[mythtv-users] Cannot Import DVD

[Andrew]

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Sunday 21 March 2010 10:29:47 pm Andrew wrote:
> > >    It's not nearly as grim as that. Although there are particular
> studios
> > > and batches of movies that are particularly problematic. And it's not
> > > always
> > > the copy protection that's the problem. Sometime's the disk faults are
> > > genuine
> > > errors that are the result of cutrate production.
> > >
> > >    The AnyDVD forums are a great source for information on why exactly
> > > you're
> > > having trouble with a particular disk.
> > >
> > >    Disney in particular seems to be particularly bad.
> >
> > It actually just a TV series disc.  I can just use AnyDVD to rip to ISO
> and
> > then mount that in mythtv.  I was just hoping there was an easier way and
> > could make use of the DVD import function and not have to involve
> windoze.
> > I thought if libdvdcss could read it, then it would rip too. I understand
> > the complexities of the schemes these days...  Thanks for everyone's
> input.
> >
>
> Have you tried the Linux version of Handbrake? You wind up with an h264
> file of
> the main title, which takes up less room than an mpeg2 rip.
>
>
No I have not but it looks very interesting.  Wish it was in the repo but
will try the rpm.

Thanks.
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