Setting up EAC needs a few extra settings than the "one click" programs. Here are some instructions.

Use EAC if you are anal about your MP3's or are having trouble getting good rips.