DVD to disk?

1492 wrote:
Please avoid posting specific DVD CSS "ripping" utilities due to DMCA provisions prohibiting circumvention of copy protection, even if the DVD has been purchased.

Good call. DVD ripping is an odd anomaly. Legally you can make a "backup copy" as part of fair use. Everyone's been doing it for years with music. Even the RIAA stopped fighting that. But most DVD/BluRays have DRM. And DRM is NOT legal to crack, even for personal use. So the short answer is that for all practical purposes it is not legal to rip a DVD/BluRay.

Thanks for the fast replies. All the movies I will be coping I own the DVD, just want a simpler and more compact way to take some along.

Please avoid posting specific DVD CSS "ripping" utilities due to DMCA provisions prohibiting circumvention of copy protection, even if the DVD has been purchased.

DVDShrinker does a good job and will copy with or without compression and lets you leave out extras on the disk. It is fast and you will have files that can be copied to a USB hard drive to play through a USB connection on a compatible TV or box connected to the TV. As long as you are using the copies for personal use and you own the disk you are copying it is legal. The software is free and can be downloaded.

There are quite a few free programs to accomplish your goal. I copy only DVD's I have purchased and have them all on a hard drive in my motorhome.

Good Luck
Ron

You can copy DVDs directly as long as they are not protected by CSS. If they are CSS encrypted, such as Hollywood movies, then you'd have to use a utility that is technically illegal to manufacture/distribute, as they circumvent copy protection.

Many DVD and BluRay movies sold today include access to a portable version(.mp4), which is either included or can be streamed from the cloud such as UltraViolet.