The guys from Sony forced me to take my l33t skillz to a new level. Just so I can remember, a good (free) toolkit seems to be
RipIt4Me
This was my new tool of the evening – providing a nice frontend for DVD
Decrypter and DVD shrink. This program can automatically download both
backend programs.
DVD Shrink
This is a very nice workhorse. Not the best ripper, but certainly the
best compressor. Used as post-processor by ripit4me.
DVD Decrypter
A nice decrypter – with a somewhat hard interface. Good manual
here.
I had some issues because ripit4me was mistaking “DVDFab decrypter” for
“DVD Decrypter”. And of course: VLC to
play anything directly from VOB.
[update] RipIt4Me rocks! It does a whole bunch of vodoo for you –
much more than a front-end!