[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...

You already knew the incomparable VLC media player could play ripped DVDs, but did you know it could rip them as well? Blog site The Real Caffeine shows you how. It's a pretty simple process, though ...

Cross-platform media player VLC is often referred to as the "Swiss Army knife of media applications" for good reason: Not only does VLC play nearly any file you throw at it (you even voted it the best ...

We have a long history of discussing ways for ripping the commercial DVDs that you own—from our DVD Ripping FAQ to Jon Seff’s Convert Video For Any Device to Beyond Handbrake’s Defaults. And we do ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

Just FYI: Shepmaster's tutorial for ripping a DVD in OS X. It looks horrifically complicated. Here's the tools you'll need. Anyone know of a tutorial for burning DVDs, downloaded from say, um, er, ...

The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN. But some observers ...