ffmpeg or mencoder. convert to anything and works many a DVD. Just need to clue up on its syntax
Rob Malpass <li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk> wrote: >Hi all > > > >I think I asked something similar a few months back but please bear with me >- as ever this is driving me mad... > > > >I want a simple program to turn a DVD into a video file - purely for >personal use - need the space in the living room - I'm not doing anything >knowingly nefarious here. For the moment, let's not concentrate on which >format and therefore which codec. For what should be not far short of a >simple job - I'm coming up against all sorts of weirdness trying to do it >either free or with Linux or both. > > > >I've tried k3b, which just hangs > >I've tried k9copy to produce an iso - which works but not sure what good >that actually is - save for burning the iso back to optical media again as >backup. > >I've tried dvd:rip which seems to work - until you play the avi back and you >get the equivalent of an analogue TV picture which hasn't been quite tuned >in well i.e. diagonal lines and crackled unintelligible sound. > > > >I must be missing something - and I'm getting to the stage where I'd happily >pay for something that works. With umpteen DVDs and a smaller living room, >need something quick (in every sense). > > > >Surely there must be a simple program out there to rip DVDs easily. Any >ideas anyone? > > > >Cheers > >Rob > > >-- >Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk >Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire >LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk >-------------------------------------------------------------- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
