Cinematize Pro3.05

I loved this app, and was so sad when I saw it has been abandoned. I have looked desperately for an app that would extract audio from DVD discs. I'm very happy to report that I have found an excellent replacement for Cinematize in DVD Audio Extractor. No, it is not for "DVD Audio" discs, but rather extracts the audio from plain old DVD video discs AND decrypts them too which Cinematize never did. It also works with Blu-ray discs! To remove tougher encryption of BD discs, you'll need MakeMKV, but it is a stellar app in and of itself and worth buying anyway.

So, I hope this helps ex-Cinematize customers. No, I have no relation to any of these companies.

http://dvdae.com

http://www.makemkv.com

PROS: * Very Fast, very capable converter. I would trust the reliability of its output over all others. Definitely something you could use in a Professional environment. * Very Good Support (extremely rare these days)** They actually respond to email * A MANUAL (a printed one is available) WOW!! * Highly Configurable CONS: * Somewhat confusing interface: Even after years of [somewhat irregular] use I need to refer to manual. * Missing Pre-done Presets (ex: “iPod HR”, “DV FullRes” ) These could act at least as a starting point. Further: Pre-done and user presets should be available via menu items (they currently exist as seperate files on disk). In a nutshell: product could seriously benefit by copying Handbrake’s approach. * No support for Chapters in H.264 Developer explained this is because Apple doesn't "officially" support chapters. However: chapters have been functioning for years now. and, Given that one can’t rely on Apple to support anything longterm it seems a mute point. IMHO: include them with the caveat that this could mess with long term compatibility. * Pricey: (Especially updates) Most will be surprised that I list this last. But, although CPro IS considerably pricier than similar options, I’m not sure it’s overpriced. You’re paying for a kind of professional quality and support that simply doesn’t come with shareware or even full fledged programs these days. Also, it’s written so solidly, it’s not really necessary to update with each OS iteration.

Cinematize Pro converts non protected DVDs to movie files. Encoding is realised through its own engine so it doesn't suffer the same synchronisation bugs currently present in the Quicktime engine. iPod m4v results surpass Quicktime itself.