Geek Speak: DVD to MP4 Conversion

[shlingdawg]

I don't feel like spending $50 bucks on a download to convert my DVD's to a RIM usable MP4 file.

Anyone have any better opinions on getting my DVD's onto my Blackberry? :ne_nau:

[Iceaxe]

I finally got tired of screwing around trying to find free programs to convert everything and bought DVDFab Platinum. It converts and copys everything I need done. Best of all you just put in a DVD and click convert iPod, Blackberry, yada, yada and it does everything, you don't need to know crap or flip any switches. The program was $50. There is a free version of it floating around but it doesn't do all the conversions, but the free copy does do a great job of making back up DVD's. Both versions strip out all protections.

DVDFab Platinum
http://www.dvdfab.com/

There are some free programs floating around, but you will spend more then $50 in time before long screwing around with them and the always changing protections.

Just my 2 cents.

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[skianddive]

I don't feel like spending $50 bucks on a download to convert my DVD's to a RIM usable MP4 file.

Anyone have any better opinions on getting my DVD's onto my Blackberry? :ne_nau:
Are these commercial DVDs with copy protection? Or are they DVDs that you've created, consisting of TV recordings or Internet movies?

If you are talking about the latter, then there are some freebies I can recommend that will copy them to MP4 format.

If you are talking about the former, I agree with Ice that it is easier to purchase a commercial product because RIAA effectively shut down the freebies sites. The one Ice recommends is good as are the products from Sly Soft:

http://www.slysoft.com/en/

[skianddive]

Best of all you just put in a DVD and click convert iPod, Blackberry, yada, yada and it does everything, you don't need to know crap or flip any switches.
Does your copy of DVDFab Platinum convert your DVDs to mobile formats? I ask because their website claims that you need their DVDFab Mobile Option for an additional $20 to accomplish this.

[Iceaxe]

My copy converts everything... including moblie, I bought it about one year ago, things could have changed since then.