Fast Free DVD Ripping for Windows 8, Windows 7, etc – Handbrake Alternative
Handbrake: Free DVD Conversion for Windows 8?
On Windows OS, DVD can be played with a variety of players. Instead, we can copy DVD onto hard drive for further playing, or even rip DVD through some built-in tools or open-source free software such as Handbrake supporting free DVD video conversion.

Handbrake can provide good effect when converting DVD to some video formats like MP4 (M4V for Apple users). However, this free DVD ripper has not been supportable for encrypted DVD directly. Some third-party tool/codec (e.g. VLC) has to be used in conjunction with Handbrake. Despite that, the DVD video output chapters are out of order sometimes.

Besides, Handbrake is more suitable for advanced users than new users because it requires manual parameter settings, and is more for Apple users than Windows users because it runs more stably on OS X. In these senses, Handbrake is not an ideal free DVD ripping program for Windows 8.

A Free DVD Ripper more Suitable for Windows 8/Windows 7
WinX DVD Ripper is a completely free DVD ripper supporting more functions and convenience than Handbrake. Moreover, it better suits Windows OS, including Windows 8, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Win 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista (32 & 64 bit), etc.

It can remove all common DVD copy protections such as region code, CSS, UOPs, APS, RCE and even Sony ARccOS.

Outstanding Feature of WinX Free DVD Ripper: Fast
The most outstanding feature of WinX Free DVD Ripper can be identified as its fast speed. The ripping speed is mainly attributed to Super Encode Engine based on MMX- SSE & 3DNow and Hyper-Threading Technology that support converting feature-length DVD movie in few minutes.

It can deliver 3X-5X faster DVD ripping speed compared with the like free ripping programs. Therefore, WinX DVD Ripper is a free DVD ripping software that can fast rip DVD to Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Tutorial on Free DVD Rip for Win 8 (or Other Windows OS)
To begin with, please download Windows version of WinX DVD Ripper for free and fast ripping DVD on Windows 8. This 100% clean and safe freeware contains no malware, no adware, no spyware, or the related.

Follow the simple instructions to install it.

Step 1: Launch this free DVD ripper on your Windows 8 computer before or after you insert the source DVD to your DVD-ROM. Then click “DVD Disc” button on the UI to import the DVD movie.

Step 2: Select your target video formats. You have various choices, including MP4, MPEG, WMV, FLV, MOV, MP3, etc. You can also use the ready-made profiles for mobile device so as to play back DVD movies on iPad (3), iPhone (4S or 5), iPod, Android phone, PSP, etc.

For fastest DVD to Windows 8 free ripping, MPEG format is highly recommended. WinX free DVD ripper is capable of copying the main movie content of a whole DVD to MPEG video within 5 minutes (also depending on the configuration of your computer). Learn how to free convert MPEG to the new iPad (iPad 3).

Step 3: Choose the output folder and hit “Run” button to begin free ripping DVD to Windows 8 OS computer.

Supplement:
1.	Other Windows operation systems are also supported by WinX DVD Ripper. There is also a Mac version of free DVD ripper for Mac user.
2.	Both WinX free DVD ripper and Handbrake cannot support the latest DVD protected with advanced Disney X-project DRM. You are suggested to use upgrade version of DVD ripper if you need to rip Disney-protected DVD on Win 7/Win 8.