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    Backup dvds in Linux?

    Is there something equivalent to DVDfab or DVD cloner 7 in linux?

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    Re: Backup dvds in Linux?

    Kk3b K3b has a "Copy Medium" icon option which you can use to make a clone of a CD or DVD. I've never tried it but if you have the libdvdcss library and some of its related apps installed you should be able to copy protected DvDs. The legality of copying "copy protected" DVDs depends on the laws of the country you live in.

    However, using the "dd" command, which is low level, allows you to make an iso file of a CD or DVD regardless of content. You can then burn the iso just like you do when you make a LiveCD. The instructions are here.
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      #3
      Re: Backup dvds in Linux?

      you might want to try k9copy.
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        Is there any way of playing the copy straight from the hdd? I guess isos can be mounted as a "virtual dvd drive" but what about dvd rips in the original vob format?

        (sorry to hijack the thread)
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          Re: Backup dvds in Linux?

          I've never done that, so I couldn't say. I'd guess that KDenlive, and perhaps, even VLC, can play VOB files.
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            Re: Backup dvds in Linux?

            Originally posted by gemmakaru
            Is there any way of playing the copy straight from the hdd? I guess isos can be mounted as a "virtual dvd drive" but what about dvd rips in the original vob format?
            vob's are just mpgs, so just about any player will play the video files. You might have to do things differently for these ripped files to be treated like a dvd. In vlc for instance, you need to media/open disc and browse to select a directory where your ripped dvd files reside. Then vlc will behave like it is playing from an actual disk. Kaffeine used to be able to do the same thing, but since the kde4 switch has been gone. SMPlayer has a menu option for open dvd from folder.
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              Re: Backup dvds in Linux?

              It really depends on what you mean by DVD's.

              If you're interested in ripping movies to your hard drive, dvd::rip or handbrake do this quite well.

              If you're looking to create an ISO of an entire DVD and mount it that can be done also with k3b and a simple command.

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                I have a lot of family DVDs that my whiz-bang cousin created --- now I want them in files.

                k9copy can be used as a front end to mencoder, which will backup a wide variety of formats (of course, libdvdcss must be installed if encrypted with CSS).

                Handbrake is the best, but only supports MKV container and H.264 or MP4 video codecs, none of which play on the majority of my devices. Whenever I use Handbrake I have to convert to .AVI/XVID/MP3 with mencoder anyway...

                Here's some k9copy/mencoder instructions:

                http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Video_Conversion
                Last edited by perspectoff; Jun 11, 2012, 10:28 PM.

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