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DVDRemaster is a handy utility for working with DVDs. The app lets you recompress movies (for example, to fit them onto a standard, single-layer DVD) and quickly convert DVDs for viewing on your iPod, iPad, Apple TV, or other device, along with advanced features such as the capability to retain surround sound and multiple language tracks.
DVDRemaster gives you a clean, tabbed interface for remastering, exporting, and extracting DVDs, although novices may feel overwhelmed by the terminology and number of options, including settings for recompression module and removing UOPs. Fortunately, even inexperienced users can navigate the most simple tasks, thanks in part to a clear "Settings Overview" on each tab. In particular, the Export tab provides illustrated drop-down menus with easy-to-use presets (with options for speed and size) for a variety of devices and formats. More advanced users will appreciate the capability to dig in and discard tracks, eliminate borders, queue up multiple conversions, and perform other, more sophisticated tasks.
There are free apps that offer some of this functionality, but DVDRemaster more than justifies its price with its fast, reliable performance, clean interface, and comprehensive feature set.
Publisher's Description
From Metakine:
DVDRemaster is an utility for Mac OS X to recompress large DVDs so that they fit on standard DVD5 or video iPod. It can either copy an entire DVD and keep all tracks, copy the main feature only, or (in the Pro version) copy selected audio and video tracks only.
In demonstration mode. there is no limit on how long you can use it, or how much data can be recompressed, but the image will be crippled during 5 seconds every minutes.
What's new in this version:
- Fixed a bug when exporting a program with no audio
- Added a format for Apple TV 1 / iPod Classic
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 36 votes
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"Kills My Computer"
Version: DVDRemaster 7.1.4
Pros
I think the interface is great and if I could manage to get any output, I might like that too.
Cons
Causes my computer to do an auto shut down any time I try to do an export. I suspect that it corrupts the memory cache, but I am not certain that this is what is happening.
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"most reliable DVD ripper that I have"
Version: DVDRemaster 7.1.1
Pros
Rips the meaningful chapters from a DVD and converts them to mp4 and imports them into iTunes if desired.
Cons
none so far
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"DVD Remaster"
Version: DVDRemaster 7.0.4
Pros
Have used numerous versions of DVD Remaster and found the burning of DVDs or extract to iPod files from TS_Video to be very straight forward.
Cons
I really have none.
Summary
Worth the investment if you want to make nice backups.
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"Hung up..wouldn't Force Quit either"
Version: DVDRemaster 7.0.3
Pros
None because I can't use it
Cons
Hard to tell because it won't open
Summary
It hung up the first time I tried to use it and wouldn't Force Quit either.
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"slow to rip"
Version: DVDRemaster 6.1.1
Pros
not much to offer to me
Cons
handt app to have
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"Excellent_One Feature Request"
Version: DVDRemaster 6.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This is the BEST program for many uses. You can compress at high quality many video's into a single DVD. (Well Roxio took features out of the latest TOAST so you will need older versions). You can extract VTS Titkes. My feature request is an ability to more easily know which is the real Title set among the Fake/dummie Title sets under some of the latest Arcoss Protection - for example Transformers 2 had 99 Fake Title sets - DVD Remaster needs to help us determine which one is the REAL one! Great Product! -
"Wonderful product excellent support"
Version: DVDRemaster 6.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
And that's all folks! -
"The Best"
Version: DVDRemaster 4.4.3
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This is such amazing software. It's also worth it to get the Pro version since you can do a lot more with it.
Nothing is better for encoding your iPod and/or AppleTV movies. Subtitles, different languages, removal of black bars, extraction of subtitles or the audio. plus it reencodes for DVDs and burns. It's easy, flexible, and stunning. Highly recommend it. -
"Bravo, et Merci!"
Version: DVDRemaster 4.3.2
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I have been using DVDRemaster Pro for almost three years and have been very happy with it. It does exactly what I need it to do: it compresses large DVDs into files that are small enough to burn onto a single-layer DVD (the only capability I have with my burner). It's also handy that it can burn smaller VIDEO-TS folders (that don't need compression). The quality is good, and DVDRemaster allows me to keep the "extras" on the disk as well (special features, etc.) I have found that I can answer most of my technical questions by calming down and reading the "Help" support pages carefully. However, there have been 3 or 4 times that I needed additional assistance, and I found that the developers were usually quick to respond to email questions AND were very patient and courteous as well. This program has been able to meet my needs for a long time, and I regard it as an excellent purchase and an indispensable tool. I recommend it highly. Thanks! -
"Keep up the good work"
Version: DVDRemaster 4.3.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Hi.
I'm a long time DVDRemaster user and wanted to let my impressions about the software and the support that Metakine gives.
As as European whose main language is not English I really need a good app to convert movies to use on my iPod that allows me to add subtitles.
I know there are other options there, either for DVD 9 -> DVD 4 as also to iPod (from freeware like Handbrake to shareware like Popcorn or DVD2One).
But I believe that for an app to be complete and good in what it does it doesn't have to need a cumbersome GUI.
And so far the only one that does almost all that I need and has a nice and usable GUI is DVDRemaster.
(Handbrake GUI is a lote more confusing and Popcorn with all Roxio's powâ?¬r is incapable of properly add a subtitle option).
If from times to times I found a problem with it? sure, what app doesn't have them?
The diference is that Metakine's costumer support is really good and they always listem to what I (a costumer) have to say, even if it's just a small detail.
Overall I could not be happier with it, that why I bought version 3.x and gladly paid for the 4.x update once it came out .
(I'm not in any way related with Metakine or DVDRemaster, except as a costumer. But If I'm the 1st one to complain with apps or companies that fail to deliver why they promise, I think that I should also praise the ones that do a good job)
