Ripping DVDs - Advice Plz

The ƒlint ƒamily is tired of DVDs taking up physical space in our home.
[SIZE="1"]*We need that space for Legos.[/SIZE]

Back in 2010 I had ripped my entire music collection using Windows Media Player.

Pros:
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[*]Automatically rip when disc inserted, eject disc when complete.
[*]Configurable rules for naming convention, destination folder, file format.
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Cons:
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[*]None. This was a very easy, smooth process.
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[SIZE="5"]How do I do this for DVDs? [/SIZE]

Can I use Windows Media Player (like the features, not sure of file formats)?
Can I use VLC (does it have comparable, auto features and configurability)?
Is there some other, [SIZE="3"]* FREE * [/SIZE] application which does the task (also smooth, easy)?
Could I pay * a little money * for some super-duper thing which knocks this task out of the park?



[SIZE="3"]Thank you in advance for your help...[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Trading opportunities had occurred in the past project.[/SIZE]

If moderators could edit this title to, "Ripping DVDs - Advice Plz" that would be awesome.

I use an older version of Freemake Video Converter.

The current version is not wantable for a reason I can't remember.

Wonder if I can still get the older version. I'll check around. Thanks!

Cellar Tech Geek-Nerds. Seriously what do y'all use to rip DVDs?? plz

The only help I can provide was to change your thread title.

I don't rip DVDs.

Older versions of MS Windows I used to copy from Drive D to Drive E, no muss no fuss, just copied. But newer versions of windows won't do that. I guess they got complains from copyrighters.

Flint;983959 wrote:

Wonder if I can still get the older version. I'll check around. Thanks!

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It's tough to defeat modern copy protections. As soon as a new protection comes out, there is a short lag, then a corresponding tech solution.

I use AcidRip, which MAY be available for Windows. It defeats most DRM schemes. Not all. DVD Decrypter 4.0 works for a majority of the tough cases. Nothing works for all situations.

VLC will work for old schemes only, but I find the interface a bit kludgy. Only way to know is to try it.

I use mediamonkey.

Update: I got a couple of big media binders. Left out some of the nicer box sets (LoTR, Futurama, etc.).

Lesson learned after filing all DVDs alphabetically: most of these movies I don't care to flip through, much less watch.