RipIt4Me - A new ripper is out Jan 25 2007

I didn't use RI4M today but seen that an update was available as posted by somebody that uses it on another forum. But every time I do use it the first thing I check for is updates through the help file.


Version 1.3.0.0 (9 July 2006)
- In movie-only mode, the cleanup phase now remove any cell that's shorter than 2s, but leaves the last one.
- In 1-click mode, RipIt4Me asks for the path to FixVTS if the user hasn't set it yet and is planning on running it.
- Added movie-only mode. Adjust the preferences as follows:
- Adjust it in the preferences to set the default option (saved from run to run).
- Adjust it in wizard or 1-click mode for a temporary choice (not saved from run to run).
For example: If you do all your movies in movie-only mode, then set that in the preferences.
Otherwise, don't set it in the preferences and set it in the wizard/1-click for a 1-time shot.
- Added code to prevent running 2 instances of FixVTS or DVD Shrink simultaneously, or starting DVD Shrink while FixVTS is running.
- Added option to generate the target rip path automatically from the DVD label.
- If the DVD turns out to be scratched or dirty, the FinalPSLFile.psl psl file is modified to exclude cells that seem to include scratches. This allows you to re-rip the DVD in DVD Decrypter, making sure Decrypter will retry reading the scratched parts of the DVD as it does best.
- Added option to open the FAQ if the DVD appears to be scratched.
- Added code to check that DVD Decrypter isn't already running when RipIt4Me starts the rip.
- The wizard dialogs are now modeless, which allows you to go back to the main window and use the scrollers. One drawback is that tooltips don't work in modeless dialogs. Thank Bill for that.
- The log now scrolls to the bottom for new messages.
- Added option to play a sound at the end of the rip. There's no sound included with the app, so if you don't set one, it will try to use the DVD Decrypter success sound (note it will not play in wizard mode if you skip or abort the rip).
- Added check for AnyDVD and DVD43, with an option to (brutally) kill the process before running RipIt4Me.
- Changed DVD Decrypter option to hide Pack Header Not Found warnings.

Awesome change list. Thanks for the update.

This has turned out to be an absolutly brilliant piece of sofware
the unkown author should take a bow

Trying it now on FF7 Advent Children.

1.4.0.0 (10 July 2006)
- Fixed two problems in the UDF code that could prevent the correct detection of VOB files on the disc.

And again a new version is out

Version 1.4.1.0 (15 July 2006)
- Added check for the right FixVTS version (currently 1.4)
- In wizard mode, added an alert if the user tries to run DVD Shrink without having processed with FixVTS when protected cells are present.
- Added preference to automatically save the logs after the wizard or 1-click procedure.
- Logs are now saved in subdirectories of RipItForMe named after the target rip directory. The directories are numbered to avoid overwriting them.
- Added alert if there isn't enough space to rip the DVD in the target directory (not checked in Movie-Only mode).
- Fixed the UDF code to find file sectors. It now seems to be doing the right thing.
- Added 1: lines in first psl file to cover gaps in between files in the VIDEO_TS folder.
- Improved the code that finds bogus VTS.
- Modified the update code so firewalls can be setup to always let RipIt4Me access the internet.
- Fixed a little bug that caused a bogus 1: line to be inserted in the final psl file, for unprotected DVDs.

I have been using Rip-it-4Me for a couple of weeks now & like it. How do I choose "Movie Only"?

-Thanks-

Med

Select "rip movie only" in 1-click mode.

Version 1.4.2.0 is now available.

Changelog...

Version 1.4.2.0 (18 July 2006)

* Accented characters in the DVD label are now converted to "_".
* Added display of DVD Label in Step 1 (the DVD-ROM is monitored in case you open/close it).
* Fixed a problem with the DVD label code (if there was no DVD, or the label couldn't be found, the previous label was used).
* Fixed a bug in the UDF routine that caused some of the VOB files to not be found in X-men 2 for example.
* Fixed bug that caused older versions of FixVTS (e.g., Beta 1.24) to not be flagged as such.
* Fixed bug that prevented RipIt4Me.log from being removed if DVD Shrink was still running at the end of processing.

The next version is out:
Version 1.4.3.0 (20 July 2006)
- Added code to prevent autorun.inf from running when you insert your DVD if RipIt4Me is the foreground window. This should help with issues with DVDs that have an autorun.inf file (such as Basic Instinct 2). Make sure you start RipIt4Me before you insert the DVD.
- If your DVD Decrypter settings instruct it to open the tray after a read, RipIt4Me will do that at the end of a successful 1-click run.
- Fixed a BOV scanning bug that could cause RI4M to detect many more buttons than really present (X-men 2 for example).
- Fixed a bug that could cause RI4M to crash when dealing with certain authoring errors.
- Fixed a PSL creation bug that could potentially be serious, but only manifested itself if the menu domain was larger than the title domain.
- Fixed the problem that caused the next "Step" window to never appear when the main window was minimized.

I agree with everyone that anydvd is the best and they get updates out quick though on rare occation there is a problem movie that takes a little longer. I would never quit using anydvd but this sounds like a great standby if anydvd has a problem (havent had a problem with anydvd in a while but there have been a few in the past that took a little while to get an update that worked).

