[Cialug] Naïve DVD question

[Nathan C. Smith]

Yes, I believe you can do what you are asking if the media is free of copy protection.

I'm pretty sure I have done that in the past.  Of course, YMMV.

-Nate 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Daniel A. Ramaley
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:03 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: [Cialug] Naïve DVD question
> 
> I need to make a copy of a video DVD. It is only about 25 
> minutes and my 
> current copy is on a DVD-R so i know it will fit on regular 
> media. But, 
> i've never tried copying a DVD before. I've found instructions on how 
> to rip one and re-encode it for smaller size, but i don't 
> want that. I 
> want an identical copy.
> 
> Can i treat a video DVD like a data CD and just use dd to rip 
> an image 
> and then cdrecord to burn it to disc? Or is it more like an audio CD 
> that requires more specialized software to rip (i usually use 
> cdparanoia for CDs)?
> 
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