Decrypter for Mac??

[pibrew]

Hello,

I have always backed up my dvd collection using a PC. Well, I just got a new Macbook Pro and come to find out that things are a little different. I used to use some form of DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, DVD Fab etc...

What is a good alternative for a mac?

In advance, thanks for your help.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

You may find the following useful:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MacTheRipper

[Mug Funky]

you might also want to bootcamp, install parallels, or install whatever the mac equivalent of wine is and run the PC software you're used to.

macs are essentially linux boxes, so you should be able to run windows software without paying for it if you're willing to get a bit hacky.

[Carpo]

macs are essentially linux boxes, so you should be able to run windows software without paying for it if you're willing to get a bit hacky.

Well more unix than linux, I would just use bootcamp and install any version of windows on there, but if want something OS X native, then MacTheRipper is good

[mousemurder]

Well more unix than linux, I would just use bootcamp and install any version of windows on there, but if want something OS X native, then MacTheRipper is good

1 small point that if you install windows then you'd have to pay for a license.

[Carpo]

1 small point that if you install windows then you'd have to pay for a license.

Unless you already own a copy

[mousemurder]

Unless you already own a copy

oem copies dont count, it is illigal to use those on another pc... it would have to be the store bought commercial version. <-:)
(i think mug-funky's point was that you can save a little money by hacking things out on the mac using command line tools eventhough it is more time consuming (my experience with command line on the mac is that it is missing some programs like gcc, netcat, ...); but i think you're right, native will always give you better mileage.)

+1 on mac os x being more unixy than linux.


to the op, if you want to use windows software, then the easiest thing to do would be to use windows.
i recommend playing around with a linux live-usb and running froggy1's xvidenc/x264enc from there.

[kurkosdr]

oem copies dont count, it is illigal to use those on another pc...
Nah... I don't think the copyright law has such restrictions. And EULAs are void if you have your 13-year old nephew click the "I accept" buton :D

I mean, EULAs are contracts that get "signed" by clicking the "I accept" button, right? Or at least that's what the same companies that make such EULAs claim. Contracts signed by minors are void, hence having a 13-year old click the "I accept" button voids the EULA. Then you can use the software without the restrictions the EULA imposes (only the restrictions the copyright law imposes).

And yes, you can get an OEM version of Windows without purchasing a new computer, from small neighborhood stores. As long as you purchase a blank CD with the OEM copy, so that the system "sees" you purchased the OEM version with "new hardware" :rolleyes:

[Starbuck2010]

You can try DVDx 4.0 for Mac which runs with libdvdcss2 so decrypting as well as on Linux (but not much as DVDShrink).

http://www.labdv.com/dvdx/download.php

[Ghitulescu]

oem copies dont count, it is illigal to use those on another pc... it would have to be the store bought commercial version. <-:)

That's a country specific issue ...

In Germany one is not bound by the OEM licence, and s/he may install it on any computer s/he wants, provided it's only one copy (and paid :) ) and the software allows its instalment on a different computer than the intended one (there are OEM SW that check the BIOS etc etc).

[olyteddy]

Over at MYCE they say there's now a Mac version of DVD Fab: http://club.myce.com/f116/preview-version-dvdfab-mac-system-released-323802/

[kurkosdr]

You can try DVDx 4.0 for Mac which runs with libdvdcss2 so decrypting as well as on Linux (but not much as DVDShrink).
Please guys, don't recommend software that's can't get around RipGuard/Arccos/Structure Protection. DVDs without these protections can be decrypted even with an old copy of DVD Shrink/K9 copy. This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Ripper#Disabling_DRM) list should help in determining which programs can't get around the protections mentioned above.

It seems that only AnyDVD, DVDFab and Ripit can get around these protections for now. If you know any other program not mentioned in the list that also can, irregardless of platform, please post

[setarip_old]

In addition to my initial suggestion of MacTheRipper, if .MKV packages serve your purpose, check out MakeMKV. This "one-click" program runs under Windows, Mac, and Linux...

BTW - Unless something has changed VERY recently, I believe AnyDVD (SlySoft) doesn't run on Mac. And if, by "RipIt" you mean "RipIt4Me", that too doesn't run on Mac...

[kurkosdr]

In addition to my initial suggestion of MacTheRipper
Strange... Wikipedia says that MacTheRipper can't get around Arccos/RipGuard/Structure Protection. Which is true?

Just for the record, the MPAA rolled out a "total security (http://www.rovicorp.com/products/content_producers/protect/ripguard.htm?link_id=rightnav)" plan that requires all DVDs by MPAA studios to have one of the above protections, so the times you could find a DVD without the above protections are behind us. So if MacTheRipper can't get around these protections, it's on the same category as DVD Shrink/K9 copy.

The problem with MakeMKV is that, if it re-encodes to mpeg4 avc, it's not an 1:1 copy. You always lose something. Plus, I don't know if there is a way to put the streams back to a VOB container so you could access the menus (and hence any image galleries and other interactive stuff the disc may have). Can anyone take MakeMKV's decryption code and make a proper decrypter? You can host it in Antigua or Egypt to avoid legal troubles (i would participate in a fund raising effort to pay for such hosting).

[setarip_old]

@kurkosodr If you know any other program not mentioned in the list that also can, irregardless of platform, please postThe topic of this thread, as posted by "pibrew", "Decrypter for Mac?", is MAC-Specific. Please stop posting Off-topic to this thread...

[olyteddy]

The problem with MakeMKV is that, if it re-encodes to mpeg4 avc, it's not an 1:1 copy.
MakeMKV merely puts the program in an MKV container. So if you start with a DVD you get MPEG2 video and (typically) AC3 audio. These are the original audio and video from the DVD.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

The first official DVDFab version for Mac OS X has been released on December 1, 2011:
http://www.dvdfab.com/hd-decrypter-for-mac.htm

[chainring]

Am I missing something here? VLC and Handbrake...BAM, backed up into a nice mp4 or mkv.

That said, even though I love my Mac, I still have a Windows 7 machine for video encoding duties.

[acaiberr84]

It helps me a lot. Thank you.