[TriLUG] Linux DVD duplication

[Greg Brown]

Ken:

Thanks for the info. I want to make exact duplicates rather then just
extracting audio or anything like that.  I have a TiBook with with DVD
writer but I have idea if it supports dual layer or not.  Can I rip
the DVDs to an ISO file and burn them on my Mac after copying them to
the local drive?  For some reason I had it set in my head that my Mac
wouldn't record a DVD iso...  If it does, Mac to the rescue!

Greg

On 11/9/05, Ken Mink <ken.mink at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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