PCWorld is not responsible for any damages that result from this how-to. He then accused me of really being a desktop guy. I countered that, while I was also a command line guy, I do my DVD ripping with HandBrake. ![]() My friend, being a command line guy, explained how he did it. You probably won’t face any legal consequences if you simply rip your legally purchased movie collection for your own use, but we’re just going to present the instructions and let you decide for yourself whether to follow the steps. Over on yon Facebook, I was taking part in a discussion about ripping DVDs to video files on your computer using Linux. ![]() Such procedures currently occupy something of a legal gray area. Here’s how to use the HandBrake application to rip copies of your DVDs into whatever format you like, so you can play the movies wherever and however you want.ĭisclaimer: To rip encrypted DVDs, you’ll need the DVD43 plug-in, which circumvents the publisher’s digital rights management technology. ![]() Although new disc releases with Digital Copy come with one free digital version of the movie, you need some outside help for dealing with DVDs that were released before Digital Copy became mainstream. Addicted to movies? You can watch video on your tablet, smartphone, or portable media player, of course–but since none of those gadgets have optical drives, you can’t put any of your DVDs into them.
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