On 12/3/06, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All, I want to copy a movie from a DVD which I bought in a shop, to another DVD to take with me on holiday. I'll be playing back the copy on my laptop and (if it is feasible) the hotel's DVD player. I thought that K3B and a double layer blank DVD+R is all I need to burn an iso image of the DVD. After two expensive coasters (see other recent topic) I came to the conclusion that the combination of K3B/Phillips-DVD8421/Imation-DVD+R DL will just not work. I could start trying out different brands of DVD+R DL, but I cannot see a sustainable economic case for persevering with my coaster production. :-( So, I am now looking at alternative solutions to be able to enjoy my movies when on hols. I mounted the DVD and can see a number of *.vob files only some of which are the main film. Saving these would be enough, if only they could fit in a single layer DVD. Each of these *.vob files are approx.: -r-xr-xr-x 1 michael users 1073684480 Dec 3 11:21 vts_01_1.vob There are 6 of them in a video which I want to copy, but given the recent failed attempts with burning DVD+R DLs I will have to compact them so that they can fit in a single DVD. I read about transcoding into mpeg4, but I don't know what are the right options for what I want. What would you recommend? -- Regards, Mick
Hi Mick, I'm not sure if this is what you want, but there is a tool in portage called dvdrip, maybe that helps. I never used it so I don't know if it will suit your needs.
