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bobthebob1234 · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject: Best way to backup DVDs

So i'm backing up some dvds (movies(films)) and I was wondering what the best way of doing it is
At the moment i am using OGMRip to make .mkv files cos it keeps the chapters, and if that fails (sometimes it just gets stuck and sometimes the audio is out of sync with the video (or visa versa Smile

) i use AcidRip to make mpg files. But sometimes that doesn't work
So in the ideal world a perfect program would:

Work 99.99% of the time
Keep as much of the orginal dvd as possible eg
- Chapters
- Languages (not so important)
- subtitles
- Special features?
play with mythtv over the network

Does such a program exist? If not why not!
Anyone have suggestions of a better way of doing it

Legal who har
According to wikipedia this is actually illegal in the uk but I swear i read somewhere that it is ok to make 1 backup copy of all digital media (which is what I am / wanting to do)
So until pc plod comes a knocking i ain't gona stop Cool

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RedWillow · LXF regular Joined: Thu May 29, 2008 2:05 pm Posts: 716

Try k9copy.

PCNetSpec · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject:

Yep, k9copy works a treat.

If your using Ubuntu, you'll have to enable the "multiverse" repo.
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bobthebob1234 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject:

Cool thanks, got k9copy to work for final few dvds that didn't want to play. However I can't find out how to keep chapters and subtitles, etc. I can get it to make avi files that work fine, but not chapters etc. If I create iso images mythtv doesn't want to play them (even though they show up)

Any ideas?

Thanks
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nelz · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:41 am Post subject:

I've tried grabbing an ISO image with

nordle · LXF regular Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:56 pm Posts: 1497

ppa version of handbrake

x264 in mp4 container (I know everyone luvs mkv's, but I occasionally had audio sync issues which was enough to not use it).

http://handbrake.fr/

http://ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-snapshots/ubuntu
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nelz · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject:

dd and cp do the same thing here, as does

bobthebob1234 · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject:

nelz · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject:

It is on the backend's drive, in a directory that is exported to the frontends over NFS.
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DVD Shrink - Without any question the best software for backing up any DVD's - eliminates the protection on any Region DVD i have tried never lets me down. Great software Smile

johnhudson · LXF regular Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:37 pm Posts: 767

K3b has an option to copy the image only; by default it copies it to /tmp but you can change that. Would that provide an adequate backup?