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Top DVD Ripper Review (2011) - DVDfab vs. Pavtube DVD Ripper
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Not really sure which DVD Ripper to pick up? The following review may help you make the decision easier. Referring to the best DVD Ripper for 2011, there’re at least two candidates worth trying- DVDfab and Pavtube. I did a test to both of them and am now sharing my first-hand experience with those who would like to evaluate them before purchase.
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DVDfab DVD Ripper
Pavtube DVD Ripper
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – Basic features
I put the basic features into the following form to compare DVDfab with Pavtube DVD Ripper easier:
Winner: Draw
Both DVDfab DVD Ripper and Pavtube DVD Ripper possess basic functions that meet DVD ripping requirement.
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – User interface
DVDfab DVD Ripper comes with a comfortable blue interface while Pavtube DVD Ripper uses read and white as primary colors. Well, different people have different tastes so I don’t comment on it. When it comes to operation, the Pavtube interface is more user-intuitive than DVDfab. It gives very straight-forward 3-step operation: one-click load DVD, one-click set format, and one-click start ripping. DVDfab DVD Ripper pops up settings/queue box each time a chapter is selected, making the operation somewhat misleading.
Winner: Pavtube DVD Ripper
It’s hard to tell which owns better design but obviously Pavtube gets very user-intuitive interface that is easier to operate.
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – Conversion speed and Acceleration tech
I tested default MKV format of the two DVD Rippers on an out-dated dual-core 2.6GHz Dell desktop, which does not support GPU encoding, so the conversion is CPU-based. I tested both DVD Ripper with the same DVD Step Brothers (2008) to ensure justified evaluation.
DVDfab DVD Ripper takes 72 minutes to generate a MKV file of 981MB along with 2 separate subtitle files (.idx and .sub file), while Pavtube DVD Ripper costs 50 minutes to create a single MKV file of 1147MB (1.12GB) with subtitles embedded. Refer to below thumbnails.
The test result revealed that Pavtube performs 44% faster than DVDfab when CPU acceleration is applied. How about turning GPU acceleration on? Well, I haven’t got time to test out. You could do a test and tell me the result. Both Pavtube and DVDfab have option for Nvidia’s CUDA acceleration. DVDfab also gets AMD APP tech for acceleration but this feature is restricted to their Blu-ray tools and video converter. Not know why they don’t add it to DVD Ripper.
Winner: Pavtube DVD Ripper
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – Output file quality
I played the two MKV files generated by DVDfab and Pavtube, and find something interesting:
1. One of the media players I tried quits unexpectly when I try playing the DVDfab MKV file. The same player works great with Pavtube MKV file.
2. The sound (audio) in DVDfab MKV is somewhat muted, inferior to Pavtube MKV audio.
3. DVDfab MKV plays 16:9 image under both normal and full-screen mode. Pavtube MKV plays 4:3 image under normal mode, and 16:9 under full-screen mode. (upgrade: Pavtube recently added 16:9, 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratio options to Crop feature.)
DVDfab – normal
Pavtube-normal
Pavtube- full screen
4. Subtitles tend to be slightly squashed with DVDfab MKV, and normal with Pavtube MKV. DVDfab MKV subtitles can be turned off but Pavtube MKV subtitles can’t be closed.
5. DVDfab DVD Ripper can include 2 audio tracks when creating MKV, while Pavtube DVD Ripper one only. The multi-audio & subtitles feature is made into Pavtube ByteCopy though.
Winner: Draw
It’s hard to judge which creates better video as there is hardly any difference on video quality between the two sample MKV files.
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – Pricing and upgrade
DVDfab DVD Ripper is good, but I have to say it’s over-priced: $50 for one-year license and $75.6 for lifetime, and you’ll need to pay extra money for passkey service. As contrast its competitor Pavtube offers DVD Ripper at $35 only, and guarantee lifetime free upgrade.
Winner: Pavtube DVD Ripper
DVDfab vs. Pavtube – Overall
DVDfab DVD Ripper is good for those who would like to have external subtitles and 2 audio languages (MKV only), or those who want to rip a DVD to iPad MP4 and MKV at one time- this app queues up your conversion tasks. Pavtube is suitable for those who wanna rip DVD to smartphones and tablets as it offers variable optimized formats for these devices so you don’t need do further setup. Another thing to speak of is “Full Disc Copy” feature, which copies whole DVD structure to hard drive to allow for DVD backup. Comparing with DVDfab, Pavtube DVD Ripper is faster, more user-friendly and affordable.
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