[Cialug] Naïve DVD question

[Brian Quick]

I just K3b to make an image, and then copy that to as many DVDs as I
want.  Works for all types of DVDs.

Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> 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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