Back in January we reviewed a Giveaway of the Day version of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. Back then we liked the program for its simplicity and effectiveness, but found a few negative points like no video previews or options to change the output file name.
The developers have contacted me again today, letting me know that they rebuild the software from scratch, resolved two of the three issues found in the January version and are running a giveaway until October 28.
That’s reason enough to take a new look at the DVD ripping application. Not a lot has changed if you compare the new application interface with the old one. The new interface looks modern and more professional than the old one.
Ripping DVDs is still a three stepped process. It begins by loading a DVD from disc or folder (discs inserted into a drive will be recognized automatically), selecting an output format and clicking the start button to start the ripping.
Among the available output formats are DVD to DVD copy for 1:1 copies of the DVD, to formats like avi, mp4 or mov, and to devices such as the iPad, iPhone or Zune. DVD copy and conversion into an iPad compatible format are two of the new options in this version of the software.
Selecting one of the available options lists various quality and ripping settings. If avi is selected, it is for instance possible to change the audio and video quality settings, and select the number of cpu cores for the conversion.
Profiles are available if a device is selected. Profiles can be used to pick a quality setting with two clicks. That’s very comfortable. Profiles are unfortunately still not available for formats.
Processed videos are now named based on patterns defined in the program’s options. This is great as it makes the identification easier, especially if multiple videos are processed in short succession.
What else is new?
- Rebuilt WinX DVD Ripper Platinum with brand-new frame work based on user feedback to maximally conform to common usage.
- Output MP4 video with AAC 2 Channels, AAC 4 Channels and AAC 6 Channels supported.
- Support AVI container, keeping original DVD AC3/DTS 6 Channels audio track.
- Output WMV and MPEG video with original DVD AC3/DTS 6 Channels audio track.
- Improved WMV encoder to fit the requirement of Windows Media Center. Backup DVD to WMV with AC3/DTS audio and stream to PS3 & Xbox 360.
- Significantly increase H.264 encoder speed. Better support for Multi-core CPU.
- Optimized the support for iPhone 4, iPad, iPod 4 and other iOS 4 video players.
- New software UI.
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is an excellent DVD ripping software for the Windows operating system. To grab a free license code users need to visit the giveaway page on the developer homepage to download the application and grab the license code. License codes are offered for the Windows and Mac version of the software, but only the Windows version is linked from the giveaway page. WinX DVD Ripper for Mac can be downloaded here instead. Please note that I have not tried this version and license code.
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On the site it says “time-limited free”.
I wonder how long it stays registered?
Still a nice offer to try it out.
The version stays free forever, but you cannot update it or get support.
Hoi Martin, Nice find. But i have a question this because i have looked and looked. but i cant find a version number. I have version 4.1 (from 07-2010) is this a newer version and so what is the version number?
This is version 6 of the program.
Everybody has different container tastes. For me, no MKV output equals no thanks.
Is it able to rip DIsney DVD? If not, I prefer to use my current solution: use mplayer to dump DVD content and then convert the video.
I have no idea, cannot test since I do not have a Disney DVD.