Copy/Convert Protected DVDs to Other Formats in Proper Ways

How can you share your DVD movies or games with your friends without lending the physical disc? Copying the content is a good way. However, those legitimate commercial DVDs have copyright protections. How can you copy the protected DVD? There's always a way out. Whether you use Windows or Mac, you can find some DVD rippers to fulfill that. You can read this article to learn how to convert or copy protected DVDs to MP4 on Mac or Windows, create a game ISO image, and then share it with your friends.

Part 1: Preparations Before You Copy Protected DVDs1

Some preconditions you must know before converting protected DVDs.

DVD Driver (Hardware)

A DVD driver is necessary to read your DVD on your computer. You only need to insert the disc into the driver and connect the driver to your computer. Watch out for that if your DVD driver works well; if an unstable driver makes your computer fail to detect your DVD, you can't copy the protected DVDs.

DVD Ripper (Software)

It would help to use a DVD ripper to break through the protection added to your DVD. Also, you can download a library file to the ripper's folder, and then the ripper can copy protected DVDs.

With the 2 stuffs above, you can easily rip a protected DVD. Check the 2 methods below to do that.

Part 2: The Best Way to Copy Protected DVDs

Do you want a DVD ripper to break through current protections and convert a protected DVD to MP4 or any other format? AVAide DVD Ripper can easily handle it. You don't need to install any library file; you can get multiple practical features like ISO creation, video editing, upscaling, etc.

Step 1Download AVAide DVD Ripper for free and launch it. Insert a DVD into your DVD driver, and then connect the driver to your computer. Click the Load DVD and then the Load DVD Disc buttons to choose the DVD source.

Step 2It'll be straightforward to convert a protected DVD to MP4 or other formats after you load it. Click on your desired video format in this panel.

Step 3How can you adjust the audio settings in a DVD video? Click the Settings button on the right side of your desired video format. Then, you can adjust the channels, bitrate, encoder, etc., in this panel. Click the Create New button to save the settings.

Step 4After that, you can choose the destination folder and click the Rip All button to copy the protected DVD and convert the content to other formats, like MP4, MKV, etc.

Part 3: Copy a Protected DVD with VLC

As a multimedia player, VLC can also convert DVDs or Blu-rays to MP4 or other formats. However, a library file is required to copy protected DVD discs, such as libaacs, libdvdass, etc. You should download them online and put them in the VLC folder. Then, you can copy the protected DVD easily.

Step 1Open VLC and click the Media button in the top left corner, then the Convert/Save button to choose a DVD source.

Step 2Locate the Disc panel to select the DVD source. You can choose the main movie in the Title section. The video with the most extended length should be the main movie. Then, click the Convert/Save button to copy the protected DVD.

Step 3Then, you can choose your desired video and audio codecs by clicking the Profile dropdown button. Click the Browse button to choose the destination folder and then the Start button to copy and convert the protected DVD to other formats.

Part 4: Vital Warnings When You Copy Protected DVDs

Those strictly protected DVDs may not be copied easily, even though you'll download a library file. Also, you can't copy legitimate DVDs with copyright protections for commercial usage, or you may face legal action. No DVD ripper advocates copying protected DVDs with copyright.

Of course, a homemade DVD with protection can be ripped or copied without worries, for it has no copyright. A homemade DVD is also an excellent way to create a DVD or Blu-ray copy and share it with your friends.

Part 5: FAQs about Copying Protected DVDs

Is there a compromise to let me copy protected DVDs with copyright?

Yes, there is. In the USA, there's a concept of fair use, which means you can copy or use something with a copyright for research, study, comment, etc., but not for commercial purposes. Therefore, it is legal if you copy a protected DVD for watching.

Why are there so many video files when I copy a protected DVD?

That's because the movie or video on a DVD is saved as multiple clips. Some of them have equal length, while some consist of a main movie with some short videos. Therefore, a program like AVAide DVD Ripper can help you convert them to an entire video.

Why does the video lose some quality after I rip it from a DVD?

You may have converted the video to another format. After video processing on a video editor, any video will lose some quality. Therefore, you'd better utilize a DVD ripper, such as AVAide DVD Ripper, to extract raw video.

By Jane Pineda on Feb 01, 2024