DVD::rip is a Perl program for copying a DVD to your hard drive. It gives you full control over the transcoding and copying process, allowing you to select specific audio tracks, angles, and titles. You can transcode with a ton of different codecs, including DIVX, XVID, FFMPEG, and fame. There's also support for subtitles and frame clipping, and a built-in CD burning facility.
While it isn't the same as DVDShrink, it doesn't require Wine and it definitely gets the job done. Before you use this program to rip encrypted DVD's, be sure to check the relevant copyright laws in your country.
You can install Dvd::rip along with the encrypted libraries from the Terminal. Fire it up, and type:sudo apt-get install dvdrip subtitleripper ksubtitleripper gocr mplayer libdvdread3 debhelper fakeroot
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Friday, February 1, 2008
DVD::Rip - Copy DVD to Hard Drive in a Snap
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I hate dvd::rip. Not because it's a bad program but because it doesn't really simplify the dvd ripping process. Normally I find that I can't get the settings correct enough to even complete the task.
I prefer HandBrakeCLI. It's not in any repos, but can be found @. Although a command line program, I think HandBrake is much more straight forward about the task.
The HandBrake wiki also provides the command line options for specific encoding projects.
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I installed it but nearly everything is greyed out, which makes it unusable.
Thanks for letting me know, Monsieur! You know, the best place to get support is at ubuntuforums.org. Those people are amazing at fixing stuff for you...
one of the best things about dvd::rip is the ability to use other computers on your network to share the workload. There are full and easy to follow instructions on the dvd::rip website.
"DVD::Rip - Copy DVD to Hard Drive in a Snap" -- you're kidding, right? How, exactly, is it "a snap"? This has got to be the most counter-intuitive piece of software I have ever used. Sure, it might be great for those who want total control of the process, but what about the 99.999% of the rest of us who JUST WANT TO RIP A DVD TO HARD DRIVE? No, no; this is not a good program.
gelliott if you simply want to decrypt and copy the dvd bit for bit to the hard drive I suggest you look at cpdvd.
If you want something simpler than dvd:rip for encoding to an avi etc then look at avidemux or mencoder.
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