DVD ripping application

[Basil Chupin]

On 26/11/2010 20:54, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
> If you can play the DVD then evidently the files are readable
> Jacob Mansfield
> Programmer
>
>
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> On 26 November 2010 09:51, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au 
> <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au>> wrote:
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>     On 26/11/2010 20:44, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
>     > personally I would just CP the files off the disk, then FFMPEG
>     them to
>     > a useful file format
>     > Jacob Mansfield
>     > Programmer
>     You cannot CP files off anything if they are damaged and not readable.
>
>     BC
>
Please don't top post, OK :-( .

The OP doesn't state on which DVD device, OS or app. his "dog chewn" 
DVDs still "play". (I suspect the claim that a "dog chewn" DVD still 
plays is an attempt at humour.)

There are Windows apps. which will overlook bad sectors and play the 
DVD; and there are Windows apps. which will allow you to by-pass the bad 
sectors (after so many attempts) when doing a backup of the DVD.

But I have yet to come across a Linux app. which will play a stuffed 
DVD; but at least k9copy will try and attempt to read bad sectors - 
which in most cases will result in the resulting "rip" not being read 
because of the bad sectors and therefore a waste of time to try and 
"rip" it in the first instance.

You'll be better off buying a new copy of the DVD and save heaps of 
trouble and time.

BC

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