DVD43 (freeware)

[jhmac]

DVD43 v1.3.0.54 (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd43.cfm)
DVD43 is a small, free tool that integrates into Windows and works like AnyDVD but doesn't have all the bells and whistles. I tried it with DVD2one, DVD95Copy, IC7 & IC8 seems to work OK for me. Check it out.

[MackemX]

I had this great free tool a while now but you do need certain software installed (which I have anyway) but paying $40 for something you can get for free is a bit daft ain't it :D

it's beyond me why people pay $40 for software to do the same thing :p

it doesn't work with Windows 98 but thats a small price to pay for using an old OS (please don't start with the 98 is better than XP posts ;))

[Doom9]

actually... all the other softwares you need to have are commercial so you can't exactly say dvd43 is free. It is reasonable to assume that a large majority here doesn't have blindwrite, dvdxcopy express or copytodvd so it ain't free for them. Requiring these softwares is almost as bad as if it were commercial.

[jhmac]

I use CopyToDVD already so it is free...

[NoFear]

Originally posted by MackemX
it's beyond me why people pay $40 for software to do the same thing :p

it doesn't work with Windows 98
It's called LINUX, man! I don't know why people pay $199 for software to do the same thing... and a less stable job of it! :D :cool:

[MackemX]

lol, but isn't it about time people realised it? as Linux has been around a while now or is it something else?

agreed DVD43 is not exactly a 'free' standalone but you get more software for your money which can't be a bad thing ;)

it's not really in this thread but I do I notice some people want everything to be 'free' regarding PC software and not just DVD related and don't we all :D. If all software was 'free' then there would be 1000's of vacant programmer jobs as who would work for nothing day in day out? I doubt software wouldn't be as advanced as it is now either. Some of the great 'free' authors have been snapped up by software companies and had greater resources to work with to produce even better 'commercial' software ;)

I ask everyone, would you go to the crappy job you are in now if you work and hate it, day in day out for 'free'? Most 'free' authors accept donations and I know very few who genuinely do it for 'free' with no strings attached and DVDShrink and the current Rejig team spring to mind. Very few would put endless hours of work into something and then not expect anything in return (not even donations) but only respect

like I say some guys do work for 'free' and major respect to them ;) but some of us in this world can't afford the 'free' time to do such things :(. Who will pay the bills or will I now get my Gas, Electricity, Food etc for 'free' if I release 'free' software? I very much doubt it :(

If everything was decently priced in the first place I'd be happy and personally I think the price for a CSS bypass tool is a little high and jhmac's alternative is probably a better deal if you want to do stuff on the fly. I think I overcharged on DVDStripper release and now it's priced real low as most will agree it's a fair price as sadly I can't give it away unlike some

I just wish Scenarist and DVDMaestro were 'free' :(. Now those are what I would class as 'true commercial' tools and not these cheap sub $50 tools, one man band tools ;). These 2 tools are the General Motors of the DVD backup world whereas the rest are the 2nd hand car dealers with dogy motors in comparision :)

[jhmac]

I don't use AnyDVD it is to overpriced and it is on its way to being overstuffed with options I am not interested in paying for. DVD43 is small and does its job if you want to transcode from the disk. Personnaly I use DVDDecryter and have for years and will continue to do so. But yes if you don't have the patin couffin 17 library you can get them from the CopyToDVD site in a separate download. I like options in the software I use and not forced to pay outrages price to use one product because that is the only one out there...

@NoFear
I run many different OS Boxes:
Amiga OS3.9
Linux Suse 9.0
WinXP Pro
Max OSX

[Arianos]

Something in this thread was bothering me in the back of my head for three days now. I finally pinpointed it, and wanted to comment on that particular last phrase. Then I thought again, and as in real life, when you are a guest in someone's premises, you abide by their rules and shut up, or get out, depending on how much you are annoyed or provoked on your beliefs. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, right? Even more, what does one do, when he feels that he owes that particular individual host a helluva lot, but no longer aggrees with him?

You try to get by. But the thing is, I got tired of watching evey little thing I say for fear that someone might take it the wrong way, misunderstand the meaning, or simply watch what everyone says, twist it around and yell "Breaker of Rule #!Strike #"

I come from a country that is the birthplace of Democracy. It had it's share of dictatorships and fascist periods which were disguised as democracies, where one had to watch what they said. And that was in REAL life, not in an online forum that exists for exchanging knowledge and views. In reality, an on-line community like this one should be the purest form of democracy. But, of course, we do not live in Utopia.

Quite frankly, I've had it. You win. I'm outta here.

