Comments on: RealNetworks DVD ripper

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:09:46 +0000

Ummm…sorry Lacy but what could be easier even for a novice than literally 1-3 click software that converts then burns almost any format? There’s several out there now. PAY to do what this software says it will with the limitations? Can’t imagine someone doing so (although some people will do anything). Good luck with it…

By: Lacy Kemp

Lacy Kemp — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:10:46 +0000

Hello there! Lacy from Realnetworks here, and I can tell from your comments that you guys are totally stoked about the product… Heh.
Ok, so here’s the deal, we’re not looking to take super tech savvy people away from what they already use to rip their DVDs. It’s just never going to appeal to your crowd. But there are a lot of people out there who don’t know how to do all of that stuff and want something simple that will make traveling with their kids easier, make that flight from SeaTac to JFK a little more tolerable- those are the people that might benefit. We had to make it hard to re-encode to different formats to keep it legal. I know it’s not the answer you wanted, but we have rules we have to follow. We still think it’s a cool product and it works, and it’s legal.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:55:43 +0000

“which means normal piracy/sharing of this video will not be easy”

And neither will creating backup copies, archiving, encoding to a smaller file size for easier storage, or playback on a portable device or wifi home entertainment system, which begs the question:

Why the fuck would anyone want this software in the first place?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:33:41 +0000

FAIL.

SlySoft software offers way more for way less!

By: Richuk

Richuk — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:33:59 +0000

Are they really, genuinely serious?

Why the hell would anyone PAY for a ripper with not only all these restrictions but lack of any future proofing?

I know executives are generally out of touch with the real world but come on…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:59:27 +0000

Who would want such trash?