There are many programs out there that can convert DVDs to .avi files. Avi files are single files easily stored on your computer that can contain an entire movie, at low file size but high quality using a Divx or Xvid format usually.
They are the most common file that movies are stored in on computers. So common, in fact, that many DVD players can actually play them now, so you can backup DVDs to your computer, then burn them again to a DVD-Recordable disk and play them on your TV (if you have the right software).
A great software program that can do all this is the Movavi videosuite. It can burn, edit, and copy videos, amongst many other things. It is used by people personally to backup their own DVD collections and also by professionals who edit and publish their own video.
Using Movavi Videosuite, there are only a few simple steps you need to take to backup DVD to AVI:
1. Open up Movavi Videosuite and click DVD. Click Add DVD in order to backup everything on the DVD. Browse the disk and select the IFO and VOB files which contain the movie.
2. Select an audio track for the DVD you want to convert (get the correct language…)
3. Choose output format as AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc)
4. Choose where on your hard disk you want to copy the file you’re saving.
5. Click the convert button to begin backing up your dvd.
You can use this method to store many DVDs on one disk if you like. DVDs are converted down to as little as 1/4 or 1/5 their original size but still maintain good quality, so you can reburn 4 or 5 movies to a single DVD-R disc and store more movies on less disks.
Of course, only backup movies that you own the legal right to. Pay for your movies if you want to watch them.
