Yesterday, we introduced Sonic Solution’s Roxio Popcorn. When you use Roxio Crunch, Popcorn or Toast Titanium to compress a Video_TS folder, you will may get a warning sign that says that the DVD content is encrypted. Right… Before dropping a DVD or Video_TS folder, you need to rip the content at first.

There are several freeware and shareware titles available for Mac OS if you want to rip a DVD. MacTheRipper is one. HandBrake is another. If you search the Internet, you may hear other names including 0SEx, DVD2one, DVDRemaster, DivX, ffmpegX, Forty-Two DVD. So which one do I really need to rip a commercial DVD?

DVD ripping is a confusing subject a bit. There are many software titles like those above. What does ‘DVD rip’ mean anyway? And what are CSS and region protection?




Screenshot from Roxio Popcorn 3



So we’ve decided to write a simple DVD-rip guide for Mac users. Starting with the definition of what DVD rip means, it covers basic knowledge about DVD ripping and then classifies Mac software titles into several categories.






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