How do I get rid of them?
Like downloaded movies dont have any of them, how can I rip a DVD without the annoying black bars being part of the movie?
I use Magic DVDripper
You said you love newsgroups

so much - there should be a good number of rippers available to rip a DVD to an AVI/MKV/MOV in one go

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Handbrake works well and is free.
If not get hold of one of the IMTOO products or
even AnyDVD from Slysoft, they have a ripper/region free
solution. Fengtao Soft also offers nice rippers.
There are guides to do this with freeware, AutoGK, AviSynth, VirtualDubMod
etc but they require you use command line parameters and 3-4 steps
in succession. It would be more economical in the long run to just
BUY (or keygen licence) one of the above products, then you can
also use their customer support forums/email addresses (if u buy anyway).
