Program to rip a DVD (problems with K3B)

[jmcc]

What can you tell me about programs to convert DVDs into a PC file (obviously without the menus)? I'm talking about video extraction tools (or "to rip" a DVD) that can make an XviD or MP4 file out of a video DVD.

I wanted to convert a DVD into an XviD these days and tried with K3B on my openSuSE 11.0 but I get tired after watching the progress bar at 0% after two hours... I don't know if it is a problem related to my video card because I have not installed its drivers yet and I'm running openSuSE on safe mode since two months ago or so...

But since I don't know exactly how to install the nVidia drivers neither on openSuSE nor Ubuntu I've decided to do the rip on other machine, so any advice would be helpful

[redbear]

i use DVD Fab 5 Platinum ...

[j7wild]

i use DVD Fab 5 Platinum ...

but does it reduce it in size?

all the (free) ones I tried, the sizes are the same.

a typical dvd movie, just the movie vob files are about 4-5 gb;

I like a program that not only rips the dvd, but also converts those 4 to 5 vob files into one avi file totaling 700 mb (for single discs)

[redbear]

but does it reduce it in size?

all the (free) ones I tried, the sizes are the same.

a typical dvd movie, just the movie vob files are about 4-5 gb;

I like a program that not only rips the dvd, but also converts those 4 to 5 vob files into one avi file totaling 700 mb (for single discs)

yeah ... it reduces in size. you can change the bitrate and/or the file size as well as the overall size (w/h) of the movie as well. i love it and would say about 90% of my rips i used DVDFab for ...

[jmcc]

Thanks for the info!

[chernabog_ca]

Not to hijack the thread but I was wondering if you guys could recommend a program, hopefully free, that can rip just the audio. I've got some concert DVDs that I would love to rip onto my iPod. Windows or Mac is fine.