Hey!

I'm gonna tell you about 3 really good programs to rip DVD's onto the Clix2 so if you have a big home collection of DVD's and a Clix2 your in luck .

DVDx
This great (free program) lets you rip DVD's easily,the newest version till now is 2.10.Link:Free-Codecs.com :: Download DVDx 2.10 : DVDx allows you to convert DVD to VCD2.0, SCVD1.0 or DivX in one step
Just click the DVD root icon and rip video_ts file and you're done,put output file as desktop or wherever you feel comfortable.The files should come as little as 600mb for a 2hr DVD in high quality!

AutoGK
This is the same as DVDx but in my opinion better as they are always High Quality and small file size.Link:Download AutoGK (Auto Gordian Knot) 2.48 : AutoGK is a very simple and powerfull tool for making DVD rips.

#1 DVD Ripper
This is definitely the best of all,although you have to pay for it,its completely worth it and super easy to use!Does DVD's in about 1hr for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which is 2hr 15min and came out about 700mb in quality that works with AMOLED! You can try the Demo Version that will do 50% of the DVD,Here is the link:Download No1 DVD Ripper 1.3.40 | P30world.com

Enjoy! Your Home Cinema DVD's on your Clix2!

Please put this as a sticky as this would help out many who have asked this question =)

Cuoio!

If it takes up less file size does that mean you can have more than 30 hours of video. Is it worth watching a widescreen film on a 2.2 in screen?

There is already a thread in the FAQ like this that is stickied.
If you post this information there kside might edit it into his main post.

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Yes,wide screen is very watchable on a 2.2inch as HP5 is wide screen =)
Wasn't kside's thread about converting videos not putting DVD's onto the Clix2?!
Just in case i see this thread as an easy and basic way to watch DVD's on the Clix2 or 1 i mentioned sticky as i always look at the sticky first for things like this =)
Anyway its you're decision after all =) since i havent found these programs on how to convert DVD's well and come out in high quality and small size with 100% success.

Cuoio =)
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AutoGK, will always make B-Frames in movies (XVid or DivX)
I have tried this one, and it wouldn't play on my clix2.
Also I just hate all those "auto" steps that happen before each encode, and if you have multiple similar sources it is wastefull as far as time is concerned to do all that pre-process every time.

I have expressely left out the DVD-Ripping guides.
This is so much better explained all-over the www (doom9 forums etc), with lots of good FREE tools.
And as long as you have 0 (zero) B-frames (100% progressive streams) MP3 CBR audio (just to be safe) and 320x240 video res you can use whatever too you like.

Problem with shareware tools is that they do not let you disable B-Frames or have poor support for A/R conversion, cost money and do less than free (open-source) ones.

The one you mentioned (except for AutoGK) are not even the best out there.
Here are some that I have tried with positive results:
- AutoGK v2.45 (free) ::link:: - excellent for dvd-rippping for standalones, but not a "mass" conversion tool.
- HandBrake v2.40+v0.90 (free) ::link:: - this one has binaries for mac / linux as well
- SimpleDivX 1.40.25 (free) ::link:: - similar to AutoGK

I know also of some RETAIL softwares, but their primary goals have to do more with DVD-Back-up than iRiver video playback, and are not very cheap.
- Fair Use Wizard v2.6 Full (US$ 19.99) ::link:: - BEST I've seen so far. (more like a frontend, but can rip to mkv, x264, HD has chapter extracting tools, cropping, subedit tools, fully configurable, only non-prot DVDs)
- DVDFab.Platinum ::link:: - up to date, slightly more options than SlySoft, also better rip-engine. US$ 49.99
- SlySoft.CloneDVD.Mobile ; US$ 39.00
- Nero.Recode ::link:: ; (only un-protected DVDs)
- InterVideo DVDCopy ::link:: (this one gets very big, slow and annoying after v3.0) v5.0 is US$ 49.95 also no copy-prot removal.
- TMPGEnc.Xpress ::link:: (something like Avidemux but more "commercial" and polished) US$ 99.99. (same, un-prot DVDs only)

I have never tried them for iRiver, but they work excellent for DVD to DivX/XviD for standalones playback.

