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On 12/3/06, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I want to copy a movie from a DVD which I bought in a shop, to another DVD |
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> to |
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> take with me on holiday. I'll be playing back the copy on my laptop and |
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> (if |
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> it is feasible) the hotel's DVD player. |
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> I thought that K3B and a double layer blank DVD+R is all I need to burn an |
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> iso |
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> image of the DVD. After two expensive coasters (see other recent topic) I |
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> came to the conclusion that the combination of |
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> K3B/Phillips-DVD8421/Imation-DVD+R DL will just not work. I could start |
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> trying out different brands of DVD+R DL, but I cannot see a sustainable |
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> economic case for persevering with my coaster production. :-( |
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> So, I am now looking at alternative solutions to be able to enjoy my |
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> movies |
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> when on hols. I mounted the DVD and can see a number of *.vob files only |
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> some of which are the main film. Saving these would be enough, if only |
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> they |
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> could fit in a single layer DVD. Each of these *.vob files are approx.: |
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> -r-xr-xr-x 1 michael users 1073684480 Dec 3 11:21 vts_01_1.vob |
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> There are 6 of them in a video which I want to copy, but given the recent |
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> failed attempts with burning DVD+R DLs I will have to compact them so that |
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> they can fit in a single DVD. I read about transcoding into mpeg4, but I |
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> don't know what are the right options for what I want. What would you |
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> recommend? |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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Hi Mick, |
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I'm not sure if this is what you want, but there is a tool in portage called |
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dvdrip, maybe that helps. |
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I never used it so I don't know if it will suit your needs. |
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