DVD Decrypter is well for ripping copy-protection DVDs , but since the development on it has halted for years and maybe incapable of ripping DVDs with new copy protection algorithms. In this case, another free application we can rely on is DVDFab HD Decrypter and you can download it here.
Step 1. Launch DVDFab HD Decrypter
DVDFab HD Decrypter is a simple version of the complete DVDFab and when you launch it, it will pop up the following window. Just choose HD Decrypter in the Option and click Start DVDFab. You don’t need to buy its products.
Launch DVDFab
Step 2. Settings
The application will automatically detect the DVD drive as the “Source” and you need to select the path to save the ripped files. Please make sure you select a folder having enough free space the save the files in.
Then please note that the free version just offers two options in the top-“Full Disc” and “Main Movie”. The former copies everything the DVD has including menus, trailer, extras and so on, while the latter only copies the main DVD content.
If you choose the “Full Disc”, just ensure the “Copy DVD-Video” is selected and click Start.
choose Full Disc in DVDFab HD Decrypter
If you choose “Main Movie”, for ripping a movie, select the longest title in the list; for ripping a TV show or something with multiple episodes, select the one you want. Then click “Next” to come to next step with a “Start” to click as the following two screenshots show.
choose Main Movie in DVDFab HD Decrypter
click start to begin ripping
Step 3. Ripping Progress
It begins to work when you click Start button with a ripping progress bar and the ripping will take about 30 minutes. After it completes, the DVD is copied to your computer and is ready for you to play or do further processing like format converting for playing in different devices.
ripping progress in DVDFab HD Decrypter
Note: DVDFab may fail in ripping a small number of DVDs which have some form of copy protection besides CSS. If you meet such case, you can try Touchup DVD Ripper which is capable of decrypting all copy-protection forms.
