The Good
* Fairly straightforward and simple to use.
* Allows you to rip a DVD or convert DVD video files already on your computer.
* Allows you to rip/convert to many output video formats.
* Has "profiles" for iPhone, PSP, Blackberry, etc.
* Works fairly fast.
* Gives you a fair bit of control over your output video in terms of settings (resolution, aspect ratio, audio bitrate, etc.)
* Can bypass most (if not all) kinds of DRM protection and region locks.
* Detects and skips the commercials at the beginning of DVDs and "fast forwards" to the actual DVD video.
* Supports the high quality H.264 codec for .MP4s.
* Can rip just the audio.
* Good output quality.

The Bad
* Very computer resource intensive.
* Lacking a "keep original resolution" option.

Free Alternatives
WinX DVD Ripper

For final verdict, recommendations, and full review please click here.

Ashraf  –  16 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+122)

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Should I be concerned that my Avira antivirus is suspecting the setup.exe as having malware code? Is anyone else noticing such problems?

Ryan  –  16 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+40)

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Of the 100 sites that I visit most often, people like Ashraf, Bubby, and others, make GiveAwayOfTheDay.com one of my favorites in all sixteen years I've been online.

Your generosity and thoughtfulness in providing such comprehensive reviews (and recommendations, when applicable), surely triple the value of GOTD.com. More, it inspires me to continue in my own charitable efforts.

Ashraf, Bubby, and all of you who contribute, PLEASE NOTE that just because most of us don't respond to your work, you ought to realize how many of us become so much more effective than we were before. Thank you, and bless all that you do. You are the winners we admire and seek to emulate.

HelpDoc  –  16 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+25)

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Good day all. Downloaded & installed on Vista Home Premium S2, 32X OK. From the features I’ve tried out so far, I agree with Ashraf’s comments on the quality of the DVD Ripper. But as it has only been available for a short time now, I’ll have to wait until later today to fully evaluate it.

But if you will look at the “Giveaway of the Day Project Team’s Blog “in the upper right corner, the 1st link is: “GAOTD teams up with Software Informer.” This new information will affect all of us in our downloading products here from now on, & there have been 6 comments on that new page so far. Several people yesterday were confused or irritated (or had security warnings) at the unexpected Software Informer coming with the download, & were not sure if it’s helpful or not. Many, including myself, had never heard of it before.

As Fubar mentioned yesterday, often time’s programs like the Software Informer have suggested versions that are actually older than current ones. I agree with his comment that I too would rather do my own updates. As some of mine are automatic, it could cause further confusion.
However, I also want to emphasize that regardless of this new issue, I have always been grateful to GAOTD for the daily opportunities that are generously provided from this website & for the wealth of information from the community here. Al

madalpal  –  16 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+14)

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Everyone...

If your antivirus/antispyware is detecting setup.exe is "malicious", it's a false positive. That's because inside the setup.exe is bundled the "Software Informer" program, and anything similar is usually blocked by Antivirus apps.

PESfan  –  16 years ago  –  Комментарий оказался полезным? да | нет (+13)

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