MacTheRipper is a DVD ripper (extractor). It removes CSS encryption, Macrovision protection, sets the disc's region to '0' for region-free, and is capable of removing RCE region checking. It can also copy ARccOS copy-protected DVDs. This is to backup your legally-purchased DVDs onto your hard drive.
What's New
Version 2.6.6:
Improves prescanning to fix crashing problems on certain DVDs
Faster prescanning by consolidating code into fewer passes to reduce seeking
MacTheRipper is a DVD ripper (extractor). It removes CSS encryption, Macrovision protection, sets the disc's region to '0' for region-free, and is capable of removing RCE region checking. It can also copy ARccOS copy-protected DVDs. This is to backup your legally-purchased DVDs onto your hard drive.
Version 2.6.6:
Improves prescanning to fix crashing problems on certain DVDs
Faster prescanning by consolidating code into fewer passes to reduce seeking
In response to the confusion and misinformation that persists regarding the state of MacTheRipper (MTR):
1. MTR 2.6.6 is obsolete and abandoned. It was the last version of MTR to be completely free and easy to obtain. It is a PPC-only program, so it will not work on any version of OS X past Snow Leopard.
2. Starting with version 3, MTR became a semi-underground program, where obtaining it was made intentionally difficult by the developer, in order to keep the user base small, and the program off the radar of the litigious content companies.
3. Because of the information obfuscation and hoop-jumping that is required to obtain the latest version, MacUpdate has chosen not to update this listing with any info about versions newer than 2.6.6.
4. MTR is still being very actively developed, with the current version being 4.2.9.1. It works perfectly on Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion.
5. There are cracked versions of the older 3.x releases and early 4.x releases which can be obtained via torrents and various download sites. They have had their binary modified by unknown entities, so you use them at your own risk.
6. MacTheRipper and MTR are the same program. MTR is simply an acronym. There are no independent or new developers, and the same person who has always developed it is still developing it.
7. Unless you are extremely detail oriented and can follow directions to the letter, you should not waste your time trying to get the latest version of MTR. The process will only frustrate, confuse, and anger you. My suggestion is that you look to other programs which you can purchase in a straightforward manner.
The landscape has changed significantly from the days when MTR was one of the few programs that could do what it does. Now you have numerous alternatives like RipIt, Mac DVDRipper Pro, and various anonymous programs like 123CopyDVD and their ilk.
While I truly appreciate the fact that we now have many more choices in this category of software, I still consider MTR to be the best of them all.
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