How to rip a DVD to a computer - with three easy methods

“I have a couple instructional DVD's that I want to copy onto my computer. I want to be able to save then into a folder, so that I will be able to play them off the hardrive without the DVD's. I have searched and am unable to find a simple answer. I have tried Ripping the DVD's to a folder with DVD Decrypter and it seemed to work. They are not encripted DVD's. But I end up with several files that will not play. They are *.BUP, *.IFO, *.VOB. I also have Super@ on my computer, but can not figure out how to use it to do what I want. Is there a simple way to copy a DVD to my computer, for playback? Seems to be such a simple thing to do.” 

You may have the same problem. In actually, there are endless reasons why you might want to rip and convert a movie from a DVD and store it on your computer. You might want to watch a new DVD on your iPad or tablet (which do not have DVD drives); you might just want to backup your expensive movie collection; another reason might be that your DVD collection is bulging and you want to free up some room in your house (a terabyte hard drive full of movies could save a huge amount of cubic meters in your house). Anyway…enough rambling on about why you might want to do it, here's what we think is the best way to go about ripping DVDs to your computer. 

We should note that PC Magazine does not condone any form of piracy: We aren't highlighting these DVD-ripping tools so that you can rip every Netflix movie that comes in the mail. But they're handy for backing up your purchased DVD collection and freeing up your movies so that you can watch them on the device of your choosing.  

Here, we give you Top 3 choice. You can also complete this goal and we will show you the way of Pavtube and hope this guide can help you out!
   
Pavtube DVDAID

Free Download it and follow steps :

 
  
More features about Pavtube DVDAID:
  
This program is regarded as the best DVD ripping software on the market that provides movie lovers, children and people in any group with the easiest and fastest way to rip and convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV and many other video and audio formats with high quality. It lets you enjoy DVD movies on any portable device like iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, Lumia 920, PS4, Xperia Z, Surface, etc.
Moreover, Pavtube DVDAID makes 1:1 copy of original DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc. For the short time it takes to convert the movie with the help of CUDA/AMD GPU acceleration, and you will get hours of enjoyments. It's simple to use and well worth the investment. 

How to rip a DVD to a computer?
  
1. Install  PavtubeDVDAID  on your Windows/Mac. 
2. Launch it and load your DVD movie from DVD disc .
3. Click the “Browse” button to set output folder where you want to save the copied DVD movies.
4. Alternatively, you are suggested to choose “Common Video -> H.264 MP4 Video (*.mp4)” for putting DVD to an external drive for playback.
5. Click big Convert button on the interface and then you will get a conversion dialogue box to show the exact progress, like time left, estimated size, state and so on.

DVD Decrypter

This legendary DVD ripper was taken down in 2005, but you can still find downloadable copies of it floating around the Web. It's completely free, stable, and feature rich. DVD Decrypter isn't a one-stop, but pair it with the free Videora iPod Converter and you can easily get your movie into an iTunes-friendly format. From there, you can load it onto your iPod or iPhone. Note that because DVD Decrypter hasn't been supported in three years, it may not always work with the DRM on your DVDs, but it did work on our test DVDs. 



HandBrake

This cross-platform (once more for emphasis: a cross-platform) DVD ripper is open-source, free, and highly customizable. It optimizes DVDs and video files for just about every portable device you'd want to watch a movie on, plus devices like the Apple TV. The step-by-step guide from: How to rip a DVD to a computer?


   
Finally, you can play your DVD library on computer with a small little tweak. It can be enabled very easily. Earlier versions of computer show the files fine.  Obviously, there are lots of ways for ripping DVDs, managing them, and streaming them, so feel free to post your own ideas or methods on the subject! Enjoy! 

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Watch popular Movies and TV shows on Transformer Book Duet TD300

Transformer Book Duet (TD 300) is the world’s first quad-mode, dual-OS laptop and tablet convertible that allows users to switch between Windows and Android in either laptop or tablet modes in just seconds — and with just a single push of the OS Switch button or a virtual key on the tablet. The biggest difference is in the two different screen types Asus has in the works. There's a 1,366 x 758 TN anel and a 1080p IPS display used in different iterations of the Duet DT300. One is much sharper than the other, but as a tablet hybrid, using a TN panel is a serious issue. The hybrid runs both Android and Windows 8.1, and both run off the Intel Core processor.

