Advice for ripping films (legally)
 

Hi all,
I've put some films that I own on my Archos but still find some of them won't convert when I use Format factory (for instance the new transformers film). Can anyone recommend some better software that will convert pretty much anything, I don't mind paying for the software if needs be.

Thanks for any advice

Wiggly:ok:

There was one called AutoGK, I can't get it working but for those who have it works well.

Try this.....Video Converter, DVD Ripper - Any Video converter - The versatile video converter for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phones and more......

I've been trying a 2-stage process: DVD-Shrink to extract the contents to a disk directory without video encoding, then Handbrake to do the encoding to M4V (x.264) video, which is what an iTunes library expects. The nice thing about Handbrake is that it includes a command line processor and sensible presets, so I can basically use any Windows computer I find as a number-cruncher without any installation or fiddling around: plug in a USB key with the extracted files, run a short batch script, and off it goes. :8

Seconded for autoGK - it's a bit fiddly to start off with, but once you have the settings sorrted, it churns them out pretty quickly

dvdfab works well. Decrypts resizes etc.

I've used Clone DVD Mobile from Slysoft for a few years now on my Zen Vision W. Lots of options, regularly updated, and specific settings for many devices.

Take a look at SUPER - neat little freeware programme with options that will convert just about any audio or video to anything else. I had a few troublesome files but I've always been able to find some way of coverting them using this app - I remember finding it after a search when a not cheap commercial product failed miserably!