Decrypt/Rip/Re-Author All In One Program?

[consultant]

I want to rip just the main movie from my DVDs, store it on the HD for streaming to my PS3, and then be able to burn a DVD with the main movie when needed.

It seemed simple but not so. On DVDDecrypter you can put it in IFO mode and it selects the main movie, however the output, while it can be streamed, cannot be burned since there isn't a proper structure to burn a DVD with, you get an error there no VIDEO_TS.IFO and if I copy the only IFO to that name, it doesn't work. You can also use file mode and select Main Movie and all IFOs and that will work, but then you have all these unecessary IFOs for VOBs that aren't there. Tried pointing DVDFab to the folder with the IFO and VOBs and it didn't recognize it, probably because no valid VIDEO_TS.IFO also.

The best solution I've found is the AnyDVD+CloneDVD2 setup. It is the cleanest and quickest. Can rip a main movie in 6-9 minutes. It automatically selects the main movie, removes subtitles and foreign language tracks, etc. But it is expensive!

DVDShrink will rip and reauthor but it doesn't decrypt. I don't want to have to run a separate decryption process.

DVDFab is about 50% slower than CloneDVD2 and it outputs the files to its own crazy subfolder organization ../main movie/title/video_ts so I have to go clean it up and move the files to the correct folder.

Any other suggestions?

[setarip_old]

Tried pointing DVDFab to the folder with the IFO and VOBs and it didn't recognize it, probably because no valid VIDEO_TS.IFO also.So, instead of DVD Decrypter, why don't you simply use DVDFab to rip "movie only"? - That will give you a properly structured (.IFOs, .BUPs, .VOBs) "movie only" DVD package. Don't make a bid deal about three layers of folders.

Alternatively, you can accomplish the same thing using any of the following:

DVD2One
DVD95Copy Pro
RipIt4Me
DVD Shrink

[consultant]

It appears DVDFab is indeed the only program I've found that will do it. I just don't like how it puts things in so many subfolders. Other programs have an option not to create VIDEO_TS. DVDFab goes even more and creates main movie/title/video_ts. But I can move the files.

Turns out CloneDVD2 doesn't work. I tried to burn a disk from the files and it wouldn't work. Probably because it just creates on large VOB, whereas DVDFab brakes into 1GB VOBs.

[setarip_old]

I guess you don't want to bother checking out these alternatives that I previously provided:

Alternatively, you can accomplish the same thing using any of the following:

DVD2One
DVD95Copy Pro
RipIt4Me
DVD Shrink

[consultant]

I didn't think DVDShrink Decrypts? Do all of those decrypt too?

[setarip_old]

I didn't think DVDShrink Decrypts?It does...

Do all of those decrypt too? Yes, with the exception of "DVD2One"...

[fengtao]

In DVDFab "Settings -> General", there is an option "Create files in subfolders of output directory", which you can disable.

Actually, there are many options in settings to suit people's need.

[netmask]

Does the PS3 play ISO files? If so that could be a solution?

What I do with my DVD's is rip them with DVDShrink (main movie) with no compression to ISO format. These files lives on my PC that I stream to my Beyonwiz PVR/Network player. If I need to make a physical DVD backup I have the ISO files. (may or may not require shrinking) Hardly ever play a DVD so doesn't happen often.