Brorsoft DVD Ripper

User Guide

Note: Please make sure that all the DVD ripping are just for personal use.

Part 1: How to convert DVDs

Part 1: How to copy a DVD disc

Part 3: How to Edit DVD files

Part 1: How to convert DVDs

Step 1. Load DVD files

Insert your DVD disc into computer's DVD-Rom and then launch the DVD Ripper. Click Load DVD button to load the movies from your DVD discs. You can also import ISO files, IFO files or DVD folder (DVD folders files name appear like "Video_TS") for conversion.

Step 2. Select Subtitles (Optional)

Once the files are loaded, you can select the subtitles and audio track you prefer. On the right windows, you can preview your files and take snapshots of your favorite movie scenes.

Step 3. Select output format

Click Format (located below where your DVD's files are displayed) and select the format you want from the drop-down list. Just below Format is Output, here you can Browse your computer for a better destination folder for DVD Ripper to save your converted movies. As you see, all regular video and audio formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, AVI, FLV, MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, etc. are provided.

If you want to convert your DVD movies for play on portable devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod, HTC, Samsung, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, PSP, Xbox 360 and more, you can simply browse to find the preset of your device from corresponding device catergory and select it as the output format to get videos with optimized settings.

Tips: Adjust video/audio Settings (Optional)
If you want to customize output video quality in further, click Settings button to customize video quality like resolution, frame rate, bit rate, audio channel, etc.

Step 4. Start ripping DVD movies

After above settings, click the big Convert button to start to convert DVDs. As soon as the conversion is done, simply click Completed to back to main interface, and click Open button to find generated videos.

Tips: If conversion takes long time, you can set auto shut down by checking the box of Shut down computer after conversion.

Part 2: How to copy a DVD disc

Step 1: Run Brorsoft DVD Ripper and load your DVD movies to the program.

Step 2: Click Browse button to select a destination folder for the output files.

Step 3: Click Copy the entire disc button to start to backup DVD. In fact, the Copy the entire disc feature maintains the entire structure of an original DVD disc, so the .vob streams are contained. If you just want to copy the main movie of a DVD, just choose Copy > Directly Copy from Format list

Part 3: How to Edit DVD files

After your DVD files have finished loading, you can use this DVD Ripper to edit, combine and crop your DVD movie. You can access all available editing functions by clicking Edit in the menu bar. With a built-in video editor, you are able to customize DVD movies as per your needs. You can apply special visual effects, change the video parameters, trim, cropping, add subtitles, watermarks and more.

Trim video

From the Trim workspace, you can create a custom clip from a larger scene. To adjust the duration of your clip, move the sliders below the screen to the start and end points you want.

Crop video

Here you can drag and move the rectangle on the video to set the crop area or enter the accurate crop values on Left and Top. Meanwhile, you can zoom in or out, change the aspect ratio and rotate videos. In this way, you can remove the black bars of your DVD movies.

Add effect

Click the Effect tab and you'll be able to adjust video brightness, contrast and saturation, apply grey, negative, emboss or old film effects and apply a number of deinterlacing options.

Add watermark

Under Watermark tab, you can import an image watermark or create a text watermark to personalize your video. For a text watermark, select the text watermark circle below the preview screen and type whatever text you want in the blank input field next to it. You can also adjust the Font, Transparency, Color, Size and horizontal position of your watermark.

Add subtitles

You can insert plug-in .srt, .ssa, .ass subtitle files to your movie to make it better understood.

Now that you know how it all works, you can start doing more with your favorite movies! Create clips of your favorite scenes and merge them together to make a highlight reel. Edit scenes and upload them to sites like YouTube. No matter what fun stuff you choose to create, now that you've liberated your DVD movies!