    
Everyone want to get this ultimate device without compromise. Unfortunately, though the TD300 is still a good enough gadget for you to play HD videos, you cannot directly import popular Movies and TV shows to Transformer Book Duet TD300 for it has different formats. 

So that, you need a strong program which can convert the popular movies download from Youtube with MKV files, TV Shows etc. which could be the best Blu-ray/DVD/Movies/TV shows converter? 

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate can be regarded as BD/DVD backup workaround to copy the entire disc content from hard disc to computer drive and save a complete BD M2TS/DVD VOB movie without extras; it can also be used as a Blu-ray/DVD ripping tool to compress your Blu-ray and DVD collection to MP4, MKV, M4V, AVI and play on iPad, iPhone, Android phones, Windows phones, game consoles, HD media players, and more. What's more, this all-inclusive program is a HD video converter as well, and you can feely convert TiVo, MXF, MOV, and other HD videos to almost all formats. Besides, it is a professional video editing software to assist users with trimming, cropping, splitting, merging, attaching subtitles...to create your own videos. 

At first you need download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate: 
Video Converter Ultimate for Windows
iMedia Converter for Mac

Below is the step-by-step tutorial of put popular Movies and TV shows on Transformer Book Duet TD300.
     
Step1. Load Blu-ray/DVD discs or other files.

Insert the Blu-ray disc to Blu-ray-Rom or DVD disc to DVD-ROM as the source file. Click "load files". You can also drag & drop directly. "Copy the entire disc" is for 1:1 digital copy the original file with the same content. 

Click the Subtitle option and you choose the prefer language you want from the drop-down list. For Blu-ray movies, you can select forced subtitle. The download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate will hard burn the selected subtitle to Transformer Book video, so that you can enjoy movies with hard-burned subtitles. Then click Audio to select the language like English, French to hear. 


    
Step2. Choose output format.

Click "Format" drop-down list to locate all the profile; choose "ASUS ->ASUS Transformer Pad 300 Video (*.mp4)". This option of Blu-ray Ripper offers H.264 video profile optimized for Duet TD300. You can also directly enter "ASUS" in the search bar, even faster. 

Step3. Customize video specs. (Optional)

You can click "Settings" to set up video size, frame rate, bitrates and other settings. 

Step4: Conversion.

Click "Conversion" icon that the program will rip Movies to H.264 MP4. With just a click on "Open output folder", you can locate the export MP4 quickly.

After the conversion, you can get the converted videos in .mp4 format by tapping the Open button. 

Additional Tips:

It is so easy to enjoy DVD on your Transformer Book Duet TD300 with the help of DVD Ripper, right? Sometime you may have more demand for output videos, like preserving the multiple audio and subtitle tracks from original DVD discs. You are so lucky that we released a new Pavtube ByteCopy recently. With it you are able to enjoy converted DVD movies with all audio tracks from discs. Mac user can get ByteCopy for Mac here. Have a try now! 

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A Nice Method for You to Upload Blu-ray movie clips to YouTube – Convert Blu-ray to WebM

Youtube video websites bring us a lot of fun and we can learn the latest news, watch movies or funny video clips, the most important, it allows us to upload some videos we like to the website for sharing with our friends. Many YouTube fans may want to upload their Blu ray to WebM and then put it on YouTube, so this guide will show you how to share your Blu ray to WebM on YouTube. 
    
First, let’s review the formats YouTube supports. Here is a list of some well-known formats that YouTube supports:
  
1. WebM files – Vp8 video codec and Vorbis Audio codecs

2. MPEG4, 3GPP and MOV files – Typically supporting h264, mpeg4 video codecs, and AAC audio codec

3. AVI – Many cameras output this format – typically the video codec is MJPEG and audio is PCM

4. MPEGPS – Typically supporting MPEG2 video codec and MP2 audio

5. WMV

6. FLV – Adobe-FLV1 video codec, MP3 audio
  
As you see, it’s impossible for us to upload Blu-ray movies to Youtube directly. We need to Rip/Compress Blu-rays to Youtube/Vimeo compatible video formats at first. Then you can convert DVD video to WebM video format to continue the work. But how to convert Blu-rays to WebM on YouTube? Here you’ll need the great Pavtube BD Magic to complete the task for you. This tool can not only disable the protection on BD discs effortlessly, but also can convert BD discs to almost all popular formats including WebM, MP4, FLV, MKV, AVI, MOV etc. Moreover, it has a built-in editor that allows you to edit BD movies like extract BD clips, add watermark, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. 

