Actually, no. When using CloneDVD or CloneDVDmobile, you do not need to rip the disc first. AnyDVD works "on the fly" with those programs so you can do what needs to be done straight from the disc. With some 3rd party programs, you may need to rip first. It depends on the program and how they work.Thank you.
Regarding AnyDVD HD, if I, being relatively nontechnical in such things, understand correctly, AnyDVD outputs either an ISO file or a DVD-type folder structure. One then uses either CloneDVD (or some comparable product) to make a physical DVD or CloneDVD Mobile (or a comparable product) to create output in some directly playable format such as mp4. Correct?
CDVDm can go to a very large variety of mobile formats (mp4, avi, mov, wmv, wma, Divx, 3gp, 3g2), and probably a few more. It is meant to be used to allow your mobile devices to play them.To see a list of available CloneDVD Mobile output formats, I installed the trial version. I see "Generic MP4/AVC" on the list. To get to a format not on this list, such as mkv, does one then need to use a separate conversion tool? Or is there something in the RedFox/Elby product family to help with this?
AnyDVD is updated constantly, as is CloneBD.Finally, these products all look and feel quite old. But I realize that it's what's under the hood that counts. Are these products generally kept up to date in a reasonable way? (I realize that DVD and Blu-ray technologies themselves are running out of steam, so to speak.)