How can I transfer a DVD video to my computer?

Question

I have a bunch of home videos and they are funny so I want to put them on my computer. Unfortunatly when I was younger there werent digital cameras that you could just plug in the computer. The camera made VHS tapes. So i copied it to a DVD on my dvd/vhs player. Now i want to transfer that DVD to my computer. How do i do that? I tried DVD rippers, doesnt work. Is there any free screen capture programs that are good then that have audio too?

Answer 1

To rip dvd to PC, I use Daniusoft DVD Ripper .

It can crop, trim video and even merge several chapters into one file, rips without lost.

Here is  the step by step guide about how to rip dvd on PC

http://www.daniusoft.com/tutorial/dvd-ri...

or you can search more at http://answers.yahoo.com

Hope can help you :)

Answer 2

It's nice that view home videos recorded couple years ago on pc..

I think you'd better get a professional programme which can rip DVD files with great quality and video editing function. Try this one:

http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/dvd-rippe...

If you want a freeware, try handbrake:

http://handbrake.fr/?article=download

It's one of the best free DVD rippers.

Hope it helps.

Answer 3

If your computer has a DVD optical drive, you can rip the DVD with HandBrake

http://handbrake.fr/

Answer 4

DVD rippers should work - does the DVD play on your PC?  If not, has it been finalised?