[SATLUG] Ripping DVDs to Nokia n800 in Linux

[John Pappas]

Assuming the target is a commercial DVD, you will also need VLC's
libdvdcss libraries so that the app can read the DVD's DRM--"content
scrambling system".  As this install of mine is old, I have both the
libdvdcss and libdvdcss2 libraries installed, not sure if I need to or
not.

As Thomas said, there are a bunch of proggies for DVD Ripping. Looking
through my apps:  cpdvd/cpvts, dvdshrink, k3b, k9copy, kungfu,
lxdvdrip, shrip, vamps, winki.

Each has strengths and weaknesses.  I mostly use K3B, but I am testing
the others.

HTH,
John

On 8/1/07, Aaron Hackney <aaron at aaronhackney.com> wrote:
> Thomas King wrote:
> >> Thomas King wrote:
> >>
> >>>> I am posting this for a friend in Education backup in Illinois. They are
> >>>> looking
> >>>> for a solution to rip a DVD to a format for a Nokia n800.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'll forward any suggestions to him.
> >>>> TIA
> >>>> -Aaron
> >>>>
> >>>> ------snip------
> >>>> Does anyone know the procedure for ripping DVDs and encoding them to play on
> >>>> the nokia n800 (using linux)?
> >>>> -----snip-------
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Is there a particular format they are looking for? "It supports a number of
> >>> music and video formats, including AAC, MP3, WAV, AMR, RealAudio, AVI, 3GP,
> >>> MPEG-4, and others."
> >>>
> >>> It seems as simple as ripping a DVD to one of those formats using a normal
> >>> application into one of the video formats. Once the file is made, upload it to
> >>> the Nokia via USB or whatever connection it uses. Is there some detail we're
> >>> missing?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Yes, he was pretty vague. I guess if someone could just suggest a good
> >> ripper that would maybe rip down to mp4 would be my guess. Needs to be
> >> linux based.
> >> Thanks
> >> -A
> >>
> >
> > On the command line, I believe transcode is one. For a GUI, dvd::rip is a
> > perl-based app (http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/). There are quite a few of them,
> > actually. There is one application that is loosely cloned from a Windows DVD
> > ripper and library manager, but the name escapes me right now. I saw it while
> > perusing through Automatix on my last Ubuntu install. If the DVD is encrypted,
> > they'd need libdvdcss, something they'll need to think about installing since it
> > is not "legal". :(
> >
> > Other folks will have more suggestions, I hope.
> >
> Thanks, I'll pass it on ;)
> =Aaron
>
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