Filed under: Video, Windows, Open Source
StaxRip: Open source all-in-one DVD ripping
by Jordan Running Dec 29th 2005
Yesterday I posted about Elliott Back's How to rip a DVD tutorial and HandBrake Lite, a Mac app for ripping DVDs for your iPod. Apparently this is the week of DVD ripping, 'cause here's another DVD ripping app: StaxRip is a lightweight, open source Windows app for ripping DVDs to several different formats with a minimum of fuss. That includes H.264 and AAC, so this might be the solution for those looking for a Windows equivalent to HandBrake Lite.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
