2023 This still works perfectly! Currently using this on my Windows 10 laptop since it still has a DVD player. Took 12-20 minutes for videos from 50 minutes to 2 hours long (with my laptop's configuration)! Not bad! Thank you SO much Howfinity!!!
Thank you so much!! I was able to successfully rip a dvd boxset that I bought and transfer them all to digital media. Now I don’t have to worry about getting scratches on my dvds 👍🏾💯
You sir deserve tons of kudos! I had spent money on an app that did a horrible job digitizing old family videos (shot on 8mm but on dvd). Handbreak has been a godsend! Thanks to your tutorial, I was able to digitize old family videos from the 70s and the quality is very very good. I can now share them with the rest of my family. You and the Handbreak team are awesome. Thank you very very much for this great video, and keep up with the good work.
I ordered a Dell, hoping to put all my cds, dvds,photo Stix, SD cards.and old mini tapes in 1 place, without much technology..so, glad to hear I have stumbled upon a really good instructor right away!
Btw its not illegal to rip movies to your computer...you OWN them cause you purchased it, its just illegal to upload online or to make copies...but as for personal use its completely legal...that y every make mkv tutorial is still on youtube.
I wanted to THANK YOU for sharing this video on "ripping" dvd's to your computer. I had a VERY special home video clip I wanted to share on facebook but had no idea how to do it. I watched a few other you tube videos on "how to" but they were either long, involved buying additional software, or both. Then I found YOUR you tube video and literally within 5 MINUTES of watching it and downloading "Handbrake" (FREE!) I have the clip to share! I can't thank you enough for your help. I subscribed to your channel (which I honestly don't even know what that means yet!) but I was so happy to find someone who explains tech "stuff" so simply that I wanted to save your contact info. Thanks again!!!
Works great! Finally I can digitize a TV show I had DvD for but no retailer had a digital version. Found out that the "Title" selection was each episode.
So very helpful. Thanks for putting this together. I followed your easy directions and now have ripped a two hour project that has been stuck on a DVD for a long time. Thanks!!
2024 This still works perfectly! Currently using this on my Windows 10 laptop since it still has a DVD player. Took 12-18 minutes for videos from 50 minutes to 1:15 hours long (with my laptop's configuration)! Not bad! Thank you SO much Howfinity!!!
Dude! You are literally a complete legend! Every time I have an issue I see what your solution is before anything else because you always deliver. Thank you so much, I had some old skateboarding footage of me from years ago and now it's on my Mac and I can share it
I've been on TH-cam for way too many years I got to say I like your videos you got a new subscriber you know what you're doing and you're straight to the point.
I used the Handbrake to rip my movie discs before, but I think it’s too complex for me, so I choose anther one called DumboFab DVD Ripper which is found in a software site. The simple interface and the clear guide help me rip the movie DVD easily. And it can convert into many other formats. It’s so cool! I have got even better experience.
Does it work better I’m having such a complicated time with handbreak on my windows gaming pc. I get a message after selecting a file that says “No valid source or titles found” maybe I’m just a techtard now
As someone who rips DVDs/Blu-Rays regularly, don't use Handbrake. Handbrake is more a Compression software. Say for example you have a 32 GB & you want ti download it on your phone, run it through handbrake & depending on your encoding settings, it'll downsize the video. You might lose quality but again, that depends on your settings. If you want to rip movies, I recommemd either Make MKV or DVDFab. Be warned though, after a while, you might be asked to purchase DVDFab after the free trial is up.
Excuse me if this is an obvious question, since I know nothing about ripping commercial dvds, but can Make MKV be used to rip and transfer a DVD to another blank DVD? I mean, identical quality, menus, subtitles, and everything else? I'm just wondering if there is an easy and free way to make a 1:1 copy that plays identical on any player. Thank you!
