How to Rip a DVD to MPEG

When a DVD is ripped, its media is extracted and exported to a digital video file.

MPEG refers to a set of compression standards that are used to encode digital video. While MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 videos are circulated with the MPG file extension, MPEG-4 videos are circulated with the MP4 file extension. When a DVD is ripped, its media is extracted and exported to a digital video file. Handbrake and Free DVD Ripper are two examples of freeware that users can utilize to rip DVDs into one of the MPEG formats. Meanwhile, iWisoft Free Video Converter is a file conversion application that can rip DVDs by encoding the VOB files that are stored on the disc. The VOB file format is used to store video data that is published onto DVD, and iWisoft Free Video Converter can convert the media into any one of the MPEG formats.

Instructions

Handbrake

1. Load the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. Launch Handbrake.

2. Go to the "Source" section and click the "Browse" button. Locate the DVD-ROM drive in the file selection window. Open the disc file directory and select the "VIDEO_TS" folder. Click "OK."

3. Go to the "Destination" selection and click the "Browse" button. A file saving window will load. Target a saving destination for the MP4 output file of the ripped DVD video. Give the media a file name. Open the "Save as type" pull-down menu and select "mp4." Click "Save."

4. Click the "Start" icon to rip the DVD. A confirmation message will appear when the MP4 output file is available in the targeted saving destination.

Free DVD Ripper

1. Load the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. Launch Free DVD Ripper.

2. Click the "Browse" button alongside the "Output File Name" field. Locate the DVD-ROM drive in the file selection window. Open the disc file directory and select the "VIDEO_TS" folder. Click "OK." A file saving window will load. Target a saving destination for the MP4 output file of the ripped DVD video. Give the media a file name. Click "Save."

3. Go to the "Video Settings" section. Open the "File Output Type" Choose the "iPod/PSP" option to generate an MP4 output file. Choose the "MPEG2" option to generate an MPG output file.

4. Click the "Start" button to rip the DVD. A confirmation message will appear when the MPEG output file is available in the targeted saving destination.

iWisoft Free Video Converter

1. Load the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. Launch iWisoft Free Video Converter.

2. Click the "Add" icon and locate the DVD-ROM drive in the file selection window. Open the disc file directory and double-click the "VIDEO_TS" folder. Select all of the VOB files and click the "Open" button to load them into the application.

3. Open the "Profile" drop-down menu. Go to "Common Video" and choose from the various MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 options.

4. Click the "Start" button to encode the media. To combine the VOB files into a single exported video, check the "Merge into one file" box. The program will display the file directory for the MPEG output file(s) when the media becomes available.

Tips & Warnings

• If a DVD is copy-protected, users will not be able to rip the disc's contents. Copy-protection is a form of digital encryption that is intended to prevent unlawful duplication.

References

• FileInfo.com: .VOB File Extension

Resources

• Handbrake
• Free DVD Ripper
• iWisoft Free Video Converter