On 8/24/05, Simon Roberts
Hi all,
I want to back up a DVD and change the region code in the process.
I can dump the stream using mplayer, but I'm not sure what format I should dump it in (raw, vob, something else?). More importantly, I don't know what tool(s) I should use to burn the output DVD. K3b looks like it has something that might burn a DVD, but it looks like it's offering to burn a data DVD, not a video.
Which man pages should I be looking at? Any more detailed suggestions?
TIA Simon
Hi, first, be aware, that backup of a copirighted DVD may be illegal in some countries :) Anyway, to backup a DVD to your hard drive, removing the protection and the region code, you need to install: libdvdread - from packman's site liddvdcss - from videolan site you also nee dvdbackup (google). if above libs are present, dvdbackup can backup the whole dvd, or only a givven title/chapter. The problem comes, when you need to burn it. Most of the movie DVD's are 9 GB, which does not fit on a regular DVD+/-R (4.2 GB). Of course, you can use dual layer media and burner, bur still the media is expensive (4$ and more). You can google for a script, named dvd9to5, which uses transcode (tcrequant) to downgrade a little bit of the quality, so you can fit the main movie on a single layer media. The problem with this approach is, that you are loosing the menus and special features. Anyway, if you just want to backup a move, so you can throw it to kids and don't care if they are going to damage the media, this is enough. Cheers Sunny -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)