Technically it is not illegal to back it up. Becomes a crime when you distribute the files. To be convicted it would need to be proven that distribution has occurred. This is why DVD ripping software is legal just most cost money.
when i attempt to do it, it gives me an error message saying "No titles found your source may be copy protected badly mastered, or in a file format Handbrake does not support" and tells me to go to a website that no longer exists. or it just completely crashing the program.
Thanks much, I was searching for this video only for a long time. people are showing this and that and here you simply showed wt needs to be done with those two folders AUDIO & VIDEO . Thanks much, Appreciated your help.
I’m trying to rip a DVD with 4 scenes and when I open it on handbrake it acknowledges all 4 scenes as 57 mins, yet it only rips the first scene which is just under 5 mins...any idea what’s up??
I have 2 questions 1: if I were to put a dvds files on my computer, would the disc itself still play what I downloaded on my computer in a different DVD player? 2: with the files, could I possibly upload them to video sharing websites like this one (TH-cam)?
hello, i followed your SUPER EASY Fantastic instructions for HandBrake. My question is: how do i set up in settings , how to descramble dvd. Meaning, some dvds After using Handbrake, the picture is All scrambled. I am NOT doing anything illegal, I am JUST trying to save my purchased dvd to an external hard drive. Thank you so much.
So it doesn't work on copyrighted DVD's? Do not copyrighted Movies even exist? 😂 All of my DVD's are copyrighted. Is there a program that can rip copyrighted DVD's?
thank you for this. you save me haha! it's just for my personal copy. i won't upload it! thanks! you are on the point. and don't say unrelated things.. this is a very informative video!
This never worked for me, tried on two macs with multiple different dvds. It aither cant rip it at all, or the file is so corrupted that its unwatchable
Ok, so I get it but - I’m using the blue ray as you suggested, so do I need a hdmi cable for it and hook it up to my MacBook? Please let me know I am doing this for the first time. Many thanks and I have subscribed❤
Years ago i tried handbrake and found the interface was over my head. i'll give it another go today and see if i like it - you of corurse make it look simple :) Did handbrake deposit the finished .mpr onto your desktop by default or is that something i'll need to set? Thanks! Oh and you say that if my dvd is copy protected - handbrake will not be able to rip it? Thanks again.
Hey I’m trying to rip a top gear never seen on tv dvd as we don’t have a dvd player apart from a Xbox and so far it seems to be going ok and it has 22 minutes left so I’ll reply to this one to say how it went
how do you convert a dvd from your tv onto your computer? I have a VHS/DVD player on my TV? Could you tell me how to convert the DVD from the TV onto a computer? Also, would love to know how to convert a VHS tape onto a computer? any helpful steps would be appreciated. Thanks
Thanks! This was super helpful and and will finally let me digitize my movies. However, I do have problems with DVDs that have several episodes of a TV series. Hand Brake only copies the first episode of each DVD. Is there any way I can fix this?
Re- that samsung blu ray writer you showed, to burn large HD files, can I do this directly with the samsung, or first, do I need a software blu ray burning program installed on the computer? .......I noticed a problem on Windows 10 - having the computer plug or WIFI connected to the internet while attempting to rip a DVD will interfere with the ripping process......ditto for burning a disc....best to yank out the ethernet plug/disable wifi first
Several months ago I downloaded Handbrake per your video and the link noted below. I had no problem then. Today, Dec 28, 2020 I tried several times and keep getting an image that notes "no valid source found" and the image is greyed out over different colored pastel vertical bars. The image doesn't look like the one in your video. I'm uncertain why this is happening. The only change to my laptop is I upgraded recently to Big Sur from Mojave. Suggestions? Please advise. Many thanks!
Hey man I have a question. So when I RIP my DVD does it remove the movie from the actual disc or does it just copy it to my mac? I have no idea what any of this stuff means and I dont want to ruin the disc
Worked for some DVDs but on one the chapters come out all mixed up in random order. Tried reinstalling Handbrake and the suggested .dll file but still have the problem. BTW, the reason for the different Handbrake interface is that they updated the interface sometime in the last year or so but the functionality is still there. HELP
Here is a link to my favorite external Blu-Ray/DVD player if your computer doesn't have one.
