Ripping

Ribs referred to in computer jargon copying music or movies from a data source to the hard disk of a computer. The verb is derived from the English "to rip ", which means " tear ( down ) " in this context as much as. The jargon file entry for rip indicates an origin of the term in the Amiga slang, where it was used to refer to the extraction of multimedia content from programs.

Concept

Data sources can be or data streams from the Internet, such as Internet radio analog recordings, CDs, binary files, DVDs or Blu- Rays. When ripping data formats are often converted and a possibly existing copy protection removed. After ripping the data can usually reproduce any. For the ribs of data from different media is a specialized ripper program is needed.

Media

Binary programs

Sound and image files into executable binaries such as games or demos can be extracted with File rippers from these. A well-known Ripper from the 1990s is the multi Ripper, current versions are eg the DragonUnpacker or MultiEx Commander.

Audio CD Ripper

Ripping of audio CDs is specifically referred to as digital audio extraction. Popular Rippers are CDex, EAC ( Exact Audio Copy), Audiograbber, cdda2wav and Sound Juicer. Many audio players such as Winamp, iTunes, Windows Media Player, Real Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, MediaMonkey or Foobar2000 can rip CDs.

Audio Stream Ripper

The No23 Recorder CD Ripper also allows you to record audio streams. A similar program for Internet radio streams, the Stream Ripper.

Techniques ripping of film media

  • PDTV: ribs from a purely digital source
  • BD- Rip: Copy from a Blu- ray Disc
  • DVD Rip: Copy a DVD
  • VHS Rip: Copy of a VHS cassette ( lower resolution and sound quality than DVD - Rip )
  • R5- Rip (R5 ): Copying a region -5- DVD ( DVD available soon from the former Soviet Union ) (theatrical quality, not edited )
  • Screener ( Scr ): Copy of a pre - DVD (often faded black and white sections, information texts, etc.)
  • Telecine (TC ): Copy of a movie with the help of a scanning device
  • Telesync (TS ): filming a movie with a camera and tripod in a mostly empty theater
  • Cam - Rip: filming a movie with a camcorder in a public cinema
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