Re: Trying to rip from DVD Image

Thanks for the info.

Could you please tell me the vobcopy command-line so that I can create
the DVD image and use it with dvd::rip?

Thanks
Jeenu

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Jonathan P. Malachowski
<[email protected]> wrote:
> If you are dd'ing the image, with the only purpose of then mounting it for dvd::rip to use, consider using vobcopy to deCss the files directly to a directory.
>
> "...just plain file copy. I'm not aware of creating the DVD image otherwise."
> To help you understand.  Copying files is never considered "making an image" because it works through the filesystem.  dd'ing is making an image because it works at the block layer and in file system independent.
>
> The only reason that matters in this case, as the previous replier said, is because DVD .vob files are Css encrypted.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Triffid Hunter <[email protected]>
> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:23 am
> Subject: Re: [dvd::rip] Trying to rip from DVD Image
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Jeenu V wrote:
>>
>> > Yup; just plain file copy.
>>
>> lsdvd doesn't like these very much. dvdrip calls lsdvd to list
>> titles and
>> things.
>>
>> > Please let me know if there exist other methods to create DVD image
>> > other than plain file copy.
>>
>> dd if=/dev/dvd of=myimage.iso
>>
>>
>



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Thanks
Jeenu