[gentoo-user] Ripping dvd with k3b requires transcode?

[gentoo-user] Ripping dvd with k3b requires transcode?

[Alexander Puchmayr]

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Hi there,

I just tried to rip an old DVD with k3b, but it says that it requires 
transcode for this. AFAIR, transcode has been removed from portage a long time 
ago, so how is this supposed to work now? 

Thanks	
	Alex

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Re: [gentoo-user] Ripping dvd with k3b requires transcode?

[Michael]

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On Wednesday 5 February 2025 12:54:01 Greenwich Mean Time Alexander Puchmayr 
wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I just tried to rip an old DVD with k3b, but it says that it requires
> transcode for this.

I came across the same popup when I tried to Use the "Rip Video DVD" function.  
This is related to upstream bug(s):

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/k3b/-/commit/
c65e9cfb04926c93cc5e112ec2e720dcc8161f5c


> AFAIR, transcode has been removed from portage a long
> time ago, so how is this supposed to work now?
> 
> Thanks
> 	Alex

If you select "Copy Medium" and enter a path to save it as an ISO image on 
your drive, I expect it should work.


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Re: [gentoo-user] Ripping dvd with k3b requires transcode?

[Frank Steinmetzger]

Am Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 04:58:19PM +0000 schrieb Michael:
> On Wednesday 5 February 2025 12:54:01 Greenwich Mean Time Alexander Puchmayr
> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I just tried to rip an old DVD with k3b, but it says that it requires
> > transcode for this.

Since you say “rip” and mention transcode, I assume you’re talking about a
video DVD. If you want a 1:1 copy (leaving the copy protection in place),
just dd or ddrescue the disk into an ISO. To get an unecrypted copy of the
file structure, vobcopy is your guy. If you want a specific video title,
then makemkv is the way to go these days.

> If you select "Copy Medium" and enter a path to save it as an ISO image on
> your drive, I expect it should work.

Yes, vlc and mpv can play an ISO directly.

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