iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum - User Guide and FAQ

1. Run iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum and load DVD. (DVD will be auto opened after 6 seconds, if you have multi DVD Drivers, press the "DVD" button to choose one.)
   
   Note: DVD to VCD convert speed is most depend on your CPU type, please select the most appropriate CPU for high speed! Click "Settings/CPU" at first!



2. About "Input" settings: After you successfully load the DVD, the DVD info is displayed in the center window. Sometimes some chapters/episodes hide in another index, you can change an index in "Index" dropdown box to load these chapters/episodes. You can select the audio track for the target files in the "Audio" combo-box in the Input area. Also, you can select the "Subtitle" as well.
   
   Note: if the Chapter name with "*", such as "Chapter 1*", this Chapter is multi-angles chapter, you can select different angle for rip(in the "Angle" combo-box in the INPUT area).



3. About "Output" settings: Select the target audio format in the "Format" combo-box in the Output area. If you choose " (*.avi)" as the output format, iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum allows you to specify the video quality by clicking the "Settings" button. In general, you'd better keep the default value, that's enough to reserve wonderful audio quality.



4. In general, DVDs are ripped by chapters. If you prefer to split DVD by certain file size, please select "Custom Size" in the "Split" box. You may enter the specifying number by clicking "Settings" button. The default is "5 MB". If you want to rip by certain duration, please select "Custom time", you may enter the specifying number by clicking "Settings" button. the default is 6 minutes. You may specify the output path (default is C:\iSofterOutput\), that is where your converted files in. Click "Browse" to reset it as you wish. Click "Folder" can open output fold directly.



5. With all settings being properly done, click "Start" button, choose "Encode" to start ripping. If you want to encode from a specific starting point, firstly, you must change "Split" to "Custom size" or "Custom Time", then choose "Encode From Current Position" in the "START" menu. If you want to encode a segment, please choose "Encode Segment" in the "START" menu, then enter the beginning time and the duration of the clip. For example, you want a clip from 1:17:43 to 1:55:17, you should enter From 1:17:43 to 1:55:17, after that, click the "OK" button



6. After the file is successfully ripped, you may click the "Folder" button to browse the output files. Convert DVD to VCD is done.
   
   Note: you can choose "Settings/ Shut down the computer when job is down" for a long time converting job.

Frequently Asked Questions - iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum

1. After i load my DVD into the program,I can only see the titles of it, How can I see the chapters in each titles of the DVD?
   Please click the button between "Title" and the red one, "Start Ripping". It will show or hide the chapters of your DVD.
   
   
2. Does iSofter DVD Ripper support CSS encryption technology ?
   CSS is an encryption/encoding method which is designed to protect DVD's from being copied. iSofter DVD Ripper can rip protected movies.
   
   
3. My DVD drive cannot play DVD's after installing iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum . What's wrong ?
   iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum automatically installs the latest version of the ASPI driver during installation. If your software DVD player doesn't support the latest version of ASPI, it won't work. You don't have to uninstall iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum , just reinstall your DVD player software to restore ASPI
   
   
4. Is there any limit about the DVD format
   No. There is no restriction to the DVD format. But iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum is for personal backups only. If you don't own the DVD's that you are backing up, it is illegal to copy them, and we are not liable for any consequences due to the use of our product for such purposes.
   
   
5. Recommended Operating System configurations for iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum
   Windows 95 (with Service Pack 1), Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP.
   
   
6. Hardware Requirements for iSofter DVD Ripper Platinum
   Minimum:
   Intel Pentium class 200 MHz processor or better; 128 MB RAM; 10 MB Hard Drive space; Sound Blaster-compatible sound card and speakers/headphones; SVGA or higher color video display card (minimum resolution 800x600); Internet connection for ordering, and support.
   
   Recommended:
   Intel Pentium II class 300 MHz MMX or better; 128 MB RAM or more; 50 MB Hard Drive space; Sound Blaster-compatible sound card and speakers/headphones; 16-bit color video card; Internet connection for ordering, and support.
   
   
7. I have not had any problems with the process of copying DVD to AVI, but I have found that when I play these files back that the video is not in sync with the audio. I did a complete movie and it was fine, but when I did only a couple of chapters it had this problem.
   There are two solutions
   
   Change some settings in the Settings window. In the Output page, set output frame rate at 23.976 (NTSC) and resolution at lower value, such as 640/432. In the Advanced Options page, check the Audio/Video Synchronization. Try it on a 2 minutes piece and see how it plays. If it still doesn't work, try the second solution.
   
   Try remixing the AVI. Load the AVI in to virtualdub (you can search it on the Internet) and stream both audio and video (so no re-encoding). In the audio options you can set an audio delay (positive or negative) so you can align the video and audio back in sync.
   
   
8. How to choose codec when ripping to AVI (DivX)?
   Click the Settings button and choose the tab Output Setting. You can choose the video codec and audio codec from the drop-down list.
   
   
9. I want to get an output file without it being split. How?
   In main interface, select the volume size dropdown list, and then choose all-in-one from the drop-down list.
   
   
10. What's the difference between .IFO and .VOB files?
    The .IFO (and backup .BUP) files contain menus and other information about the video and audio. It can be treated as the index of the media content. The .VOB files (for DVD-Video) and .AOB files (for DVD-Audio) are MPEG-2 program streams with additional packets containing navigation and search information.

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