Jeff, I used to have that problem. try downloading then open the zip file. when files are open I click on 'extract all' the files will be put in another folder. then click on setup.

running on widows 10 pro 64 bit

UPDATE: It looks like it figured out the protection OK.

Well done! Most copiers fail.

Alan, Its me again and I just remembered/saw why I use the WinX programs. First, The picture quality if this is very very good. Top notch. The ripping time is decent and I used the High quality setting. Sound and picture quality leave NOTHING to be desired. Very sharp and no fading of colors.

Now, for my beef. This is pretty much just for movies, which is not a bad thing in and of itself. I say "just for movies" because I just ripped a DVD of Red Dwarf series VII. Its a British T.V. show for those who don't know and very funny. Anyway, theres no option to clone the DVD so I ended up having to rip each episode individually, at least as a Ts file. Consequently, there's no menu either. This is unacceptable to me as I want the Rip to be as close as possible to the actual DVD. As I mentioned in my earlier review, I travel in my work so rip T.V. shows and movies for my computer for watching when I'm not home. The no menu and individual episode at a time is a deal breaker for me sadly. If all you want/need is a movie ripper this is an excellent choice, but if you want episodes/menus then you are out of luck, at least as far as Ts folders go. Excellent in every other way, speed, quality and ease of use though.

jimjim,

Nowadays video can be a mess for the hearing impaired, jimjim. Maybe this will help you?... You could just use WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro to get the DVD on your hard drive, then use Handbrake if you prefer -- when you do a copy [rather than rip or conversion] the CC & subs will be included in the folder with the rest of the DVD files. Or without using Handbrake...

When it's included, CC is embedded in the actual mpg2 files on a video DVD [same as most digital broadcast in the US]. That CC disappears however once you re-encode the file, so you have to extract it from the original, I'd suggest using CCextractor. You'd start with a copy of the DVD in a folder on your hard drive, so you have the original mpg2 with embedded CC. Next copy the mpg2 video from inside the DVD's VOB files to a separate mpg2 [usually .mpg] file [there are a few tools to do this], & drag & drop the mpg2 file you get into the CCextractor window [Note: Do Not run as admin or D&D may not work.]. This should give you an .srt file, which is what you want.

Now go ahead and do whatever you want with the video conversion. If that .srt file is named the same as the video file, & stored in the same folder, many software players, Android & PC, can display it as subtitles you'll be able to turn on/off. You can also use that .srt file when WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro [or similar ripper or converter] asks for an external file for subs -- usually I think they'll add permanent subs rather than being able to turn display on/off.

If your player connects via HDMI, CC generally won't work because HDMI won't pass it to the TV's CC decoder, so I've done a lot of this sort of thing over the years. If you need to use the DVD's subtitles rather than captioning, SubtitleEdit will OCR them into a .srt file. There are also apps that can turn .srt files into subs -- I've taken DVDs, gotten the .srt file, turned that .srt file into Blu-ray subs, then created & burned a Blu-ray disc, since the DVD video is already part of the Blu-ray spec. Video looks the same, but the subs are a Huge improvement on a HDTV. Check videohelp[.]com for software.

mike,

That is a five-star response if I have ever seen one! Thanks for all this information. These are great alternatives to follow when I run into trouble and I will be saving this for the future.

Yes, it is certainly challenging for the hearing impaired, but the good news is that more and more releases do at least have some form of subtitling for the content (if not available on the web). It's better to go through a few more steps and toolsets than not have them at all.

Thanks again!

nick sheesan,

It takes however long to copy roughly 4-8 GB from a DVD optical disc, & that's the baseline minimum when you're just copying -- no conversion. And that time is determined by the optical drive, your target hard drive, the PC/laptop both are connected to etc. Copying that amount of data from any DVD disc, I've never seen it drop much below 15-20 minutes personally, regardless what type of files were involved.

So, the only way to copy a DVD in 5 minutes is if that DVD only contains somewhere around 1-2 GB. ;)

nick sheesan,

backup a DVD to MPG(only 5~10 minutes).

nick sheesan, did you register the program using the key in the readme file?

I am running Windows 7 on a Dell PC.

Also installed on a fresh install of Win10 with no issues a short while later. The only thing that didn't work either time was that I had to manually start the application, even though the final install dialog indicated that it would run it automagically.

Doc, Try Downloading it again, only this time before you extract the Folder "Unblock" it using "Properties."

Valerie,

"So, what I want to do is somehow in some way convert this DVD to a Windows PC file that I can then have on screen and can take out the bits that needn't be there (and if I'm clever enough, perhaps move segments of the material around to put what's on the DVD into the right order.)"

1st off, it's very unlikely that your DVDs have any DRM, so while you could certainly use WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro, you don't have to as a first step.

2nd, there are two ways that you can accomplish this, re-encoding the video & using it as-is. Re-encoding will reduce quality -- how much depends on the quality of the DVD video. The easiest way would be to convert the video to mpg2 files [Note: the DVD video's already mpg2, so you're not re-encoding, but just taking the existing video out of the DVD's VOB files], & then rearrange those clips & edit them however you want in video editing software. Then when you're done you'd encode the results into whatever format you choose using the same editing software.

Now the 2nd way... You'd still get the mpg2 video out of the DVD VOB files, but set the order of those files & optionally set what video plays in what order whilst creating your own video DVDs. The advantage is no re-encoding so no quality loss. The disadvantage is it'll take learning how to do all of that, but it is possible [I've done it] because DVDs play the video listed in play lists, so by editing the play lists you set the order of what plays when, and leave out the video that doesn't play at all. Check videohelp[.]com for software.

Valerie, This ripper allows you directly rip to the mpeg2 files so no loss plus it has an inbuilt edit function which allows you to select the bits you want (don't select the boring stuff). Then maybe you can use a free DVD burner program to make a new DVD out your separate rips. No loss all round.

Thanks John.
What a schoolboy error - forgetting to turn off the AV.
Thank you!

Doc, Refer to my reply in #11.

terrawarra, If you look at their website, the answers are on the front page.

terrawarra,
No copyright restrictions.
What does your second question?

terrawarra, dvdshrink has been doing that for me for many years. I don't think its available on the internet anymore though, but I can email it to you.

Darrell L Guill, you can find it here - https://www.dvdshrink.org

Kestrel, thanks for that link, but I have it. And 5 backup copies. But I can't get this WonderFox give-away thing to install. It just keeps popping up the "install software informer" thing after I try.

Darrell L Guill, I'm facing the exact same issue. Trying to install on Windows 8.

terrawarra,

"Will this freebie beat any copyright restrictions ?"

Hopefully... With any decryption software, when new protections appear, there *may* be a lag time before it's figured out, & it *may* require a new version. Also, the ad copy on the site for WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro lists Cinavia removal -- that's extremely unlikely, & probably an error.

"And will it shrink to fit on a 4.7 disc ?"

That was only a concern in the early 2000s, before you could buy inexpensive dual layer DVD blanks. Buy & use them when necessary.

That said, often a DVD will fit on a single layer disc if you remove everything but the main video, & also remove audio & sub tracks you don't want or need. When that doesn't work, DVD Shrink &/or earlier versions of Nero Recode [same author] can work if a percentage in the 90s is maintained -- anything over that & it will be re-encoded. The video quality of current DVDs is reduced intentionally so that re-encoding causes very noticeable quality loss. You'll find software tools at videohelp[.]com .

Thanks Mike.... I've got so much to learn from you guys !
cheers !