About Fair Use Wizard v2.6, if you happen to have 19.99 US$ and belive that the extras form LITE (free) edition are important to you, do not hesitate.
Light Edition has the folowing limitations :
- no iPod Video encoding (we have no use for that anyway on iRiver...)
- encoding target file size limited to 700 MB (that's not an issue for iRiver)
- no range selection (that can be annoying)
- no quality based encoding (no 2-Pass encoding is quite limiting)

"Furthermore, the full edition is optimised to fully exploit Dual-Core, SMP, and Hyper-Threading CPU architectures, resulting in much faster encoding and has an auto-update feature not available in the light edition."
- I have tested it and ideed uses both cores and speeds up encoding with ~ 30%. It will only convert from a DVD or an ISO image.

NONE of beforementioned apps will circumvent copyprotections. You will have to know how to copy (make an image) of your DVD before conversion.
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If it is ok you could add your findings / tutorials for the sofwares you have succesfully used for your DVD to iRiver video conversions, and if it is ok with the staff I will add it on the main page.
But as far as I have understood, we should keep the guides focused on iRiver, free tools and not to make "yet another" DVD-RIP thread...

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I was wondering if this DVD ripper was any good: AoA DVD Ripper, Convert DVD to AVI, DVD to iPod MP4. Thank you!

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abby
clix 2 (4 GB) owner since June 2007

I have not tried that one yet [AoA DVD Ripper] but as far as I can see (DVD to WMV Guide - DVD to Pocket PC, DVD to Zune, DVD to WMV converter) it doesn't have a lot of options.
You could save yourself 34$ and get SUPER or MediaCoder instead (all.free). Or look a bit up the thread for more suggestions...

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Is there any DVD ripper where you can simply put the DVD in the computer and it will remove copy protection while converting the DVD into a format usable on the clix? I need a program that is easy to use because I'm not very computer savvy.

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abby
clix 2 (4 GB) owner since June 2007

SlySoft.CloneDVD.Mobile is a (not.free) app that is as simple as possible.
It is MEncoder based. (SlySoft CloneDVD mobile | DVD to PSP, DVD to iVideo, DVD to ZEN)
- for iRiver, just pick the *Generic (DivX) - first profile in the list
- just hit the NEXT button (choosing your dvd drive, chapters etc)
- in the end, make sure you pick 320x240 resolution
- you can only control the video bitrate (audio is fixed mp3 128K) - 382k is a good number (17 Video quality on the slider)
- a 2 pass is great, and you cand even pick 3 pass

- No other settings are present. Not even the A/R corection ones (so I dunno what you can do with WS movies / subs etc). I've tested it and it plays 100% on the clix2.
- It will also copy usual protected DVDs...

DVDFab.Platinum (Remove DVD Copy Protection | DVD backup software) a better choice for easy 1 click direct DVD2clix conversion.
- choose DVD to Mobile (Generic) profile
- select chapters / audio etc.
- NEXT --> Configure (bottom left)
- Device: generic + generic.avi.xvid.mp3
- Frame Resolution MUST be 320x240 (from the big listbox on the right)
- Framerate: same as source
- I recommend 2 pass with 382k bitrate for video and 128k for audio
- click OK then click START....

- Tested and works 100% on clix2 (I had a 4:3 source, I dunno how it treats widescreen material)
- Also present are subpictures (subs) - I did not check that option out.
- DVDFab is one of the most up-to date prot-dvd copy util. They say it can copy everything !

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Thank you, that was a big help!

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abby
clix 2 (4 GB) owner since June 2007

Nice, I'm going to have to try a few of these. I've ripped a few using a few tools I have and the quality came out quite nice.

Hey,
Thanks for the help these are the ones ive been using XD. I'm using no.1 DVD ripper and i have no problems at all with copyright DVD's etc and lets me just make DVD to Avi simply =).

Cuoio
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The Maltese Guy

Does anyone have experience with these tools?

Hive Five: Five Best DVD Ripping Tools

Lifehacker usually posts about really good tools.

Elton

isn't that illegal

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Sony PSP Slim 2gb

Kside, I used the DVDFab.Platinum program successfully. But how do I sync the .avi file to the clix now? It won't work in Windows Media Player, and I can't drag it over the the clix's video folder. Help please!

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abby
clix 2 (4 GB) owner since June 2007