WinX DVD Ripper Review and Alternative DVD Ripping Tool

"Can you tell me what I should use to convert DVDs and play them through Plex on my large-screen TV?"

Do you have the same question? To do this, you need a powerful DVD ripper that can convert DVDs to widely supported digital formats such as MKV and MP4.

WinX DVD Ripper is a good choice. In this article, we will give a full review of WinX DVD Ripper, focusing on its features, performance, and everything else you want to know. In addition, we will also introduce you to alternative tools for ripping DVD movies to make sure you have all the options available to you.

About WinX DVD Ripper

WinX DVD Ripper, developed by Digiarty Software, is a DVD ripping tool that can rip copy-protected DVDs to popular digital formats such as MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, and MP3. It also provides dedicated profiles so that you can output videos compatible with the specific device. The output files can be played on your Plex server, home theatre, or portable devices like Android and Apple phones/tablets.

WinX DVD Ripper Free Edition for Windows and Mac is not a standalone application but is integrated into the full version of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. When you download and install the program, you will automatically install the Platinum version.

When you run the software, you will get a message indicating that you need to buy the full version to remove the 5-minute limitation. In our tests, the free version allows for a 10-minute conversion of each title.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum Review

• Supported OS: Windows 11/10 or lower and macOS
• Rating on Trustpilot: 4.5 out of 5
• Price：$65.95 Lifetime Windows License / 1 PC (the price might change over time)

Like the free version, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum handles physical DVDs, ISO images and DVD folders, and bypasses region protection for new as well as old DVDs. In addition, the Platinum version is more compatible with those problematic DVDs. Thus, if you need to make an emergency backup of damaged DVDs, using this program can really help you to avoid further losses! This version provides over 350 profiles: Besides MOV, MP4, AVI, and WMV output video formats, you can easily access device profiles such as Microsoft/Sony devices, Apple TV, iMovie, Android Pad/Mobile such as Samsung, Google, and Huawei, and more.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum also allows you to make a master title copy and a full disc copy of the DVD, so that you can get all the video, audio, and subtitles of the DVD disc.

Test Experience of the WinX DVD Ripper Free Version

To give you a more concrete impression of the software's features, we have converted DVDs to MP4, a popular format, and compiled the tests. The details are as follows:

• Test version: WinX DVD Ripper Free version
• Test device: Laptop - Windows 10 (22H2) - 64-bit / Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10510U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.30 GHz / RAM- 16GB
• Test movie title: 10 minutes of the main movie title (Title 1) of Moana (DVD ISO image file)
• Output format: MP4 - a commonly used video format

Tips about the difference between AVC and MPEG4:

AVC (H.264) is a subset of the MPEG-4 standard designed for efficient video compression for modern HD video applications, it is widely used in HDTV, Blu-ray Disc, and online video streaming (such as YouTube and Netflix) that require high-quality video. MPEG-4 Part 2, on the other hand, is an older standard that is gradually being replaced by more advanced coding methods such as AVC, although some lower-resolution video applications still use it.

Let's continue to get more information about WinX DVD Ripper Platinum.

How to Convert a DVD using WinX DVD Ripper Platinum

Step 1: Free Download WinX DVD Ripper from its official site (https://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/) and install it on your computer.

Step 2: Run the program after you complete the installation.

Step 3: On the upper menu, you can click the Disc icon, Image icon, or the Folder icon to load the DVD you want to rip to digital format. In this case, we will use a DVD ISO file saved on our hard drive as a source. Thus, we will use the ISO Image icon to browse for it.

Step 4: Pick the DVD title you want to convert. The output file name is shaped like "xxx.iso_Title1.mp4", double-click on the existing one, and you can then edit and change the name to the one you prefer.

Display the audio and subtitle options and then adjust them if needed.

Step 5: Click the "Edit" button, and in the popup window, you can increase the audio volume, change the subtitle position or import extra subtitles to the video, and crop and trim the video if needed. Remember to put a "√" in front of the option, otherwise, you won't be able to adjust the related settings.

Step 6: Click the profile icon on the top to open the profile panel, and then choose the preferred profile on the left. If you want to change the output quality, drag the slider next to the profile option to HD.

While using HD quality, the output file size will be larger, but the conversion speed may be slower. However, the conversion speed is not necessarily slower because it is also affected by your computer environment.

Step 7: Confirm the change and then go back to the main interface, click on the big “Run” button on the right to start the conversion.

