DAsAngel post 31
I wish you had posted your comment earlier.
If I had seen it, I would have downloaded and installed the program.

As it was, I was swayed by meagain's (Post 24) comment, and I was nervous about the quality. Thus I decided not to try it

Mutter, mutter,
Rob

Downloaded and installed easy.

Loaded in a dvd that is protected and it copied it in under 1 hour.

I used avi HD setting and the movie came out very nice, and just under 1 gig in size.

There may be other software out there that is free, and does more than this program, but this program does what it states, is quick enough doing it, and overall is a good one to have, especially for first timers.

The given price is over inflated though at the $49.99 price. I'd pay $19.99 for it, but just because it does what it says. With that being said, it is more a minimal program, and that's why it's not worth the asking price as it sits.

This software installed effortlessly on my Windows 7 Ultimate PC and seems to work well..Thank You Longo Software and GAOTD!

After comparison, I am definitely sticking with DVDFab. This program hard codes the subtitles and did not do so in a readable fashion whereas DVDFab put the subs in a separate file and were completely readable when engaged.

Hi, like Others said already - updates are not applicable to Giveaway Versions of Software, with few exceptions where Developers grant it (for a while I imagine) and it's safe. So don't be tempted with updates after giveaway period, or if GAOTD offers a past version (still perfectly usable), as accepting the update could un-register Software.

Having said that - if you're tempted with Longo DVD Soft to see if it's the last version - today you can, it will tell you it is, and your "about" stays intact with name and reg code you inserted earlier to register it (bring little reg boxes to full view, otherwise you won't see OK button)

Thanks for today's Giveaway:)

This Ripper seems OK, but for my needs I'll be passing on it. I just use WinX DVD Copy & Freemake Video Converter. So far I haven't had the need for anything else. Thanks Giovanni for all the other free choices. I must be getting too old or something. After spending a small fortune on a 55 inch LED/LCD 'smart' TV...why on earth would I want to watch a movie on a tiny phone or tablet?? Thanks GOTD for all the freebies.

Great program, easy to use and lot of features. Thanks a lot for this.

Longo has poor customer service. I contacted them in regard to their DVD Copy software, and I received a return email in broken English, telling me there was no way to help me so I have to pay for a new version. In my experience, good customer service doesn't mean telling you to buy something you don't need, but rather making an effort to resolve the existing issue first. I resolved the issue myself, and will stick with the DVD Copy program, but will avoid adding more Longo products to my media software library because of the customer service issue.

I downloaded this the last time it was available. I currently use DVDfab.
The picture wasn't as clear as with dvd fab kind of grainey or it was dropping frames etc.
The copy time speed was much slower than DVD fab

The good news is, I had a dvd that dvdfab wouldn't copy and this program copied it.

so its well worth putting away for those times when its needed.

The current free version of WinX DVD Ripper is different from the paid version and does not rip to AVI. For that reason alone Longo DVD Ripper would be preferable.

I don't often rip DVD's. Yet as I like the layout of this, there is one thing I would add, a search engine for profile extensions. I seen the NEAR PERFECT example on Aiseesoft Total Media Converter. I would snatch some of that common dialog dll action goin on it to save on the rip format choice time. Think of it as a productivity tweak.

Oh and not that I expected it, there's no profile for my TEOTWAWKI cheap craig mp4 player's .AMV format. (Advance Media Video Format)

Oh woes me.. /sarc

But there's MPEG 2 out and that's really what a ripper is all about anyway. Broadcast quality. All the sub containers are just GUI under the hood, re-rendering format, profile bliss.

Middle fingers up, just kidding, I mean thumbs up! Love it, just don't find myself needing this particular workflow often, but when you do need it eh... I wish Aieesoft would take your GUI and you would take their search engine.

Productivity Rounds for everyone.

The $49.99 is the original price, while now we provide special discount of $29.99 for lifetime now.

For the formats, Longo DVD Ripper indeed supports wmv format, but we can't support mkv format right now, but will support it in the near feature.

While for other function like edit, sorry for that, we don't have such function since we only pay attention to the main function, and try our best to provide the best and easiest soft, not the all function soft.

I only rip so I can play on tv. #15 said not rip to WVM or MVK. I assume these are the 2 formats for tv. Is it correct this will not rip to WVM.

This page says the price is $49.95 ... so why does their website say $29.95 for a lifetime license?

Special thanks to Giovanni who always thinks of others and takes the time to list alternatives.

