Question about DVDFab

[hzk6rz]

Here's what i'm trying to do:

i have a Win 7 desktop that i rip all my movies to and then use a program called "My Movies" to collect data (descritpion of movie, actors, runtime, rating, etc) about the DVDs (from imdb.com and users) and link it with Windows Media Center.

I rip the movies as .iso using competitor program, everything works but i was just ripping the entire disc. i want to rip just the main movie with no extras. years ago i was using DVD Shrink but then i came across DVDFab. So i started to rip the just the main movie out of the .iso versions thad i had using DVDFab, everything was cool until yesterday when the trial expired. So i went out and checked out the price to purchase DVDFab and it seemed to be that there was a free version that would rip just the movie but when i downlaod that, it appears to be the same trial / unregistered version that i have.

DVD shrink works ok but DVDFab is much easier - just select the Main Movie mode and its off. DVD Shrink, you have to go through and manually check/uncheck waht you dont want. in the past i had problems with some rips missing sound or subtitles (for movies that they showed you what someone was saying when speaking in a foreign language), etc.

So do i need to purchase DVD Fab to rip just the movie. i dont want to convert it to other formats (ipods, psp, etc), i just want the main movie, in iso format.

Thanks!!

[hzk6rz]

Per this link: http://www.dvdfab.com/fab-compare.htm
it seems that the DVDFab HD Decrypter sw will work and is free but i keep getting error message that it's expired. in the comparison link, it says: "Main Movie" to just copy the movie, with specific audio/subpicture." - well i believe that all i want. and at the bottom of the page it says "free"

[GregiBoy]

The FREE version does not do "Main Movie". Only rip to HDD uncompressed.

If you need that feature, buy it.

BTW: That link is way out of date. Platinum & Gold have not been available for years and that page is not available by using the website navigation. I presume that you obtained the URL thru a search engine.

[Complication]

Movie only was removed from the free version. Good to know. In what version was it removed?

[GregiBoy]

I'm not really sure which version, I think in the 6.2.x,x series.

[AGJ]

Movie only was never offered in the free version but it is available in the 30 day free trial

[GregiBoy]

Yeah, it's hard for us registered users to know what happens with the free version.

[AGJ]

Well I have it installed on my other computer but now I have to do an OS reinstall so have to start the 30 day countdown again to know what the free version gives you

[Guest]

Movie only was never offered in the free version but it is available in the 30 day free trial

I just checked to be sure before posting but yes the free version always had the movie only option at least as far as V5250.

I used it for years on the movies that did not need comprssion because for me it was faster than the registered versions .

I only used the full versions on movies that needed to be compressed.
So sometime after V5250 is when the movie only part of the free version was discontinued.

[AGJ]

OK thanks for letting us know as I always thought it only did the full DVD