Rippsy

The Complete DVD Backup Solution for Windows

Back Up Your DVD Collection the Easy Way

Rippsy transforms your physical DVD library into digital files you can watch anywhere. Whether you want to preserve family memories, digitize your movie collection, or create backups of discs before they degrade - Rippsy handles it all with a simple, guided workflow.

Your DVDs. Your Files. Your Privacy. All processing happens locally on your machine.

What Can Rippsy Do?

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Extract Video to MP4

Convert your DVDs directly to MP4 files playable on any device - phones, tablets, smart TVs, computers, or media servers like Plex and Jellyfin. Rippsy automatically detects chapters and can split your video into individual chapter files for easy navigation.

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Create ISO Backups

Create perfect 1:1 copies of your DVDs as ISO image files. Preserve everything - menus, special features, multiple audio tracks, and subtitles. Mount ISO files directly in Windows or burn them back to disc whenever you need a physical copy.

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Extract from ISO

Already have ISO backups? Rippsy can extract video directly from ISO files without needing the original disc. Convert your ISO library to portable MP4 files on demand.

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Burn ISO to Disc

Write your ISO backups to blank DVDs directly from Rippsy. Full progress tracking and automatic disc ejection when complete. No need for separate burning software.

Key Features

🔍 Smart Video Analysis

Rippsy analyzes your DVD and displays detailed information:

✓ Video resolution and quality
✓ Duration and file size estimates
✓ Chapter count and titles
✓ Encoding recommendations

✂ Chapter Splitting

Automatically split extracted videos into individual chapter files. Perfect for:

✓ TV series DVDs with multiple episodes
✓ Concert DVDs with separate songs
✓ Educational content with distinct sections

🛠 Advanced Error Recovery

Struggling with scratched or damaged discs? Enable Advanced Error Recovery mode to:

✓ Skip unreadable sectors automatically
✓ Retry failed reads with optimized settings
✓ Salvage as much content as possible

📦 Bundled FFmpeg

Everything you need is included. No separate downloads, no PATH configuration, no dependencies to manage. Just download and run.

⏳ Progress Tracking

Watch your backup progress in real-time: percentage complete with progress bar, current encoding speed, estimated time remaining, and cancel anytime.

Installation

Rippsy is a self-contained application. No installation required.

1. Download Rippsy.exe and the ffmpeg folder
2. Place both in the same directory
3. Run Rippsy.exe

# Directory structure:

Rippsy/

Rippsy.exe

ffmpeg/

ffmpeg.exe

ffprobe.exe

System Requirements

OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Storage	Space for output files (typically 1-8GB per DVD)
Optical Drive	Required for DVD and burn operations

Usage

🎬 Extract Video to MP4 ▼

Converts DVD video content to MP4 format.

Steps:

1. Select "Extract Video to MP4" mode
2. Click "Scan for DVD Drives"
3. Select your DVD drive
4. Click "Analyze" to detect content
5. Choose output folder
6. Enable "Also create separate chapter files" if desired
7. Click "Extract"

Options:

Create chapter files: Splits the video into individual files per chapter after extraction. Uses stream copy for fast, lossless splitting.
Advanced Error Recovery: Enables retry logic for scratched/damaged discs.

Output: MovieTitle.mp4 (and MovieTitle_Chapter01.mp4, etc. if chapters enabled)

💿 Create ISO Backup ▼

Creates an exact image copy of the DVD.

Steps:

1. Select "Create ISO Backup" mode
2. Scan and select your DVD drive
3. Analyze the disc
4. Choose output folder
5. Click "Create ISO"

Output: DiscName.iso

📂 Extract from ISO ▼

Extracts video from an existing ISO file to MP4.

Steps:

1. Select "Extract from ISO" mode
2. Click "Browse" to select an ISO file
3. Click "Analyze" to scan the ISO
4. Choose output folder
5. Click "Extract"

The ISO is temporarily mounted, extracted, then unmounted automatically.

📀 Burn ISO to Disc ▼

Writes an ISO file to a blank DVD.

Steps:

1. Select "Burn ISO" mode
2. Click "Browse" to select an ISO file
3. Select target burner from dropdown
4. Insert blank disc
5. Click "Burn"

Progress is displayed during the burn. Disc ejects automatically when complete.

Settings

Advanced Error Recovery

When enabled, Rippsy uses additional FFmpeg flags to handle read errors:

-err_detect ignore_err Continue on errors
-fflags +discardcorrupt Discard corrupt frames

Useful for scratched or degraded discs. May result in brief visual artifacts where data was unreadable.

Chapter Splitting

When "Also create separate chapter files" is enabled:

1. Full video is extracted first
2. Video is split at chapter boundaries using stream copy
3. Original full video is preserved alongside chapter files

Stream copy means no re-encoding - splitting is fast and lossless.

Troubleshooting

"FFmpeg not found" ▼

Ensure the ffmpeg folder containing ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe is in the same directory as Rippsy.exe.

"No DVD drives detected" ▼

• Verify optical drive is connected and recognized by Windows
• Check Device Manager for driver issues
• Try ejecting and reinserting the disc

"Unable to analyze DVD" ▼

• Ensure disc is clean and undamaged
• Verify disc contains VIDEO_TS folder structure
• Try Advanced Error Recovery mode for damaged discs

Burn fails with "Media not blank" ▼

Insert a blank, writable disc. Rippsy cannot overwrite existing disc content.

Burn fails with "Recorder in use" ▼

Close other disc burning software (Windows Media Player, ImgBurn, etc.) and try again.

Slow extraction ▼

• H.265 encoding is CPU-intensive
• Close other applications to free resources
• Extraction speed depends on DVD read speed and CPU performance

File Locations

Logs

Location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rippsy\Logs\

Example: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Rippsy\Logs\rippsy-2025-01-15.log

Logs include: application startup/shutdown, drive detection, analysis results, encoding progress, error details with stack traces.

Technical Details

Framework	.NET 8.0
UI	Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Architecture	MVVM (CommunityToolkit.Mvvm)
Video Engine	FFmpeg / FFprobe
Disc Burning	Windows IMAPI2
Platform	Windows x64 (self-contained)

Privacy First

Rippsy operates 100% offline:

✓ No internet required

✓ No cloud uploads

✓ No accounts

✓ No telemetry

✓ Your content never leaves your computer

Legal Notice

Rippsy is designed for personal backup of DVDs you legally own. Users are responsible for compliance with local copyright laws.

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