Essential Software for DVD Backup:

All these great utilities are either freeware or open-source, available for
Windows.

(Updated: Feb-07-2006)

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DVD to DVDR

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DVD
Decrypter

The most complete ripping tool available until a few months ago, when a
letter from Macrovision was hand-delivered to the author's door and he had to
stop its development and distribution. Still a great tool for ripping most DVD
discs out there!

Last Version: 3.5.4.0 (Mar-21-2005) -->

Download (879KB)

 

DVDFabDecrypter

A simple DVD ripping program without all the bells and whistles and
functionality of DVD Decrypter, but able to handle all the copy protections (CSS,
RC, RCE, Macrovision, UOPs and Sony ARccOS), including the newest ArccOS
protected DVDs that DVD Decrypter fails to rip.

Latest Version: 2.9.7.0 (Jan-30-2006) -->
Download (1.3MB)

VobBlanker

Excellent software to blank, replace, cut, preview and strip titles of a DVD,
including the menus. That means you are able to remove from your backup any
extra content, credits, previews, logos, warnings, languages, scenes, and much
more! Allowing you to reduce the compression ratio of your backup, or even no
need for it on many cases.

Latest Version: 2.1.0.0
(Jan-06-2006) -->
Download
(824KB)

PgcEdit

A DVD IFO and Menu editor that allows you to modify the navigation commands
and parameters of your DVD. With preview function and a trace mode, it is a very
powerful tool.

Latest Version: 0.6.3.1 (Jan-29-2006) -->

Download

IfoEdit

Tool on which PgcEdit is inspired. Apart from being able to edit the IFO
structure, you can strip your titles by audio streams, VOB IDs and more.

Latest Version: 0.971 (Nov-24-2004) -->
Download (486KB)

 

DVD Shrink

Very popular program for compressing or "shrinking" your DVD so it fits on
standard 4.7GB media. With title by title compression settings, you can set
different compression ratios for your main movie, menus or extras. It also has
ripping capabilities and a DVD authoring mode.

Latest Version: 3.2.0.15 -->

Download (1.04MB)

 

DVD Rebuilder

A one click solution if you choose to re-encode your movie, instead of
compressing it. DVD-RB works with some of the most popular commercial and free
MPEG2 encoders and it will take care of all the work needed to backup your DVD
with the highest quality while preserving the same DVD structure. (demux,
reencode, re-author).

Latest Version: 0.96 (Nov-05-2005) -->

Download (520KB)

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DVD to AVI, (Xvid, Divx, Nero Digital, etc)

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Nero Digital (MPEG4 ASP & AVC) and Divx are commercial solutions. Xvid is the
best MPEG4 ASP codec out there and its open-source!

Xvid 1.1 Final Codec and beta Windows binaries -

http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml

Gordian
Knot - The best integrated package for Divx/Xvid encoding. (Includes many
ripping, video & audio processing utilities like: VirtualDubMod, Besweet,
DGIndex).

Download the latest RipPack and the Codec pack @

SourceForge

 

 

For

Nero Digital you need Nero Recode 2 (included with the Nero 6 or 7 CD
burning suites or Nero Digital Pro)

 

 

 

 

Divx Codec

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Others

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Belight
is a newer GUI for Besweet, the most powerful audio transcoding/processing
application.

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Media Playback

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VideoLAN
Media Player (VLC) would play almost anything you throw at it!

Note that you don't need all the above programs to backup your DVD, but I
think that with this set you are covered to do almost anything you want.

Last but not least I recommend
Doom9's site for all your backup needs. Lots of Guides, software and forum
support.