Here is the instruction for you to rip and convert Blu-rays to WebM:

Step 1. Download Pavtube BD Magic and install it in your pc first. 

Step 2. Load the BD discs.

Insert your target BD discs with BD drive, then click “File” to load the BD titles/chapters to this program. To add m2ts files from Blu-ray discs to WebM to YouTube. 
 


Step 3: Edit Movies (Settings).  

After you load the BD discs. Click "Edit" button to customize your BD movies!

-Crop off the black edge and adjust the size of video play region to fit for YouTube.

- Watermark your video by adding Text or Picture watermark, also owns the way to adjust the watermark position in Vertical, Horizontal angle. It allows you to choose the color and the type of your text, even adjust the watermark Transparent. 

- trim any segment of your DVD movies exactly by setting the Start and End Time or drag the slide bar. 

- adjust video effect: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Volume.. For your adjusting video convenience, you are able to preview the original video and output video quality at the same time.

 

Step 4: Choose output format. 

Extend the pull-down menu Formate, and then find the "Common Video" and select "WebM Video Format (*.mp4)" as output format.

  

Step 5. Start BD to YouTube conversion. 

Click "Start" to begin BD to YouTube video ripping/converting. The converting progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed.

Step 6. Upload the new file ripped from BD to YouTube. 

1. Open YouTube and log into your YouTube account.
2. Click on the "Upload Videos" icon in the upper right corner of the YouTube home page.
3. Click the "Browse" button to open a selection window where you select the videos ripped from Blu-rays.
4. After that, there will appear a relevant field where you can title, describe and tag your video, select the appropriate category and language for your video.
5. On the next page, you'll be able to specify the privacy settings (public or private) and upload video files to YouTube. 

Pavtube Blu-Ray Video Converter Ultimate integrates a best bluray ripper, a DVD ripper,and a video converter together for you to rip Blu-ray discs, standard DVDs and convert almost all kinds of videos to universal video and audio file types with super fast conversion speed and excellent image and sound quality. It provides numerous optimized formats for a wide range of devices and programs, including Apple TV/Apple TV 2/Apple TV 3, Xbox 360, PS3, NAS , Home Theatre devices, WD TV, Popcorn Hour, PSP, Google Nexus 7, iPad/iPad 2/the new iPad 3, Galaxy Tab 2 Galaxy S3, Sony Xperia Z1, etc., so you can enjoy or edit your favorite Blu-ray movies, DVDs and SD/HD videos at will.

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Free Convert DVD to MKV/MOV/AVI/WMV/MPG/FLV with Pavtube DVDAID

Description: Are looking a freeware for ripping DVD to MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, FLV, MPG, ? This article will show you great yet easy-to-use software and tell you how to do it. 

"Good experience with your Youtube product, Now I needed clips from some educational video discs that I own for a class that I am teaching."

Similarly, you may also encounter this problem. You may want to free convert DVD to WMV for play with Windows Media Player in order to share it with your students, or want to free convert some clips of DVD to MOV/FLVformat so as to post to blog or upload to YouTube and Facebook for sharing with friends, even more want to free convert DVD to AVI/MPG/VOB etc. for playing or editing. Definitely much commercial software can do it for you. But there is free software can work for it, why do you pay extra money for it. 

Pavtube DVDAID or Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is perfect for you. With it, you can easily convert both common DVD and commercial DVD with copyright protection like AACS, region code, etc. Meanwhile, you can convert the latest DVD to MOV, MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, WMV, FLV, etc. format with very fast speed. Here, this article will show you how the windows version of Free DVDAID works. 

Note: Definitely a Mac user can get DVDAID for Mac. And the way to convert DVD for Mac is the same as Windows. 

What you need for converting DVD:
*   DVDAID (for Windows or Mac) 
*　DVD drive 
*　Net connection 
*　DVD disc you want to convert 
*　Enough storage space 

Click "Download" button to directly use the Pavtube Free DVDAID on your PC/Mac. 

 

How to copy/convert DVD to MOV/MKV/AVI/MPG/WMV etc on Windows

Step 1. Import DVD source. 

Insert one of DVD discs you need to convert and then double click the icon on the desktop to launch the software. Click "Import DVD" icon and select the DVD disc in the drop-down list. It is obvious that the software has already recognized the inserted DVD automatically for you, so you do not need to find the desired DVD manually. Meanwhile, you can choose to "Load IFO/ISO" or "Load from folder". 



