[mythtv-users] OT DVD ripping software

Stephen Worthington stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz
Wed Oct 29 09:04:10 UTC 2014


On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:03:08 +0000, you wrote:

>Mike Holden <mythtv at mikeholden.org> wrote:
>
>> In my view, there are too many variables in the layout of a disk to
>> just "rip it automagically".
>> 
>> For a movie disk, there are often several variations, one including
>> deleted scenes for example, and sometimes different "copies" that
>> enable/disable subtitles, or choose a specific soundtrack. For a
>> drama disk, you want to rip all the titles and get them in the right
>> order and number them correctly.
>
>Or, you just image the disk into a file and get the equivalent of popping a DVD in the drive and letting it play. Of course it does mean you get all the carp, non-skippable insults (you're a pirate bits), and trailers for upcoming releases that have been out for years.
>
>For some, that's all that's needed, and can be automated relatively easily (other than naming it). Suits the non-techical family members*, and then you've an image stored on hard disk for faster conversion later if you want.
>* I know my partner wouldn't consider anything more difficult than switching on the DVD player and putting a disk in.

Have you tried skipping the "non-skippable" bits recently?  I thought
that mythfrontend did now ignore all those settings and allow skipping
on everything.  It has on the DVDs I have tried.  There were some
patches for this a few months ago.


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