[Doom9]

am I the only one not getting what Arianos is talking about?

Anyway, if you can download the required library and if it's free I might try it out. I like AnyDVD despite the price (though what I don't like is their support.. I sent them a really detailed error report and they never bothered to reply) but if you can get its essential features for free, then I'm all for it.

[mrbass]

instead of DVD43 (freeware)
if it was DVD43 comes free with CopyToDVD or Blindwrite Suite
we wouldn't be having these debates in this paticular thread.

[Lazza]

Well it is all totaly free and you do not need Blindwrite or Copy to DVD installed as jhmac said all you need are the Patin Couffin drivers from:- HERE (http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm) (d/l is 3rd column down in the Blindwrite 5 section) :)

[Doom9]

Alright, gave it a spin. The required driver indeed seems to be freeware. And it does work with DVD Shrink.

However, then I tried PowerDVD5. 3 tries, 3 times I got a IRQL blue screen error. It has been years since my last blue screen, now DVD43.dll managed to produce 3 within less than 10 minutes. I call that an achievement, but not in the positive sense. So I don't regret paying for AnyDVD (and I do like the fox better than the smilie). It's good to have a feeware solution but it requires some work, and PUO-P removal is actually quite a nice feature.

[Lazza]

You are right of course, it does need some work put into it to make it an attractive alternative to anyDVD.

Not a bad start though I think, can only get better I hope. :)

[mrbass]

Cool free solution for those who use DVD2ONE but doesn't seem to work with Elby CloneDVD. Will add this to the Overview sticky.

[Doom9]

It doesn't work with Pinnacle products either according to the readme.

But, you can still just use Explorer to copy all the files to your HD for transcoding purposes. Note quite as elegant but still a working solution.

[mrbass]

When that Pinnacle Driver Check thingie comes up at startup and always say no to fix it.
You can delete the two files in your root of C:\
PcSetup.exe
pcsetup.log

Works with Recode2 as well as DVD2ONE...not sure why it doesn't work with CloneDVD though.

[sillKotscha]

UPDATE:

DVD43 is now stand-alone, which means it now works without the VSO's Patin-Couffin driver. Also, support for Win9x/ME has been implemented.

DVD43 v2.0.0.71 (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd43.cfm)

[Amnon82]

HMM, But what is this:

BEWARE: There is another version of DVD43 in circulation (ver 2) that is NOT FREE and expires after 30 days - it stops working and points you to a website to buy a third party product.

Thought this was meant to be free!...Installed it yeserday and today got a message sayimg my 30 day trial was up and redirected to me a site where could buy some software from 40 - 70 bucks.....whats that all about??

If anyone has any additional information about what is causing this issue (another program that needs to be uninstalled), or what I could do to resolve it, it would be much appreciated!!

So, even if ver2.0.0.7.1 is the latest, and moreover doesn't require the extra download of Patin-Couffin drivers etc etc., i think ver1.4 is the best bet for seamless functioning.
Of course, any comments are welcome

[pgreed]

BEWARE: There is another version of DVD43 in circulation (ver 2) that is NOT FREE and expires after 30 days - it stops working and points you to a website to buy a third party product. If you have Version 2, uninstall it and install DVD43 1.4 using one of the links at http://dvd43.com/

[mrbass]

wow..even vso software on their download page doesn't seem to offer the pattin-couffin driver dl anymore
http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm

anyway I'll always have a mirror of the free dvd43 version + pattin couffin driver too here
http://mrbass.org/dvdrip/

[pgreed]

mrbass - what do think is going on here?
http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd43.htm
Especially the line:
"We retrieve the source of DVD43 and go on its development by integrating it into our products."

(mrbass - please keep that great web site of yours going, it's truly useful!)

[hodney]

mrbass - with Version 1.4 is there a way of disabling Autostart?

I do not want it to start everytime I boot up the PC but would prefer to be able to start it manually by clicking on a icon.

Cheers

[ddlooping]

Hi all. :)

hodney, if there is no option to switch the auto-start off, I'd suggest you try "StartUp", a free (and tiny) program. ;)

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

[hodney]

Thanks for the help ddlooping.

I managed to disable the Autostart by using "start/run/msconfig" and then disabling the DVD43 option.
This was suggested by someone on the Afterdawn forum and worked fine.

Cheers

[ddlooping]

You're welcome. Glad to hear you found another way of disabling auto-start. ;)

[mrbass]

another way to do it is use to registry entries to enable/disable it on startup

dvd43startuponoff.zip you can dl from http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip

Hey ddlooping glad to see you around.

[ddlooping]

Hi mrbass, nice to see you too. ;)