# Software for capturing/editing video (from DVD)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 17, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-capturing-editing-video-from-dvd/400405 "2007-04-17T01:00:42Z")\
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The title says it all. I’ve got some home DVDs (mostly of performances I’ve been in and such) and I want to extract some bits to put on YouTube, my website, etc etc. Anyone know any decent software? Free is nice, but I’d pay for a quality program.

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**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-capturing-editing-video-from-dvd/400405/2 "2007-04-17T01:22:42Z")

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[MPEG Streamclip](http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html) is a free option that I believe can do what you need. I’ve only ever used the Mac version, so I can’t speak for the Windows version (you don’t specify which platform you’re on, but I’m assuming Windows). I find the interface to be a little cluttered and confusing (probably because the program can do a ton of different things with various media formats), but it’s free and a solid program that will do what you need with some work.

I’ve been using [DVDxDV Pro](http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14027/dvdxdv-pro), a not inexpensive program, for a few years. It’s a little buggy, especially for the money I paid (okay, the company I was working for at the time paid for it, so I can’t complain too much), but it’s simple, does one thing, and gets the job done.

[Cinematize](http://www.miraizon.com/store/store.html) is a slick (again, not cheap) commercial option. I’ve never used it, but it’s available for both Mac and Windows.