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Howfinity thank you for making this
I needed this to make my edits
Is there a way to rip them to .iso? The menus and interactive parts are honestly part of the experience and you get that with .iso's.
Why should I give you a thumbs up. It doesn't work
How do you get them to mp4s?
2023 This still works perfectly! Currently using this on my Windows 10 laptop since it still has a DVD player. Took 12-20 minutes for videos from 50 minutes to 2 hours long (with my laptop's configuration)! Not bad! Thank you SO much Howfinity!!!
One of the best instruction videos. It is short, concise, no un-necessary word. Thanks!
Gang Huang bump
Thank you so much!! I was able to successfully rip a dvd boxset that I bought and transfer them all to digital media. Now I don’t have to worry about getting scratches on my dvds 👍🏾💯
Thank you so much. I've been trying to rip a dvd of my grandad for his funeral tomorrow. This means a lot :)
Great idea
My uncle passed away and I’m trying to rip a video
Did you get hacked idk I don’t wanna try cause I don’t wanna get hacked
@@bowtiepuppy0887 No I definitely didn't get hacked :) Worked a charm
@@bowtiepuppy0887 you wont get hacked its offline and there is no virus
You sir deserve tons of kudos! I had spent money on an app that did a horrible job digitizing old family videos (shot on 8mm but on dvd). Handbreak has been a godsend! Thanks to your tutorial, I was able to digitize old family videos from the 70s and the quality is very very good. I can now share them with the rest of my family. You and the Handbreak team are awesome. Thank you very very much for this great video, and keep up with the good work.
I ordered a Dell, hoping to put all my cds, dvds,photo Stix, SD cards.and old mini tapes in 1 place, without much technology..so, glad to hear I have stumbled upon a really good instructor right away!
Btw its not illegal to rip movies to your computer...you OWN them cause you purchased it, its just illegal to upload online or to make copies...but as for personal use its completely legal...that y every make mkv tutorial is still on youtube.
You're even alloved to rip movies you've rented or borrowed from your local library
Oskar Laiho lol
@@oskarlaiho8905 Yes, but no. Legally speaking, you are obliged to delete the file after the renting period.
And making ytps out of them?
I did it so I could review the movie and show clips under fair use
I wanted to THANK YOU for sharing this video on "ripping" dvd's to your computer. I had a VERY special home video clip I wanted to share on facebook but had no idea how to do it. I watched a few other you tube videos on "how to" but they were either long, involved buying additional software, or both. Then I found YOUR you tube video and literally within 5 MINUTES of watching it and downloading "Handbrake" (FREE!) I have the clip to share! I can't thank you enough for your help. I subscribed to your channel (which I honestly don't even know what that means yet!) but I was so happy to find someone who explains tech "stuff" so simply that I wanted to save your contact info. Thanks again!!!
Works great! Finally I can digitize a TV show I had DvD for but no retailer had a digital version. Found out that the "Title" selection was each episode.
So very helpful. Thanks for putting this together. I followed your easy directions and now have ripped a two hour project that has been stuck on a DVD for a long time. Thanks!!
2024 This still works perfectly! Currently using this on my Windows 10 laptop since it still has a DVD player. Took 12-18 minutes for videos from 50 minutes to 1:15 hours long (with my laptop's configuration)! Not bad! Thank you SO much Howfinity!!!
Still works August 2024 :) thank you!
Dude! You are literally a complete legend! Every time I have an issue I see what your solution is before anything else because you always deliver. Thank you so much, I had some old skateboarding footage of me from years ago and now it's on my Mac and I can share it
I've been on TH-cam for way too many years I got to say I like your videos you got a new subscriber you know what you're doing and you're straight to the point.
thank you ive been trying to make a digital library for weeks!
