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.
