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http://www.computing.net/answers/security/is-realplayer-spyware/4872.html
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Exactly. The genie is out of the bottle. People can and do rip DVDs for both personal and not-so-personal use. As more and more devices are able to play h.264 video, the practice will only become more common. There is NOTHING that can be done to stop or even slow this trend. Every dollar spent trying to fight DVD ripping is a dollar pissed away.

The entertainment industry should be working WITH companies like Real to come up with programs that allow people to move content around while still maintaining rights management. People will move the content they buy one way or the other.]]>Mar 4th 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/I use dvd::rip and/ or thoggen on Linux. Both those programs with proper dependencies installed will take your DVD, decrypt it, and rip it into a file you want. ]]>Mar 4th 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Is dvd rip by chance a win32 app? I gave up on ubuntu for now.. do you have an ms-win suggestion? Oh.. and thanks. :-)]]>Mar 4th 2010 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/No it's only for Linux :( It's open source though, so someone could port it.]]>Mar 4th 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
If you hurry, it's in the current MacHeist bundle.]]>Mar 4th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/depends what i want doing, for a straight dvd to dvd i use dvd43 (cracks the copyright) and dvd shrink cos dvd shrink lets you choose things to get rid of etc.
for a dvd to file i use dvd decrypter and auto gk. stores them as xvids for use on my zen.]]>Mar 4th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
AnyDVD for the Disney/Pixar disks. mplayer for everything else.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
AnyDVD and AnyDVDHD works like a rockstar. It's spendy but it goes through everything. I'm up to about 60 converted Blu-Rays and over 400 DVD's - every single disc has been cracked by AnyDVD. It's nice - you buy the movie, drop it in your drive, convert it, and then put it back in the case. I then box up my cases and store them somewhere safe. Media Browser + Windows Home Server and I've got streaming content throughout the home.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
Yeah, mate.. AnyDvd is top class.. One reason I dual boot my mac]]>Mar 4th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
There's no need to dual boot to run AnyDVD. VMware and VirtualBox will let you access optical and USB devices inside the VM. This works for iTunes too.]]>Mar 4th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Thank you for easing my conscience just a little more every time I download a movie. When you make it easy and convenient to make copies of my DVDs and download new movies in digital format, I'll start paying up.

Sincerely,
A very unsatisfied customer.]]>Mar 4th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/theres loads
what are you looking for specifically?
do you want to back up the whold dvd to another dvd or do you want to store the files on your hard drive]]>Mar 4th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
Handbrake seems to work rather well. It appears the newer versions can't crack CSS, but the older ones can.

There will always be software around for doing this, at least until DVD's are dead, which might be sooner than later.]]>Mar 4th 2010 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
You can image the entire disk if you like. This is exactly the approach that Real was taking. Personally, I hate the idea of each disk having it's own UI. One of the key benefits of ripping is getting rid of all of that nonsense (especially Disney). Modern container formats will let you keep the extra tracks. Or you could just keep the raw MPEG2 files from the disk.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/By easy to use, I mean a program that breaks encryption, rips the dvd, and plays the dvd file all in one place. I've tried clone dvd and handbrake, and they're much more involved than I want. Maybe I'm just lazy, but I know there's other lazy people like me out there.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
If you use AnyDVD it just sits in the background. No need to do anything as it strips away the DRM. Then you are left with finding the right software to convert your movies. Depending on the format you want there are tons of options. Personally, for VOB file I don't think you can beat DVDShrink. Easily let's you select your audio/subtitle. You can extract just the movie or the movie + everything else. Also provides compression. The other app that I like is MakeMKV. Very simple and similar to DVDShrink (sans the ability to compress). Both are free and are much easier to use than Handbrake IMO.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/if you have a windows media center enabled pc then check this out
http://www.mymovies.dk/
great program for categorising your dvds.
works with dvd rips or single video files *ahem*downloads*ahem*]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
MythTV, Freevo and all of the XBMC variants do this.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/Mar 4th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
Ummmm, because I own several hundred DVDs? Because there are tons of movies, TV shows, and documentaries that aren't available on Blu-ray, and probably never will be?

Should I continue?
]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
33G vs. 6.8G or 1.5G and the processing required to make the BD rip playable on most devices.

Then there's the whole thing about BD cracks not being as widely available.]]>Mar 4th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
SD DVD is so last century. Not worth the trouble.]]>Mar 4th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
I eat storage for lunch.

Got to be kidding. You can Google then be ripping Blu-ray in minutes.]]>Mar 4th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
Mine's probably bigger than yours and I still think BD is a waste of space for most things assuming the content in question is even available in that format.]]>Mar 4th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/You rip BD and then re-encode it to smaller file. it works remarkably well, I transcoded 25 Gb movie into a 2 Gb mkv file that still looks amazing in 1080p on my 60" LCD TV.]]>Mar 4th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
Now you have switched to a completely different argument. If as you say you have plenty of space you are now talking about personal preference and taste. And yours sucks.]]>Mar 4th 2010 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
A 1080p movie compressed to 2Gb huh? Get your eyes and/or equipment checked.]]>Mar 4th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/realnetworks-to-stop-selling-realdvd-your-copyrights-are-safe/
I used to do this until I moved to Blu-Ray now I buy my movies. ]]>Mar 5th 2010 12:00PM