seems nothing can rip this disc

[Amateur]

I just got the un-anniversary edition of alice in wonderland but am finding it impossible to copy the disc to my hard drive.

i put it into my computer and opened up dvd decrypter but it seems to clog my system when it gets to the "parsing VTS_02_0.IFO 2" stage or something like that.

i tried to open it in dvd shrink but as it's analyzing the disc it will all of a sudden say "out of memory" and claim that the disc is nearly 30gb in size (it's really a standard dvd).

i then tried anydvd hd and the window comes up saying my disc will be available shortly but has been at that stage for 10 minutes now.

the disc is in flawless condition, so could it be that this one disc is hack-proof?

[setarip_old]

Hi! the disc is in flawless condition, so could it be that this one disc is hack-proof?In light of the fact that it was released a year ago (3/30/10) and there have been no postings about it being problematic, I'd say NO, it's not "hackproof" - and I'd also speculate that either you may be wrong about the disc(s) being in pristine condition, or your DVD ROM/player is problematic... You might want to return it to the place of purchase in exchange for another one.

BTW - Is yours a two-disc edition?

[Ghitulescu]

I did it with both ripit4me and an ancient SmartRipper (development ceased in 2001), but I kept only the main movie.
If you search the forum you'll see that this disk has been successfully ripped, a particular post can show you both the menu and the main movie VTSs.

Also a google search can show you literally thousands of fora that can offer you this movie, so, yes, it can be done. :)

[yetanotherid]

I've come across a few discs like that.
Try installing RipIt4Me. It uses DVD Decrypter to do the work but it might have better luck with the copy protection.
Even using RipIt4Me I've still come across the odd DVD which appears to be 50GB in size if you rip the whole disc, but you can tell RipIt4Me to rip only the movie, or the movie plus menus which takes it back to a normal size.
If that fails, when you try to rip the DVD, DVD Decrypter will open and display a series of vob files which repeat over and over again (hence the apparent huge size of the DVD). Try manually selecting just one "group" of vob files and getting DVD Decrypter to rip only them. If that fails, try another group of vob files.
If the purpose of ripping the DVD is to convert it, then that may do the trick. I say "may" because you might end up with a bunch of vob files which combine to make up the full movie, only with scenes out of order. Something to do with the copy protection which I don't understand... I assume. It's trial and error I guess, but I've managed to rip a couple of DVDs like yours after a bit of messing around.

I don't think it's a problem with the disc and a particular DVD drive. I've got two different brands of DVD burner in this PC and when I've had problems with 50GB DVDs I've tried them both and the disc has been the same using either. I'm pretty sure the last disc which gave me a similar problem was Couch Carter.

[Amateur]

well i left it running with anydvd hd on accident but that program seemed to finally break through after 30 minutes at which point i was able to successfully rip it. but just to clear up some confusion, it wasn't that while ripping the disc i would get errors...it was that while trying to analyze the disc, i would get errors. i couldn't even get to the ripping stage at first. but it eventually went through so all is good now.

[forumjunkie]

I think Anydvd HD has a latest version http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

[ShaneZ]

Honestly, I am surprised so many folks still use DVD Decrypter considering LightningUK hasn't supported it in ages (although perhaps someone else picked up development? ). I no longer run Windows any more, but have had some amount of success with DVDFabPlatinum for DVD backups.

They seemed to be on top of the newest protection schemes for the most part.

[Ajax_Undone]

Honestly, I am surprised so many folks still use DVD Decrypter considering LightningUK hasn't supported it in ages (although perhaps someone else picked up development? ). I no longer run Windows any more, but have had some amount of success with DVDFabPlatinum for DVD backups.

They seemed to be on top of the newest protection schemes for the most part.

I've heard nothing about DvD Decryptor coming back from the dead!
Nope Its a lost treasure. I am sure LUK! still develops it for himself though.

[Chetwood]

Doubtful. Since DVDfab rips anything and it's ripper stays free I'D rather say he's completely focused on ImgBurn.

[xenex]

Honestly, I am surprised so many folks still use DVD Decrypter considering LightningUK hasn't supported it in ages (although perhaps someone else picked up development? ). I no longer run Windows any more, but have had some amount of success with DVDFabPlatinum for DVD backups.

They seemed to be on top of the newest protection schemes for the most part.

I think my experience may be different from yours. Although DVD Decrypter has not been updated in years, I personally find that it STILL successfully rips about 98% (maybe 99%) of the newest DVDs. I've not seen a "new protection" used on a new DVD in about a year now that has required AnyDVD or DVDFab to update their software. I believe most studios are now abandoning the "Arccos/Ripguard" protections, having found them to fail.

Perhaps Disney is still using such, but I don't own or watch Disney films.

EDIT JUST TO SAY:

What I find amusing about this cat/mouse or Whack-A-Mole game is that every time the studios make their protection 'better' or 'tougher' the ripping software(s) just add support for the new techniques. So, the studios, instead of making their media harder to rip/backup simply help the software authors to improve their work! Eventually, the studios will be unable to find or develop new tricks, and will find that they have, on their own, defeated their own goal by helping AnyDVD and DVDFab in perfecting their programs. It's a beautiful irony.