[TriLUG] Linux DVD duplication

[Ken Mink]

Most purchased DVDs are dual layer pressed disks. They hold roughly 8.5GB.
If you want to duplicate them, you will need dual layer blanks and a dual
layer drive. I usually use cdrdao which has a copy command. You can also use
dd(eg: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=my_dvd.iso). Then just burn the iso image to a
blank with cdrecord. With both of these you get an exact duplicate of the
original disk, complete with all the features, audio tracks and bonus
material. The gotcha is that dual layer media is currently $3-6 per disk.

If you're looking to rip just the movie track and create a new disk, things
get complicated. I've used dvdrip (http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/) with good
results for ripping. It's available from freshrpms. I generally then just
save the ripped file to a standard data dvd. This simplifies things, but
limits playback for computers rather than hardware dvd players. If you want
a dvd that hardware dvd players can use, you'll need to search for dvd
authoring software. I just do that on my Mac, so I can't point you to any
good Linux ones.

Good luck,
Ken

On 11/9/05, mike massey <linuxheels at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Myself I have never used it myself but I have heard
> good things about those using K3B for duplicating
> dvd's
> look into that program. www.k3b.org <http://www.k3b.org>
>
> --- Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Scenario: I have a small camper I keep at the beach
> > and I travel there
> > as many weekends as is practical. I hate dragging
> > extra stuff back
> > and forth such as DVDs. My iPod now carries all the
> > music I want but
> > I'm still hauling DVDs back and forth (there is
> > little else to do on a
> > rainy day). I originally looked at MythTV to rip
> > all my DVDs to so I
> > could carry that back and forth as needed but that
> > isn't going to work
> > well either.
> >
> > Now I just want to duplicate all my *legally
> > purchased DVDs* via a
> > Linux box to blank DVDs so I can just leave them
> > there and not worry
> > about them.
> >
> > So questions are:
> >
> > 1. What is good DVD duplication software that I can
> > run under Linux?
> > 2. What is the best brand of DVD writer to use with
> > Linux? (I have a
> > P4 non HT (2.xx ghz I think) PC running Debian 3.0
> > that I can press
> > into service for this.
> >
> > Greg
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