I used the Handbrake to rip my movie discs before, but I think it’s too complex for me, so I choose anther one called DumboFab DVD Ripper which is found in a software site. The simple interface and the clear guide help me rip the movie DVD easily. And it can convert into many other formats. It’s so cool! I have got even better experience.
Does it work better I’m having such a complicated time with handbreak on my windows gaming pc. I get a message after selecting a file that says “No valid source or titles found” maybe I’m just a techtard now
@@tonymonxana992 same, did you ever find a fix?
Thanks! So fast! I was going crazy, whole day cannot complete the task and just did in 10 minutes!
Thank you so much. I could rip DVDs to my PC. Your video was very helpful.
As someone who rips DVDs/Blu-Rays regularly, don't use Handbrake. Handbrake is more a Compression software. Say for example you have a 32 GB & you want ti download it on your phone, run it through handbrake & depending on your encoding settings, it'll downsize the video. You might lose quality but again, that depends on your settings. If you want to rip movies, I recommemd either Make MKV or DVDFab. Be warned though, after a while, you might be asked to purchase DVDFab after the free trial is up.
Excuse me if this is an obvious question, since I know nothing about ripping commercial dvds, but can Make MKV be used to rip and transfer a DVD to another blank DVD? I mean, identical quality, menus, subtitles, and everything else? I'm just wondering if there is an easy and free way to make a 1:1 copy that plays identical on any player. Thank you!
Thank you Ray Romano! I appreciate this so much since I wanted to rip a copy of my dance recital from my teens!
Haha awesome
Helped. Thx man. Shouldn't be illegal to rip your own friggin DVDs to files so we can watch them on our own devices. Gotta love the MPAA!
MrPittsburghJ when you purchase something you own it.
Technically it is not illegal to back it up. Becomes a crime when you distribute the files. To be convicted it would need to be proven that distribution has occurred. This is why DVD ripping software is legal just most cost money.
What if you rent the movie? Then it definitely illegal
Then it is not just backing it up. It is committing fraudulent piracy.
when i attempt to do it, it gives me an error message saying
"No titles found
your source may be copy protected badly mastered, or in a file format Handbrake does not support" and tells me to go to a website that no longer exists.
or it just completely crashing the program.
Use Make MKV. Handbrake is a compression software.
Thanks much, I was searching for this video only for a long time. people are showing this and that and here you simply showed wt needs to be done with those two folders AUDIO & VIDEO . Thanks much, Appreciated your help.
I just looked on Amazon and that dvd player is not available anymore. Is there another one you’d recommend?
Thank you! I used it today and it works perfectly. I have an older camcorder that recorded on the tiny DVDs. I connected it to my laptop via USB.
Awesome this worked like a charm for me , my nephew will be nice in quiet in the back seat now . Thank you sir!
Wow, your voice sounds JUST like actor/comedian Ray Romano!
i didn't hear it until i read this comment🤣
I think you forgot to clean them ears, for this isn't even close to Ray Romano lol
Omg!! Thank you so much! My recorded childhood is safe!
I’m trying to rip a DVD with 4 scenes and when I open it on handbrake it acknowledges all 4 scenes as 57 mins, yet it only rips the first scene which is just under 5 mins...any idea what’s up??
Thank you so much! You saved me tons of money paying someone to do this!
2020 this still works thank you
Is there a way I can download them and make them into 4K resolution? Or does this process only allow a set resolution like 720-1080p
I have 2 questions
1: if I were to put a dvds files on my computer, would the disc itself still play what I downloaded on my computer in a different DVD player?
2: with the files, could I possibly upload them to video sharing websites like this one (TH-cam)?
very clear instruction and I am going to try it. Thanks for sharing
So did it work?
hello, i followed your SUPER EASY Fantastic instructions for HandBrake. My question is: how do i set up in settings , how to descramble dvd. Meaning, some dvds After using Handbrake, the picture is All scrambled. I am NOT doing anything illegal, I am JUST trying to save my purchased dvd to an external hard drive. Thank you so much.
as of 04-20-2024 this works and the program is legit. i have a m1 imac as well as superdrive from apple over usb c dongle.
