Overview

DVD Ripper Platinum will quickly rip DVD movies to most of the popular video and audio formats.  It allows you to easily rip movies for devices like Apple TV, PSP, Xbox 360 and portable media players like iPod, Creative Zen, Zune, etc.  It will also allow you to rip the DVD audio to common formats like AAC, MP3, and WMA.  It contains some nice video editing tools, is easy to use, and provides free 24×7 tech support.

Walk Through Review

Installation – 8

Installing DVD Ripper Platinum is quick and easy following the installation wizard.

Features – 8

Going into Edit mode allows you to make custom edits and compare the original to the output file side by side.  You can also crop, trim, and add a watermark to the video and also split or merge chapters.

Like in Video Converter Platinum, editing effects can be used to make adjustments to the output file.

You can capture pictures from the DVD by clicking the camera button in the preview screen and save them as picture files.

If you want to remove certain chapters of the DVD just right click and select Remove.

Check the properties of specific chapters by right-clicking the chapter and selecting Properties.

Ease of Use – 8

There are several cool features in the Platinum version of DVD Ripper the main one being its ease of use. Ripping DVD’s literally takes just a few steps.

Here we will take a look at ripping a DVD to a format for the Creative Zen player.  Click on the Add button at the top and browse to the location of the DVD and hit OK.

In just a few seconds it will populate the Source list window with the DVD data.  From the list you can go through and select or unselect chapters to include in the final conversion.

Next choose the format you want to convert to.  They make it easy by selecting the device your putting the movie on with optimal settings for that device.  Basically any portable media device format is supported for conversion.

You can further tweak the settings as well.

After everything is set up simply hit the Start button.

You will get a progress screen while everything is converting. Uncheck the Show Preview box to save on CPU resources.

Performance -8

DVD Ripper Platinum performed very well in our tests.  Ripping DVD’s to various formats took about 35 minutes on average with a dual core processor system.  Times will vary depending on the system you’re using, amount of applications open, and the size of the movie your converting.

Product Support -8

After you purchase a license you will receive lifetime free upgrades.  Just click on About in the toolbar and Check for Updates.

They include comprehensive support through online live support, FAQ, User guides, and 24 hour email support.  We have reviewed a few other applications from Wondershare and have noticed they offer friendly and helpful support for all of their products.

Conclusion

Overall this is another solid application from the team at Wondershare.  We tested several DVD conversions to different common formats and the results were always fast with high quality.  This platinum version will allow you to convert a DVD to practically every portable device out there.  They offer very good support and with the licensed version you will get free updates for the lifetime of the software.  If you are looking or a way to convert your favorite DVD’s to a portable format you will want to try out Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum.  They provide a free 30 day trial and is $39.99 after that for a full license. It will work with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and is also available on Mac.

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Rating

• Installation: 8
• Ease of Use: 8
• Features: 8
• Performance: 8
• Product Support: 8