Originally posted by creaky:

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cheers young man, i was actually going to put a link to one of your posts in here but got distracted around the forums. Happy New Year to you and everyone else..

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Originally posted by creaky:

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don't worry about posting..that's what we're all here for..

there's a few ways to do things but i mentioned AnyDVD just to give some alternative ideas.

I literally only use DVD Shrink to shrink movies (for films that Shrink is able to cope with the encryptions ie older films).
And for films that Shrink alone can't cope with i personally just use DVDFab Decrypter (the free one) to rip the entire DVD to hard disc (my preferrence, i'm lazy) then use Shrink as normal.

AnyDVD is a (paid) alternative to DVDFab Decrypter (though there are paid versions of DVDFab but i digress, trying to keep this simple). There's also a free program called ripit4me that needs a bit of setting up to begin with but is apparently easier to use after that as it incorporates various programs/methods 'under the hood'. I haven't used that as DVDFab Decrypter is dead simple and does all i need it to followed by DVD Shrink. That's as simple as i can explain it :)
..that's all i do for virtually all my movies (which i do lots of, i like simple!).

DVDFab Decrypter gets updated often, as does AnyDVD and other programs but it's no biggie to install and update stuff.. (i honestly do like simple, i hate messing about so trust me, this stuff is easy to update). I only don't use AnyDVD as i don't possess a Visa card with which to purchase AnyDVD after the trial period ends, no big deal as DVDFab Decrypter is updated very often to keep up with the latest encryptions...

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