#How to Rip VCDs

Here's how to rip VCDs and optimize their quality.

1. Install and run ISO Buster (free)

2. With ISO Buster, select all the files on the VCD, right-click and "Extract but FILTER only MPEG frames".

   Note: If you simply copy the files from your CD to your computer and change their extension to .mpg, it will work for some files while other files will look corrupted. That's because frame-correction data must be removed for it to be a valid MPEG file.

3. Install and open the Natural Grounding Player (free)

4. Make sure your ripped videos are within your Natural Grounding folder.

5. Follow these instructions to convert your videos from 288p to 60fps 720p and greatly enhance their quality.

6. (Optional) To add those videos to your Natural Ground Player playlist, go in Playlist | Edit Playlist, double-click on each file and enter the track artist and title. If the video was already in the database, right-click on the file and click "Select Existing Entry". Afterwards, go in Playlist | Move Files to rename all files into something more meaningful.

That's it!