Backup your DVD`s

Why would someone want to backup his DVD`s ? The Movie Industry apparently thinks that no one should be able to backup his own, bought, DVD movies because of the build in copy protection of almost all new movie DVD`s. We, who pay money for the DVD`s, want to have the right to make a backup of a DVD that cost $20 or more. Some users don’t want to have scratches on their DVD`s, some want to use the DVD in their cars or Notebooks without fearing to lose or damage the original one.

Please note that it is illegal in some countries to duplicate copy protected DVD`s. Rip it 4 Me is able to cope with most copy protections and could be illegal in your country, use it at your own risk. Rip it 4 Me is a frontend for DVD Decrypter or DVD Shrink which adds ways to those programs to backup a DVD even though it is copy protected. You do need one of the two mentioned programs to be able to use Rip it 4 Me. You might also want to install FixVTS which allows you to adjust your DVD files into better DVD compliance.
The process of backing up a DVD is pretty simple after all the installations have been made. (If you don’t have DVD Decrypter or DVD Shrink installed use the Downloads menu in Rip it 4 Me to do so). Put a DVD into your disk drive and start Rip it 4 Me. Click on Wizard mode or 1-click mode.

You have to make some selections such as selecting a source and target hard drive and the ripping settings which give you the options to backup the full DVD, the movie only, movies and menus only or iso mode. Click on Create PSL file in the next window and rip DVD in the one after it.

If everything worked fine DVD Decrypter will start and state that it has imported the settings successfully. Click on the DVD to Hard Drive symbol in the lower left corner and the process should start. Take a look at the pictured Rip it 4 Me guide if you have further questions or encounter problems.