DVD Decrypter is a great program for backing up video DVDs to your hard drive. The download is less than 1MB but there is no official site anymore, you can find plenty of mirrors on Google but here is a good one - www.dvddecrypter.org.uk

Features include;

• Decrypt copy-protected movies
• Burn decrypted DVDs to blank discs
• Change the region settings on DVD files
• The ability to backup to an ISO image (which you can use with Alcohol 52%)
• Stream ripping and more!

It is starting to age (the last release was in 2005) but it’s still holds up as an excellent program. A more detailed guide for using DVD Decrypter can be found here at the doom9 site