Cheers Shaun. Was just quitting the normal mode as has stuck again. Will try the highly enhanced mode.

 

Nope just hit the go button! Better start again then.

 

Too busy watching Robocop instead of paying attention

 

Cos i'm stubborn and don't like being beaten I can't stand the bloody film but i'm not letting it win

 

Well it finally ripped it to 6 vob files. Now trying to work out how to covert that to one video file for the ipod

 

Well it's beaten me. The dvd to hard drive folder that was created contained vob files that couldn't be recognised as a valid dvd folder so could do nothing with the folder apart from open it and watch it using vlc.

So followed this guide to convert back to a valid dvd format:

Re-create a DVD from one or more VOB files

This created a new valid dvd TS_VIDEO folder that all the converter software could recognise. However doing the conversions now does exactly the same as the original DVD and finished after 27% I thought the ripping to the hard drive would have removed the protection but appears that didn't happen and just made a copy of it.

I've run out of ideas now as ripped the dvd to my hard drive, converted back to dvd format folder and then just acts exactly the same as the original DVD so total waste of time Obviously i've successfully copied it but that wasn't what I wanted, it just will not convert to mp4 format.

 

Managed to convert it in the end with Handbrake from the fixed dvd folder I created using the above link.

 

Cheers will give that a go on the dvd that is now the bench mark for me for ripping

The method I used above was cr4p in the end, was loads of bits of the film all over the place by joining the vobs together.

If it can rip Twilight it will rip anything.