WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is, as the name suggests, a tool to turn DVD movies into different video formats so that they can be watched on the computer and other devices. The program uses a similar interface as DVDFast Video Converter Pro which means that everything is handled on one screen.Ripping a DVD in an ideal situation takes only a few clicks.
The user loads a DVD into the program by clicking on the Disc button in the top button row which opens a small drive letter selection window. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum will then scan the disc and display the contents of it on the right side. The program can rip normal DVD video disks but also copy protected DVDs including those protected with CSS, Sony ArccOS and newer copy protections like those used in blockbusters like The Dark Knight or Star Trek.
Each of the titles that are stored on the DVD are presented with information including the title’s playtime, the resolution and format and audio, video and subtitle information. Checkboxes are used to select those titles that should be ripped with the first title always preselected by the DVD ripper.
A small selection interface below the title listing can be used to change the output settings including the audio used in the output (if multiple audio tracks are stored on the DVD), subtitles, an alternative start and end time plus the output folder.
The default audio and subtitle language can be changed in the program’s options so that the preferred language selected by the user will be picked by the program automatically if available.
The lower half of the screen contains the formats that the DVD can be ripped to. This is divided into general formats like avi, mp4, mpeg or flv but also device specific formats including formats for devices such as the iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, PDA or 3GP.
Selecting a different video output format can change the available configuration options at the bottom of the screen. They usually consist of fine tuning audio and video quality settings but may sometimes contain multiple pre-configured profiles that can be selected.
This is for instance the case if the iPhone is selected as the output device.
A click on the start button after making the selection will start the DVD ripping process. This opens a new window that will display the progress of the operation.
Options to shutdown the computer when the conversion has been completed or to open the output folder are provided in the menu.
Installation and Download
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum can be downloaded for free today at the Giveaway of the Day website. The product, if installed today, will remain free and fully licensed. The website of the developer of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum offers trial downloads of the software and additional information about it.
The software comes as a zip file which will extract a text document with instructions and a setup.exe. All that it takes to install and register the DVD ripper is to double-click the setup.exe and to follow the installation until it completes.
Positive
- Easy to use
- Can rip copy protected DVDs
- DVD ripping does not slow down the computer
Negative
- No preview option
- No custom DVD ripping profiles (only for devices but not general)
- No option to change the output file name
You might also want to take a look at our previews review of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. The program is a very comfortable easy to use DVD ripper that worked fine with every DVD we asked it to rip.
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Try FreeStar Free DVD Ripper, it more fast.
Probably the finest DVD Ripper and I;d love to have it, if I can.
freestar, go back to learn English!
“it more fast”.
i don’t think your program is really fast.
program sucks, tryed several differant dvds now and it does not rip whole movie…. support sucks they claim 1 day responce…. and money back guarentee they lie. really save yourself… dont download
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