How to copy DVD to Hard Drive?

How to copy DVD to hard drive so you can watch them without the disc? Is it possible to copy protected DVD to hard drive? Having the problem with your DVD collection that can only be playable on your DVD players?

As a big fan of Avril Lavigne, I have collected plenty of DVDs of her. But it is such a pity that I only can play them on my DVD players. I was totally at a loss when I want to copy my DVD to my hard drive and share them with my friends and family. My friends Angel helped me out. She said I may need a DVD Ripper.

If you too came across the same problem, I’d like to share my experience of copying DVD to hard drive here. It is also apply to copy DVD to computer hard drive. Copy DVD to Windows Movie Maker, you can learn it from here:
How to put DVD into Windows Movie Maker?

Personally I use the program named Aimersoft DVD Ripper. The following are the reasons why I choose this DVD Ripper.

1. Support all of the DVD to load, can copy protected DVD which is restricted by css, region code or other copy protection.
2. Copy DVD to SD (AVI, WMV, M4V, MP4, MOV, etc.) and HD formats like HD TS, HD AVI, HD WMV, etc.
3. Support various multimedia players such as iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, etc.
4. Feature powerful editing functions
5. Support dual-core and multi-threading
6. 100% compatible with Windows 7

Helpful Tip: With DVD ripper, you can copy the VOB files from the DVD. But, since the VOB files are huge, I would recommend that you rip your DVD to another format like MP4 or AVI, the popular format, to save the space in your hard drive.

1. First, you should download DVD ripper, install and run it:
Free download DVD Ripper
2. Insert the DVD that you want to copy to your hard drive;
3. Upload your DVD files with “Add” or ”File” button, and DVD ripper automatically scans the DVD and displays all the files;

Helpful Tip: There are three options for you. You can add the DVD Folder, ISO File or IFO File.



4. Choose one or more files you want to copy to hard drive;

5. Select the output format by clicking “profile” drop-down list;



6. Select the output path to save your DVD to hard drive;
7. Click the button of “Start” and DVD ripper will do the ripping for you.
8. Within minutes, you can find your DVD on your hard drive and play it on your computer.

Helpful Tip: You also can click the button “Edit” to create your own DVD movies by cropping the frame size, trimming into several segments, merging several files into one, adding text or picture watermark, or adding special effects.

Enjoy the highest copy speed and the lossless quality while copying DVD to hard drive. Most important, it offers a Free Download. So why not give it a try? You will be surprised by this DVD Ripper.

How to copy DVD to hard drive so you can watch them without the disc? Is it possible to copy protected DVD to hard drive? Having the problem with your DVD collection that can only be playable on your DVD players?

As a big fan of Avril Lavigne, I have collected plenty of DVDs of her. But it is such a pity that I only can play them on my DVD players. I was totally at a loss when I want to copy my DVD to my hard drive and share them with my friends and family. My friends Angel helped me out. She said I may need a DVD Ripper.

If you too came across the same problem, I’d like to share my experience of copying DVD to hard drive here. It is also apply to copy DVD to computer hard drive. Copy DVD to Windows Movie Maker, you can learn it from here:
How to put DVD into Windows Movie Maker?

Personally I use the program named Aimersoft DVD Ripper. The following are the reasons why I choose this DVD Ripper.

1. Support all of the DVD to load, can copy protected DVD which is restricted by css, region code or other copy protection.
2. Copy DVD to SD (AVI, WMV, M4V, MP4, MOV, etc.) and HD formats like HD TS, HD AVI, HD WMV, etc.
3. Support various multimedia players such as iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, etc.
4. Feature powerful editing functions
5. Support dual-core and multi-threading
6. 100% compatible with Windows 7

Helpful Tip: With DVD ripper, you can copy the VOB files from the DVD. But, since the VOB files are huge, I would recommend that you rip your DVD to another format like MP4 or AVI, the popular format, to save the space in your hard drive.

1. First, you should download DVD ripper, install and run it:
Free download DVD Ripper
2. Insert the DVD that you want to copy to your hard drive;
3. Upload your DVD files with “Add” or ”File” button, and DVD ripper automatically scans the DVD and displays all the files;

Helpful Tip: There are three options for you. You can add the DVD Folder, ISO File or IFO File.



4. Choose one or more files you want to copy to hard drive;

5. Select the output format by clicking “profile” drop-down list;



6. Select the output path to save your DVD to hard drive;
7. Click the button of “Start” and DVD ripper will do the ripping for you.
8. Within minutes, you can find your DVD on your hard drive and play it on your computer.

Helpful Tip: You also can click the button “Edit” to create your own DVD movies by cropping the frame size, trimming into several segments, merging several files into one, adding text or picture watermark, or adding special effects.

Enjoy the highest copy speed and the lossless quality while copying DVD to hard drive. Most important, it offers a Free Download. So why not give it a try? You will be surprised by this DVD Ripper.

How to convert DVD to AVI for BlackBerry, archos, iRiver and Windows Media Player etc.

While convert DVD to AVI, it always be encoded by DivX codecs. As the first technology to compress DVD into a seventh of its original size or even smaller while maintaining its high quality, the major merit of AVI format is that it supports multiple devices such as BlackBerry, Windows Media Player, archos, iRiver etc. Now the problem is how to convert DVD to AVI for these players.

The following instructions will show you how to convert DVD to AVI for your BlackBerry, archos, iRiver, Windows Media Player, etc.

Before Converting
What you need is a DVD Ripper and a computer with DVD disc. There is a lot of DVD Ripper on the market now, such as Aimersoft, Total, Magic, iMovie etc. Aimersoft DVD Ripper is one of the most frequently used DVD to AVI software.

Aimersoft DVD Ripper provides an in-program guide and FAQs to help you complete the important steps such as import the file, select the audio track and subtitle, set the output format, trim and crop movie, set the brightness, contrast and saturation for your players. Free download here: Download Aimersoft DVD Ripper

Convert DVD to AVI

Step 1: Import DVD movie

Run the DVD Ripper after insert your DVD disc into DVD-Rom. click "File" or "add" at the top left corner to load the DVD Rom/DVD Folder/ISO file/IFO file.


Step 2: Edit the DVD file

After the DVD movie is imported, you can edit it by clicking the “Edit” button. This DVD Ripper support video cropping, video trimming, video customizing (such as video brightness, contrast, saturation and t the volume), subtitle and audio track setting.


Tips:

1. You can set output settings like sample rate, channel, encoder and bit rate, etc. You can either input all values manually, or choose the default ones. It works just perfectly.

2. Remember to check the settings and the output route, making sure that the settings is suitable for your player and the output route is enough to store your converted movie.

Step 3: Choose the profile and output setting



If you convert DVD to AVI for BlackBerry, you can choose “Mobile Phone ---- BlackBerry AVI series (*.avi)” as the output format from the “profile” drop-down list. You can select the format corresponding to your player.

Step 4: Start to convert

Click the “Start” button to convert DVD to AVI for your BlackBerry or other players.

In addition to these basic functions, Aimersoft DVD Ripper also provide you convert DVD to iPod, iPhone, Zune and other popular video players. You can download and enjoy it to make your own special video files!

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