RipIt for Mac

RipIt works great--fast and accurate though resource-intensive.. I run RipIt on a Mac Pro (tower) and it rips DVDs in 20-25 minutes; encoding to iPad takes 15-20 minutes. I've ripped 200 DVDs for my kids; it couldn't be easier. It teases out separate episodes as chapters, which is nice for discs like Curious George, Thomas, and Little Bear, where there are 6-8 episodes per disc.It *IS* resource-intensive for compressing/encoding: my 8-core system is showing 784% usage by RipIt to encode Madagascar for the iPad (in 16 minutes).It is incredibly easy to use: 1. Start RipIt; 2. Insert DVD, or drag-and-drop TS_VIDEO folder on it; 3. Let 'er Rip and/or Compress. 4. 15-45 minutes later you have a full version of the movie (the TS_VIDEO folder, aka .dvdmedia file) and a compressed file for a specific platform (iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV/2, XBOX 360, PS3, PSP, Android phone, or high-quality m4v or mp4). Pros: FastAccurateMultiple file output options Cons: CPU resource hog.

This worked fine for me. I'm sorry to hear about the problems that some users have been having with RipIt but having tested it again recently, I had absolutely no problems with it. There were no problems with it freezing and it ripped DVDs properly. I can only suggest that the problems may be related to your DVD drive or a some kind of conflict with another app you have installed. The poor response of the developer to any problems is obviously beyond my control however.

RIPIT KEEP CRASHING MY MAC. Sadly I am NOT at all impressed. My Apple credentials are: Macbook 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running MSX v. 10.5.8 with 2GB RAMI was looking for a simple easy to follow DVD ripping software to put my DVD's onto the hard drive when I move house in case the DVD's got lost. Prior to choosing RipIt I read up on other easy to use ripping software.I tried to download RipIt several times following the instructions, installed RipIt into the Applications folder and every time I tried to insert a DVD a dialog box popped up with the instruction to Restart Your Computer so I powered down and restarted. I would add that each time the dialog box came up the cursor froze which prevented me from using the Restart option from the Apple icon.Prior to submitting this review I took the opportunity of reading other Mac User reviews and there did not appear to be a great deal of enthusiastic support for RipIt.I have now uninstalled every trace of this software and it's back to considering other ripping software. Pros: The software downloads quickly Cons: Little or no supportI did not find it user-friendlyCrashed very quickly

Claims of success rate in ripping DVDs WAY overstated. The successful rip claims made by RipIt are way overstated.The very first DVD I tried to rip failed. The second DVD I tried to rip, "successfully" ripped according to RipIt but when playing the movie it was a jumble with chapters out of order and in some cases duplicated chapters.I evaluated RipIt as I am looking for something that will help improve the conversion of the 700+ DVD library for easy access through Plex. RipIt is definitely not it.If you're thinking about buying it, make SURE you take full advantage of the trial period to test it on DVDs. You're likely to find, as I did, that about 40% of DVDs don't work. Many of those will rip, but when you go to watch them … well … you'll find the rips are a mess. Pros: Very simple UIEasy to use Cons: Even when it says a DVD has been successfully ripped, it often is notDoesn't work as well as free software