Secondly, these are straight DVD copies, not just video files like Handbrake produces. Although it doesn’t offer a lot of the flexibility of that program, it does burn your DVDs to your drive, which is ultimately, all I need. At $19.95, this is a lot cheaper than Toast. But what makes RipIt so different from Handbrake or Toast? They have a free trial version that allows you to rip 10 DVDs before it requires licensing, so I downloaded a trial and gave it a shot. It’s one of those cool little Mac apps that does exactly what it describes – it rips DVDs straight to your drive.
So I started trying out other options, and that’s when I found out about RipIt. For the immediate moment, that’s just not going to happen. It’s a good solution, but ultimately, I just want to put my DVD in the drive, and burn it to iTunes just like I did with my music library.
The AppleTV is great, but I first have to rip things via Handbrake – which takes as long as the movie takes – and then I have to play with the settings until it’s perfect. I’ve been working on setting up a Mac media system in my house, and no matter what I do, I just can’t make it work the way I want.
