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RipIt		Jun 5 2009

DRU KEPPLE  Sorry to post a question in the review section, but that's MacUpdate's fault for not having a question section!

So, it seems that there's quite a bit of disagreement on this forum about what exactly RipIt is good for. It sounds like some have had some good success on ripping otherwise hard-to-rip discs, and others have not.

Here's a specific question: how well does RipIt handle recent Pixar releases? I've been quite happy with HandBrake (and optionally Mac the Ripper), but they've choked on Ratatouille and Wall-e, and I've had to turn to enormously complex alternate routes that involved PC software, demuxing software, and DVD Studio Pro. If I could just get a decrypted disc image onto my Mac easily, I'm sure this wouldn't be such a pain.

It seems like Disney and Pixar have been putting crazy tough encryption on their discs lately...who can free these discs? Who can liberate this media to its rightful place in iTunes? Is RipIt the One?  
(Version 1.2.11)

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RipIt		Jun 15 2009

CORPSECORPS  Seem to be some nasty regressions in recent Ripit versions for many people. In my case, it seems to rip most anything i give it... kinda.

Occasionally the result won't even play with Apple's DVD Player, and when it does, the rip will usually confound just about every re-authoring and conversion tool i try.  
(Version 1.2.11)

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RipIt		Aug 4 2009

MSM126  In my experience, RipIt does not do nearly as well as the company and review claims here.

If RipIt claims to have successfully ripped a DVD, make sure you watch it to validate that is the case. I've found that many (about 40% of the ones I've done) do not. Often the issue is chapters are out of order, duplicated or missing.

Like other users, I have also found that other apps that I use in the workflow of converting my DVD library to watch on Plex (plexapp.com) will not work with the output from RipIt.

I think there have been a lot of very shallow reviews done on RipIt. Make sure you evaluate very carefully during the trial period before buying. RipIt, in my experience at least, does NOT work nearly as well as claimed.  
(Version 1.2.11)

praisebury
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