Been wanting to put all my dvds on a USB. Computers crap out after a few years
Thanks for that.
Finally, I can enjoy "Das Phantom der Oper" again XD
Thank you for this, it helped me a lot! 👍
Thank you, I can't believe it was this simple!
Easy to follow video, thank you so much, subscribing!
Would it be quicker to move the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS to the pc first then run through handbrake?
After mine was encoded it turned it into a document and wont play on my quicktime player. How do I fix that?
You. Are. A. Lifesaver.
I might start doing this but when you rip the dvd on it, will the dvd disc data be erased?
Hey when i ripped a dvd it was really bad quality can you help men out?
I have the same problem!
@@harry_berry me too
Use Make MKV. Handbrake is a compression software.
@@harry_berry Use Make MKV. Handbrake is a compression software.
@@MsCocopuffy Use Make MKV. Handbrake is a compression software.
Looking for any help. After following the video, the movies I attempted to digitize has pauses between every second and the video isn't clear.
So it doesn't work on copyrighted DVD's? Do not copyrighted Movies even exist? 😂 All of my DVD's are copyrighted. Is there a program that can rip copyrighted DVD's?
Excellent video. It worked great for me. Please take out the music from your videos though. It's hard to follow you with the music. Thank you.
Thank you... It takes time for me to really understand and your so fast 😊 but I did it.
What if I want to copy just one episode from a DVD can I do it or it will copy all the episodes from the DVD?
i think it depends on how the cd was made. it may have put the different episode in different files or in the same continuous file.
@Howfinity after I rip my dvd they are playing scrambled. How do I fix that? Thanks in advance
I had the same problem
That's because it's encrypted. Click the link in the description where it talks about how to decrypt a DVD
considering amazon has already been messing up my purchases, this might be the only way to buy and reliably keep your movies.
Im new to all this so I have a question when you burn the DVD does it pick up the subtitles if they are in the Movie like Equalizer 3.
Will this copy my manufacturer DVD's like Titanic,etc. Or will copy prevention cause the recording to fail?
this is the epitome of "legally committing piracy"
Hey, quick question when I hit the start button, it will start then stop on its own like in 3 seconds, any reason why?
Thank you. The instruction is easy to foloow.
Does this affect the disk in any way? The disk I want to rip has copyright protection
Excellent!
Hi,
I’d like to use some scenes from a dvd for a filming locations video.
Would this be the method I’d use for this purpose?
Thanks
Really good, used your method, seems like the application has had an update since you used it, its much easier to use.
thank you for this. you save me haha! it's just for my personal copy. i won't upload it! thanks!
you are on the point. and don't say unrelated things.. this is a very informative video!
I think you just saved my life so thank you for this video 😁😁😁
This never worked for me, tried on two macs with multiple different dvds. It aither cant rip it at all, or the file is so corrupted that its unwatchable
Ok, so I get it but - I’m using the blue ray as you suggested, so do I need a hdmi cable for it and hook it up to my MacBook? Please let me know I am doing this for the first time. Many thanks and I have subscribed❤
I have old home movies from 2000 and 2001 I need to do this with. Will be the easiest was to share them
Years ago i tried handbrake and found the interface was over my head. i'll give it another go today and see if i like it - you of corurse make it look simple :)
Did handbrake deposit the finished .mpr onto your desktop by default or is that something i'll need to set? Thanks!
Oh and you say that if my dvd is copy protected - handbrake will not be able to rip it? Thanks again.
I downloaded the the software and it works great. The only thing that seems to be the problem is the subtitles. Why am I not seeing them?
Btw, I chose the english option in subtitles and tried to check either "burn in" or "default" and they both don't work for me
Ripps great , but when I choose MP4. The Finished format says M4V and well not even show up on my new smart TV on the USB stick ?
and yes it works i have done it to back coipy all my dvds which i have over 500 dvds thanks man
It worked a treat thanks very much.
