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Wondering how to convert your DVD movies into a video format that will run on your new iPhone or iPod? I looked at two programs that rip DVD into mp4 video format for both the Mac and PC. I found a free open-source program called Handbrake that worked on a Mac but wouldn't rip copy-protected DVDs on a PC. I also found a program called Aimersoft DVD Ripper that converts DVDs into mp4 format for both iPods and iPhones. It works great on both Windows and Mac OS X, and also takes still shots of movie frames - a very useful feature. Handbrake
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HandBrake
./HandBrakeCLI -i DVD -o ~/Movies/movie.mp4 -e x264 -q 20.0 -a 1,1 -E faac,copy:ac3 -B 160,160 -6 dpl2,auto -R Auto,Auto -D 0.0,0.0 -f mp4 -X 720 --loose-anamorphic -m -x cabac=0:ref=2:me=umh:bframes=0:weightp=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0:subme=6 ./HandBrakeCLI -i DVD -o ~/Movies/movie.mp4 -e x264 -b 700 -a 1 -E faac -B 160 -6 dpl2 -R Auto -D 0.0 -f mp4 -I -X 320 -m -x level=30:bframes=0:weightp=0:cabac=0:ref=1:vbv-maxrate=768:vbv-bufsize=2000:analyse=all:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:subme=6:8x8dct=0:trellis=0 ./HandBrakeCLI -i DVD -o ~/Movies/movie.mp4 -e x264 -q 20.0 -a 1 -E faac -B 128 -6 dpl2 -R Auto -D 0.0 -f mp4 -X 480 -m -x cabac=0:ref=2:me=umh:bframes=0:weightp=0:subme=6:8x8dct=0:trellis=0
This uses what is known these days as the 'analogue' hole which generally can be expressed as 'if you can see it you can copy it, if you can hear it you can copy it.' This is one step up from plonking a video camera in front of your laptop :) The analogue hole is very slowly being eroded with new technology but it will always be with us one way or another - in the worst case with a video camera in front of a TV and the audio captured from a headphone socket. (For best results set white balance and exposure manually.) 2 - Replay Media Catcher. This second option does not always work, but it works most of the time.