Copying movies from DVD to an Android phone

[Titus]

I have been traveling a lot and have found it nice to be able to enjoy a movie on my phone during the flights. I found a couple pieces of software to allow me to get a movie from my DVD collection on to my phone. I used a trial copy of AnyDVD to get the movie files unencrypted and off of the DVD, and then I used a trial copy of CloneDVD Mobile to create a 1gb 480x270 .m4v file that will play on an android phone.

Before I blow the money buying these pieces of software when my trials run out, has anyone else found anything cheaper easier and/or faster to get this job done?

[goofygrin]

Have you tried using Handbrake for the conversion to m4v? It's free. You can also convert to avi and save hard drive space. To rip DVDs I use dvdshrink a lot (even though it's old and unsupported at this point). I rip to .ISO normally (since I archive the .ISO to a server). If it's one that dvdshrink can't handle, I use DVD Decrypter to rip it.

[HudsonHawk]

Titus, I use both those products and have good luck with them. I rip mine to MP4 format and it gives a slightly smaller file at that resolution. I do this because my blueray/netflix player can stream that format off my server as well and I can watch them in my living room too.

I bought my CloneDVD and AnyDVD when they were still offering lifetime subscriptions. I never have to pay for upgrades or new versions.