How to record Video_TS to a USB stick drive so that Windows and IPad can play it?

[LeithR]

I have a couple of DVD's recorded in Video_TS which I would like to onto 32Gbit USB sticks in a format that can be watched on a Windows laptop or IPad. My operating system is Xenial64 and have never attempted this before. First of all is this transfer possible? If possible what are the steps I need to take please?

[p310don]

Are they "Hollywood" DVDs, or home DVDs?

Hollywood DVDs have copy protection to prevent this. You can rip the DVD using certain software like pdvdrsab or handbrake or maybe even VLC or ffmpeg.

Home DVDs probably don't have any copy protection, so it can be more easily copied, even just copy and past video_ts files to USB should do (although that ends up with huge files)

[stevie pup]

Handbrake will do it, or (if you've got a Windows machine) you could try WinXDVD Ripper. Select MP4 as your desired format and you shouldn't have any problems with playing them.

Just make sure you've got something else to do while you're waiting. These DVD rippers generally take about real time, so if you're ripping a 100 minute film it will take 100 minutes, or even slightly longer.

[LeithR]

Thanks for your responses. p310don. they are not Hollywood DVD's, they are instructional DVD's for Triton woodwork tools.