DVD ripping application

[Mark Widdicombe]

From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Ric Moore [wayward4now at gmail.com]
Sent: 26 November 2010 23:40
On Fri, 2010-11-26 at 03:18 -0500, Doug wrote:
>> On 11/26/2010 01:28 AM, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
>> > Good day all,
>> >
>> > I am having a frustrating time trying to back up my DVD collection.  Some of my DVDs
>> > are not in pristine condition having been left out of their covers, chewed by the dog and so
>> > on.  They still play, but I can't find ripping software of sufficient robustness to rip them.  I've
>> > tried Acidrip which is easy to use but does the dying swan at the slightest scratch on
>> > the DVD; DVD::RIP which is more robust, but for some reason the sound is not in synch
>> > on the ripped AVI; and K3B which seems to do nothing at all when the 'Rip Video DVD' menu
>> > item is selected.
>> >
>> > I would be happy to hear any of your suggestions.
>> >
>> > Ubuntu 10.04
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Mark
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> Look into a gadget that cleans and buffs the surface of the DVD.  I
>> think there are
>> a number of them. Radio Shack may even sell one.   --doug

>I bought a little $5 kit at Dollar Discount that works just fine. Ric

Many thanks to all who responded.  I tried a few things suggested on the list which
did not involve buying any gizmos or downloading new software.  The problem with the
software solutions is that they all seem to be front ends for mencoder which is where
the problem lies.

I did find a solution to the problem, although it's a bit clunky.  I copied the disks (made iso files),
burnt the isos to new DVDs and managed to rip those without a problem.

A new question: why is an ISO file so much bigger than the DVD it is created from?  I copied
one DVD and produced an 8GB ISO file? AFAIK a DVD is about 4.7GB?

Regards,
Mark

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