[mythtv-users] Many new dvd's not working

James Courtier-Dutton james.dutton at gmail.com
Thu Nov 25 09:40:44 UTC 2010


On 19 November 2010 13:24, Dom H <speedsix.lists at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 18 November 2010 16:47, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
>>    I have encountered very few DVDs that didn't work with the dumpstream
>> option in mplayer. A few that failed that, were readable after applying
>> ddrescue.
>
> Dumpstream is very reliable (the most reliable imo) but like I say,
> doesn't preserve the metadata needed for things like forced subtitles
> which I can't see how people can live without. In fact, I'm confused
> how most people are watching discs with forced subs (more than you
> think). VLC doesn't support it at all and the option in mplayer
> (packaged with the current Ubuntu at least) just doesn't work. Does
> myth frontend? I watched Inglorious Basterds recently and had to keep
> turning subs on and off manually for each bit of non English dialogue.
> Anyway, I digress..
>
> I'm really surprised there isn't a free, open-source, dvdnav based
> ripper availble yet. Mplayer's dumpstream option is 99% there and I
> can understand why the devs may not focus too much of their efforts on
> dvd ripping, saying that, the best way to 'rip' a dvd is exactly the
> same as playing it, i.e using the "standards" (which shouldn't ever
> change) to skirt around the nastiness.

Why not use "dvdbackup".
It is one of my programs on the original dvdnav web site. (before the
mplayer people forked dvdnav)
http://dvd.sf.net

Find it here:
http://dvd.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dvd/


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