Tag Archives: DVD Software

Video Encoding: Handbrake

After ripping the DVDs I’ll be needing to encode them so I can watch them on my various devices. The premier software in this category is the open source Handbrake. There’s versions for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. I’ve been using Handbrake 0.9.2 for OS X.
Handbrake can encode directly from DVD if they [...]

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DVD Ripping Software: Fairmount & SlySoft AnyDVD

I’ve been looking at two pieces of software to rip my DVDs as part of my Video on Demand project. They are pretty much polar opposites. One is free (open source/GPL license) while the other is commercial. One is for Windows and the other is for the Mac.
Fairmount is Open Source for the [...]

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