David Brooks 16/03/2014

DVD Ripper

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Thanks to its open source and easy-to-use interface, HandBrake is currently the most sought after free DVD ripper software out there. However, HandBrake is not perfect in its functioning and it has some flaws that leave us unsatisfied. For example, HandBrake is powerless to rip encrypted DVD movies or commercial DVDs. It supports only 2 output formats: MKV and MP4. Besides, it can’t perform audio conversion. Worse still, you will get disappointed about HandBrake’s bad compatibility with Windows 8 OS. It always crashes on Windows 8 computer.

Since many of us have a hair-pulling experience while using HandBrake, why not turn to a HandBrake alternative to do the DVD Ripping? This article will introduce a highly praised alternative to HandBrake – Leawo DVD Ripper, which includes all the key features of HandBrake, as well as additional features you can’t find on HandBrake.

Part 1: What this HandBrake alternative excels?

Why Leawo DVD Ripper is widely considered as the best alternative to HandBrake? Let us see how this HandBrake alternative stands out of the bunch.

1. Rip both unprotected and copyright protected DVD movies;
2. Support more than 180 output formats such as AVI, M4V, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, etc.
3. Rip DVD for playing back on Galaxy S4, HTC One, Nexus 7, iPad Mini, iPad 4, iPhone 5, etc.
4. Create 3D movies out of 2D DVD in 6 different 3D effects;
5. Support to rip DVD to audio files;
6. Built-in editor: trim video length, crop video size, adjust effects and add watermark;
7. Select desired subtitles and audio tracks from source DVD for far better movie enjoyment;
8. Blazing fast ripping speed and highest output quality;
9. Neat interface; fully support Windows 8.

Part 2: How to use HandBrake alternative to rip DVD?

Before I guide you how to use Leawo DVD Ripper to rip the DVD disc, you should download, install and run it on your Win computer. If you are using a Mac, Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac will fit your needs to the extreme. It is praised as the best HandBrake alternative for Mac.

Load DVD Movies

After entering into the main interface of Leawo DVD Ripper – the best HandBrake alternative for Windows, you can click "Load DVD" button to load DVD movies from your computer hard drive or DVD disc. Please remember to insert the disc into computer DVD-ROM just before the disc loading. You can preview loaded movies on program right viewing window.

Tip: For desire subtitle and audio track selection, you can open the drop-down box of "Subtitles to convert" and "Audio tracks to convert" to do the selection.

Do Output Settings

Go to program "Profile" box to pick up the output format you want. For more advanced settings, you can click "Settings" button next to the "Profile" box to change those parameters, like video codec, audio codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, video size, etc.

Rip DVD with HandBrake Alternative

After finishing all necessary settings and editing, you can click the bottom-right big "Convert" button to start the DVD ripping process with this HandBrake alternative. The conversion will be finished within a short while. You will receive a message when DVD ripping is completed.

You can refer to the guide here to know how to use this HandBrake alternative to edit videos and create 3D movies.