It tells you the time left as ETA along the bottom, just above the progress bar.ĩ.) When done, you'll get a message that Handbrake is done. It will say something like: 'Source: Scanning title 12 of 24.'ħ.) As soon as it is no longer gray, hit the green Start button on the top left.Ĩ.) Handbrake will take about a half hour to record the DVD into your computer. (If it doesn't appear automatically, click the top left Source button to select the source from which to record.)Ħ.) Handbrake will glance over the disc for about a minute, during which it can't do anything. Select the DVD, which will look something like 'DVD_TITLE,' and click Open. (If your DVD player program starts automatically, quit it.)Ĥ.) Open the Handbrake program on your computer.ĥ.) As Handbrake opens, a file selection box appears. Once you install VLC player, you won't see it again, except when playing video files not related to playing DVDs.ģ.) Stick a DVD in your computer. As I understand it, VLC is the player that plays the DVDs, and then Handbrake is the recorder that formats that into something you can store on your computer. 64-bit is better if you have a newer computer. Handbrake and VLC come in 64-bit and 32-bit versions, be sure to load the same version of each if you are asked. This is a program that plays DVDs, as well as a zillion other kinds of files people might send you.Ģ.) Download and install a free program called Handbrake. Ripit is super easy and much easier than the old way I'll describe for uyse with the free Handbrake program:ġ.) Download and install a free program called VLC Player. Handbrake doesn't seem to work on my newest Mac.

Use iTunes to copy them into our iPad, iPhone or Ipod Touch.Ģ014 update: on my new Mac Pro and OS 10.9 Mavericks, I instead use a program called Ripit instead of Handbrake. Copy these new video files into iTunes, and thenĬ. Record our DVDs as new files in our computer, thenī. I do this on Mac it ought to work about the same if you're on something else.Ī. They just play as they should with one click. This works the same as iTunes, which lets you record all your CDs into your computer so you never again need to juggle your discs.īetter, you can keep dozens of DVDs stored in your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch at all times to play anything you want, when you want, anywhere you want.īetter, once you do this, DVDs just play, without any menus between you and the movie. There's no DVD slot in an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, but it's easy to play your DVDs on these devices, or record them to play in your computer, without ever needing the DVDs again.

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