In-flight movies suck. They’re usually not the greatest films to begin with, and then anything that could possibly offend anyone--otherwise known as “the good parts”--gets edited out. Lucky for you, all you need is a MacBook and some headphones to stage your own film festival at 35,000 feet. But spinning a DVD takes a serious toll on battery life, which is where DVD ripping comes in.
RipIt takes the sometimes complex task of getting video off of DVDs and onto your hard drive and turns it into a single-click affair. In keeping with that simplicity, the app doesn’t force you to fuss with video codecs or bit rates, instead creating VIDEO_TS folders that exactly mimic a DVD’s structure are played back with the DVD Player app you use on your Mac to watch actual DVDs.
RipIt skips complicated options in favor of a simple interface.
Playing back the resulting files on your Mac works exactly the same way it would as if you had inserted the DVD itself into your optical drive--except you don’t need to worry about losing or scratching your expensive discs, and you can avoid the noise and battery drain of a spinning DVD drive. All of the menus, special features, and other options of the disc itself are intact. On the flip side, the resulting files won’t play on your iPod or iPhone, and they’re quite large--a feature-length DVD typically weighs in between 4 and 8 gigs--although apps like HandBrake (free, handbrake.fr) can easily convert RipIt’s output to compressed files that will playback on your other devices.
RipIt’s simple interface and reliable output are perfect for serious movie collectors looking to consolidate or back up their collection, or anyone who wants to watch DVDs in all their glory on the go, without the inconveniences of schlepping around actual discs.
There aren't many bells and whistles, but for easy-to-use rips of DVD media on your Mac, RipIt is a winner.
RipIt
COMPANY: The Little App Factory
CONTACT: www.ripitapp.com
PRICE: $19.95
REQUIREMENTS: OS 10.5 or greater, DVD drive
Clean interface. Easy to use. Resulting files mimic all DVD content.
Can't create iPod-friendly files. Due to movie-studio trickery, not all movies will successfully rip.
killua
May 09, 2011 at 12:53am
Video Converter for Mac is a versatile Mac video converter which can convert videos including ASF, dat, mpg, MPEG, 3GP, MP4, MPEG4, H.264, M4V, MOV, AVI, WMV, Vob, MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, AC3, etc. Perfect Video Converter for Mac OS users.
alyssaker123
February 16, 2010 at 3:41am
An enigma in itself, Uplink is akin to a more cerebral incarnation of Ambrosia's popular Escape Velocity series of games...
MUST High School | MUST High School Address
alyssaker123
February 16, 2010 at 3:36am
This new way to read Kindle books will help Amazon stay the big dog when it comes to e-Books.
MUST High School | MUST High School | MUST High School Real
Zephus
January 06, 2010 at 7:51am
Now that I've bought RipIt, used it on a DVD to rip a file which is 8.32 GB on my computer, how do I burn that onto a standard 4.7 GB DVD-R disc and retain the menu items, so that it will play in a standard DVD player?
Rich364
September 19, 2009 at 9:21am
I've been using MacTheRipper for years - but switched to RipIt months ago. I feel RipIt is far superior and well worth the few bucks (if you're going to be doing a lot of ripping). There were way too many movies in my collection that MTR wouldn't rip... that's what forced me to start looking for other programs.Additionally, the RipIt support site is constantly working on improvements and notifying users of changes. Only once did I find something I couldn't rip (from over 600 discs)... it had just come out that day on disc... but within a week, RipIt posted an update that worked and listed the title on their support site as a fix with that update.I have no need to ever go back to MRT (though I did like while I used it).
ritland
September 18, 2009 at 10:27am
How does this program compare with MacTheRipper? MTR works on 99% of DVDs and it is free. Is there something this program for $20 can do that MTR can't do for free?
Roger Workman
September 18, 2009 at 11:25am
In my experience, RipIt was able to rip a couple of discs that MacTheRipper created garbage from. In general I prefer MacTheRipper though.