Love that! Good on ya, my brother!

#4 - xpurt
please remember that English is NOT the only language available in the world. Currently we can say it is the most important one. But this go on cycles - previously, not in any particular order, we had Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Persian, some others I forgot, French and probably in the future Chinese. I known a person that spoke 9 languages, none of them correctly, not even her own language. She could communicate in ANY part of the world, and this is what matters - communication! By the way - how many languages do you speak?

# 11-12 Lydia
It is probably the same as by WinX: you are registered, but any attempt to update (and they may prompt you to do so) wil render your license invaled. Period. So, take care to disable that option.

This will great for the other mobil devises. Now it would be grreat if it cold covert MP4 into WMV because Winamp donot play MP4 videos. And my TV cannot play FLV abut only WVM and MVK so cann it with this progam...huh ?

Not sure why the Thumbs Down. The numbers should be reversed. I downloaded it on the last GAOTD offer and this app will blast through any DVD protection thrown at it. This is a must have in my book. Thanks Longo and GAOTD!!

When I go to "about" it says registered so i guess it is.

What does "this version can't upgrade to the latest version" mean? Has it been registered or not? It never actually said it had been registered.

I have used one of their companion products, DVD Copy, which for me has been the only product that I have found that has never failed to copy a DVD, despite many other more popular and more well known products used by many, which have not been as consistent in my experience of use.

Format Factory is something that often gets mentioned and for what it does, it is good and of course free.

DVD copy protection removal is not supported by Format Factory though, so cannot be compared with something that does.

Having tried Longo DVD Ripper a couple of times now, it seems to do what it says on the box.

Nothing fancy, just a solid job of ripping and conversion, which is all that it claims to do, without unnecessary bells and whistles.

#2 ASBY- Why you are again and again disable your Norton Anti Virus Protection. Don't do it frequently because if you install it on your computer then faith on it.

Thank you for this program.I know there are others out there but I'm going to try this one. If it does what it says I'll be very happy and willing to pass the info along to others.Hopefully you will have others buy this product. I like the idea it is simple to use.Thanks for putting this on Giveaway of the Day.Excellent. Thanks GOTA for having this also.

Thank you #4 (xpurt). It saved me a whole 5 nano seconds in reading time but did nothing to add to the translation. Now, can you write it in Greek and Russian??

Hi I agree I use Aimersoft DVD Ripper program the purchased version and find it to be a fantastic program, cheap as well worth paying for.

Cheers

No comments but 80% THUMBS DOWN already...come on... this GAOTD is an excellent tool every mobile phone "junkie" should have in his/her arsenal. It's very easy to use (you don't have to do anything since it automatically decrypts any commercial and protected DVD you may come accross) and highly customizable, since it enables users to configure the resolution, codec and the video/audio quality. So there's no point to give it 80% THUMBS DOWN!!

2 huge THUMBS UP from me!!

BEST FREEWARE (and always UPDATABLE) ALTERNATIVES

Firstly, to remove any kind of copy protection from any DVD/Blue-ray disks without losing the original video quality, you can use one of these amazing FREE APPS:

* DVDFab HD Decrypter
Can remove almost all DVD protections of a whatsoever DVD and then copy your DVD/Blu-ray to your HD at very high speed.

http://www.dvdfab.com/hd-decrypter.htm

* WinX DVD Ripper
Great free app which can rip any copy protected DVDs (removes DVD CSS, UOP, RCE, region code and even Sony ARccOS) and then convert them to MP4, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOV, MPEG, H.264, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Android phone, PSP, etc. It also lets you preview the DVD, select the subtitle language and even set the starting and ending time should you be eager to trim the video.

http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/

* DVDSmith Movie Backup
Excellent FREE and very easy to use DVD copier and DVD backup software, which can decrypt and remove all kinds of DVD protections (CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, etc...) and then copy your ripped DVD to the HD of your PC as DVD folder, keeping almost the same audio and video quality as the one featured on the original commercial DVD.

http://www.dvdsmith.com/dvdsmith-movie-backup.html

* (Portable) Bluray Decrypter 2.1.00
It removes any copy protection from Blu-rays (AACS) so that you can copy your blu-ray movies to your HD without losing quality.
Can also keep the Blu-ray folder structure, original 1080p video, original menu, as well as the original audio/subtitle tracks.

http://www.bluraytoavi.com/blu-ray-decrypter.html
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-Bluray-Decrypter.shtml

