| Developer(s) | Fengtao Software Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | September 30, 2003[1] |
| Stable release | 8.1.3.8 (December 9, 2011)[2] [±] |
| Preview release | 7.5.0.8 Beta (August 19, 2010)[3] [±] |
| Operating system | Windows, Wine[4] |
| Type | DVD ripper |
| License | Freeware (Decrypter) Shareware (all other options) |
| Website | www.dvdfab.com |
DVDFab is a Microsoft Windows and (since the release of DVDFab for Mac in December 2011) Mac OS program that allows the decryption and copying of video DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and some HD DVDs. Its distribution is based in Beijing.[5]
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DVDFab is a shareware[6] DVD ripper and burner, capable of extracting a full disc, a single title, etc. from a DVD or Blu-ray. Extractions can be made to a hard disk or burned onto an optical disc. It is capable of decrypting copy-protection schemes that otherwise would prevent copying of the content.
DVDFab is capable of compressing a dual-layer disc to single-layer disc size, splitting titles from a dual-layer disc to two single-layer discs, and burning images to recordable discs.
It also features the ability to make a custom copy of a disc with any selection of titles, languages, subpictures, and menus; make 1:1 bit-perfect clones of discs including data DVDs; and merge titles from different discs into one.
Support for Blu-ray format was added in version 6. DVDFab now supports NVIDIA® CUDA™, to make the conversion faster.[7]
The Video Converter Option is an add-on to DVDFab that enables conversion of DVD titles to formats such as MPEG-4[8] with profiles for creating files suitable for different hardware players including the Apple iPod, iPhone, iPad, Microsoft Zune and Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, as well as several models of portable video players, mobile phones, and PDAs.
DVDFab is listed on FFmpeg's Hall of Shame indicating that it violates one of FFmpeg's license terms.[9] DVDFab contains binaries from programs that are under the GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License.[5] Also, because DVDFab decrypts and removes Digital rights management encryption technology on the DVD/Blu-ray media being decrypted, it prima facie violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the USA and similar legislation in other countries.