How to Rip DVDs Using VLC
Unlike a DVD, digital video files can be loaded onto a personal media player, uploaded to a video-sharing website or emailed to friends and family. Services that digitize personal DVDs, such as graduation discs and family videos, may be expensive and may require to you to entrust them with your disc, which could be accidentally lost or damaged. To avoid costly bills and potential disc loss, you can rip your DVD to a digital file via VLC media player, which uses direct video recording to copy a DVD to your hard drive.
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Instructions
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Insert the DVD into your computer's DVD burner. Purchase a USB DVD burner if your computer's DVD player isn't a burner.
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Launch "VLC" by clicking its icon. Click "Media," then "Convert/Save." Select the "Disc" tab. Review the disc info to make sure it sees your DVD; if it doesn't, click "Browse" next to "Disc Device," and select your DVD player's drive letter. Click the "Convert/Save" button.
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Select the location where you want the video saved in the new window that appears. Check "Display the Output" if you want to watch the video while it is ripped. Click the drop-down menu next to "Profile," and select the codec/file type you want VLC to use. Click the wrench and screwdriver icon next to the drop-down box if you want to edit the bitrate, or quality, of the video; the file size will be smaller if you lower the bitrate. Click "Start" and wait for the DVD to rip.
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Tips & Warnings
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to copy a commercial DVD, such as a movie.
