Recently, I have been looking for a way to put some of my DVD movies onto my hard drive. I found that it was not as simple as just copying the files over. That would have been way too easy. What you need is software that will allow you to rip the movie similar to the method you would use to rip a CD. Handbrake seems to fit the bill.
Handbrake is an open-source, GPL-Licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 movie converter. Just download and install the software, place the non-copy protected DVD into your machine, point Handbrake to the DVD/Video_TS folder and start ripping. Be prepared to wait a while, the process takes some time.
I have converted several DVD's into a format that I can view through iTunes. No more having to work on an airplane or simply sink into boredom. Now, I can watch movies without carrying the discs.
