Problems ripping DVDs I legally own to my media server
john wendel
jwendel10 at comcast.net
Mon Jan 4 05:26:47 UTC 2010
On 01/03/2010 08:29 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote:
> All -
>
> To make clear - I am only doing this with DVDs I legally own. I am not
> pirating, I am just trying to get all my DVDs onto a media server I am
> building instead of having them strewn all over the entertainment center.
>
> Specifically, I tried to rip Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen. It
> apparently has some new copy protection scheme where it reports that it
> is 80 gigs, and every method I tried to decrypt them under Linux failed.
>
> I wound up having to fire up my dusty old Windows box and use Ideal DVD
> Copy to rip them successfully (http://tinyurl.com/yg8269g).
>
> What, if anything, are you using to make legit backups of your newer,
> copy-protected DVDs under Linux?
>
Newest thing I have is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Copied
fine with F11 and K3B 1.0.5. I haven't seen anything about any new copy
protection schemes.
Maybe you should post what you actually used to rip and the version numbers.
Regards,
John
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