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EDITOR NOTES
This is the last available free version of MacTheRipper, see 'Related Links' below on this page for information about obtaining newer versions.
DESCRIPTION
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.
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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
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
RELATED LINKS
    MacTheRipper's user forum is available here. Among other things, information on how to obtain newer versions of MacTheRipper is available there.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Geezerbuttz
Downloads:1,449,413
  - Version d/l:1,100,455
Utilities:Backup
License:Free
Date:13 Mar 2005
Platform:PPC
RATING
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MacTheRipper User Reviews (369 posts)Write A Review
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Jun 15 2009

NUBS911  Ok so I've gotten it to work with toast with a few movies, but ive been trying a few more and even after i rip only the main feature (using title extraction) I'll have a rip of over 4.7 gb. Ive even gotten some that are over 6... I downloaded DVD2onex2 but that doesn't want to work. Any tips on condensing my files further...?  
(Version 2.6.6)

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Jun 15 2009

MISHA  You want DVDRemaster Pro.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12826/dvdremaster-pro  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+1
Jun 18 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  There's a "Use Fit-to-DVD video compression" option in Toast... and if you can't get DVD2OneX2 to work... you need to read the help files cuz you're doing it wrong. You select "Make a movie-only copy" and it will compress the video to fit onto a single-layer DVD...  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+1

Jun 12 2009

NUBS911  Ok, i just downloaded MTR today and ripped a movie following all the instructions posted on this site. But when I go to insert the file into toast titanium 8 it is saying that the file i am inserting is "not a movie file." Is it that i saved the ripped file to the desktop..? Is there a place i should be saving other than desk top..? Any help would be greatly appreciated.   
(Version 2.6.6)

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0
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Jun 13 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  MTR rips DVDs to a VIDEO_TS folder. When it is done ripping, open up Toast, select the "Video" tab, and go down to where it says "VIDEO_TS Folders". Drag the folder that MTR made into that window and then you should be able to burn.

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http://img196.imageshack.us/i/picture1xqx.png/  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+2

May 25 2009

BEAMY  MacTheRipper removes the region protection code and the ripped DVD is regionfree.

Which other tools can do the same ?

Please let me know.

.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+1
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May 5 2009

SIPHYN87  Why people would use this is beyond me, I still have it installed as a last resort but lately I use Ripit or handbrake for all my needs.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+3
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May 3 2009
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YOKELLY  This used to be good until I upgrade to Leopard and bought a new MacBook Pro. I made a second donation for the upgrade (required) and tried to contact the developer 3 or 4 times over a 4 to 6 month period to troubleshoot the non-working update. I got NO answer. Completely non-responsive. That second donation was exactly that - it would have been better off going to a worthwhile charity.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+4
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May 3 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  I keep repeating myself here, but give RipIt a try. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27885/ripit  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+3

May 3 2009

ELEGRAPHY  MTR is no longer the best ripping app for Mac. It has not been update for a long time. Most of my MTR rips now playing badly on my Sony DVD player, they skips every 2 mins and render the movie pretty much unwatchable. These days I am looking for better alternatives, and I find the free Fairmount works OK. It's not giving the best results (rips still plays couple of skips here and there) but it works a lot better than MTR.   
(Version 2.6.6)

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May 3 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Try RipIt. Works perfectly and is updated to work with new DVDs. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27885/ripit

I tried FairMount for a while, but it just hangs for an eternity on new releases. Been using RipIt ever since MTR become full of fail.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+2

Apr 22 2009

MDRPRO  You should also try Mac DVDRIpper Pro

http://www.macdvdripperpro.com

Which we just released!  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
-7
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Apr 23 2009

SHOTGUNWEDDINGS  SPAM from a lame company and developer!

Last count was 28 websites all using the same open source video conversion engines , none work properly and none have any support.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+2
Apr 23 2009

MDRPRO  Mac DVDRipper Pro is a brand new software, just launched.

Did you try it ?

It doesn't use any conversion engine from anyone as it doesn't even feature conversion.

It is simply a fast ripper, which will work with pretty much every DVDs.

Stop spreading misinformation.

MacTheRipper (the free version) is getting old, doesn't rip correctly many DVDs.

Mac DVDRipper Pro is brand new, and does work (did you try it ? seriously?).  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
0
Jun 5 2009

THEBLUENOWHERE  Sounds like an OEM disaster. Try searching 'DVD creator mac' to see a classic example of bucket loads of the same s*ite software licensed and branded to different "companies".

