Handbrake For Windows Vs 720P Or 1080P

Higher quality rips will take longer, so youll want to let your computer run for a while.

Here, well show you how to rip your DVDs to your computer using the swiss army knife of video conversion tools: Handbrake.

Out of the box, Handbrake can rip any DVD that isnt copy protectedbut almost all DVDs you buy in the store are copy protected.

Getting around this is a weirdly gray area legally, so applications like Handbrake cant legally include the software needed to decrypt copy protected DVDs.

You can, however, download it separatelyas long as youre just using this to watch a movie on your computer and not starting a bootlegging business, we promise we wont tell on you.

This will let Handbrake read your encrypted DVDs and rip them to your computer.

The process is a little different for Windows and Mac users, so well go through each one individually.

Note that you dont have to do this every time you rip a DVDonce libdvdcss is installed, you can skip to Step One each time you rip a new disc.

For 32-bit versions of Windows, download this version.

If you arent sure which version of Windows you have, check out this article.

If youre on Yosemite or older, you can download the libdvdcss package file here and double-click it to install it.

Fortunately, it only takes a few Terminal commands to install Homebrew if you havent already.

Once youre back at the command prompt, the library will be installed.

Open Handbrake and choose your DVD drive from the sidebar that appears.

If libdvdcss wasnt installed incorrectly, youll see an error saying that the disc cant be read here instead.

Once your DVD is open, head to the Title dropdown box and choose which title you want to rip.

By default, Handbrake will choose the movie, but if you want to rip any special features or deleted scenes, you can change the target you want to rip here.

You can also change which chapters you want to rip, if you only want part of the movie.

The higher quality the movie, the more space it will take on your hard drive.

If youre technical, you can use the Picture, Video, and Audio tabs to adjust these settings, but most people only need to click one thing: a Preset.

If youre watching on your computer, use one of the General presetsFast and Very Fast will be low quality but small in size, while HQ and Super HQ will have higher quality but take up more space.

Handbrake For Windows Vs 720P Or 1080P

Dont choose larger presets like 720p or 1080p for DVDsthey wont make your video look any better, theyll just make the file bigger.

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