Tips: After having load DVD successfully, the actual Main Title will be ticked automatically by the software. And only by clicking the selected Main Title, you are able to select Subtitles tracks and Audio tracks on the interface and preview the whole movie in the preview window on the right.

Step 2. Choose an output format and make settings. 

Go to Format menu and choose a suitable format you want in the drop-down format list. In actually, you can choose H.264 HD Video (*.mp4) format. 

Click "Settings" button on the interface you will do to video and audio parameters of output profiles. Here, you will see detailed parameters, estimated target files size and free disk space. If you want a smaller size when the free disk apace is not enough, you can choose to adjust Bitrates (kbps) and Size (pix). Choosing a little lower Bitrates and Size will help you to get a smaller target file.

Now, you can free convert DVD to MKV, AVI, VOB, MOV, WMV, FLV, MPG, etc. Formats by clicking the "Convert" button. During the conversion starts, you will get the following window about the conversion. You can see the Time elapsed and Time left and it will keep you informed of timely state of conversion. A definite number will give you a clear progress of conversion. 

The conversion time depends on the size of your output videos. Once completed, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the generated files. If you have closed the conversion window after conversion, don't worry, "Open" button on the interface can also bring you to the output files, very convenient!

More features about Pavtube DVDAID:

1. Click "Edit" icon on the interface, you will be able to see every individual frame there, rotate and flip it. And what's more, you can cut off the undesired part, crop output size, edit output audio, and add subtitles, etc. Go to try it if you need.

2. Click "Option" icon on the interface and then go to Acceleration option, you can choose to check Enable GPU acceleration, which will help to speed up conversion. Here you can check your graphic card is supported or not. 

Pavtube DVDAID will bring you great experience of converting DVD and you cannot suffer any video and audio out of sync issue. 

However, if you have no idea about how to choose the most suitable format for a certain device, like iPad 3, iPad mini, ATV 3, Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab 3, S4, Note 2, Surface, Kindle Fire HD, etc., or you want to editing some clips from DVD on Windows/Mac editing software, choosing Free trail version of Free DVDAID for Windows/Mac may be the best choice for you. Trail version supports converting DVD to MP4/M4V files and has built-in the best compatible format for many devices and named after the certain device. So you just need to go to the certain device under format menu and choose a format. That is so easy. 

Moreover, "Directly Copy" will help you to 100% backup the intact main movie of DVD, and "Copy the entire disc" will support 1:1 backup the whole movie with original structure and chapter mark. It is a better way to copy DVD for playback and safekeeping. Go to know more about us. Like us on Facebook. 
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The latest Blu-ray movie review: Evilspeak

Shout Factory | 1981 | 97 min | Unrated | May 13, 2014 (New Release)
Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles: English

Some wise man once informed humanity that the meek shall inherit the earth, but certain mild, unaggressive types aren't content to merely wait for their legacy to be handed them and instead decide to opt for a little help. Lots of people through the years have compared the 1981 horror opus Evilspeak to Carrie, pointing out the similarities in a bullied loner who finally strikes back with a little supernatural aid. Carrie had the benefit of some roiling family dysfunction underpinning its tale, and its setting in a high school rife with cliques and boorish behavior made it instantly accessible to many people, even if they had never been drenched in pig's blood. Pigs actually show up inEvilspeak, too, but here the formulation of the mild mannered little sad sack rising up to take his revenge has little of Carrie's impact since it's divorced from a commonplace setting and perhaps even more importantly from any sort of larger background with regard to its main character, one Stanley Coopersmith (Clint Howard), a picked on young man at a military academy. When Stanley stumbles on an old cache of Satanic materials in a kind of cavern like cellar at the institution, suddenly there seems to be a potential route forward for the afflicted kid. Evilspeak is in fact a fairly basic revenge saga?...

Best Way to Backup DVD The Art of the steal for Repeatedly Watching

 
The Art Of The Steal Movie Synopsis: 

Retired motorcycle daredevil/art thief Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), more famous for his crash landings than his death-defying leaps, considers himself something of a master thief, but he winds up in prison when he's double-crossed by his brother and partner-in-crime Nicky (Matt Dillon).
After serving his sentence, Crunch is tempted to complete one last heist to make some money by stealing one of the most valuable books in the world. He reluctantly reunites with Nicky, and reassembles their old crew. With a painstaking plan in place, can the Calhoun brothers pull off the job and hold on to their tenuous truce? 
  
