AutoRip Portable

This is the portable version of AutoRip - a software application that monitors DVD drives and uses MakeMKV and HandBrake to automatically rip the movies to MKV and M4V format.

It comes bundled with an intuitive set of options that can be easily configured by all user levels.

Since installation is not a prerequisite, you can extract the program files to any location on the hard drive and run the EXE immediately.

It is also possible to save AutoRip to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any computer with minimum effort and no prior installers.

The Windows registry and Start menu do not get updated with new entries, leaving the HDD clean after removal.

At startup, AutoRip creates an icon in the system tray area and begins the monitoring process. You can open its context menu to access the Settings area and make some adjustments.

For instance, you can select the drive letter to watch, specify the saving location for encoded files, and point out the file name pattern (volume label or dialog), in addition to editing encoding parameters regarding the output format (MKV or M4V) and preset.

The last mentioned option lets you can choose a universal profile or prepare the converted videos for iPhone, iPad or AppleTV playback. It is also possible to establish the MKV and HandBrake directories, ask the program to delete temporary MKV files, as well as pick the minimum title length (in seconds). All changes are applicable with the click of a button. AutoRip shows a balloon in the system tray every time it is busy with a task.

The program does not put a strain on computer performance, as it uses low CPU and RAM. It has a good response time and works well, without causing the OS to hang, crash or pop up error messages. We have not come across any kind of issues throughout our evaluation. In a nutshell, AutoRip quickly and automatically rips DVD movies to MKV or M4V format by supervising selected drives.