[mythtv-users] Non-transcoded DVD rip with menu?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Ioldanach Dyfrgi wrote:
> Is it possible to configure the rip such that the entire DVD is
> ripped, decss'd, and stored for playback with full menu & features?
> There are cases where I'd like to make the DVD available for playback
> later without having to reinsert the DVD. That is to say, once the DVD
> is played once, it should remain on the hard drive and I can store the
> source media in a secure location such that kids & environmental
> factors won't cause damage, until such time as I need to delete the
> rip or experience catastrophic failure of the MythTV hard drives. With
> hard drives getting relatively cheap, I can see a time in the not too
> distant future where all of my 200 or so movies will fit on a single
> raid array (today I could pay $1000 for 4 500GB SATA drives and rip
> all 200 of my DVD's in a non-transcoded form).
>   
Make an ISO of the DVD.  Play it back with xine or mplayer as needed.

Kevin