Fox DVD Ripper 8.0.7.56

FoxEasy is a company that specializes in developing multimedia authoring and graphic software solution solutions. In the company’s own words, it strives to “offer a superior software experience through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships.”

One of the applications this company came up with is Fox DVD Ripper, an application that weighs in at close to 3MB. With such a small download size, the download should complete in no time at all, no matter how lousy your internet connection is. Installing the software is an equally fast process – I counted a mere 6 mouse clicks from the time I launched the setup wizard until the software was up and running.

What can you do with Fox DVD Ripper once it has been installed on your Windows-powered computer? Fox DVD Ripper works with all Windows versions by the way. As the name so adequately points out, you can rip DVDs. With Fox DVD Ripper you can take a DVDs and transfer its contents to your PC. Which is great if you want to:
- make a backup of that DVD
- or perhaps watch the movie on your PC or laptop without running it directly from the DVD.

Ripping DVDs is not the only thing this piece of software can do. The functionality provided by Fox DVD Ripper is extended to converting DVD movies to a specific video format (like AVI or MPEG), batch converting files, and splitting videos. Yes, you can use Fox DVD Ripper to split a video or a movie into several smaller pieces.

If you need an application that’s easy to use and that can swiftly convert DVDs to a popular video format, or split a large video into several pieces, then you need to get Fox DVD Ripper. It’s fast, lightweight and powerful.

Pros

• Rip, convert and spit
• The user interface provides nice, big buttons
• Live preview during ripping
• Customizable frame rate, aspect ratio, etc.
• Works with all versions of the Microsoft-developed Windows operating system

Cons

• Free to use only during the 30-day trial period
• Nag screen
• The trial version is limited: only 10 minutes of DVD ripping allowed, watermark on output videos
• Copyrighted DVDs can be a problem

Fox DVD Ripper has been reviewed by George Norman on 25 Mar 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Fox DVD Ripper 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent