Linux and dvd decrypter

[aketon]

Hello,

I am planning to install Debian in my computer and I am wondering if there is any program I can use to decrypt my DVD and copy them in my computer! Is there any, or should I use dvddecrypter under wine???

Thanks.

[frodoontop]

Use vobcopy for instance. It's really easy. An alternative is using mplayer. Search on freshmeat.net for details.

[aketon]

Thanks!:)

[Joe Fenton]

Use dvd::rip for all your Linux ripping/encoding needs.

http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/

dvd::rip is also in most repositories these days. I just used Synaptic to install it in Fedora Core 2. It does an excellent job. It's rather like Gordian Knot - it gives you a nice GUI interface that coordinates all those misc Linux proggies that do the ripping and encoding. It'll output avi, ogm, mpeg1 suitable for vcd, and mpeg2 suitable for svcd/dvd. It even has the ability to directly burn vcds and svcds.

[mikeX]

You can also use dvdbackup (a tool similar to vobcopy).
Both are included in Debian Testing (sarge) and Unstable (sid).

I think you'll find dvd::rip a bit messy when it comes to ripping... (not encoding).
You can find debian packages of dvd::rip here: http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/debian-marillat/

[aketon]

Originally posted by mikeX
You can also use dvdbackup (a tool similar to vobcopy).
Both are included in Debian Testing (sarge) and Unstable (sid).


I've read somewhere in the debian weekly news, that a new stable version (3.1) is going to be released (15 September). I won't use my computer to convert video (I am planning to buy a notebook (HP pavilion 5700) with a dvd recorder on it), so the only thing I want, is a good application to copy and decrypt all the dvd contents into my hard drive, and a good application to burn these files afterwards into a dvd!!! Do you know any??? (Sorry for the confusion!):rolleyes:


Thanks!!!

[Joe Fenton]

Sounds like you just want DVD-Create (also called dvdbackup). It'll rip the DVD files to the harddrive. At that point you can use K3b to write them to a DVDR.

http://dvd-create.sourceforge.net/

[h2gofast]

those are good suggestions for burning dvds as for decryption
apt-get install libdvdcss2

as for burning them onto a dvd, this can get tricky as commercial dvd's can be larger than the 4.4 gigs you can put on a burned dvd.
dvd shrink under wine is one option.
as for native linux apps.... I haven't had enough luck or enough time to make one work. ymmv.