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How to Use MacTheRipper to Rip DVDs?
MacTheRipper is a free DVD Ripper for Mac OS X. It can extract commercial DVD movies to your hard drive, minus all the copy protections and region controls put in place by DVD publishers. Here are sharing how to use MacTheRipper to rip DVDs to VOB format.
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Guide: How to Use MacTheRipper to Rip DVDs
Step 1. Download and install MacTheRipper
You can download it from: http://www.mactheripper.org. To install MacTheRipper, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the MacTheRipper application to your Applications folder (or wherever you want it ), along with this "Mac The Ripper Manual" if you need it.
Step 2. Rip DVDs for free
Insert the DVD into your DVD drive and launch the MacTheRipper application. Then, you should set the RCE options if applicable. If Mac The Ripper displays 'DISC RCE: -CLEAR-' after scanning the DVD in the drive, you can leave the 'RCE Region' popup menu on 'OFF', as it is by default. Only (and always) set the 'RCE Region' to 'OFF' when it says that RCE is '-CLEAR-'.
Once you've selected the type of extraction and options you want, you can go back to the 'Disc' tab and click the 'GO!' button (or hit the 'Enter' or 'Return' key) to start the extraction.
Step 3. Finish Ripping DVD
You can find a folder in the save location. The output files extracted by MacTheRipper are saved as .VOB format.
After using MacTheRipper to minus the copy protections, we can use the Mac DVD Ripper to convert VOB files to formats that compatible with popular players such as iPad, iPod, iPhone(iPhone 3G), Apple TV, PSP, Zune, etc.
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