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August 5, 2008 6:43 AM PDT

Rip and burn Blu-ray and DVD discs with free StarBurn software, today only

by Rick Broida

StarBurn can rip and decrypt DVD and Blu-ray discs.

(Credit: Rick Broida)

If you're looking for a Nero-like utility that can rip, burn, and author just about any kind of optical media, look no further: StarBurn v.10 supports everything from CD-R to DVD+RW to Blu-ray, and it's free--today only--from Giveaway of the Day.

Interestingly, there's a freeware version of StarBurn that's available every day, but the Giveaway-of-the-Day version includes features found only in the $495 Network Edition--namely, DVD and Blu-ray decrypters and network burning capabilities. While StarBurn doesn't actually copy protected BDs and DVDs, it can create image files (ISOs) from them, which you can then turn around and burn to blank media. (It doesn't produce iPod-ready video files, either--for that, look to a program like HandBrake.)

Like previous Giveaway of the Day offers I've mentioned, the only catch here is that you must download and install StarBurn today. With that done, it's yours to keep. (When you install the program, make sure to disable all the "additional tasks" except the first one.) Based on what I've seen so far, StarBurn is a powerful utility that's definitely worth downloading.

Rick Broida, a technology writer for nearly 20 years, is the author of more than a dozen books. In addition to writing CNET's The Cheapskate blog, he oversees BNET's Business Hacks. Rick is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CBS Interactive. Disclosure. Deals found on The Cheapskate are subject to availability, expiration, and other terms determined by sellers. Follow Rick on Twitter at cheapskateblog.
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by gycafesor October 23, 2008 8:23 PM PDT
Great.
And I got this dvd ripper software http://www.convert-video-dvd.com/dvd-ripper.html#115 to rip Blu-ray and DVD discs on my computer already.
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by shakir4k September 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT
I want to download bluray movies from internet which are rip files. So how can I extract them and play them afterwards.I am using win-xp.
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