Hi. I have tried to copy several DVD"s but I get an error message No valid source or titles found. Can you advise me please. I am in Australia
Hey I’m trying to rip a top gear never seen on tv dvd as we don’t have a dvd player apart from a Xbox and so far it seems to be going ok and it has 22 minutes left so I’ll reply to this one to say how it went
Handbrake won’t work with older versions of Mac OS. My Mac doesn’t allow me to update it… any solution in this case?😢
Will the quality look very bad if the framerate was set to 60 or something? How would you know 100 percent the exact frame rate?
Useful and to the point. Thanks!
This is awesome, thank you so much!
Man, You ROCK!
Does it ruin the DVDs?
No
how do you convert a dvd from your tv onto your computer? I have a VHS/DVD player on my TV? Could you tell me how to convert the DVD from the TV onto a computer? Also, would love to know how to convert a VHS tape onto a computer? any helpful steps would be appreciated. Thanks
Thanks for the info. I have 3 mini discs I need to extract footage from.. What device do I need to accomplish that?
I've got quite a few DVD's to rip and store on my computer, how big will the file be after you rip it? Can you compact the file so you can store more?
Help!! I keep getting an error message saying it's in the wrong format! What do I do?
Thanks! This was super helpful and and will finally let me digitize my movies. However, I do have problems with DVDs that have several episodes of a TV series. Hand Brake only copies the first episode of each DVD. Is there any way I can fix this?
If I'm not ripping BluRay discs, do I need a BluRay player? Can I used an older (2014) PLDS DVD+RW DH-16AES) optical drive to rip plain old DVDs?
Great video. Everything worked and even though it didn't say video_ts and audio_ts (since im ripping family videos) it still worked fine
using windows - the app only loads the first 2 title chapters - the handbrake app screen looks and functions different than your apple display
Yessss! You saved my life haha Or at least the life of high school theatre video me. So easy. Thank you :)
Thank you so much!! It worked perfectly! 😃😃
Thank you so much! It helped me a lot!!
Re- that samsung blu ray writer you showed, to burn large HD files, can I do this directly with the samsung, or first, do I need a software blu ray burning program installed on the computer? .......I noticed a problem on Windows 10 - having the computer plug or WIFI connected to the internet while attempting to rip a DVD will interfere with the ripping process......ditto for burning a disc....best to yank out the ethernet plug/disable wifi first
Is it possible to change or edit subtitles from SRT files to any DVD?
thanks mate this is great info, ripping my vid now to digital, cheers :)
Several months ago I downloaded Handbrake per your video and the link noted below. I had no problem then. Today, Dec 28, 2020 I tried several times and keep getting an image that notes "no valid source found" and the image is greyed out over different colored pastel vertical bars. The image doesn't look like the one in your video. I'm uncertain why this is happening. The only change to my laptop is I upgraded recently to Big Sur from Mojave. Suggestions? Please advise. Many thanks!
Big Sur is OS11, not OSX... Id like to see this video update with a link to a better site for decrypting
I have a stack of old Kung-Fu movies on DVD that are impossible to find. Hopefully this works for me!
Have you tried it yet since your comment? How has it gone?
Hey man I have a question. So when I RIP my DVD does it remove the movie from the actual disc or does it just copy it to my mac? I have no idea what any of this stuff means and I dont want to ruin the disc
No I doesn’t effect your disk. Just copies it to a computer.
Wait, can I do it even though I have a 32 bit windows 7 computer?
I Was Decrypting The Movie DVD And I Was Gonna Format It And How Do I Crack The DVD?
Worked for some DVDs but on one the chapters come out all mixed up in random order. Tried reinstalling Handbrake and the suggested .dll file but still have the problem. BTW, the reason for the different Handbrake interface is that they updated the interface sometime in the last year or so but the functionality is still there. HELP
there are many different ones for windows. which one do we choose?