I have done about a dozen Arcoss DVD's with RipIt4Me. All of them have come out better than AnyDVD on the same DVD's. The IFO's are cleaner and there are more redundant information in the AnyDVD IFO's with what is leftover from the Arcoss. It can be seen when loading into DVDRemake and shows up as red errors. The files will still work fine from AnyDVD but they are not as cleaned up as they could be. RipIt4Me also beats DVDFAB Decryptor as well which is even worse than AnyDVD.

What I am talking about can be seen here in the RipIt4Me forum.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=68743

sony may start throwing tiny cells at us from what i have seen?

I gotta say I'm very impressed with this program. Very nice piece of software, easy to set up, easy to use and very comprehensive. I started out using DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink so I'm right at home using this program (since this is what it uses, along with FixVTS). The beauty with this is using the PSL files which adjusts itself to new protections from the built in capability that DVD Decrypter has. Which means it doesn't have to be updated as often (unless it's a program glitch itself). With also using DVD Decrypter to burn (which is what I do anyway, even when using AnyDVD), it does the whole ball of wax. A guy can never have too many good tools and this one is a keeper for the toolbox (and one that will be used). I still have my trusty AnyDVD but it's always nice to have more than one reliable way to do something. It can't have AnyDVD running to work right, and even asks you if you want it to terminate the program for you if it is running. Does everything but wash the dishes.

(Ran out of time to edit, wish this forum would get rid of that limitation).

If doing movie only, it even has the option to rip only that part to hard drive instead of the whole thing. A nice touch. If no ARcoSS or Ripguard protection, FixVTS is not even needed. When going to the DVD Shrink stage, it will tell you (when you click to open DVD Shrink) if you need to run FixVTS or not. Very well thought out and automated. Dunno what there's not to like. I haven't found anything yet.

Kind of a mysterious aura around this program too, since no one knows who wrote it (or no one's tellin). Kinda cool (the whole underground thing) heh heh. Keep up the good work dude, and kudos to you, whoever you are!

Just fired it up and the check for auto updates said there was one. Another update

Version 1.4.4.0 (28 July 2006)
Improvements:
- Added ISO mode: Ripping in ISO mode allows you to do a 1-for-1 copy of your DVD. The ISO isn't "cleaned up" so it is likely that tools that can open ISOs for editing (such as DVD Shrink) will still have problems with it.
However, it should be possible to burn the ISO using ImgBurn and because the DVD isn't modified, the layer break will be right (for Double-Layer ISOs).
- Added preference to remove unplayed cells in menus (provided they have no buttons and no commands). This can be useful to remove the long black video sometimes found in VIDEO_TS.VOB and other menu vobs. Enable it in the preferences as the default is off.
- Added a warning in the log if an autorun.inf file is found at the root of the DVD.
- Added code to save the original and modified IFOs in a subdirectory along with the logs.
- Added a key in the .ini file DirWhereToSaveLogs= where you can specify the base directory where to save logs and IFOs.
- Turned "Remove tiny cells" on by default.
- Menus commands and program tables are now always cleaned up.
- Added handling of preferred video mode (sprm(14)) when the structure is analysed.
- Improved the detection and cleanup of bogus cells in protected PGCs.
- Added better handling of scratched DVDs. When a scratch is detected, the user can re-rip the affected file(s) automatically, using the updated PSL.
Fixes:
- Fixed a bug that caused the final PSL to still include areas that correspond to scratches (it should not).
- The code to prevent autorun.inf from running was not enabled if the Wizard step 1 window was active instead of the main one. This has been fixed.
- Fixed a bug that could cause some of the 1: lines in the final PSL file to be omitted
- Improved/Fixed the code that removes bad cells and unused menu cells:
. Fixed a bug that could cause bogus commands (jumps to non-existent cells/pg/chapters) to not be fixed.
. Fixed a bug that could cause bogus chapters/programs to not be removed.
- RI4M now requires FixVTS 1.403 to be installed.

Amazing. This guy doesn't stop. The ISO function will be very useful with DL discs.

Yea, this thing just gets better and better. Very impressive. Good program to have on hand.

Thank YOU!!!! RipIt4Me

Did not work on rocketeer tried it with two different disk and the menu did not work and it you tried to play the vobs for the movies using powerdvd all you get is sound and no picture. Anydvd and decrypter worked fine.

You should not play vob files. Play the VIDEO_TS.IFO file...

tried that and it did not work either ripit4me just did not rip it correctly.

I've done a few old Disney movies with RI4M with the latest release 1.4.4.0, Atlantis and Cinderella SE Disc1 and it handled them perfectly. The menus and rips played fine in Media Player Classic on the PC and also in both my Apex DVD players. I'll give Rocketeer a shot in a coupla days when I can get it.

Rocketeer shouldn't have Arcoss as afaik, it is an old DVD anyway. I don't see the point in using RipIt4Me with non Arcoss/Ripguard DVD's. It seems to create a PSL even if the DVD is not protected by Arcoss/Ripguard.

remember in movie only mode, RipIt4Me does not ouput dvd compliant files, they have to be reauthored by shrink for that.

I use RI4M on all the DVD's I do just in case somethign else won't handle it. Sorta takes the guess work out for me. So far no trouble with unprotected DVD's, ARccOS or Ripguard protected DVD's on the R1 DVD's I have done since it came out. It does make 2 psls but the final psl for unprotected DVD's should only contain the 0 row with the CRC and DVD label like this one for Cinderella I just did today.

PSL2
0:0xAC614938,0,RipIt4Me-CND0NNW1