No comments but 80% THUMBS DOWN already...come on... this GAOTD is an excellent tool every mobile phone "junkie" should have in his/her arsenal. It's very easy to use (you don't have to do anything since it automatically decrypts any commercial and protected DVD you may come accross) and highly customizable, since it enables users to configure the resolution, codec and the video/audio quality. So there's no point to give it 80% THUMBS DOWN!!

2 huge THUMBS UP from me!!

BEST FREEWARE (and always UPDATABLE) ALTERNATIVES

Firstly, to remove any kind of copy protection from any DVD/Blue-ray disks without losing the original video quality, you can use one of these amazing FREE APPS:

* DVDFab HD Decrypter
Can remove almost all DVD protections of a whatsoever DVD and then copy your DVD/Blu-ray to your HD at very high speed.

http://www.dvdfab.com/hd-decrypter.htm

* WinX DVD Ripper
Great free app which can rip any copy protected DVDs (removes DVD CSS, UOP, RCE, region code and even Sony ARccOS) and then convert them to MP4, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOV, MPEG, H.264, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Android phone, PSP, etc. It also lets you preview the DVD, select the subtitle language and even set the starting and ending time should you be eager to trim the video.

http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/

* DVDSmith Movie Backup
Excellent FREE and very easy to use DVD copier and DVD backup software, which can decrypt and remove all kinds of DVD protections (CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, etc...) and then copy your ripped DVD to the HD of your PC as DVD folder, keeping almost the same audio and video quality as the one featured on the original commercial DVD.

http://www.dvdsmith.com/dvdsmith-movie-backup.html

* (Portable) Bluray Decrypter 2.1.00
It removes any copy protection from Blu-rays (AACS) so that you can copy your blu-ray movies to your HD without losing quality.
Can also keep the Blu-ray folder structure, original 1080p video, original menu, as well as the original audio/subtitle tracks.

http://www.bluraytoavi.com/blu-ray-decrypter.html
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-Bluray-Decrypter.shtml

* Free DVD Copy Decrypter
Handy and reliable utility designed to remove copy protection from DVDs, thus allowing you to copy them on your hard drive.

http://www.bluraytoavi.com/dvd-decrypter.html


Then to convert your ripped DVDs in whatsoever format, well...you can take your pick (but if you use "WinX DVD Ripper" you don't need them ==> see above):

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter
http://formatoz.com/index.html
http://www.easy-video-converter.com/
http://www.pazera-software.com/products/vcsuite/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/WinX-Video-Converter.shtml
http://gromada.com/best_video_converter/
http://www.sabsoft.com/TotallyFreeConverter.htm
http://teejee2008.wordpress.com/ffcoder/

* (Portable) XMedia Recode (==> my personal First Choice)
An all-in-one video conversion and audio conversion tool: it can convert for FREE and at high speed any DVD and Blu-Ray movies into any format you like, giving you also the option to pick your iPhone model. With this FREE cool app advanced users are also able to modify bitrate, keyframe interval, framerate and the rate control mode of both videos and audio chapters. Can't figure out why this awesome software is free!

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Video/Portable-XMedia-Recode.shtml

* (Portable) VEMoDe
Cool free app which helps you encode almost any kind of multimedia files for almost any kind of portable devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, PlayStation Portable, Sony PSP, Windows Mobile devices etc...)

http://code.google.com/p/vemode/

* Free 3GP Video Converter
It can convert your 3GP files stored on your mobile phone to enjoy on your PC and/or your PC movie collection to watch on your mobile phone: cool, isn't it?

http://www.koyotesoft.com/video-software/free-3gp-converter.html

* iMacsoft Free DVD Ripper
Can rip your DVDs to all popular video and audio formats, extract DVD audio and flawlessly play the converted video and audio files on iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Zune, Xbox 360, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone, BlackBerry, Archos, Archos AV500, Archos AV700, Archos GMini402, iRiver PMP-100, Creative Zen Vision, etc....
With this FREE tool users are able to extract Titles and Chapters, select Subtitle & Audio Track, set Bit Rate, resolution, and Frame Rate, as well as trim DVD clips, add a text or image style watermark on their favorite video and even take a snapshot from movies while previewing them.

http://www.imacsoft.com/free-dvd-ripper.html

* WonTube Free Video Converter (Windows & Mac)
Excellent app to convert and enjoy videos for free to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PSP, PS2, PS3, BlackBerry, Nokia, Samsung, Xbox, Apple TV, Android mobile devices and smart phones.

http://www.wontube.com/free-video-converter.html

* Convertilla
Terrific FREE Video Converter tool designed to convert almost any kind of video and music files (MP4, FLV, MKV, MPG, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, MP3) for Android, iPod, Blackberry, Sony PSP and PS3, Microsoft XBOX 360 and Zune, Nokia N-series and many more.

http://convertilla.com/

* WinX DVD to iPod Ripper 4.0.10
Enables you to convert DVDs to several formats supported by iPod devices, but also by iPads, iPhones and others.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/WinX-DVD-to-iPod-Ripper.shtml

And for a limited period of time, you can even grab a FREE genuine key license of the award-winning "WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe" here:

http://winxdvd.com/giveaway/freewarede.htm

So as usual, if you are clever enough, there's no need to pay anything for this kind of apps anymore!!

Pretty much SATURATED field, isn't it dudes?? LOL!!

Enjoy!!

Giovanni

Giovanni  –  12 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+222)

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I have used one of their companion products, DVD Copy, which for me has been the only product that I have found that has never failed to copy a DVD, despite many other more popular and more well known products used by many, which have not been as consistent in my experience of use.

Format Factory is something that often gets mentioned and for what it does, it is good and of course free.

DVD copy protection removal is not supported by Format Factory though, so cannot be compared with something that does.

Having tried Longo DVD Ripper a couple of times now, it seems to do what it says on the box.

Nothing fancy, just a solid job of ripping and conversion, which is all that it claims to do, without unnecessary bells and whistles.

PhilS  –  12 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+38)

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Longo has poor customer service. I contacted them in regard to their DVD Copy software, and I received a return email in broken English, telling me there was no way to help me so I have to pay for a new version. In my experience, good customer service doesn't mean telling you to buy something you don't need, but rather making an effort to resolve the existing issue first. I resolved the issue myself, and will stick with the DVD Copy program, but will avoid adding more Longo products to my media software library because of the customer service issue.

asilaydyingdl  –  12 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+36)

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Thank you #4 (xpurt). It saved me a whole 5 nano seconds in reading time but did nothing to add to the translation. Now, can you write it in Greek and Russian??

Norm  –  12 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+32)

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I had to disable Norton to install. It works but it will not be my favorite DVD ripper. It has a very plain interface and can not change the size of the small window and no basic editing tools. If I was paying for it i get the Aiseesoft ripper better because it has some basic editing tools for the same price. If you don't have a DVD ripper this will do the job for you.

ASBY  –  12 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+31)

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