* Free DVD Copy Decrypter
Handy and reliable utility designed to remove copy protection from DVDs, thus allowing you to copy them on your hard drive.

http://www.bluraytoavi.com/dvd-decrypter.html


Then to convert your ripped DVDs in whatsoever format, well...you can take your pick (but if you use "WinX DVD Ripper" you don't need them ==> see above):

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter
http://formatoz.com/index.html
http://www.easy-video-converter.com/
http://www.pazera-software.com/products/vcsuite/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/WinX-Video-Converter.shtml
http://gromada.com/best_video_converter/
http://www.sabsoft.com/TotallyFreeConverter.htm
http://teejee2008.wordpress.com/ffcoder/

* (Portable) XMedia Recode (==> my personal First Choice)
An all-in-one video conversion and audio conversion tool: it can convert for FREE and at high speed any DVD and Blu-Ray movies into any format you like, giving you also the option to pick your iPhone model. With this FREE cool app advanced users are also able to modify bitrate, keyframe interval, framerate and the rate control mode of both videos and audio chapters. Can't figure out why this awesome software is free!

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-XMedia-Recode.shtml

* (Portable) VEMoDe
Cool free app which helps you encode almost any kind of multimedia files for almost any kind of portable devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, PlayStation Portable, Sony PSP, Windows Mobile devices etc...)

http://code.google.com/p/vemode/

* Free 3GP Video Converter
It can convert your 3GP files stored on your mobile phone to enjoy on your PC and/or your PC movie collection to watch on your mobile phone: cool, isn't it?

http://www.koyotesoft.com/video-software/free-3gp-converter.html

* iMacsoft Free DVD Ripper
Can rip your DVDs to all popular video and audio formats, extract DVD audio and flawlessly play the converted video and audio files on iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Zune, Xbox 360, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone, BlackBerry, Archos, Archos AV500, Archos AV700, Archos GMini402, iRiver PMP-100, Creative Zen Vision, etc....
With this FREE tool users are able to extract Titles and Chapters, select Subtitle & Audio Track, set Bit Rate, resolution, and Frame Rate, as well as trim DVD clips, add a text or image style watermark on their favorite video and even take a snapshot from movies while previewing them.

http://www.imacsoft.com/free-dvd-ripper.html

* WonTube Free Video Converter (Windows & Mac)
Excellent app to convert and enjoy videos for free to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PSP, PS2, PS3, BlackBerry, Nokia, Samsung, Xbox, Apple TV, Android mobile devices and smart phones.

http://www.wontube.com/free-video-converter.html

* Convertilla
Terrific FREE Video Converter tool designed to convert almost any kind of video and music files (MP4, FLV, MKV, MPG, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, MP3) for Android, iPod, Blackberry, Sony PSP and PS3, Microsoft XBOX 360 and Zune, Nokia N-series and many more.

http://convertilla.com/

* WinX DVD to iPod Ripper 4.0.10
Enables you to convert DVDs to several formats supported by iPod devices, but also by iPads, iPhones and others.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/WinX-DVD-to-iPod-Ripper.shtml

And for a limited period of time, you can even grab a FREE genuine key license of the award-winning "WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe" here:

http://winxdvd.com/giveaway/freewarede.htm

So as usual, if you are clever enough, there's no need to pay anything for this kind of apps anymore!!

Pretty much SATURATED field, isn't it dudes?? LOL!!

Enjoy!!

Giovanni

You need an English speaker to write your copy:

Thank you for trying Longo DVD Ripper!
This DVD Ripper is very easy to use.
It can auto-detect your inserted DVD,
auto-decrypt it, and
help you rip it to AVI, MP4, WMV, MPG, MP3, and other formats.

Much better.

I'm going to try this and see how it compares with my current ripper of choice, DVDFab. I will post the results after a few winks while the movie is ripping.

I had to disable Norton to install. It works but it will not be my favorite DVD ripper. It has a very plain interface and can not change the size of the small window and no basic editing tools. If I was paying for it i get the Aiseesoft ripper better because it has some basic editing tools for the same price. If you don't have a DVD ripper this will do the job for you.

Thank you for trying Longo DVD Ripper!

This DVD Ripper is very easy to use,

it can auto detect your DVD inserted,

auto decrypte the DVD,

help your rip it to AVI, Mp4, WMV, MPG, mp3 and other formats.