Rip a DVD with Ideal DVD to AVI Converter
Written by Alan Thursday, 22 December 2011 06:00
With the popularity of home servers and the integration of computer technology into the living room there is a growing need for easy ways to create such things as digital DVD libraries. Doing that requires users to “rip a DVD”, that’s the term normally used for taking the contents of a DVD and putting them onto a computer. There are many formats you can use for your DVD video file – ISO, Video_TS, AVI, WMV, MKV, and countess others. There are also as many DVD converters as there are video formats. Most users want simplicity and the simplest way is to convert a DVD to AVI in one shot.
There’s a simple program called Ideal DVD to AVI Converter that we have been using for a little while now. It can handle any DVD encrytion you will likely encounter, and if you find one it can’t handle, the makers promise you can ” just keep the DVD in your DVD drive, click “File”->”Export ifo files” menu, save the exported file and send the .iba file to support@idealdvdcopy.com , we’ll analyze it and fix it within one day.”
Once you have downloaded and installed the app (you can try it 10 times for free) you will be greeted with a message (on the first run only) that will ask if you want to allow it to auto-download fixes for new DVD decryption types. In most cases you will want to allow this, as you will need Ideal DVD to AVI Converter to also be an up-to-date DVD decrypter.
You will now be greeted by the program’s simple interface. You are now ready to rip a DVD, or more specifically, convert your DVD to AVI format.
Place your DVD in your computer’s optical drive and click the “File” menu button at the top of the Ideal DVD to AVI Converter window. Choose “Open DVD Files” and navigate to your DVD. Place a check in the box next to the movie file (in most cases it’s the only one listed) and click the big “Start” button at the bottom of the window to begin converting your DVD to AVI format. You can change the destination folder if you want, otherwise it will be the default folder that Ideal DVD to AVI Converter created in your My Documents folder.
The process isn’t quick – expect about 40 minutes to rip a DVD to be the average. The good news is you can still do other things on your PC while it is running, or you can walk away – maybe even go enjoy the great outdoors.
Ideal DVD to AVI Converter also has some other cool features, like that ability to change skins (under the Options menu), rip a DVD clip instead of the entire movie, or make changes to the configuration.
Ideal DVD to AVI Converter is a simple and efficient DVD decrypter and converter tool. You can download and try it for free (10 uses for free), and if you like it, you can buy a license for $29.97. It’s available from Ideal DVD Software. Remember that this tool, and ones like it, are for backing up or converting movies you own and should not be used for piracy or other illegal activities.
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