[mythtv-users] I Strayed! Now I want to come back, but with caveats

Dan Littlejohn dan.littlejohn at gmail.com
Fri Apr 14 16:22:43 UTC 2006


On 4/14/06, Mache Creeger <mache at creeger.com> wrote:
>  I have found the DVDDecrypter utility helpful.  It will make an ISO file of
> the entire DVD.  They were shut down by the RIAA but you can still find
> copies on the web.  Remember to disable the phone home for updates feature.
>
>  You can play DVD ISOs on Linux with:
>
>  xine 'dvd://path/to/file.iso'
>
>  or
>
>  xine dvd://"path with spaces/to/file.iso"
>
>  There are probably other approaches and better integration to myth - I am
> sure you can come up with one for mplayer.  It is left as an exercise to the
> user.
>
>  Hope it helps.
>
>  -- Mache
>
>
>  At 09:04 AM 4/14/2006, Matt Mousseau wrote:
>
>
> Once upon a time, I built and ran a mythTV box. I loved & hated myth, mostly
> for what amounted to things that I simply didn't understand. Outlined below
> are the main concerns I have with returning to myth:
>
>  1. Firewire recordings over the DCT6200: They regularly would crash the
> frontend. I believe it had something to do with the whole sync byte being
> messed up at the beginning of the transport stream, but I could never figure
> out a way to automate fixing it.
>
>  2. Resolutions problems with my HDTV. I have a Philips 50" Ambilight PDP
> with a native resolution of 720p. And I had one HELL of a time getting X to
> use the right resolution, it always ran over the edges! I think there may
> have been some sort of overscanning issue, or perhaps I just wasn't holding
> my tongue right while working on it. Either way I could use some serious
> help here, since getting X's resolution right is key to getting things to
> look properly.
>
>  3. DVD ripping. I didn't get real far with this...and I didn't spend *that*
> much time with it either. I'd basicly like to rip dvd's, keeping the primary
> movie (throw away extras, etc) and the surround sound track. I don't even
> care about compressing them, I can get plenty of HD space. For whatever
> reason, however, I just never got this working.
>
>  4. MythMusic. It is...well just plain klunky. What I did in the past was to
> have a second computer hooked up running windows & itunes...just for music.
> If I could get myth to play shared iTunes playlists from my network...that
> would be AMAZING. Is this possible? I don't want myth to share its
> library...i want it to read OTHER computer's shared itunes libraries.
>
>  I'm sitting on a great computer, with tons of HD space, 2 DCT-6200's, and a
> 50" plasma...somebody PLEASE help me put this stuff together!
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  Matthew Mousseau
>  AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster
>  matt at amsvans.com
>
>
>
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Instead of DVDecripter, it is easier to just use the "dd" command to
make an iso.

dd if=/dev/dvd of=movie.iso

Dan


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