Re: DVD Backup

[Kevin Becker]

It's a brand new drive, and it worked with the command line dvdbackup 
tool.  But, that doesn't mean it doesn't have some sort of problem.  
I'll take a look at k3b as well, thanks.

------ Original Message ------
From: "stan via users" 
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Cc: "stan" 
Sent: 2/12/2020 11:14:22 PM
Subject: Re: DVD Backup
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:13:29 -0500
> Kevin Becker  wrote:
> > I haven't had the need to copy a DVD in over a decade and the last
> >  time I did it was probably under OS X, possibly even Windows, using
> >  some commercial tool.  But recently my stepfather came to me with a
> >  DVD that had been made from a home video that he wanted several
> >  copies of.  It is not copy protected in any way, just a plain DVD
> >  video disk.  I have an external USB DVD drive which seems to work
> >  okay, but honestly I barely use it for anything.  I tried using
> >  Brasero but it seems to read the disk quickly at first and then
> >  become progressively slower and slower until it gets to 99% and then
> >  stays there for hours and hours. I used the dvdbackup command line
> >  program and was able to make a backup and burn it with growisofs with
> >  no problem so I'm not sure why Brasero didn't work.  Does anyone have
> >  any recommendation for a simple GUI DVD copying tool?  I'm not
> >  worried about breaking copy protection here. I'm fine with the
> >  command line tools but I do this so infrequently that it would be
> >  nice to have a GUI app that doesn't require me to look up notes or
> >  search the internet for instructions to refresh my memory the next
> >  time I want to do this in 2036.
>
> Like you, I haven't burned a DVD in a while, but I used the program k3b
> to do so the last time I did, and it worked fine.  I have brasero
> installed as well, so next time I'll give it a try to see if it will
> work for me.
>
> I wonder if your external drive had a power issue; mine is internal.
> Or, maybe the lense needs cleaning with some isopropyl alcohol, using a
> q-tip or cotton ball.
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