Get full version of FairUse Wizard DVD ripper for free

Posted Mar 14th 2008 8:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Commercial, Freeware

FairUse Wizard has been one of our favorite DVD archiving applications for a long time. The application makes ripping DVDs almost as easy as ripping CDs. You just pop in a disc, decide where to save it, and FairUse Wizard will do all the heavy lifting, ripping and compressing your video using the DiVX, XViD, or H.264 codecs.

FairUse typically comes in two varieties. There's a free version that limits your target file size to 700MB. Long videos will look pretty good, but not as good as they could at that file size. Or you can shell out a few bucks for the full version which has no file size limits.

But for a limited time, the full version of FairUse Wizard 2.8 is available as a free download. The latest version of FairUse Wizard includes a handful of bug fixes and a few new features including pre-defined encoding profiles for iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3, and other devices. FairUse Wizard 2.8 also adds the ability to auto-detect multiple episodes on DVDs with television shows.

[Thanks Allan L.F.!]

One click DVD archiving with DVD Rip

Posted Feb 12th 2008 5:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Utilities, Video, Windows, Freeware

There are plenty of applications that help you rip DVDs to your computer. But for the most part, you need to click through a series of long and tedious menus. DVD Rip provides a one click DVD archiving solution, no headaches required.

Rip DVD was put together by the folks at productivity blog Lifehacker. It's designed to work with the popular DVD archiving application DVD Shrink. In order for Rip DVD to work, you'll need to install DVD Shrink. But if you don't already have it, don't worry. DVD Rip includes a download link.

So what exactly does DVD Rip do? Basically, it answers all those tricky questions that DVD Shrink asks which you may or may not have good answers for. So all you have to do is insert a DVD in your drive, click the executable file, and wait a few hours until your disc is ripped.

In the end, all of the content from the DVD will be saved on your hard drive, including DVD menus. You can then use VLC or another video player to watch your videos as if you were watching a DVD.

Be forewarned that DVD Shrink is a bit of a resource hog. So you probably won't want to do much else with your computer while you're ripping a DVD.

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