# Ripping videos for Windows XP MCE

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127 "2008-11-13T17:43:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127/1 "2008-11-13T17:43:44Z")

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I am trying to build a library of videos for my HTPC. What is a good program to rip the dvd’s to my hard drive. I’ve copied hundreds of dvd’s so I know how to “rip” them I just want to make a video file with great quality but smaller size if possible.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127/2 "2008-11-13T17:51:09Z")

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use the h.264 codec

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**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127/3 "2008-11-13T18:00:25Z")

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DVD Shrink?

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ripping-videos-for-windows-xp-mce/58127/4 "2008-11-13T18:35:25Z")

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DVD Fab…takes fooooooooooooooooorever