X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/97b6d74bbff117b07d8c3b1c6a1b0f494e44c5a2..b69b92b7550f55c3baf85587855c52265f944d87:/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html diff --git a/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html b/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html index 7d7cbe7451..825959f7ef 100644 --- a/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html +++ b/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

For convenience, I want to store copies of all my DVDs on my file server. It allow me to save shelf space flat while still having my movie collection easily available. It also make it possible to let -the kids see their favorite DVDs without wearing the physical copies +the kids see their favourite DVDs without wearing the physical copies down. I prefer to store the DVDs as ISOs to keep the DVD menu and subtitle options intact. It also ensure that the entire film is one file on the disk. As this is for personal use, the ripping is @@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ dd if=/dev/dvd of=/storage/dvds/$title.iso bs=1M

But some DVDs give a input/output error when I read it, and I have been looking for a better alternative. I have no idea why this I/O -error occur, but suspect my DVD drive, the linux kernel driver or +error occur, but suspect my DVD drive, the Linux kernel driver or something fishy with the DVDs in question. Or perhaps all three.

-

Anway, I believe I found a solution today using dvdbackup and +

Anyway, I believe I found a solution today using dvdbackup and genisoimage. This script gave me a working ISO for a problematic -movie by first extracting the DVD file system and then repacking it +movie by first extracting the DVD file system and then re-packing it back as an ISO. 

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ f=image.iso.  It got 6 GB along with the problematic Cars DVD
 before it failed, and failed right away with a Timmy Time DVD.

 
 
Next, I got a tip from Bastian Blank about
-his
+his
 program python-dvdvideo, which seem to be just what I am looking
 for.  Tested it with my problematic Timmy Time DVD, and it succeeded
 creating a ISO image.  The git source built and installed just fine in
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ Squeeze, so I guess this will be my tool of choice in the future.

 
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