On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:13:29 -0500
Kevin Becker <ke...@kevinbecker.org> 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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