Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter is a fantastic tool for anyone who wants to rip their favorite DVDs into a format they can play on personal devices like iPods, Zune players, PSP, Pocket PCs, mobile phones and several others. The application can also produce files that are compatible with bigger devices such as desktop and laptop computers.
Very fast and reliable, Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter allows seamless conversion that is easy enough for anyone to use, and yet this is a powerful application.
Feature Set (4.5/5)
Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter can produce files in several audio and video formats. These formats include: H264, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, RM, 3GP, FLV, SWF, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, VCD, SVCD, DVD, AC3, AAC, MP2, MP3, MP4, RA, WMA. This capability to create FLV and SWF files from videos makes this application an ideal solution if you want to easily embed your videos on your web site, but don’t want to place them on public sites like YouTube or Google Video.
It supports ripping an entire DVD disc or just some clips, and it also supports selection of just a part of a video for extracting.
Another nice feature is the ability to use .IFO DVD description and menu files as input, which basically lets the user grab some additional information about the video from the DVD itself.
The ripping process is indeed fast even with the default profiles, but it can get faster by tweaking some settings.
The whole process of converting a DVD is easy enough to ensure no user will be confused, yet there are advanced settings that will please power users and those who like to tweak everything.
Ease Of Use (5/5)
The Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter is very simple and easy to use. No matter how much previous experience the user has, there will be virtually no problems learning to use this application. Select file, select videos you need to rip, select the output format and start the process. It’s as simple as that.
Ease Of Installation And Setup (5/5)
The Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter installs just as easily as any other program; run the installer, follow the steps, and you are done.
Quality Of Copy (4.5/5)
The preset output profiles are more than enough to produce high quality files, but it gets even higher if tweaked a little. However, the improvements will only be perceived by a good eye, and if the target device is a small-screen portable device like an iPod or a mobile phone, then you’ll find that the default settings are perfect for you.
Software Stability (5/5)
Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter proved to be very stable even when running the conversion process along with other tasks. It does not drain the system’s resources or create unstability in any way.
Summary (4.8/5)
- Good speed – can be improved.
- Good quality – good quality vs. file size ratio.
- Can read IFO files.
- Can produce flash files from video!
I love this program. It’s ease of use is just crazy. Great quality and great price. Buy it!