Case:I got a new DVD which film release date on May 6, 2014. Since I watched this wonderful movie in the theater, I still exited about the amazing plot in it. I just want to enjoy this new movie with my friends –one of the already released  film franchise again or anytime I want. Is there anyway to backup my DVD of The Art of the steal for repeatedly watching? 

Of course, the answer is no doubt. As we know, DVD disks are vulnerable stuff and if you are a DVD fun/collector, I bet you don’t want your precious new purchased DVD get scratched or damaged. Then how to avoid this unlucky situation happening to your precious DVDs and also you can enjoy the movie of high DVD quality at the same time? Here I suggest you to make a DVD backup to your computer for watching. If you haven’t done this before, you can follow this easy tutorial below. You just need a DVD ripping tool, Many of such tools are provided on the internet but Pavtube DVDAID is definitely a good choice. Strong decryption ability, lossless output quality, high conversion speed, etc are all its superior features. Learn more about this software...

Tutorial for you to copy movie from DVD to your computer for backup:

Step 1. Directly download Pavtube DVDAID from here. Then install and drive it. 

Pavtube DVDAID is an excellent DVD backing up tool that can make 1:1 copy of your source DVD with original structure including extras and menus. Meanwhile, this app is regarded as a great DVD ripping program to help users convert DVD collections and various videos for new how tablets and smartphones including iPad mini, iPad Air, iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire HDX 7, Google Nexus 7/10 and more. 
 

   
Step 2. Launch it and load your DVD movie from discs to the app. 
  
Step 3. Click the “Browse” button to set output folder where you want to save the copied DVD movies. 

Tips:
 
1. If you’d like to copy only movie content and leave out the extras and commentary, the Directly Copy is exactly what you need, which copies intact. VOB main movie from original DVD disc without extras.
 

2. You can Click the “ ” button to make full disc copy.
   
Step 4. Hit the copy the entire disc icon on DVD Ripper main interface and start DVD backing up process. 

Additional Tips: 
    
1. There are various output profile presets.

Many people like me own would love to enjoy movies and TV shows from physical discs to more than one mobile phone and tablet. You can count on DVD Ripper because it offers so many output formats that you would find the suitable one eventually.

The general format is "H.264 Video(*.mp4)" from "Common Video" option. 

 
You also can convert and put DVD to your other portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Samsung phones and tablets if you want to watch the “The Art of the steal” on the go. Presets are also provided for you to conveniently select. 
   
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Movie review: ‘Dorothy’s Return’ to Oz is 2nd rate

Transported back to Oz by a magical rainbow, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto head for the Emerald City and again gather new friends.

In the 75 years since “The Wizard of Oz” debuted, its sequels, prequels and spinoffs have struggled to carry on the film’s legacy.

A year after Sam Raimi’s mediocre “Oz the Great and Powerful,” the streak continues with “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return,” an average, likable enough tale hampered by second- (or even third-) rate animation that borders on creepy.

Set many years after the Wicked Witch of the West’s demise yet merely the next morning in Kansas time, the film’s impetus involves the Scarecrow (voiced by Dan Aykroyd), Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Lion (James Belushi) held captive by the ambiguously evil Jester (Martin Short).

Transported back to Oz by a magical rainbow, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto head for the Emerald City and again gather new friends, this time to save their old ones.

Composing the chemistry-rich B Squad are an obese owl (Oliver Platt), a marshmallow soldier (Hugh Dancy), a china doll princess (Megan Hilty) and a repurposed tree that looks like the StubHub Ticket Oak with bad teeth (Patrick Stewart).

When so moved, they belt out ballads ranging from lackluster (Bryan Adams and Jim Dooley’s contributions) to Disney Princess quality (Tift Merritt’s “Even Then”), though the odds of any reaching “Let It Go” status are blessedly low.

While never boring, with the exception of an inspired candy courtroom scene with a Circus Peanut gallery and a jury of one’s Peeps, the film’s humor is limited to the Jester’s manic dialogue, little of which elicits a giggle.

Mostly, “Legends of Oz” is one more outing with familiar characters that neither adds to nor tarnishes the land’s good name.

Until a worthy successor arrives, it’s best to stick with the original.

Grade: C. Rated PG. Playing at the Beaucatcher, Biltmore Grande and Carolina Asheville.