Excess code when ripping? (should i want for it to finish)

[ash_sak]

When ripping videos using VLC it runs through the video length, say 40 miinutes for the sake of it.
Then it goes and runs another 5 minutes.
Then another few minutes.
etc.

And eventually it stops.

Should i wait for it all to finish ripping or can i just stop after the first 40 minutes?

(that might seem like a really stupid question but i was wondering if the 'extra' cycles was unnecessary coding or if it was necessary for the videos to play.

Thanks.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

If you were not watching at the same time, you wouldn't have to wait for the first 40 minutes...