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HandBrake - DVD conversion made simple
Authored by: jcgavula on Sep 11, '07 10:14:41AM
To make the process even faster I use Mac The Ripper to dump the disc onto my hard drive and then use HandBrake to rip the video. It's easily 2x as fast...

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HandBrake - DVD conversion made simple
Authored by: morespace54 on Sep 11, '07 10:54:52AM

Agree. That's what I'M doing too.

But that might have more to do with the speed of your DVD drive being slower (obviously) than your CPU.



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HandBrake - DVD conversion made simple
Authored by: DanFrakes on Sep 11, '07 11:42:59AM

For my Mac Gems review, I tested both approaches. It turns out that on several computers I tested, the combined MacTheRipper (to rip) + HandBrake (to convert) time wasn't really faster than using HandBrake by itself to rip and convert.

That said, MacTheRipper 3 (currently in beta) can read some of the latest anti-rip-protection DVDs better than HandBrake.

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HandBrake - DVD conversion made simple
Authored by: teacher24_70 on Sep 12, '07 07:37:45PM

I thought that you HAD to use Mac the Ripper to decrypt the commercial CD's. I've generally used Mac the Ripper to decrypt and save to the hard-drive. Then I use TOAST if I need to reburn to a backup DVD later. The only time that I've used Handbrake is if I needed to convert the decrypted file (after Mac the Ripper) to place on my iPod.

Am I misunderstanding the capabilities of Handbrake?

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HandBrake - DVD conversion made simple
Authored by: ben_k on Sep 11, '07 03:42:51PM

to take the macthripper thing a step further, you can rip multiple titles to you hard drive (space willing), queue up all the conversions and walk away (or or come back in the morning). this is especially good when you have an entire TV series you wish to iPod



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