In case you do not want to standby and power off the computer while the conversion is processing, tick the option "Shut down computer when conversion completed." then you can leave the computer to do other work.

While it is easy to use WinX DVD Ripper Platinum to convert DVDs, it has some drawbacks you may need to be aware of:

• It may not be able to handle all types of DVD protection.
• It lacks output video and audio formats compared with other DVD-ripping tools.
• It lacks advanced video editing features. You can not add watermarks, nor change the video effect (like brightness or contrast).

Best Alternative Tool to WinX DVD Ripper

Whenever WinX can't handle some tricky situations, DVDFab DVD Ripper comes as the best alternative to rip any encrypted DVD as well as ISO image files and DVD folders. It is compatible with both Windows and macOS systems. In comparison to WinX DVD Ripper, DVDFab DVD Ripper supports a long list of popular video formats, including MP4, AVI, MOV, and WMV, as well as converts DVDs to MKV (H.264/H.265), FLV, WEBM, Hi-Fi Flac/WAV, MP3, and many other output formats, allowing you to play the created files on mobile, tablets, Plex, home theater, and more.

Main features of DVDFab DVD Ripper

• Rating on Trustpilot: 4.6 out of 5
• Remove copy protection from old and new DVDs.
• Rip DVD to more than 1,000 video and audio formats and over 260 profiles for devices.
• Convert DVD to subtitles in SRT format and output to Hi-Fi audio.
• Allow to crop, rotate, and trim the video, and change playback speed.
• The software can take advantage of the GPU hardware to increase the batch conversion speed.
• Ability to add external subtitles, and personalized watermarks, adjust human sounds, and add effects like saturation, brightness, contrast, and white balance.

How to Rip a DVD with WinX DVD Ripper Alternative

Step 1: Run DVDFab after completing the installation of DVDFab.

Step 2: Switch to the Ripper module.

Step 3: Put a DVD into the physical drive connected to your PC. DVDFab will automatically detect and analyze the DVD and add the main movie title as the source.

Rename the title, and deselect the audio tracks or subtitles you do not want to keep in the output file.

The default profile settings for DVD will be displayed the first time you add a DVD as below. However, you can change your profile by clicking the profile option on the main window of DVDFab.

You can also open the "Advanced Settings" panel to change the codec, and resolution, set the encoding method to use CRF, fast encoding, or high-quality encoding, frame rate as well as set the output size based on bitrate or pixel.

Step 4: Edit and trim the video. In the Edit window, you can crop the video, change the video effect, add the picture or text as a watermark, import subtitles and change the subtitle position, increase audio volume and remove background noise, and playback speed.

Step 5: Change the output path in the lower area and then click the "Start" button to initiate the conversion.

FAQ about WinX DVD Ripper

What are the main differences between WinX DVD Ripper and WinX DVD Ripper Platinum?

1. Need platinum version to support new DVDs.
2. The platinum version provides faster ripping speed.
3. More video editing features like trim, expand, and crop are available in the Platinum version.
4. Need the Platinum version to get more codec options and output profiles such as H265.
5. To create ISO files from DVDs, you will need the Platinum version.

How to get MP3 audio while ripping DVD to MP4 in WinX DVD Ripper?

There is a profile in WinX DVD Ripper allowing you to select directly to convert DVD to MP4 format with MP3.

• Step 1: Add a DVD to WinX DVD Ripper and select a title as the source.
• Step 2: Click the profile option, then in the Output Profile window, and switch to the General Profiles tab, select MPEG4 Video (mpeg4+mp3).
• Step 3: Back to the main window, and change the destination folder in the lower area.
• Step 4: Hit the Run button to start the process.

How to get the WinX DVD Ripper Platinum free version?

The free version of WinX DVD Ripper is included in the WinX DVD Ripper Platinum program. You will continue to use WinX DVD Ripper Free Edition unless you purchase a license.

Can you save the Meta information for the output videos with WinX DVD Ripper?

In our tests, the output MP4 video created by WinX DVD Ripper doesn't pull up a regular poster or retain the meta info. If you want to get real-time meta info when playing the video via Plex or other movie servers, you can use the DVDFab DVD Ripper, which can synch all the meta info of the source DVD, including movie title, description, cast, cover, etc. Below is the example generated from our tests.

Conclusion

While converting DVDs and saving them to your hard drive may not be as common as viewing online streaming videos, having a proper DVD ripping tool can make the whole process smoother. In this review of WinX DVD Ripper, we hope you find the perfect solution for your DVD ripping needs.