{"id":207,"date":"2017-04-01T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T03:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unliterate.net\/?p=207"},"modified":"2017-04-01T23:03:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T03:03:46","slug":"basic-dvd-ripping-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unliterate.net\/index.php\/2017\/04\/01\/basic-dvd-ripping-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic DVD Ripping 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it came time where I got\u00a0my Wedding DVD, and I had to convert to to Digital Video. I had to dig deep deep<\/em> into my history, since I used to order DVDs from Netflix back in 2006, Rip them, convert them, and then enjoy them later on.<\/p>\n

So, fast forward to 2017, from Windows XP to Windows 10, and awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay we go.<\/p>\n

Software Needed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SmartRipper 2.41<\/p>\n

Optional<\/em>: VLC Media Player\u00a0from\u00a0http:\/\/www.videolan.org<\/a><\/p>\n

flaskmpeg from\u00a0http:\/\/www.flaskmpeg.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

XVid codec from\u00a0https:\/\/www.xvid.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (professional) from the Radium MP3 “copy”.<\/p>\n

What to do<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Install XVid and the MP3 codec. Fairly straightforward. Without these, you won’t be able to convert your\u00a0DVD rip to a final copy.<\/li>\n
  2. Install SmartRipper and VLC. VLC is only<\/em> used by SmartRipper to help unlock copy-protected DVDs. Since my Wedding DVD wasn’t copy-protected, I didn’t really need this step.<\/li>\n
  3. Extract flaskmpeg. Works out of the box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Insert the DVD, run SmartRipper. In SmartRipper, you’ll need to isolate the actual film you want, make sure all Chapters<\/em> and Cells<\/em> are selected, and Rip. Sit and wait until it’s done.<\/p>\n

    Load up\u00a0flaskmpeg, select the .ifo that would contain your DVD. flaskmpeg is smart enough to read it and ask you what you want of it.\u00a0Select Output<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Configure Output Module<\/em> to select the XVid video codec and the MP3 audio codec, and configure as necessary. Once you’re all configured, FlasK It!.<\/p>\n

    Without configuring a codec in flask, you’ll get an uncompressed DVD rip.\u00a0In my initial case, a 1GB MP2 compressed A\/V file was 30GB uncompressed on my hard drive, and a laughable matter. After selecting the right options to my taste, a 1GB MP2 turned into a 450MB XVid\/MP3 video.<\/p>\n

    Fruits of the labor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    After all that done, I present to you:<\/p>\n