Posted by raylopez99 on 10/27/07 21:54

On Oct 27, 2:08 pm, "Ken Maltby" <kmal...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> You couldn't find a good program at the site I
> pointed you to in my first reply,www.videohelp.com?
>
> There are plenty of bad programs to be found if you
> just do a Google search and believe what ever hype
> you encounter. I pointed you to a reliable site, with
> an extensive "Tool" listing.

OK, I took a look at the Tool listing, thanks for that tip. I decided
this program ("RipIt4Me") below might work, but I, as a brain dead
GoogleGroups person, need your expert advice--do you think it will
work? Keep in mind I am a expert coder, have written many a program,
built well over a dozen PC systems from scratch, including a dual boot
Linux/NT PC, wired my house for electricity, installed a garbage
disposer, installed a toilet, washerless faucet, tiled a bathroom, and
can even change a flat tire, though frankly I prefer to just call AAA
and not soil my white collar hands.

The reason I ask is that a lot of these programs seem not to be
supported much and might have spyware/malware in them, since
apparently the stupid Digital Millinieum Copyright Act throws
roadblocks in the way of these programs. So I appreciate your
"reputable" site. ***

RL

PS--again, my objective is to extract audio from an uncopy protected
(says so in "properties"--that it's not copy protected) DVD video, and
(using Audiacity) convert the sound to .mp3.


***UPdate: just before sending this reply I note the below, which I
think means Macromedia threatened to sue them. Also, from MajorGeeks
(a reputable mirror): http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5408.html it
seems that this program RipIt4Me is really a backup copy program,
rather than an extraction program.

PPS2--Sorry, I must be retarded, but I'm going back to just recording
in realtime mode unless somebody can step me through exactly which
programs (freeware) I have to load and in what sequence. Bye.

>From "MaximumPC" magazine, July 2007 issue, page 102:

>From a reader: "As of March 31, the RipIt4Me website has been closed
and development of the program has been discontinued, and as of April
19 the same goes for FixVTS. . . . .

Magazine response: "The folks who built those two apps were cease-and-
desisted by persons unknown . . . . . [T]his almost certainly means
the end of development for both . . . "

RipIt4Me
RipIt4Me is a freeware utility that helps you backup your copy
protected DVDs. Recently released DVDs are now very often equipped
with stronger copy protections - such as ARccOS and RipGuard DVD.
Programs like DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter cannot handle these types of
discs. RipIt4Me is fully automated and the wizard will guide you
through all the necessary steps involved. If you prefer, there is also
a true "1-Click" mode that will perform all the involved steps
automatically for you. Development

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