G4JAY  The developer of MTR could learn a lesson from these RipIt folks. This is how to properly publish a DVD ripping application for the Mac. You make some software and you sell it. Simple as that. No taking "donations" from people only to hold off on development of the software because of a divorce. Real tech support too. Not bashing the innocent in forum threads.  
(Version 1.2.1)

MSWFUJOWDFFYC  In the plus column...

1. The developers seem highly motivated and passionate about developing this DVD ripping tool. They are vocal about the fact that this app is in its early stages. They have active support forums on their websites and they answer people's questions.

2. They regularly update the program so it will work with the latest copy-protected DVDs.

3. At less than $20, it's reasonably priced.

4. It is able to rip DVDs that are protected by ARccOS and other copy protection schemes.

In the minus column...

1. Even though it's able to rip ARccOS-protected DVDs, and the image of that DVD can live on your hard dive and be viewed with DVD player, etc., it DOES NOT appear to actually REMOVE the ARccOS protection! What does this mean? It means you can't use Toast, or DVD2One, or whatever to burn to a DVD that can be played in a standard player! They say that they are working on this, and that when they get something working, they'll release a free tool to remove ARccOS from rips previously made by RipIt. Until then, however, you're S.O.L. unless you want to use a Windoze machine. One silver lining to this dark cloud... in many cases, Handbrake doesn't seem to blink at these ARccOS protected VIDEO_TS folders and is often able to transcode them to divx, h.264, blah blah blah.

2. This software rips. That's it. It doesn't seem to remove region coding, which really blows. MacTheRipper can do it. It doesn't remove any of the discs protections, like letting you fast forward through FBI warnings, etc. MTR, can do it too. It has almost nothing in the way of features. You put a disc in, and it rips it. Other than decrypting the CSS, it leaves the disc completely untouched.

3. When it rips, it doesn't put a VIDEO_TS folder on your hard drive. It creates a package with a ".dvdmedia" extension. DVD Player likes it, but most other programs have no idea what to do with it. To get the VIDEO_TS folder, you have to command-click on the file, select "Show package contents" and either move the VIDEO_TS folder out to a regular folder or drag and drop it on an app if it will let you.  
(Version 1.1.4)

MBHOCKEY  RipIt finally picks up where the ridiculously greedy and selfish MacTheRipper "team" dropped the ball about a year ago. Required "donations", ridiculous hoops to jump through, the way their forums are censored (heaven forbid you critique the Holy Application) are prime examples of the detriment that MTR has become to the Mac community.

RipIt returns to basics. Up front pricing (which is less than half than the required donation for MTR). Simple, intuitive interface. And it works.

Thank you!  
(Version 1.1.2)

MSM126  It's been over a month. Multiple attempts at getting an email response from the developer on the numerous issues with this app. No reply.

The claimed successful rip rate for this app is bogus. Do NOT buy it with out first trying to rip movies AND watching the rips. The app reports success, yet when you watch the ripped movies you'll find that I high percentage are messed up with chapters out of order, repeated and in some cases missing.

Try ripping Bolt. Try ripping many others. Just make sure you watch them, rather than relying on RIpIt to tell you whether the rip is successful.  
(Version 1.2.12)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Thanks for being the alternative to MactheRipper. It may not have as many options as MTR, but at least it works on new DVD releases and I can use other third-party apps to do what I want with the VIDEO_TS files.

For those of you confused by the file RipIt makes, just right-click it and select "Show Package Contents" and it will open the folder revealing the VIDEO_TS files and you can do what you want with those. DVD2OneX2, Toast, and Apple DVD Player can read these files, but I've noticed some other programs cannot.

Anyway... thanks again for continuing to keep this program up to date. FairMount is an alright program but it hangs for all eternity on new DVD releases because FairMount is outdated. This program works flawlessly.  
(Version 1.2.5)

TAIPAN2008  I am not a techno geek and I tried to backup my son’s DVD collection (legally owned) for so long…all application I tried (freeware and not, Mac and windows) were quite cumbersome, at least to me. RipIt is so easy that is not even funny…after three days of trial I bought it and it’s probably the best app I own. In order to recompress and burn I use it along with DVDremaster Pro or Toast 7  
(Version 1.2.3)

DEMORAY  In a previous review I gave RipIt five stars. I still use and love RipIt, as it has ripped many DVDs that other ripping apps couldn't manage. RipIt's decryption capabilities are the best I've come across for the Mac. However in recent weeks I've experienced a rather serious problem with RipIt that I've seen mentioned by others users.

The Issue:

RipIt will report a rip as being completed successfully, even when the rip is actually defective.

It's one thing for rip software to fail a rip, they all do it occasionally. It's another thing entirely for rip software to fail a rip and yet report it as successful.

In my case this problem has only occurred two times in about forty rips. Not bad odds. Yet the serious nature of this flaw means I now need to check each ripped file to make certain that it's a one-for-one copy of the original.

This issue needs to be addressed by the developers ASAP.  
(Version 1.2.12)

RIPIT  ATTENTION -- Licensed users that are have had their copies of RipIt revert to demo status with the latest update... there was a problem with our auto update system that caused this to occur for some users. This has been fixed, but will require you to use your download link in order to retrieve your licensed copy. There are three ways to do get your link:

1) From the post-purchase email.

2) From the retrieval form at http://ripitapp.com/download/retrieve/

3) Contact us at support@ripitapp.com, we'll gladly lookup and send your link.

We apologize for the inconvenience.  
(Version 1.1.3)

VGOKLANI  Very nice product, highly recommended! Developers are very responsive.   
(Version 1.0.8)

COLOSSUS9  I sent an email a few weeks back and never received a response. The developer was quick to respond (here) on the latest update. I have a feeling this is going to be abandoned, due to the lack of updates. =(  
(Version 1.2.12)