I may be wrong though. Don't take my word as gospel...  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
-1

Apr 11 2009

CREEPSTER  Why is this still listed as the weekly popular on MacUpdates home page? There hasn't been any new development for quite a while and RipIt is always being updated. MTR 2.6.6 is old stuff and barely works with any new disks out there.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+5
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Apr 11 2009

MECHAMANIA  Because people are downloading it more than other apps this week.  
(Version 2.6.6)

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0
May 2 2009

CREEPSTER  I guess Mechamania didn't realize that the question I posed was Rhetorical. It did not require a response. It was more of a statement alluding to the fact that MTR 2.6.6 is old and not being updated.

Sorry for the confusion.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+2
May 30 2009

CLIQUE OF ONE  MacTheRipper (MTR) 2.6.6 is the last "free" or trial version. MTR is currently donationware (paid application) and has been updated to MTR 3.0.14m, that I'm aware of.  
(Version 2.6.6)

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0
May 30 2009

CREEPSTER  MTR 3 hasn't been updated in almost a year and a half. RipIt is being updated constantly. It's a no-brainer.

So, the question is this. If 3.0, the paid version, hasn't been updated in a while, how good is 2.6.6 going to work when it's not being updated at all. RipIt is less than $20. Why bother jumping through the MTR hoops to make a "donation"?  
(Version 2.6.6)

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Jun 8 2009

MECHAMANIA  I hadn't realized it was rhetorical. I just thought it was a stupid question. Nothing personal. The vagaries of plain text posts... and you get a lot of stupid questions around these parts. I always say, "there are no stupid questions," but what I really mean is that I'll try to answer any question that isn't in some way out-of-line, no natter how banal. Yet, I'm here grabbing another copy of MTR. Still has it's uses for my older discs that I wanna preserve using my newer computer. I'll have to check out that RipIt deal. Thanks, and sorry for the confusion.  
(Version 2.6.6)

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0

Mar 19 2009
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MACVAULT  MTR was OK a while back, but I switched to RipIt about 4 months ago. Seems to have better support (ie: if a certain disc won't rip, they issue a patch fairly quickly to fix it) and just seems much more reliable and faster than MTR. It's dead simple too. Seems like MTR's development has stalled or stopped. For those not happy with it, I'd recommend checking out RipIt instead. Not affiliated in any way, just a happy user.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+2
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Mar 20 2009

MITSIRHC  When you use RipIt what program do you use for compression?  
(Version 2.6.6)

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0
Mar 20 2009

MACVAULT  @ MITSIRHC I use Handbrake, of course! It's free and does a bang up job every time. Has a lot of presets too to make it very easy to choose depending on where/how the video is going to be used. Have fun!  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+4

Feb 27 2009

MCD3  First off, this app has taken FOREVER to get to 3 (14m)beta

A little too long- I donated what 2-3 years ago-and its still not finished, it seems

If you donated, you were supposedly going to be notified about new betas to DL

and then get the final FREE.

For me-never happened

Every so often I would notice 2-3 betas later of a new one

No notification. Would inform of my email address which supposedly

When 3 (13r) came out I had to go through an elaborate FBI background check and follow a too complex set of exact instructions to prove I had donated-

So they send me the app only-no license

I wrote 3 times and each time the app ONLY arrived.

FINALLY I got the license-which you put into /user/library/prefs or MTR wont work

I wrote for what appears to be the final beta-no final release it seems,

and have not heard back; I finally got it off MSJ with license

These people are idiots

Its telling that one time the developer defended himself from charges that he was building the app as slowly as possible in hopes of getting as many donations as possible

If Blu Ray ever takes off-which I doubt-different claims of 10% to 75% of the market has switched to BR- I think 10-15% is more accurate-esp in these times-then MTR will become obsolete

Ive read many others who have complained

It does not feel finished, crashes and seems defeated by the very things it was built to avoid-studio tricks to trip up ripping  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+7
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Mar 2 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  That about sums it up right there. I went the MSJ root as well to avoid the nightmarish stories I've read about. And even after getting it from there, the app is extremely buggy and doesn't work on most new DVDs. The developer is sucking money from the hopes of faithful MTR fans and each new beta release seems to be further and further apart. I have no clue when a final stable release will come into fruition, but MTR is a shadow of what it used to be and the development is asinine.  
(Version 2.6.6)

praisebury
+4
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